Supermarket Income REIT — Reducing NAV but focusing on income

Supermarket Income REIT (LSE: SUPR)

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Supermarket Income REIT — Reducing NAV but focusing on income

Ahead of interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2022 (H123), Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has reported its externally assessed property valuation. The like-for-like 13.3% decline is below the broad market decline of c 19% but above our assumption. We have reduced our FY23e EPRA NTA per share by c 10% to 91p but our forecasts for EPRA earnings, dividends and dividend cover are unchanged.

Martyn King

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Martyn King

Director, Financials

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Supermarket Income REIT

Reducing NAV but focusing on income

End-FY22 valuation report

Real estate

28 February 2023

Price

91p

Market cap

£1,183m

Net debt (£m) at 30 June 2022

297.3

Net LTV at 30 June 2022

32.1%

Shares in issue

1,239.9m

Free float

99.5%

Code

SUPR

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(7.7)

(16.1)

(24.5)

Rel (local)

(8.8)

(20.0)

(29.5)

52-week high/low

133p

91p

Business description

Supermarket Income REIT, listed on the Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange, invests in supermarket property, primarily let to leading UK supermarket operators, on long, inflation-linked leases. The investment objective is to provide an attractive level of income, with the potential for capital growth, with a 7–10% pa total shareholder return target over the medium term.

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H123 results

30 March 2023

Analyst

Martyn King

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Supermarket Income REIT is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Ahead of interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2022 (H123), Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has reported its externally assessed property valuation. The like-for-like 13.3% decline is below the broad market decline of c 19% but above our assumption. We have reduced our FY23e EPRA NTA per share by c 10% to 91p but our forecasts for EPRA earnings, dividends and dividend cover are unchanged.

Year

end

Rental
income (£m)

EPRA
earnings (£m)

EPRA EPS*
(p)

NAV**/
share (p)

DPS
(p)

P/NAV
(x)

Yield
(%)

06/22

72.1

57.4

5.9

115

5.94

0.83

6.3

06/23e

97.3

71.7

5.8

91

6.00

1.05

6.3

06/24e

103.1

70.9

5.7

93

6.00

1.02

6.3

06/25e

107.1

74.2

6.0

97

6.00

0.98

6.3

Note: *EPRA EPS is normalised, excluding gains on revaluation and other non-recurring items. **NAV is EPRA NTA throughout this report.

Valuation update

SUPR’s direct portfolio has been valued at £1,625m as of 31 December 2022 (end-H123) compared with £1,562m at 30 June 2022 (end-FY22) and includes £300m of acquisitions (before acquisition costs). The negative like-for-like valuation movement on the portfolio at the start of the period is 13.3%, with additional adjustments for acquisition costs and the value of assets acquired in the period. Across the broad UK property sector, yields have been adjusting to the increased cost of capital. End-year valuations incorporate volatility in financial markets, uncertainty about the longevity of high inflation and economic growth, and low transactions volumes. There has been a tendency for sectors with lower valuation yields to reprice more significantly despite, in many cases, a continuation of the positive fundamentals that had previously underpinned values. The SUPR portfolio net initial yield has increased to 5.5% from 4.6% during the six-month period.

Structurally supported income and capital values

SUPR’s investment proposition is based primarily on robust and visible income growth from long (c 14 years weighted average lease length) upward-only, mostly inflation-linked leases with strong tenants. The grocery sector benefits from sales inflation, while caps on indexed rents (typically c 4%) enhance affordability. The high-quality omnichannel stores on which SUPR is focused are expected to take further market share over time and it is far from clear that this is yet reflected in sector valuations. While market-wide property valuation uncertainty remains, we would expect SUPR’s rental growth to significantly mitigate any further general widening of yields over coming months. We will revise our forecasts more fully with the FY23 results in late March.

Valuation: Well supported income visibility

SUPR’s FY23 DPS target of 6.0p represents an attractive yield of 6.3%. Meanwhile the shares have tracked EPRA NTA downwards and continue to trade at close to FY23e EPRA NTA, below the average 5% premium since IPO.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

Year ended 30 June (£m)

2021

2022

2023e

2024e

2025e

INCOME STATEMENT

Rent receivable

46.2

69.7

94.5

100.3

104.3

Rent smoothing adjustment

2.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

Net service charge expense

(0.2)

(0.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total rental income

47.9

72.1

97.3

103.1

107.1

Administrative & other expenses

(9.3)

(13.9)

(16.4)

(16.8)

