«So instead of having sizable near - term bullets to deal with on refinance, on average, REITs tend to have much smoother
debt maturity schedules,» he says.
When you become approved for a new loan, you receive a different interest rate, monthly payment schedule, and
maturity schedule for the loan.
While the company only has $ 41 million in cash on hand compared to $ 6.4 billion of debt and annual dividend payments in excess of $ 500 million, it maintains a relatively conservative debt
maturity schedule with nothing major coming due until 2020 (see below).
Nearly half of the
CMBS maturities scheduled for 2015 have LTV rates that are above 80 %, which is more than most new lenders will be able to offer.
In December, PK repaid $ 55 million in maturing high - yield bonds, which carried a 7.5 % coupon, leaving the company with a forward
debt maturity schedule that is well - balanced and very manageable with no major maturities until 2021.
It is the reason you must dig into the regulatory filings and look at the debt
maturity schedule; anticipate and predict what refinancing at the rates likely to be in effect at the time will do to the bottom line.
Here is a snapshot of Kite's debt
maturity schedule and as viewed below, there is just $ 82 million due through 2020:
Firm Foundation in Place When you're a student of the market, most of your focus isn't on minute details like debt
maturity schedules, gross margins and depreciation expenses, but instead on how the market actually works.
We view National Retail as conservatively financed compared to most REITs given its leverage ratios and debt
maturity schedule, but this is an important risk to remain aware of for all of your REIT holdings.
Overall, staying on the shorter end of
the maturity schedule can help the bond investor avoid negative bond returns, and provide for a pick - up in yield during a period of rising rates.
In the right-most columns, I've adjusted
the maturity schedule by 3 months (to end - Sep), and re-organized the maturities into discrete yearly buckets for simplicity.
Many REITs mitigate this risk to some degree by well - laddered and lengthy debt
maturity schedules, but the threat still exists.