Topic: How To Invest

Q: Good Afternoon: I hold BTB REIT. The dividend is over 9%, and I wonder what the outlook for the stock is. Thank you.

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A: BTB REIT, $4.58, symbol BTB.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 55.3 million; Market cap: $253.3 million; www.btbreit.com), owns 65 retail, office and industrial properties in Quebec and eastern Ontario. Together, they comprise over 5.2 million square feet of leasable area. The REIT’s occupancy rate is 94.9%. The trust continues to grow by acquisition. Most recently it paid $25.2 million for a mixed-use property totalling 31,000 square feet and located in downtown Montreal. BTB relocated its head office to the property in October 2018. On July 31, 2018, the REIT acquired a retail centre in Lévis, Québec, for $42.6 million. Walmart is the anchor tenant for this 205,000-square-foot shopping centre, which is located near another recent BTB acquisition—the Carrefour Saint-Romuald mall. At the same time, the trust continues to sell its non-core assets with less desirable addresses. In the three months ended September 30, 2018, the REIT’s revenue rose by 27.0%, to $23.1 million from $18.2 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit rose…