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A number of REITs have the ability to thrive in current market conditions and thereafter. Not only do they hold assets that will remain in strong demand, but they have focus and transparency. The leases and underlying rents are structured in a manner to provide long visibility, growth and security. Hardman & Co defined an investment universe of REITs that we considered provided security and “safer harbours”. We introduced this universe with our report published in March 2019: “Secure income” REITs – Safe Harbour Available. Here, we take forward the investment case and story. We point to six REITs, in particular, where we believe the risk/reward is the most attractive.
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The ongoing pandemic only serves to underline business models that are robust, and those that aren’t. This morning’s trading update from UPGS puts them firmly in the winners’ category. As the company approaches the final weeks of FY2020, it not only reports “better than expected progress” against an uncertain business backdrop, but also that revenue and key profit measures for the year should be ahead of current market expectations. Furthermore, online as a portion of total business should record a fourth consecutive increase, providing additional flexibility and strength in the case of a second wave.
Companies: Up Global Sourcing
Photo-Me was trading in line with expectations until COVID-19 hit in the final months of FY 2020. FY 2020 sales declined by -5.6% to £215.4m including £22.7m sales lost due to COVID-19 as consumer activity was impacted significantly. The Board believes that activity levels could take a long time to return to pre-COVID-19 levels; a thorough review of the business is underway and restructuring programmes are being implemented to better align operations to the current trading conditions. Net cash at April 2020 was £7.9m, comprising gross cash of £66.5m and drawn debt facilities of £58.5m. A €30m additional credit facility was received in May and June.
Companies: Photo-Me International
Walker Greenbank has a tangible strategic impetus under its new management team with a clear business model migration plan. While COVID-19 related market effects are affecting near-term trading – and the decision not to pay an FY20 final dividend – they are also presenting opportunities. Our estimates remain suspended for now ahead of the AGM on 29 July when an update on trading and the financial position can be expected.
Companies: Walker Greenbank
Full year results slightly ahead; improving trend in trading since April Walker Greenbank is a higher end interior furnishings business with well-established global brand names and manufacturing facilities in the UK. The Group has this morning released full year results to 31 January 2020, slightly ahead of our forecasts at the PBT and EPS levels. During the year, and against what was already a challenging wider market backdrop, brands such as Morris & Co as well as the group's core licensing revenue stream largely offset wider weakness in the UK and US markets. As would be expected, trading since year-end has been extremely difficult, with product sales c.35% down in the first five months of the current financial year. Encouragingly, product sales in the last four weeks are reported to have been 31% below the comparative period, reflecting a steadily improving trend since the beginning of April. At this stage we leave our forecasts under review but it is encouraging to see the more recent improvement in trading patterns, whilst internal actions and the refocused strategy continue to improve the outlook for the group.
We are introducing our Best Ideas for 2019 and also review the performance of last year’s picks. We suggest ten solidly financed stocks with good business dynamics that ought to be considered for core portfolio holdings and six UK domestically focused stocks that our analysts believe should perform strongly in the event that uncertainties unwind. We also introduce a new style of research from N+1 Singer which presents a Company’s dynamics and metrics in a clear and concise manner and concentrates on the pivotal issues affecting that Company and an investment decision.
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Red Dwarf, the very British sci-fi comedy franchise, ran for 11 seasons – most recently in 2017; and The Promised Land is a feature-length TV movie – out this year. Yes, the programme is an acquired taste. Strangely, too, many episodes are impacted by a virus or three (physiological, not main-frame).
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Whether we know it or not, advanced materials are a core component in the everyday life of the everyday person. They are the key material in items we often disregard, such as printer inks and lotions, to objects which defy the laws of gravity like the Airbus A380 and London’s Shard. Furthermore, these materials are not only essential to many objects and structures, but, due to their superior qualities, are the key to the advancement of many industries. One such example is the use of carbon fibre which offers five to ten times more rigidness, stiffness, and strength than its aluminium counterpart. As a result of these impressive qualities, motorsport and athletics have improved ten-fold since their mainstream use and new records are broken every year.
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Warren Buffett once said that as an investor, it is wise to be ‘fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful’. Fear is not in short supply right now.
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Games Workshop’s (GAW) interim results are ahead of expectations. The highest rates of revenue growth were achieved in the channels with the highest operating margins, ie Trade (40% margin) and Online (64% margin). This has produced a strong improvement in free cash flow generation and ROCE has improved from 96% to 111%. We upgrade our forecasts for FY20 and FY21 by a further 3% following the 9% upgrade in November. Our DCF-based valuation increases by 11% to 5,748p.
Companies: Games Workshop Group
UPGS released an unscheduled trading statement this morning which confirms better than expected numbers for FY2020 sales revenue, profitability, and net debt. A more encouraging outcome than previously envisaged when the company reported its interim results on 30th April.
Two of the pivotal issues flagged in recent research have now been firmly addressed. Gross margin gains & cost efficiencies have been stronger + quicker than expected, driving a record EBITDA margin in H2 (7.2%, +500bps). Capacity has also been created, which will supports future growth with only modest further investment. At the same time G4M has pivoted from cash burn to cash generation. After a strong start to FY21, helped in part by lock-down, and with last year’s initiatives yet to annualise, confidence is running high. Valuation is extremely undemanding for this growth play.
Companies: Gear4music
Gear4music’s FY2020 results reflect the positive momentum of the company’s announcements so far this calendar year. The data re-confirm brisk sales growth but in our view improved profits and profitability is the salient story. Moreover, with an online distribution focus, a well sourced product range and clear evidence that its logistics are being run more efficiently, the company’s ability to deliver positive newsflow looks increasingly sustainable. FY2021 started on an exceptionally strong note.
AGM statement: upbeat
Companies: Sumo Group
We have refreshed our momentum style screen for the first time since inception on 26 July 2016. As before, the screen selects the 25 stocks exhibiting the most extreme momentum characteristics, according to our measurement method. From these we have selected 10 to focus on. Since inception the screen has underperformed both the main small-cap and micro-cap indices against a background of generally rising momentum. We have noted a subset of the basket, where decelerating momentum at the time of measurement appears correlated with significant share price falls since selection. We shall monitor this factor with the new screen, albeit there are only two such stocks showing this pattern, namely Lamprell (not rated) and Gear4music (not rated).
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