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BTB Real Estate Investment Trust

BTB-UN.TO
51
REIT - Diversified · Real Estate
Price
C$3.82
-0.01 (-0.26%)
Market Cap
C$337.9M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
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Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

BTB Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian company that owns and rents out commercial properties. Its portfolio includes office buildings, industrial facilities, and retail spaces, which it leases to businesses across Quebec and other parts of eastern Canada. BTB is a small REIT focused almost entirely on the Quebec market, giving it a regional identity that larger national landlords do not prioritize.

BTB makes money by collecting rent from its tenants under long-term lease agreements, which provides relatively steady and predictable income. The trust distributes most of that income to unitholders as monthly cash distributions, which is the standard model for Canadian REITs. With a market cap of roughly $300 million, BTB is a small player in the Canadian real estate sector, and its concentration in Quebec office and retail space is both its defining characteristic and its main risk, since weakness in those property types — particularly office demand following remote work trends — could pressure occupancy rates and rental income.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin
55.5%
Premium pricing power — 55.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
54.6%
Excellent — 54.6% operating margin
ROCE
1.4%
Weak — 1.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.1%
Shrinking sales (-3.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-40.2%
Earnings shrinking (-40.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
181%
Turns 181% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
32.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.49
Elevated debt (1.49)
Interest Cover
1.82x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
15.2x
Fair value — P/E 15.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+4.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (15.2 → 11.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
8.02%
Healthy income — 8.02% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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