Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust went into this earnings season trading around CA$10 with modest short term gains and a reputation as a beaten up urban office landlord that might one day grow back into its balance sheet. The Q2 numbers instead thrust the balance sheet strain into the spotlight. Reported net income showed another very large loss driven by fair value hits and a retroactive property tax assessment, while Funds From Operations per unit of CA$0.24 kept the cash flow story only just onside against a distribution that already leans on a payout ratio above 100%.
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The income narrative around Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust rests on resilient urban assets and improving leasing. Q2 data gives that some backing. Occupancy of 84.4% and leasing at 86.7% came in ahead of earlier guidance, and full year occupancy guidance was maintained. The leasing pipeline grew to 1.7 million sq ft, with rent on new leases and renewals moving higher on average. FFO and AFFO per unit landed in line with internal expectations despite the property tax hit, which supports the idea that core operations are holding up.
The bear story around Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust focuses on leverage and cash flow coverage, and Q2 largely supports those concerns. Same asset NOI fell 12.6%, FFO per unit dropped to CA$0.24 and AFFO per unit of CA$0.17 left the payout ratio above 100%. Reported net income showed a very large loss driven by fair value adjustments and a retroactive tax assessment. Net debt to EBITDA sits around 12x even after CA$321m of asset sales, so deleveraging remains a work in progress rather than a finished fix.
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