Topic: Dividend Stocks

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $35.96

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $35.96 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 78.5 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.2%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 150 office buildings, mostly in major Canadian cities. These properties—mainly Class I—contain over 10.5 million square feet of leasable area.

Class I refers to 19th- and early-20th-century industrial buildings that have been converted to retail space. They usually feature exposed beams, interior brick and hardwood floors.

Allied spent $42.9 million acquiring two properties in the three months ended March 31, 2016. That’s on top of the $164.8 million it spent to buy five properties in 2015.

The new buildings helped raise the trust’s revenue by 4.8% in the quarter, to $93.8 million from $89.5 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit rose 5.9%, to $0.54 from $0.51.

The units trade at 15.4 times Allied’s forecast 2016 cash flow of $2.34 a unit. They yield 4.2%.

Allied Properties REIT is a buy.

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