RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $28 - Toronto symbol REI.UN

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $28 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 263.4 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.2; Dividend yield: 4.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) is ending its joint venture with Cedar Shopping Centers (New York symbol CDR). RioCan holds 80% of this venture, which owns 22 malls in the U.S.

Under the terms of the deal, RioCan will buy Cedar’s 20% stake in 21 malls, while Cedar will buy RioCan’s 80% stake in another mall. RioCan will pay Cedar $39.0 million. That’s equal to 37% of its second quarter cash flow of $106.0 million, or $0.37 a unit.

RioCan is a buy.

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