abrdn European Logistics Income – Riding out the storm

abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) is riding out the storm of market valuation declines, with a focus on managing its portfolio and securing income. It has recently completed a number of letting renewals across its portfolio (see page 9) and uncapped, annual inflation-linked rental uplifts on two-thirds of its leases offer further promise. Evidence that valuations in the European logistics real estate sector are stabilising is growing, not least through a sale from ASLI’s portfolio at a smal

abrdn European Logistics Income – Riding out the storm

abrdn European Logistics Income’s (ASLI’s) manager is focused on riding out the storm of market valuation declines, with an emphasis on managing its portfolio and securing income. It has recently completed a number of letting renewals across its portfolio (see page 9) and uncapped, annual inflation-linked rental uplifts on two-thirds of its leases offer further potential for rental uplifts. ASLI’s manager says that evidence that valuations in the European logistics real estate sector are stabili

abrdn European Logistics Income – Negotiating choppy waters

High interest rates have hit the share price of real estate companies, with those in sectors with low investment yields, such as logistics, particularly impacted. abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) is no different and the market turmoil has seen its discount widen to 34.0% – in line with its UK peers despite the spread between yields and cost of debt being far wider in Europe (suggesting values will be less impacted). The fundamentals of the European logistics sector remain strong. A chroni

abrdn European Logistics Income – Negotiating choppy waters

It appears that high interest rates have hit the share price of real estate companies, with those in sectors with low investment yields, such as logistics, particularly impacted. abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) is no different and the market turmoil has seen its discount widen to 34.0% – in line with its UK peers despite the spread between yields and cost of debt being far wider in Europe (which the manager suggests will mean values in Europe will be less impacted). The fundamentals of t

QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – January 2023

Performance - 2022 ended with another difficult month for property companies as the sector continues to get to grips with the impact of higher interest rates. There were several funds that performed well during December, however, with secondary shopping centre landlord Capital & Regional top of the pile. For a second month on the trot Home REIT saw its share price tank after it came under attack from a short seller in November. Valuation moves - It was a mixed bag for valuations, with six-month

QuotedData’s Real Estate Monthly Roundup – January 2023

Performance - 2022 ended with another difficult month for property companies as the sector continues to get to grips with the impact of higher interest rates. There were several funds that performed well during December, however, with secondary shopping centre landlord Capital & Regional top of the pile. For a second month on the trot Home REIT saw its share price tank after it came under attack from a short seller in November. Valuation moves - It was a mixed bag for valuations, with six-month

Industrial property market - What the logistics is going on?

If one looks through the current interest rate cycle and trusts that inflation will be brought under control at some point within an investable timescale, then the hope is that as the cost of capital reduces real estate values will rise again. Our worst-case scenario of a 200bps move in yields and no rental growth would see valuations fall by a third. Many of the discounts that industrial and logistics property companies are trading on are currently wider than this. Couple this with the strong o

abrdn European Logistics Income - Logistics safe haven with growth on horizon

As events unfold in Ukraine and inflation rages, the European logistics property sector should prove to be a safe haven for investors. One of the largest investors in the space, abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), has a growing portfolio that has significant inflation protection, with all of its income index-linked and almost two-thirds uncapped.

abrdn European Logistics Income – Logistics safe haven with growth on horizon

Logistics safe haven with growth on horizon As events unfold in Ukraine and inflation rages, the European logistics property sector should prove to be a safe haven for investors. One of the largest investors in the space, abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), has a growing portfolio that has significant inflation protection, with all of its rental income linked to inflation indexes and almost two-thirds uncapped (meaning it will rise annually with the rate of inflation).

Creo - Unlocking the potential of rare cannabinoids

Private company Creo is a potential disrupter in the cannabinoids space, leveraging its proprietary bacterial fermentation technology to manufacture hitherto uneconomical rare cannabinoids at commercial scale. Initial focus is on cannabigerol (CBG), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid with potential application across the health, wellness and beauty industries. With its first commercial 28,000L manufacturing run achieved in August 2021 and collaboration agreements with Fifth & Root and Joiya announce

Real estate quarterly report | Third quarter 2021 | Q3 2021

The quarter started with much promise, as activity picked up with the full opening of the economy. This was reflected in the valuation of commercial properties and in turn investor sentiment to the listed real estate sector. However, supply chain issues – exacerbated by a severe lack of HGV drivers – and fears that interest rate rises may rise in the near-term as inflationary pressures mount, had the effect of dampening the economic bounce back. Merger and acquisitions (M&A) gathered pace, with

Lowland Investment Company - Is the tide turning?

Lowland Investment Company’s (LWI’s) unconstrained, multi-cap investment policy differentiates it from most peers in the AIC UK Equity Income sector. It offers investors broad market exposure, outside of the large, traditional ‘income stocks’ at a 13% discount to NAV. The underperformance of small- and mid-cap companies versus larger peers has slowed and a turnaround would be very positive for LWI. Portfolio returns are already benefiting from acquisition activity, spurred by low valuations, and

Foxtons Group (FOXT LN) - 1Q24 IMS shows real momentum

Foxtons Group plc first quarter revenue rose 9% to £35.7m (1Q23: £32.9m) with growth delivered across all business segments. Trading is in line with management's expectations.

PCI Pal - +25% FY23 revenue growth, FY24 growth of +28% reiterated

PCI Pal’s FY23 results show revenue growth of +25% to £14.9m, gross profit growth of +31% to £13.1m at a margin of 88%, and an outlook confirming robust momentum in H1 24. The FY23 results are as expected following the August trading update, and FY23 Total Annual Contract Value (TACV) is +23% yoy to £16.4m, with ARR +14% yoy to £12.6m due to £3.1m of contracts in deployment. We expect ARR will increase +35% and +31% to £17.0m and £22.2m in FY24 and FY25, as management lands and expands following

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Proposed share-for-share merger with Northgate

Resilient FY24, confident long-term outlook

Vp’s full year update highlights sector-leading results, once again benefiting from the diversity of its end markets and the quality of its specialist businesses. With results expected to be broadly in line with expectations, we trim our FY24 PBT forecast by c.5% to £39.0m, a shade below the FY23 outturn (£40.2m). We consider this an impressively resilient performance set against a mixed market backdrop. Under new leadership, a strategic refresh is underway and management is confident in long

Zeus Top Picks for 2024 - 2023 review and outlook for 2024

On 9 January last year, we set out our ten top stock picks for 2023, for what turned out to be another relatively poor twelve months for UK equities due to two wars, stubbornly high inflation and further tightening of monetary policy. This was even as other major markets, such as the US, largely recovered in the year. In the 2023 calendar year, the AIM All-Share index fell 8.2% and is still 42% off its 2021 high. From the release of our 2023 top picks note, the average total return (assuming div

Vector Capital - Full year results illustrate challenging backdrop; dividend maintained

Vector Capital is an established commercial lending group, focused on secured short-term and bridging loans in the property sector. This morning, the group has reported full year results to 31 December 2023, illustrating the challenging market backdrop. While underlying trading was robust, with good demand being seen for new loans, provisions for bad debts relating to historical loans of £728k in the year led to a decrease in PBT to £2.1m (WHI est. £2.4m, FY22 £2.8m). Looking ahead, although VCA

Strong H1'23 results; forecasts upgraded