Michael Missaghie
WPT Industrial REIT
WIR.UN-T
COMMENT
Mar 18, 2015
One of the newer IPOs in Canada, but all assets are in the US. Owns very high quality industrial real estate. Had a drop from its IPO, but has recovered because the US industrial market is performing very well. Cash flow has been very strong. They have the benefit of the US$ going higher. Have been able to bring down the payout ratio and raise equity in order to make accretive investments. From an investment standpoint, it needs to get a little bit larger for him.
He loves industrial REITs because of e-commerce. Their holdings are all in the US. Interest rates are low, so refinancing is cheap. Best in class. (Analysts’ price target is $19.53)
(A Top Pick Apr 30/20, Up 36%) Because it holds US assets, but the REIT lists in Canada, you can buy the cheapest US industrial REIT. Cap rate is 5.5%. Drop that to 5%, then this REIT is worth north of $18. They're doing the right capital allocation buying assets, yet also selling assets to partners. Likes the valuation. E-commerce will remain at current levels or rise, but not decline, so this is a major tailwind.
One of his favourite investments. Assets are all in the US. Benefits from US exposure to e-commerce. Still cheap relative to NAV. Trades at a 5% discount. A great theme that you don't have to overthink. Likes management.
He is very bullish on it. It operates solely in the US. Canadian investors don't value these stocks appropriately and US investors don't typically come north of the boarder to buy real estate exposure. He thinks we are in the early innings of the industrial warehouse cycle. They have a growing fee income stream.
He finds the sectors that have tailwinds and goes bottom-up to find discounts. You could buy one or both of these: WIR.UN (industrial) or HOM.UN (apartments), as both are USD denominated, listed on TSX, in sectors that he likes.
Trades in USD and CAD. Implied cap rate is just under 5%. Focused on industrial space. Loves that space, tailwinds are immense. Yield is 4.0%. (Analysts’ price target is $24.08)
It is being bought in an all cash deal. There is a nice spread for those that are willing to take advantage of the take-out. To move out, he would suggest US real estate traded in Canada – see his Top Picks today. Dream (DIR.UN-T) is another to take a look at.
(A Top Pick Oct 19/20, Up 70%) It was taken out. Industrial real estate is hot. Pension funds keep raising money and need access to product. He has topped up a few others in the sector.
One of the newer IPOs in Canada, but all assets are in the US. Owns very high quality industrial real estate. Had a drop from its IPO, but has recovered because the US industrial market is performing very well. Cash flow has been very strong. They have the benefit of the US$ going higher. Have been able to bring down the payout ratio and raise equity in order to make accretive investments. From an investment standpoint, it needs to get a little bit larger for him.