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Vodafone (VOD)
Vodafone (VOD) was founded in 1984 in the U.K. and has quickly grown into one of the world’s largest telecom conglomerates. Along with its joint venture partners, the company offers telephone, internet, cable TV, and wireless mobile services in 72 countries on six continents. In total, Vodafone serves 536 million mobile customers and 20 million broadband customers. Source: Vodafone Annual Report While Vodafone’s global diversification is impressive, the vast majority of its business remains dominated by Europe, which accounts for 75% of its revenue. The company is especially dependent on Germany (25% of sales), the UK (15%), and Italy (13%). Source: Vodafone Annual Report The company’s long-term plan calls for continued diversification into emerging markets, especially India. However, in [...]
Kimco Realty (KIM)
Founded 60 years ago, Kimco Realty (KIM) is one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers. As of March 31, 2018, the company owned interests in 475 U.S. shopping centers comprising 81 million square feet of leasable space primarily concentrated in major metropolitan markets along the coast. The REIT has a total of 8,900 leases with about 3,900 tenants, mostly operating in the grocery (14% of rent), restaurant (13%), home improvement (10%), service (9%), and off-price (9%) industries. Most of its centers are anchored by grocery stores. Here's an example of Kimco's shopping center layout and tenants in Corona, CA: Source: Kimco Investor Presentation Over 80% of the firm's rent comes from centers [...]
Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE)
Apple Hospitality (APLE) began trading as a publicly listed REIT in 2015. The firm's property portfolio consists of 243 Marriott and Hilton branded hotels located in 88 mostly large and urban markets throughout 34 states. Almost all of the REIT's hotels are located in high traffic locations such as suburbs, cities, or near airports. Source: Apple Hospitality Investor Presentation The strong brand recognition and loyalty programs of Marriott and Hilton branded hotels help them maintain stronger occupancy, higher revenue per available room (RevPAR), and thus more stable cash flow. As you can see, the company's hotels include various sub-brands as well as different levels of premium units and extended stay lodging. At the recently held REIT Week conference, Apple's [...]
ONEOK (OKE)
Founded in 1906, ONEOK (OKE) is a large energy midstream service provider with an especially dominant presence in the shale formations of Oklahoma. The firm's pipelines and storage facilities are connected to over 140 gas processing facilities across the country, making it incredibly valuable to its core natural gas liquid (NGL) customers. Source: ONEOK Fact Sheet Thanks to over $9 billion in investments made between 2006 and 2016, the company has diversified its operations to include some of America's largest and most important oil & gas shale formations including the Permian basin and the Bakken shale of North Dakota. ONEOK is now well-positioned to serve some of the fastest-growing shale formations in the country. Source: ONEOK Investor Presentation ONEOK has [...]