Smart REIT (SRU.UN-T)

Units are quite cheap at 11X cash flow, and generally we like it for income. Very little growth is expected, and of course inflation/rates impact it, and the retail sector is somewhat under siege right now. Payout ratio is high at 93%, but did drop from 96% in the Q1. Cash flow in the quarter improved to 54c from 51c. Decent for income but we would not expect much excitement here. 
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Yield of 7% is extremely attractive. Nothing wrong with it, stable. Trades at a discount. Well positioned to weather a challenging economic environment with WMT, but a lower growth profile. Hold, and collect the distribution. Other opportunities in the space, such as FCR.UN.

It operates across Canada with its principle tenant being Walmart. Has stable cash flow with little growth although it is increasing density in existing space. He feels there are other places to be in real estate.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Diversification effort makes sense. Management is solid and the CEO has significant stakes in the REIT. Revenu was inline with estimates. Per-unit cash flow was 5% better, rising 12%. Occupancy was 97.4%. Debt ratio is good at 42.9% and payout ratio is ok with 85.8%. Fine for income. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Walmart is their anchor tenant, so Smart is rock-solid stable. They collected a high percentage of rents during the pandemic. But prospects are limited. SRU may see only 1-2% rent growth when new space comes to market, far below to peers of 5-10% like Riocan. He prefers grocery-anchored shopping centres, like First Capital REIT.

Many minefields in REITs now, but SRU is a safe bet. It hold more retail. He'd avoid office space more than retail, though retail will come back after Covid. SRU has good liquidity. Walmart is 26% of their net operating income. SRU's occupancy remains in the mid/high-90s in good locations which could be redeveloped if retail wanes later. SRU is solid and in a good spot for the recovery.