Canadian REITs are churning out year-end reports, detailing their ups and, in the case of some, downs in the final quarter of 2016. Here’s a snapshot of how five trusts performed.
CT REIT
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Highlight: Adjusted funds from operations of $46M, up 18% from Q4 2015. CEO Ken Silver credited solid growth and conservative financial management.
Portfolio: 300 properties (24.7M SF). Just announced $44M in acquisitions and property intensifications.
Big deals: Completed development of a Canadian Tire distribution centre in Bolton, ON, in Q4, as well as six intensifications of Canadian Tire stores nationwide.
Slate Retail REIT
Highlights: AFFO was $5.6M, down 35.7% from the same period in 2015, attributable to a $26.7M mortgage defeasance.
Portfolio: The REIT owns/operates 69 properties across the U.S., worth $1B. It had a $1.9M increase in Q4 rental revenue versus the same period in 2015.
Big deals: Slate acquired five grocery-anchored properties for $49.8M during the quarter, including Robson Crossing, a Publix-anchored plaza in Atlanta.
Boardwalk REIT
Highlights: AFFO of $25.2M, down 37% from Q4 2015, which the trust attributes to increased competition and a softer economic environment in Western Canada.
Portfolio: The Calgary-based REIT owns and operates more than 200 communities with over 33,000 residential units.
Big deal: In November, the trust announced a JV with RioCan REIT on the development of a mixed-use tower at RioCan’s Brentwood Village shopping centre in Calgary.
Allied Properties REIT
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Highlight: AFFO was $36M, up from $35M in Q4 2015. The REIT has maintained strong balance sheet metrics in the face of an extraordinary $500M in capital investment over the past two years, CEO Michael Emory said.
Portfolio: Allied has 155 properties in nine cities nationwide (11.8M SF GLA), with total assets worth $5.2B and a $3B market capitalization.
Big deals: Acquired three downtown properties at the end of August: 461 and 642 King St. W, and 47 Front St. E, for $101M total.
Choice Properties REIT
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Highlights: AFFO of $81.8M, versus $82M in Q4 2015. CEO John Morrison said momentum in the REIT's development program created significant value.
Portfolio: Choice is the manager/developer of 436M SF of GLA in 535 properties, primarily supermarket- and drugstore-anchored shopping centres.
Big deals: Acquired five properties from Loblaw Cos. subsidiaries, including a Shoppers Drug Mart distribution centre and store. In January, the REIT revealed preliminary plans for the Golden Mile Shopping Centre redevelopment.
