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Value Scorecard · REIT version · run 2026-10-19

13 value checks for REITs: 12 scored 1 to 5, plus moat evidence

47/60
moderate value scoreREIT version

Why this card is different. REITs must pay out most of their taxable income, and depreciation on their buildings lowers the earnings they report. So this card scores funds from operations (FFO) in place of earnings for five of its checks, and capital allocation uses REIT tests. Compare a REIT’s score with other REITs’ scores, not with other companies’: six of its checks are different.

What’s different
EPS trend→FFO per share trend ROE trend→FFO payout ratio ROIC→Debt to total assets Retained earnings→FFO kept after distributions Graham value→Price-to-FFO Capital allocation→Capital allocation, REIT tests

Margin of safety uses the DCF value alone. Everything else is the same as on every card.

What is FFO?

Funds from operations. In short: net income with property depreciation added back, and gains or losses from selling property and property write-downs taken out. It is the standard measure REITs report, defined by Nareit, the REIT industry association.

Valerius uses Nareit FFO. Companies also report adjusted versions (AFFO, “normalized” FFO) under their own definitions, which can be higher or lower, so a figure in the news can differ from the one here.

Scored with the REIT version since Oct 2026. The earlier score, 34 of 55, used the standard version, whose checks don't fit how a REIT works. The two scores are not comparable: the method changed.

Earnings & returns

FFO per Share Trend REIT measure

5/5

Nareit FFO per diluted share, as reported in the 10-Ks: $1.79 (2022), $1.92 (2023), $1.97 (2024), $2.03 (2025). It rose every year; the framework scores that as 5.

NAREIT FFO 1,410 1,387NAREIT FFO per diluted share $ 2.03 $ 1.97 Found by AI, checked by codeFrom the company’s 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-25 · View the filing
How this figure was checked

AI found this line in the 10-K. Valerius then checked in code that the line appears in the filing word for word, that it is the plain FFO line (not an adjusted one), and that FFO per share times the diluted share count matches the reported total, or, where no per-share figure is printed, that it is close to FFO built from the filed figures. The score is a fixed rule applied to that figure. No AI sets a score.

FFO Payout Ratio REIT measure

5/5

Distributions paid (yfinance) over Nareit FFO (10-K): 12% (2022), 40% (2023), 53% (2024), 44% (2025). 44% in 2025; the framework scores 70% or less as 5.

NAREIT FFO 1,410 1,387NAREIT FFO per diluted share $ 2.03 $ 1.97 Found by AI, checked by codeFrom the company’s 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-25 · View the filing
How this figure was checked

AI found this line in the 10-K. Valerius then checked in code that the line appears in the filing word for word, that it is the plain FFO line (not an adjusted one), and that FFO per share times the diluted share count matches the reported total, or, where no per-share figure is printed, that it is close to FFO built from the filed figures. The score is a fixed rule applied to that figure. No AI sets a score.

Profit Margins

4/5

Net margin of 16.5%; the framework scores 10-20% as 4; gross margin 29.2%, operating margin 18.2%.

Balance sheet & cash

Debt to Total Assets REIT measure

3/5

Total debt over total assets (yfinance balance sheets): 39.0% (2022), 39.0% (2023), 43.2% (2024), 43.2% (2025). 43.2% in 2025; the framework scores 40-50% as 3.

Debt-to-Equity

3/5

Debt-to-equity of 0.85; the framework scores 0.8-1.5 as 3 (total debt $5.65B, total cash $1.95B).

Free Cash Flow

2/5

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure): $912.00M (2022), $795.00M (2023), $950.00M (2024), $866.00M (2025). It ended at or below 2022; the framework scores that as 2.

FFO Kept after Distributions REIT measure

2/5

FFO kept after distributions (Nareit FFO from the 10-Ks minus distributions paid, yfinance): $1.14B (2022), $819.00M (2023), $650.00M (2024), $787.00M (2025). It ended at or below 2022; the framework scores that as 2.

NAREIT FFO 1,410 1,387NAREIT FFO per diluted share $ 2.03 $ 1.97 Found by AI, checked by codeFrom the company’s 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-25 · View the filing
How this figure was checked

AI found this line in the 10-K. Valerius then checked in code that the line appears in the filing word for word, that it is the plain FFO line (not an adjusted one), and that FFO per share times the diluted share count matches the reported total, or, where no per-share figure is printed, that it is close to FFO built from the filed figures. The score is a fixed rule applied to that figure. No AI sets a score.

