Consistent outperformance

Picton Property Income is an internally managed property company, which has assembled a £624m portfolio diversified by sector, geography and also income concentration. Long-term performance has been strong; its portfolio has outperformed the MSCI quarterly benchmark in the last one, three, five and 10 years. It has also often exceeded its targeted geared IRRs of 10-15%. Last year’s property return of 9.9% was more than double the benchmark. Improving occupancy, rental increases and falling interest costs from debt reduction in FY17 should underpin earnings growth in FY18-19, thereby supporting the dividend yield of over 4%. Despite this track record and yield, Picton trades at a discount to the sector average P/NAV, even after the share price recovery we have seen in the last year.