Custodian Property Income REIT (CREI) is a London Main Market-listed REIT focused on commercial property in the UK outside London. It is income-focused, with a commitment to pay a high but sustainable and covered dividend.
The commercial property market is cyclical, historically exhibiting substantial swings in capital values through cycles. Income returns have been significantly more stable, supporting rental growth across much of the market. Capital values are already c 25% down on the 2022 peak and should benefit from the expected decline in interest rates.
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David MacLellan
Chairman
Ed Moore
Finance manager
Richard Shepherd-Cross
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Forecast net debt (£m)
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Forecast gearing ratio (%)
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% | 1M | 3M | 12M |
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Actual | (8.1) | 6.6 | (20.9) |
Relative | (9.8) | 0.4 | (23.3) |
52 week high/low | 95.2p/65.0p |
Since the end of Q324, the company has successfully advanced c £30m of non-core disposals at a more than 20% premium to prevailing book values. On an annualised basis, these materially enhance earnings, while reducing LTV and eliminating voids. While the unsuccessful proposed all-share merger with API would have brought beneficial increased scale, the company continues to demonstrate its ability to organically deliver continuing income-focused returns from its diversified portfolio of higher-yielding, below-institutional sized regional assets. Rents have continued to grow and the portfolio continues to have strong income reversion potential.
Y/E Mar | Revenue (£m) | EBITDA (£m) | PBT (£m) | EPS (p) | P/E (x) | P/CF (x) |
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2022A | 35.6 | 30.1 | 25.3 | 5.89 | 12.7 | 9.8 |
2023A | 37.1 | 31.0 | 24.8 | 5.62 | 13.3 | 10.9 |
2024E | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2025E | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |