Alpha Real Trust Net Asset Value Decreases Due To Site And Asset Sale

(Alliance News) - Alpha Real Trust Ltd on Friday said its net asset value per share dropped over ...

Alliance News 27 November, 2020 | 10:36AM
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(Alliance News) - Alpha Real Trust Ltd on Friday said its net asset value per share dropped over the first half of its financial year, having sold a development site and a final asset in its UK industrial portfolio.

As of September 30, the trust's NAV per share 211.1 pence, 1.2% lower than 213.7 pence on March 30.

The trust targets investment, development, and financing in European real estate, as well as in real estate operating firms and securities. It also invests in infrastructure services and other asset-backed businesses.

Alpha Real Trust's net asset value for the six months ended September 30 totalled GBP127.9 million, up 1.2% from GBP126.4 million in the year prior.

During 2020, the trust sold the Unity and Armouries development site in Birmingham, which was completed at the GBP4.5 million book value and the sale of the final asset in the UK industrial portfolio for GBP3.8 million, a price marginally ahead of book value.

As of September 30, Alpha Real Trust said it had committed GBP42.3 million across thirty four loans, of which GBP37.5 million was drawn. The largest individual loan in the portfolio at September-end is a mezzanine loan of GBP3.4 million, which represents 8.0% of the loan portfolio including commitments and 2.7% of its NAV.

The trust said it plans to invest the majority of its cash into secured senior or secured mezzanine debt subject to how the Covid-19 situation unfolds.

Alpha Real Trust said Covid-19 and the UK government lockdowns has "severely affected the economic backdrop in which the company operates," but that the trust has "adequate resources to continue in operational existence."

Looking ahead, Chair David Jeffreys said it is "committed to its disciplined strategy and investment principles which focus on opportunities that can deliver high risk adjusted returns, while seeking to manage risk through a combination of operational controls, diversification and defensive return structures. We are taking a cautious approach to new investment, including new lending, as we see how Covid-19 unfolds. This cautious approach, while conserving cash, is likely to significantly reduce earnings in the current year."

Dividends per share during the period totalled 2.0 pence, down 44.4% from 3.6 pence the year prior. Alpha Real Trust declared a dividend of 1.0 pence per share which is expected to be paid on January 8, 2021.

Shares in Alpha Real Trust were up 5.8% at 147.00 pence in London on Friday.

By Zoe Wickens; zoewickens@alliancenews.com

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