Alaric wrote:BusyBumbleBee wrote:A number of factors have really hit their share price not least the Woodford factor
If past performance is a consideration, the morningstar site gives some numbers.
Total Return over one year -23.10% FTSE 100 -1.85%
Annualised over three years -5.20% FTSE 100 9.54%
Annualised over five years -0.29% FTSE 100 5.24%
So high yield at the expense of the share price. The dividend history shows modest increases.
The figures seem to point to the fall occurring over just one year which coincides with the concerns for the retail sector with cuts to rents and voids being 'imposed' by larger retailers with major problems. NRR are keen to point out that they do not have many tenants of that kind.
Their web site (well worth a good look)
https://www.nrr.co.uk/about-us says
NewRiver REIT plc (‘NewRiver’) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust specialising in buying, managing, developing and recycling convenience-led, community-focused retail and leisure assets throughout the UK.
and the new chairman said this in the annual report
Agreeing to chair NewRiver was not a difficult decision to take. I was well acquainted with the Company's affairs as a long-standing shareholder and had closely watched the highly talented management team build an impressive portfolio in the years following the global financial crisis. The skill and judgement that the management team has exercised in building up the Company is exactly why the Board has tremendous confidence that the same team will address the current challenges in the retail sector, regarding them as opportunities rather than as threats.
Our confidence stems from our core strength in four areas. First, management's ability to select the right assets. In any market dislocation there are winners and losers, and we are determined to emerge from the present dislocation in retail as clear winners. The skill with which NewRiver has built up a convenience-led, highly resilient portfolio is unique in the UK real estate industry. Our relative immunity from the various retailer restructuring programmes that have caused other landlords real concern continues to vindicate management's skill in selecting the right locations and in partnering with the right retailers. Consumers are still shopping in physical stores, but they must be the right kind of offer and they must be conveniently located. The Board is very confident that our portfolio delivers just that.
Secondly, we have confidence in our ability to take decisive action. Our management team was early to see the strategic implications of the changing shape of retailing in the UK and took action to diversify our retail assets with complementary assets in the shape of our community pub portfolio. This has added high quality and diversified income to our Funds From Operations and made a positive contribution to our asset values. At the same time, the pub portfolio has continued to build our presence in the communities we exist to serve.
Thirdly, our balance sheet is very strong following last year's successful debt refinancing, all of which is now entirely unsecured. Consequently, we have positioned ourselves well to take advantage of the attractive opportunities that we believe will present themselves in the coming period.
Finally, we have tremendous confidence in our asset management capability. It is our view that the winners in the current market conditions will be those companies which not only make the right strategic calls, but essentially, can deliver on the execution of those calls. In 40 years in the property industry, I have never seen more accomplished asset managers than the team at NewRiver, and we are determined to nurture and develop this talent further. The skill, energy and attention to detail that is evident in the management of our assets means that our investments are carefully stewarded and constantly improving. Critically, through our best in class platform, we can add value not only to assets under our own management, but to those held in joint ventures and by third parties.
They are either delusional (which would not make sense) or there is a very good company in there paying good dividends - the share price is largely irrelevant - and is a buying opportunity in my view