Tools

Check it yourself, in the right order.

Working documents built from the same method used in the research. Free, no subscription.

Free · One page

REIT Dividend Checklist

Included with Report No. 001, the free 25-page flagship report.

A 10-point structural review to run before relying on an equity REIT’s headline dividend yield. One page, printable, with a line on what to look for at each step.

Delivered as a PDF. Email required for delivery.

What it covers
  1. Property type and quality
  2. Geographic concentration
  3. Tenant quality and concentration
  4. Occupancy and lease expirations
  5. Rent growth and lease escalators
  6. FFO and AFFO trend
  7. Payout ratio against AFFO
  8. Recurring capital requirements
  9. Debt maturities and refinancing cost
  10. Liquidity and access to capital
In preparation

Coming next

Guide · One-time

REIT Beginner Kit

A practical guide to understanding REITs, reading FFO and AFFO, and judging dividend safety. Includes a cheat sheet, a dividend safety checklist, an analysis worksheet and a worked company example.

Workbook · One-time

Structural Income Analyst Kit

How to examine payout coverage, capital needs, leverage, refinancing risk and credit structure across REITs and BDCs, with the Three Clocks™ and Buffer Half-Life™ worksheets and company case studies.

Checklist · Free

BDC Dividend Risk Checklist

The same structural review adapted for business development companies: net asset value, non-accruals, PIK income, first-lien exposure, leverage and distribution coverage.

Guide · Free

FFO vs AFFO Quick Guide

One page on what each measure adds and removes, which denominator a payout ratio belongs against, and why AFFO is defined differently by every issuer.

These are in preparation. The free checklist above is available now, and ongoing research is covered by the Structural Income Desk.