Capital & Regional is a focused specialist property Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) operating a portfolio of in-town dominant community shopping centres in the United Kingdom, valued at more than £1 billion. The company has a history stretching back to 1979. Capital & Regional shares are for sale under a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

The company wholly owns and manages seven shopping centres in England, and has joint venture interests in two more. Cumulatively, the shopping centres comprise over 950 retail units and attract around 1.7 million shopper visits per week. Capital & Regional complements its core assets by seeking to buy into entrepreneurial opportunities across the retail and leisure property sectors.

Overall, the company has applied asset management skills to more than 25 shopping centres over the past 10 years. The group prides itself on providing a fully integrated approach to management of its centres, from purchase, to management reconfiguration, repositioning, refurbishment and sales and marketing.

Capital & Regional’s integrated management model has been a major factor in driving the local dominance of its centres. The group strives for direct relationships with retailers and consumers, creating spaces which meet contemporary retail formats in the right retail environments. Typically, the group aims to buy properties that are underperforming in their catchment but present significant opportunities in terms of asset management or development. They then seek to drive operational excellence, maximise commercial income opportunities, increase footfall through creative marketing and improve the mix between retail and leisure facilities, all contributing to income and capital growth.

Capital & Regional only converted into an REIT in 2015, following transformational corporate activity undertaken by management. The company achieved good growth in operating profits for the year, with an increase of 24% to £24 million. This strong performance reflected the benefit of cost synergies following integration of the Mall Fund, as well as initial income derived from the company’s existing asset management programme.

Profits for the period increased from £75.2 million to £100 million, mostly reflecting unrealised valuation gains. Meanwhile, shareholders enjoyed a 20% increase in net asset value for Capital & Regional shares. There are good reasons to be optimistic
about the prospects for Capital & Regional share price. Retailers are trading profitably in their shopping centres, incumbents are upsizing and new interest is being gleaned from leisure operators and retailers alike.

Capital & Regional has a strong portfolio of well-managed shopping centres with good cash generating characteristics and future growth potential. Shareholders enjoyed dividends increases of 228% last year, off the bank of rental growth and strengthening consumer demand. The portfolio continues to grow through effective delivery of the company’s capital expenditure programme.

Capital & Regional shares offer a good rand hedge buy for South African investors, who can expect Capital & Regional share price to continue its strong history of growth on the live online stocks chart.

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