(17.3)

Operating profit before investment property change in fair value

38.7

58.2

80.9

86.4

89.9

Change in fair value of investment properties

36.3

21.8

(231.6)

29.8

55.7

Share of profit of jv

15.5

43.3

13.0

0.0

0.0

Negative goodwill

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Operating profit/(loss)

90.5

123.3

(137.7)

116.2

145.5

Net finance expense

(8.5)

(13.0)

(18.1)

(15.5)

(15.7)

Profit/(loss) before tax

82.0

110.3

(155.8)

100.7

129.9

Tax

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit/(loss) for the period

82.0

110.3

(155.8)

100.7

129.9

Adjust for:

Changes in fair value of investment property

(36.3)

(21.8)

231.6

(29.8)

(55.7)

Share of changes in fair value of JV investment property

(5.6)

(31.1)

(4.0)

0.0

0.0

Negative goodwill

(3.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

EPRA earnings

36.8

57.4

71.7

70.9

74.2

EPRA cost ratio inc. direct vacancy costs

16.8%

16.5%

17.5%

16.2%

16.1%

Closing number of shares (m)

810.7

1,239.9

1,242.6

1,242.6

1,242.6

Average number of shares in issue (m)

652.8

975.2

1,242.1

1,242.6

1,242.6

IFRS EPS (p)

12.6

11.3

(12.5)

8.1

10.5

EPRA EPS (p)

5.6

5.9

5.8

5.7

6.0

DPS declared (p)

5.86

5.94

6.00

6.00

6.00

Total EPRA earnings (£m)/Total dividends paid (£m)

104%

108%

101%

95%

100%

EPRA NTA total return

12.1%

12.5%

-16.0%

8.9%

11.3%

BALANCE SHEET

Investment property

1,148.4

1,561.6

1,623.8

1,656.4

1,714.9

Associate

130.3

177.1

50.1

0.0

0.0

Other non-current assets

131.3

193.1

109.3

59.2

59.2

Total non-current assets

1,279.7

1,754.7

1,733.1

1,715.6

1,774.1

Trade & other receivables

3.1

1.86

5.0

5.2

5.4

Cash & equivalents

19.6

51.20

17.5

22.0

19.8

Other current assets

0.2

0.28

0.3

0.3

0.3

Total current assets

23.0

53.35

22.8

27.5

25.5

Deferred rental income

(12.1)

(16.4)

(16.4)

(16.4)

(16.4)

Current tax liabilities

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Trade &other payables

(8.4)

(10.7)

(15.1)

(15.6)

(16.2)

Total current liabilities

(20.4)

(27.0)

(31.4)

(32.0)

(32.6)

Bank borrowings

(409.7)

(348.5)

(549.0)

(509.5)

(510.0)

Interest rate derivatives

(1.2)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total non-current liabilities

(410.9)

(348.5)

(549.0)

(509.5)

(510.0)

Net assets

871.3

1,432.5

1,175.4

1,201.6

1,256.9

IFRS NAV per share (p)

107

116

95

97

101

EPRA NTA per share (p)

108

115

91

93

97

CASH FLOW

Net cash from operations

42.8

63.0

79.3

84.0

87.5

Acquisition & investment in investment property

(570.0)

(388.7)

(321.1)

0.0

0.0

Investment in associate

(58.7)

(3.5)

140.0

50.1

0.0

Other investing activity

(0.9)

(10.6)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net cash from investing activity

(629.5)

(402.8)

(181.1)

50.1

0.0

Share issuance (net of costs)

345.6

496.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Debt drawn/(repaid)

284.7

(61.1)

200.0

(40.0)

0.0

Interest paid and other financing costs

(9.3)

(12.7)

(60.8)

(15.0)

(15.2)

Dividends paid

(34.9)

(51.1)

(71.1)

(74.6)

(74.6)

Net cash from financing activity

586.0

371.5

68.1

(129.5)

(89.7)

Change in cash

(0.8)

31.6

(33.7)

4.6

(2.3)

Opening cash

20.4

19.6

51.2

17.5

22.0

Closing cash

19.6

51.2

17.5

22.0

19.8

Debt as per balance sheet

(409.7)

(348.5)

(549.0)

(509.5)

(510.0)

Net debt

(390.1)

(297.3)

(531.6)

(487.5)

(490.3)

LTV

34.0%

19.0%

32.9%

29.6%

28.8%

Source: Supermarket Income REIT, Edison Investment Research forecasts


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