Following Up On Our Top Income Trusts

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DUNDEE REIT $40.80 (Toronto symbol D.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-365-3535; www.dundeereit.com; Shares outstanding: 40.8 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion) owns and operates 18.4 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties. It now holds 110 office buildings and 126 industrial properties. The company focuses on mid-sized urban and suburban office and industrial properties. It cuts risk by concentrating on properties in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Dundee’s revenues were $87.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007, up 38.4% from $63 million a year earlier. The best measure of operating performance for a real estate company is cash flow. Dundee’s cash flow per share in the latest quarter was $0.56, up 9.8% from $0.51. It pays a distribution of $0.183 a month for an annual yield of 5.4%. Dundee continues to add properties to its portfolio. It recently added 2.1 million square feet of industrial properties for $237.7 million. Most of the 59 industrial buildings are in Vaughan, Ontario. Dundee…