Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

CQR Stock Overview

Charter Hall Retail REIT is the leading owner of property for convenience retailers.

CQR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 19.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 48.02% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Unstable dividend track record

Charter Hall Retail REIT Competitors

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AU$1.6b

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AU$2.4b

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

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AU$2.6b

HMC Capital

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AU$2.2b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Charter Hall Retail REIT
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$3.33
52 Week High	AU$3.91
52 Week Low	AU$3.04
Beta	0.77
1 Month Change	-6.46%
3 Month Change	-4.31%
1 Year Change	-12.37%
3 Year Change	-12.37%
5 Year Change	-29.15%
Change since IPO	-44.50%

Recent updates

Reflecting on Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Share Price Returns Over The Last Year

Feb 24

Here's What Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Jan 20

Does Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Weak Fundamentals Mean That The Stock Could Move In The Opposite Direction?

Dec 16

Shareholder Returns

	CQR	AU Retail REITs	AU Market
7D	-2.3%	-6.1%	-3.1%
1Y	-12.4%	2.4%	4.0%

Return vs Industry: CQR underperformed the Australian Retail REITs industry which returned 2.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CQR underperformed the Australian Market which returned 4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CQR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CQR volatility
CQR Average Weekly Movement	3.2%
Retail REITs Industry Average Movement	3.2%
Market Average Movement	8.9%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.5%

Stable Share Price: CQR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: CQR's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1995	n/a	David Harrison	www.charterhall.com.au

Charter Hall Retail REIT is the leading owner of property for convenience retailers. Charter Hall Retail REIT is managed by Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC). Charter Hall is one of Australia's leading fully integrated property investment and funds management groups.

Charter Hall Retail REIT Fundamentals Summary

How do Charter Hall Retail REIT's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CQR fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$1.92b
Earnings (TTM)	-AU$129.10m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$223.30m

8.7x

P/S Ratio

-15.0x

P/E Ratio

Is CQR overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CQR income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$223.30m
Cost of Revenue	AU$86.00m
Gross Profit	AU$137.30m
Other Expenses	AU$266.40m
Earnings	-AU$129.10m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.22
Gross Margin	61.49%
Net Profit Margin	-57.81%
Debt/Equity Ratio	46.2%

How did CQR perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

7.5%

Current Dividend Yield

98%

Payout Ratio

CQR Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Charter Hall Retail REIT Competitors

ASX:WPR

AU$1.6b

ASX:BWP

AU$2.4b

ASX:HDN

AU$2.6b

ASX:HMC

AU$2.2b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half 2024 earnings released: AU$0.072 loss per share (vs AU$0.21 profit in 1H 2023)

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.12 per share at 6.8% yield

An unknown buyer entered into an agreement to acquire Rosebud Plaza, Victoria from Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) for AUD 140 million.

Charter Hall Retail REIT to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 16, 2024

Charter Hall Retail Reit Announces Dividend, Payable on February 29, 2024

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Recent updates

First half 2024 earnings released: AU$0.072 loss per share (vs AU$0.21 profit in 1H 2023)

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.12 per share at 6.8% yield

An unknown buyer entered into an agreement to acquire Rosebud Plaza, Victoria from Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) for AUD 140 million.

Charter Hall Retail REIT to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 16, 2024

Charter Hall Retail Reit Announces Dividend, Payable on February 29, 2024

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Charter Hall Retail REIT Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Charter Hall Retail REIT, Annual General Meeting, Nov 01, 2023

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.065 (vs AU$1.15 in FY 2022)

An unknown buyer acquired Brickworks Marketplace, SA from Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) for AUD 85 million.

Charter Hall Retail REIT to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 15, 2023

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Key Executive recently bought AU$180k worth of stock

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.21 (vs AU$0.64 in 1H 2022)

Charter Hall Retail REIT Reaffirms Financial Guidance for Fiscal Year 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Consensus forecasts updated

Charter Hall Retail REIT Announces Distribution for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022, Payable on February 28, 2023

Charter Hall Retail REIT Reaffirms Distribution of Fiscal Year 2023

Charter Hall Retail REIT Reaffirm Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal year 2023

Exceed Capital Pty Ltd acquired Allenstown Square Rockhampton from Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR).

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) acquired Castlereagh St tower from Country State Development for AUD 150.

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) entered into agreement to acquire 49% stake in A portfolio of 51 Long WALE convenience retail properties from Z Energy Limited for NZD 132 million.

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) agreed to acquire 49% stake in A portfolio of 51 Long WALE convenience retail properties from Z Energy Limited for NZ$ 132 million.

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Charter Hall Retail REIT Provides Dividend Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX:CQR) acquired Portfolio of 18 Gul service stations in New Zealand for NZD 64.5 million.

Consensus forecasts updated

Charter Hall Retail REIT Declares Distribution for the Period Ending June 30, 2022, Payable on August 31, 2022

Charter Hall Retail REIT to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Aug 25, 2022

First half 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

CHARTER HALL RETAIL REIT Announces Ordinary Dividend for the Period Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on February 28, 2022

Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.12 per share

Consensus forecasts updated

Consensus forecasts updated

Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (ASX:CQR) agreed to acquire Portfolio of 20 core freehold convenience retail sites from Ampol Limited (ASX:ALD) for AUD 50.5 million.

Insufficient new directors

CEO of Retail exercised options to buy AU$253k worth of stock.

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.51 (vs AU$0.095 in FY 2020)

Consensus EPS estimates fall to AU$0.26

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Consensus forecasts updated

Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (ASX:CQR) agreed to acquire Butler Central Shopping Centre in Butler from Woolworths Group Limited (ASX:WOW) for AUD 51.2 million.

Reflecting on Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Share Price Returns Over The Last Year

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.15 in 1H 2020)

Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust to Report First Half, 2021 Results on Feb 17, 2021

Here's What Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Does Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust's (ASX:CQR) Weak Fundamentals Mean That The Stock Could Move In The Opposite Direction?

New 90-day high: AU$3.84

New 90-day high: AU$3.65

New 90-day high: AU$3.55

Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX:CLW) and Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (ASX:CQR) entered into an agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Portfolio of 70 Long WALE NNN Convenience Retail Properties in New Zealand from BP Oil New Zealand Limited for approximately NZD 260 million.

Analysts increase revenue estimates to AU$190.6m

Earnings released

Charter Hall Long WALE REIT (ASX:CLW), Charter Hall Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (ASX:CQR) and Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) completed the acquisition of 49% stake in National Portfolio of 225 Long WALE Convenience Retail Properties from BP Australia Pty Limited.