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Primary Health Properties / Equity Bottom-Up

<p>Primary Health Properties’ (PHP’s) £1.6bn accretive acquisition of Assura creates a sector specialist REIT of scale, strongly positioned to profitably deliver the investment that primary healthcare systems in both the UK and Ireland require. While UK market rental growth accelerates, the acquisition synergies provide a new driver of earnings and dividend growth. Yet the shares are yielding a highly attractive c 8%, more than 300 basis points above 10-year gilts, with a strong outlook for DPS growth.</p>

Primary Health Properties’ (PHP’s) £1.6bn accretive acquisition of Assura creates a sector specialist REIT of scale, strongly positioned to profitably deliver the investment that primary healthcare systems in both the UK and Ireland require. While UK market rental growth accelerates, the acquisition synergies provide a new driver of earnings and dividend growth. Yet the shares are yielding a highly attractive c 8%, more than 300 basis points above 10-year gilts, with a strong outlook for DPS growth.

Primary Health Properties — A specialist REIT of scale

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<li>Building upon the positive momentum in April, May was once again a positive month.</li>
<li>All Property Index ended the month up 4.22% in total returns (key to note is that it was the last three trading days that saved Index from a down month).</li>
<li>Overall market sentiment showed cautious optimism, supported by some encouraging company results, but was arguably saved by the SARB's 25 bps interest rate cut injecting a shot of optimism.</li>
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Building upon the positive momentum in April, May was once again a positive month.
All Property Index ended the month up 4.22% in total returns (key to note is that it was the last three trading days that saved Index from a down month).
Overall market sentiment showed cautious optimism, supported by some encouraging company results, but was arguably saved by the SARB's 25 bps interest rate cut injecting a shot of optimism.


South Africa Listed Property Review - May 2025

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<li>The SA All Property Index experienced a sharp initial decline precipitated by the US tariff announcements, but staged a strong recovery following a partial pause in tariff implementation. </li>
<li>Global REITs were up +1.25% for the month, but US REITs ended the month down -2.23%.</li>
<li>Despite global turbulence South African property companies demonstrated resilience. Ultimately ending the month firmly in positive territory up +6.54%, pulling the Index back into positivity for the year (YTD +2.15%). </li>
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The SA All Property Index experienced a sharp initial decline precipitated by the US tariff announcements, but staged a strong recovery following a partial pause in tariff implementation. 
Global REITs were up +1.25% for the month, but US REITs ended the month down -2.23%.
Despite global turbulence South African property companies demonstrated resilience. Ultimately ending the month firmly in positive territory up +6.54%, pulling the Index back into positivity for the year (YTD +2.15%). 


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<li>February proved to be largely directionless for SA listed property, with the J803 All Property Index up a paltry 0.27%.</li>
<li>Macro instability has certainly not aided, and the Government of National Unity not being able to deliver a budget on schedule certainly was not a plus.</li>
<li>Latest Rode research continues to point to the Office sector as having bottomed, and Industrial continues to perform well. While the Clur Index shows that Retail continues to perform soundly.</li>
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February proved to be largely directionless for SA listed property, with the J803 All Property Index up a paltry 0.27%.
Macro instability has certainly not aided, and the Government of National Unity not being able to deliver a budget on schedule certainly was not a plus.
Latest Rode research continues to point to the Office sector as having bottomed, and Industrial continues to perform well. While the Clur Index shows that Retail continues to perform soundly.


South African Listed Property Review February 2025

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Feature article: Hardman & Co Healthcare Index, 2024 – Tough year for Life Sciences By Dr Martin Hall The main function of the HHI is to monitor the performance, and to highlight the attractiveness, of life sciences investments over the long term, and to try to identify those stocks that have disruptive technologies that consistently allow them to outperform both the index and the markets.Many of the 53 constituents of the index are high-risk, with micro-capitalisations and a long way from profitability.Despite this, some companies can still make extremely attractive returns for investors.

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Primary Health Properties PLC purchases freehold and long lease healthcare properties in the United Kingdom.  The Company leases the properties to health authorities and the National Health Service.

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May saw a positive month for the South African All Property Index, with a 4.22% increase in total returns, thanks in part to a last-minute boost...

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South African Listed Property Review February 2025

SA listed property had a lacklustre February, despite early sector results being strong. Office is steadily improving, while Industrial and Retail...

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Hardman & Co Monthly: January 2025

Feature article: Hardman & Co Healthcare Index, 2024 – Tough year for Life Sciences By Dr Martin Hall The main function of the HHI is to...

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Primary Health Properties — A specialist REIT of scale

Primary Health Properties’ (PHP’s) £1.6bn accretive acquisition of Assura creates a sector specialist REIT of scale, strongly positioned to...

Edison Investment Research

South Africa Listed Property Review - May 2025

​May saw a positive month for the South African All Property Index, with a 4.22% increase in total returns, thanks in part to a last-minute boost...

Golden Section Capital

SA Listed Property Review April 2025

​SA property index initially dropped due to US tariffs, but rebounded after paused. Global REITs up for the month, US REITs were down. SA property...

Golden Section Capital

South African Listed Property Review February 2025

​SA listed property had a lacklustre February, despite early sector results being strong. Office is steadily improving, while Industrial and Retail...

Golden Section Capital

Hardman & Co Monthly: January 2025

Feature article: Hardman & Co Healthcare Index, 2024 – Tough year for Life Sciences By Dr Martin Hall The main function of the HHI is to...

Hardman & Co

May saw a positive month for the South African All Property Index, with a 4.22% increase in total returns, thanks in part to a last-minute boost...

SA property index initially dropped due to US tariffs, but rebounded after paused. Global REITs up for the month, US REITs were down. SA property...

SA listed property had a lacklustre February, despite early sector results being strong. Office is steadily improving, while Industrial and Retail...