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Tony Sherlock
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Stronger-than-Expected Rent Growth in Storage Prompts Upgrade to Abacus’ FVE to AUD 3.20

Abacus Property Group reported an in line first-half fiscal 2017 underling EPS of AUD 12.2 cents per security, or cps, up 19% on the previous corresponding period, or pcp. Earnings guidance was not provided given the opportunistic nature of Abacus’ activities, the targeted fiscal 2017 distributions were maintained at AUD 17.5 cps. The key surprise was the like-for-like growth of 1.9% in self-storage rents. We had been expecting a decline, given indicators of aggressive pricing and promotional of...
Underlying
Abacus Property Group

Abacus Property is a property group that operates predominantly in Australia. Co.'s operating segments include: property, which is engaged in the investment in and ownership of commercial, retail and industrial properties; funds management, which includes development, origination, co-investment and fund management activities; property ventures, which provides secured lending and related property financing solutions and is also responsible for Co.'s investment in joint venture developments and construction projects, as well as Co.'s investment in property securities; and storage, which is engaged in the investment in and ownership of self-storage facilities.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Tony Sherlock

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