CHARTER HALL RETAIL REIT (CQR)



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General Information
Company Name: Charter Hall Retail REIT
Stock Code: CQR
Website: www.charterhall.com.au/cqr
GICS Sub-Industry: Diversified Real Estate Investment Trusts
Market Cap ($M): 1,455
Equiv. Shares (M): 338

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 4.270 $ 4.330 $ 4.330 $ 4.160 $ 4.310 2,270,777 $ -0.040  -0.928 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Sell
Recommendation Date: 21st May 2013
12 Month Target Price (average): $3.721
Brokers Surveyed: 7

Company Overview

Business Description:
Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) is a sector specific Australian listed property trust, or A-REIT, offering exposure primarily to the supermarket anchored neighbourhood and sub-regional shopping centre markets in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Europe. Charter Hall Retail REIT is managed by Charter Hall Retail Management Limited.

Strategy Analysis:
CQR seeks to provide unitholders with a secure income stream and the prospect of capital growth by achieving scale in the retail sector enhanced by active asset management, refurbishment, development and recycling capital to reduce debt through disposal of mature, lower growth assets. Charter Hall Retail REIT reported NPAT of $15.8m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were $93.5m, up 17% from the same period last year. Basic and Diluted EPS was 5.08 cents compared to (5.24) cents last year. Net operating cash flow was $38.3m compared to $42.0m last year. The interim dividend declared was 13.30 cents compared with 13.00 cents last year.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2014  F 99.8 29.9 1.1 14.4 26.5 6.1 0.0
2013  F 94.6 29.6 2.7 14.6 26.5 6.1 0.0
2012  A 86.3 28.8 3.0 11.1 26.1 8.1 0.0
Source: Morningstar analyst estimates.

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F 2012 A 2013 F 2014 F
CFS Retail Property Trust (CFX) $6,110 M -0.0017 0.1780 0.0249 18.6690 15.8474 15.4617 0.0606 0.0630 0.0652
Charter Hall Retail (CQR) $1,455 M 0.2027 0.0344 0.0396 14.9653 14.4679 13.9167 0.0606 0.0623 0.0651
Dexus Property (DXS) $5,613 M -0.6286 1.4531 0.0343 37.5405 15.3034 14.7959 0.0461 0.0500 0.0527
Goodman Gp (GMG) $8,994 M 0.0501 0.7272 0.1030 28.4707 16.4835 14.9445 0.0206 0.0362 0.0386
Investa Office Fund (IOF) $2,045 M 0.5933 0.1063 0.0346 16.5425 14.9529 14.4531 0.0526 0.0533 0.0550

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
CQR 1.52 14.5 1.27 3.92
Market 0.82 14.6 1.24 1.87
Sector 1.43 15.7 1.01 2.29

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Francis Scott Dundas Alternate Director 11 September 2012
Mr Maurice John Koop Non-Executive Director 12 August 2002
Mr Alan G Rattray-Wood Non-Executive Director 06 March 1996
Mr John Beresford Harkness Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Chairman 18 August 2003

Management
Name Position
Rebecca Kate Pierro Company Secretary
Philip Schretzmeyer Finance Manager
Scott Dundas Fund Manager

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
15,386,193 (5.03%) Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
27,737,768 (9.26%) Commonwealth Bank of Australia
31,044,973 (10.36%) Charter Hall Limited, Charter Hall Holdings Pty Limited & Charter Hall Funds Management Limited
14,981,953 (5.00%) The Gendel Group Pty Ltd and its associates

Calendar of Events
Date Event
14 February 2014 Report (Interim)
27 September 2013 Report (Annual)
20 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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