At one time J Smart (LSE:SMJ), the Edinburgh-based family-controlled property company, concentrated on being a constructor of commercial property for other organisations. Today, that business is diminishing after years of losses. Now the main attraction for share investors is the large collection of industrial units and offices it owns and rents out in the Scottish Central belt.
The company holds 1m sqft of property available for letting. Three-quarters of the value is in industrial units; the remainder offices.
Investment property is revalued by the directors each year, with a sample checked by professional valuers.
Market capitalisation of J Smart: £1.253 x 42.4m shares = £53.1m.
£000s | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Fair value of commercial property (offices) | 20,569 | 18,414 | 15,965 | 15,089 | 17,845 | 18,219 | 18,674 | |||||||
Fair value of industrial property | 57,858 | 55,460 | 53,567 | 49,710 | 46,883 | 45,012 | 44,935 | |||||||
Total value of investment property | 78,632 | 73,874 | 69,532 | 64,799 | 64,728 | 63,231 | 63,609 | |||||||
Commercial: Average rental, £sqft | 15.25 | 15.25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
Industrial: Average rental, £sqft | 7.00 | 6.75 | 6.50 | 6.25 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.75 | |||||||
Commercial: Average yield | 8.42% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | |||||||
Industrial: Average yield | 7.76% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% | |||||||
Total income from investment properties (rent and service charge) | 7,198 | 7,560 | 6,352 | 6,090 | 5,520 | 5,241 | 5,253 | |||||||
Direct property costs | -2,383 | -2,362 | -2,624 | -2,653 | -2,164 | -2,070 | -1,768 | |||||||
Net rental income | 4,815 | 5,198 | 3,728 | 3,437 | 3,356 | 3,171 | 3,485 | |||||||
Profit on sale of investment property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 186 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
Net surplus (deficit) on valuation of investment properties | 3,179 | 4,052 | 2,859 | 614 | 136 | -211 | -782 |
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