Topic: How To Invest

Hi: Could I have your opinion on Summit Industrial Income REIT (SMU.UN), listed on the TSX? Thanks.

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A: Summit Industrial Income REIT, $6.21, symbol SMU.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 42.4 million; Market cap: $263.3 million; www.summitiireit.com), is an open-ended trust (see below) that owns light industrial properties across Canada. As of September 30, 2016, the trust owned 53 buildings making up 5.2 million square feet of leasable area. Summit has 60% of its leasable area in the Greater Toronto Area, 13% in the rest of Ontario, 15% in the Greater Montreal Area, 10% in Alberta, and 2% in the rest of Canada. The trust’s largest tenants by square footage include Ford, Magna International, Giant Tiger Stores (its distribution centres) and McCormick Canada. In the three months ended September 30, 2016, Summit’s revenue rose 16.3%, to $11.5 million from $9.9 million a year earlier, mostly due to acquisitions. Cash flow gained 23.3%, to $5.3 million from $4.3 million. Cash flow per unit increased 1.3%, to $0.153 from $0.151 a year earlier as the trust increased the number of outstanding shares by…