Q: InterRent (IIP.UN) announced today that they are stopping their DRIP and are going to ramp up their share buy backs because they feel the units are currently undervalued. The most recent results look pretty good, with growth in occupancy rates, average monthly rent, FFO and AFFO, as well as a dividend increase. Debt to GBV looks OK at about 38%. Yet the unit price has dropped from roughly $18 a few years ago to just over $10 now. The units are trading at about 18 - 19 times AFFO. How does that multiple of AFFO compare to historic levels? Just wondering if this is a good buying opportunity on a cheap stock of a business that is performing pretty well, and now has a yield of roughly 5.5%.
5i Research Answer:
We have some other comments on it today as well. The current multiple is below the 10-year range of 21X to 33X. We would be comfortable buying.