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American Hotel Income Properties REIT, $10.30, symbol HOT.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 34.8 million; Market cap: $354.8 million, www.ahipreit.com), owns 79 hotels comprising 6,891 rooms in 27 U.S. states.
Of that total, 44 of its hotels (which operate under the Oak Tree Inn brand) mainly house railway employees.
American Hotel believes this is a profitable niche market, as contracts with large railways keep occupancy rates high relative to the overall hospitality industry. The hotels are close to large rail-switching yards and hubs, and the railways guarantee to keep them about 76% occupied. The specially designed buildings feature crew shuttles and 24-hour food service.
The remaining 35 hotels operate under a variety of licensed banners, including Hilton, Holiday Inn and Marriott.
American Hotel began trading in February 2013, after it sold 10.1 million units to the public at $10.00 each.
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Of that total, 44 of its hotels (which operate under the Oak Tree Inn brand) mainly house railway employees.
American Hotel believes this is a profitable niche market, as contracts with large railways keep occupancy rates high relative to the overall hospitality industry. The hotels are close to large rail-switching yards and hubs, and the railways guarantee to keep them about 76% occupied. The specially designed buildings feature crew shuttles and 24-hour food service.
The remaining 35 hotels operate under a variety of licensed banners, including Hilton, Holiday Inn and Marriott.
American Hotel began trading in February 2013, after it sold 10.1 million units to the public at $10.00 each.
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A: NorthWest HealthCare Properties REIT, $8.10, symbol NWH.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 52.5 million; Market cap: $420.2 million; www.nwhp.ca), owns 123 properties, with a focus on medical office buildings and clinics (70% of its portfolio) and hospitals (30%). The real estate investment trust is Canada’s largest non-government owner and operator of medical office buildings.
In all, NorthWest’s properties contain 8.0 million square feet of leasable area. Its Canadian holdings are concentrated in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax. It also owns buildings in Brazil, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. NorthWest has a 95.8% occupancy rate.
The REIT first sold units to the public for $10 each and began trading on Toronto on March 25, 2010.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, NorthWest’s revenue jumped to $63.3 million from $11.8 million a year earlier. That’s because it recently merged with its international affiliate in an all-stock transaction.
Cash flow jumped 67.4%, to $14.4 million from $8.6 million. However, cash flow per unit fell 20.0%, to $0.20 from $0.25, on more units outstanding after the merger.
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In all, NorthWest’s properties contain 8.0 million square feet of leasable area. Its Canadian holdings are concentrated in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax. It also owns buildings in Brazil, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. NorthWest has a 95.8% occupancy rate.
The REIT first sold units to the public for $10 each and began trading on Toronto on March 25, 2010.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, NorthWest’s revenue jumped to $63.3 million from $11.8 million a year earlier. That’s because it recently merged with its international affiliate in an all-stock transaction.
Cash flow jumped 67.4%, to $14.4 million from $8.6 million. However, cash flow per unit fell 20.0%, to $0.20 from $0.25, on more units outstanding after the merger.
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WAL-MART STORES INC. $60 (New York symbol WMT; Conservative Growth Portfolio: Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 3.2 billion; Market cap: $192.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.walmart- .com) has launched Walmart Pay, an app that lets customers pay for their purchases at Wal-Mart stores with their Apple or Androidpowered mobile devices. Users can download the app and link it to their credit cards, debit cards or gift cards. They can then scan their device at the checkout, and the system will email a receipt. The company plans to install the service in all of its U.S. stores by the end of 2016. The app will also let Wal-Mart track users’ shopping habits, which it can then use to create unique discounts and other promotions. Moreover, introducing its own mobile payment system means Wal-Mart doesn’t have to share any processing fees with rival services like Apple Pay....
HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $33 (New York symbol HMC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $59.4 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.honda.com) has received approval from U.S. regulators to start selling its new business plane, called the HondaJet. The aircraft’s engines are on top its wings instead of below; it’s 15% more fuel efficient than comparable models; and it has 20% more cargo room. The company has orders for over 100 of these planes, which it is currently building at its North Carolina plant. It should begin delivering them in 2016. Honda is a buy.