Vicinity Centres VCX

Morningstar Rating
A$2.27 +0.02 (0.89%)
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Company Report

Vicinity Centres Well Placed for a Tougher Retail Environment and Rising Interest Expenses

Vicinity Centres’ portfolio includes a wide variety of Australian retail property assets. Its largest asset is 50% ownership of Chadstone in Melbourne, which represents about AUD 3 billion of the AUD 15 billion portfolio at the end of June 2024. Central business district assets make up about 15% of the portfolio, including Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building, Strand Arcade, The Galleries, Brisbane’s QueensPlaza and Uptown, and Melbourne’s Myer Bourke Street and Emporium. Vicinity also owns factory outlet centers and suburban and country shopping centers, such as Carlingford and Warriewood in Sydney, Buranda and Gympie in Queensland, Mornington and Broadmeadows in Melbourne, and WA centers in Karratha, Mandurah, and Rockingham.

Price vs Fair Value

VCX is trading at a 99% premium.
Price
A$2.27
Fair Value
A$6.49
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
A$9.50
5-Star Price
A$6.67
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Vicinity is arguably the REIT most exposed to a recovery in activity in central business districts and international tourism. Its operating performance will likely outperform other REITs as conditions normalize.

Bears

Despite lockdowns being in the rearview mirror, consumers have formed new habits, including working from home, shopping online, and neighborhood shopping.

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
A$2.25
Day Range
A$2.222.27
52-Week Range
A$1.682.43
Bid/Ask
A$2.26 / A$2.28
Market Cap
A$10.33 Bil
Volume/Avg
9.6 Mil / 10.8 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.44
Price/Sales
7.86
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
5.18%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
5.20%
Total Yield
5.18%

Company Profile

Vicinity Centres was created after the merger of Federation Centres and Novion in June 2015, creating one of Australia's largest retail REITs. Its directly and indirectly owned assets have a book value of about AUD 15 billion at the end of June 2024. The assets are skewed to large, high-end shopping centers, with about half in major regional malls, a fifth in subregional, 15% in CBD locations, and about 15% in outlet centers.
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT - Retail
Stock Style Box
Mid Value
Total Number of Employees

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
VCX
SCG
SGP
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.4443.5022.52
Price/Book Value
0.971.051.28
Price/Sales
7.867.384.27
Price/Cash Flow
15.0117.80112.07
Price/Earnings
VCX
SCG
SGP

Financial Strength

Metric
VCX
SCG
SGP
Quick Ratio
0.140.160.67
Current Ratio
0.470.291.70
Interest Coverage
2.470.611.42
Quick Ratio
VCX
SCG
SGP

Profitability

Metric
VCX
SCG
SGP
Return on Assets (Normalized)
3.55%1.20%2.12%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
5.20%2.41%3.61%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
3.61%1.17%1.63%
Return on Assets
VCX
SCG
SGP

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