Killam Properties Inc

KMP.UN-T

Good management, assets and balance sheet. Killam is enjoying the housing shortage by capturing growth in rentals. The stock has run quite a bit, so maybe trim a bit here. There's still room to grow. Killam picks up existing apartment
buildings then injects some money into them.

He's been watching this. They had a strong quarter, but it's well-valued already. He needs to see more upside. If rates rise, this will get hurt. Then again, apartment rentals are needed. Killam is paying only a 4.1% yield and he prefers those at least 6%.

Doesn’t know this very well. REITs is a very hot field. A lot of people are saying apartments are the way to go. Thinks there are some major things that might hit the economy such as huge debt loads, both government and personal. Also, real estate prices have gone up like crazy, although they have cooled to some degree, but could still fall quite a bit.

(A Top Pick Sept 23/16. Up 13%.) At the time, it was cheap relative to its peers. It also had a good growth rate relative to its peers. Halifax is turning the corner and continues to shine. Their growth rate of 5.5% is a little less than it was then at 7%-8%. Their multiple is a little more expensive. This is still a Hold.

(A Top Pick June 17/16. Up 8%.) He could see good growth at a reasonable price and trading at a multiple that was in line with the market, and yet at a higher growth rate. It was levered to Halifax which had turned the corner. There is probably more to go on this one. Leverage on the balance sheet is still a little high.

Apartment REITs have done very well lately. He likes this a lot, because it has always traded at a discount to its peer group. It’s always tended to have a little higher leverage. Buying more properties in Ontario as well as reducing the debt on its balance sheet, and yet it has not received the multiple pick up. A great story for a re-rating.

In the Maritimes, but they have been developing in Ontario, and have recently been expanding into Alberta as well. He likes the apartment REITs. They have all kind of run, however this one is at a significant discount and doing very well. It has been lowering its debt. They still have a convertible outstanding that should be paid off, so he does expect an equity offering sometime in the next 6 months or so. Dividend yield of 4.87%. (Analysts’ price target is $13.80.)

(A Top Pick Jan 21/16. Up 22.33%.) Had thought the Halifax fundamentals might be turning the corner, which they have. Still trades at a discount to their apartment peers and they are growing faster. Apartment REITs are an asset class you can own in a rising interest rate environment.

(A Top Pick Jan 21/16. Up 22.52%.) He chose this because it was very cheap at the time. He was looking for catalysts Halifax occupancy to turn and for them to change from a corporation into a REIT, giving them more liquidity. He still likes the name and the growth rate. It is cheap for its rate of growth. Debt load is improving. Still a Buy.

This has an in-line valuation relative to their peers, yet it is growing at around 8% FFO over the next couple of years. A good growth at a reasonable price. Dividend yield of 4.89%.

This was trading at a discount for some time, because it didn’t have exposure to the strong “Calgary” market and their debt was a little bit high. They brought their debt down and they still don’t have exposure to Calgary, which is a good thing now. There is some good growth in Halifax now. Also, has some Ontario exposure. A little concerned about supply in Halifax coming on, but the reality is, this does not deserve to trade at the discount that it has in the past. Thinks it should be a $14 stock. Dividend yield of 4.78%.