NYSE:CUBESpecialized REITs
CubeSmart (CUBE) Stock Drifts As Margin Erosion Clouds Debt Coverage
CubeSmart stock barely budged after earnings, ticking up about 0.5% to US$41.46, which suggests the market saw no immediate shock. The real story sits in the slow squeeze between income and obligations. Net profit margin over the last year is 29.3%, down from 34.2% a year earlier, while debt has not been well covered by operating cash flow.
For a storage REIT, where Funds From Operations and balance sheet strength do the heavy lifting over many years, that mix of healthy earnings and tighter...