(LMPLN; NR/NR/A-)
Inaugural issuer. A- Fitch
• Triple Net Lease REIT operator. £7.4bn portfolio.
• 54% Logistics; added £1.2bn this year. (Primark; Amazon; FedEx; Next; Tesco)
• 18.4% Leisure. Merlin Theme Parks is 8% of total Rent down from 9.4% in March. Travelodge is 5.0% down from 6.3%.
• 13.5% Convenience. (M&S; Co-op; Starbucks; KwikFit)
• 12.5% Healthcare: Ramsay is 9.3% down from 11.3%. Also includes Bupa.
• LTV 35.1% has risen from 32.7% in March; ICR 3.9x down from 4.2x
• NetDebt/EBITDA 6.9x up from 6.4x in March
• Has a very low EPRA Cost Ratio of 7.7%
• Overall WAULT is very long at 16.4yrs. In the Theme Parks section, it is 35yrs. The main growth is in Logistics with WAULT of 10yrs.
• Fitch raises concerns about the Theme Parks and Hospitals as there are few transactions in the space and limited alternative uses. On the plus side, the long WAULTS do have contractual uplifts.
• Recent M&A: LXi Logisitics Mar 24 £3n; Urban Logisitics £1.1bn June 25; CT Property £200m Aug 23.
• Top 10 tenants account for 33% of rent. This is quite concentrated but the shares of Ramsay, Merlin and Travelodge are falling as LMP moves into Logisitics.
• Occupancy is very strong at 98.1%
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