Valuation models

Price-to-FFO REIT measure

5/5

Price $24.19 over 2025 FFO per share of $2.03 (as reported in the 10-K) = 11.9; the framework scores under 12 as 5.

NAREIT FFO 1,410 1,387NAREIT FFO per diluted share $ 2.03 $ 1.97 Found by AI, checked by codeFrom the company’s 10-K for 2025, filed 2026-02-25 · View the filing
How this figure was checked

AI found this line in the 10-K. Valerius then checked in code that the line appears in the filing word for word, that it is the plain FFO line (not an adjusted one), and that FFO per share times the diluted share count matches the reported total, or, where no per-share figure is printed, that it is close to FFO built from the filed figures. The score is a fixed rule applied to that figure. No AI sets a score.

DCF Value

5/5

FCF/share = $2.470, stage 1 growth = 7.3% for 5 years, terminal growth = 3%, discount rate = 10%. Stage 1 PV = $11.47, PV of terminal value = $32.10, DCF value = $43.57. Current price $24.19; price is 44.5% below the model value.

Margin of Safety

5/5

From the DCF value alone in the REIT version: DCF value $43.57; price is 44.5% below the model value.

Price-to-Book

3/5

P/B of 2.59; the framework scores 1.5-3.0 as 3.

Business quality

Moat Evidence

Not scored

A moat (a brand, a network, switching costs, patents, scale, a licence) is not a number in the filings, so Valerius doesn’t score it. Below are the figures and the words moat analysis starts from, from the company’s own 10-K filings. The conclusion is yours.

Return on capital, each year

Not available: the 10-K financial data has no standard figures for operating income, total assets and current liabilities in the same years, as is common for banks, insurers and REITs.

Gross margin, each year

Not reported: the filings don’t state a gross profit or cost of revenue figure, as is common for oil and gas companies, banks and insurers.

Competition, in the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026

The lodging industry is highly competitive. Competition often is specific to individual markets and is based on several factors, including location, brand, guest facilities and amenities, level of service, room rates and the quality of accommodations. The lodging industry is viewed as consisting of six different categories, each of which caters to a discrete set of customer tastes and needs: luxury, upper upscale,

The opening of the company’s “Competition” section in its 10-K, quoted word for word, not summarized or edited. It is the company’s own description, not Valerius’s view, and may include the company’s expectations. Open the filing.

Return on capital = operating income / (total assets − current liabilities), the ROIC row’s definition; 15% is the framework’s return threshold. Gross margin = gross profit / revenue. Both from each year’s 10-K via SEC EDGAR. Moat analysis commonly looks at whether returns and margins held up over many years. These figures don’t say whether the company has an advantage, what it is, or whether it will last.

Capital Allocation

5/5

Capital allocation (REIT), 2022-2025: distributions paid in every year (pass); distributions covered by FFO every year (pass); debt to total assets 39.0% to 43.2% (pass: up no more than 5 points); shares outstanding down 3.6% (pass). 4 of 4 tests passed; the framework scores that as 5.

Filings

Company notices to the SEC

Not scored

Three kinds of event the company reported to the SEC in the last 5 years, from its filings on SEC EDGAR.

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These are events the company reported to the SEC. An auditor change or a late filing can have many causes; each date links to the filing, where the company explains it. Valerius does not score these.

How the DCF value was calculated (the Graham value is not used in the REIT version)
  Graham Formula:
    IV = EPS x (8.5 + 2g) x (4.4 / Y)
    EPS = $1.48, g = 2.8%, Y = 4.5
    IV = $20.40
    Current price $24.19 vs Graham value $20.40 — price is 18.6% above the model value.

  DCF:
    FCF/share = $2.470
    Stage 1 growth = 7.3% for 5 years | terminal growth = 3.0% | discount rate = 10.0%
      Y1: $2.650 → PV $2.410
      Y2: $2.844 → PV $2.350
      Y3: $3.052 → PV $2.293
      Y4: $3.274 → PV $2.236
      Y5: $3.513 → PV $2.182
    Stage 1 PV sum = $11.47
    Terminal value at end of Y5 = $51.70
    PV of terminal value = $32.10
    DCF value = $43.57
    Current price $24.19 vs DCF value $43.57 — price is 44.5% below the model value.

Data from yfinance summary figures and financial statements, and from the company’s 10-K filings via SEC EDGAR; computed at a price of $24.19. Every score is calculated from the figures by the framework’s fixed rules, and the explanation beside it is generated from the same figures: FFO per share trend, FFO payout ratio, debt to total assets, debt-to-equity, free cash flow, profit margins, FFO kept after distributions, price-to-FFO, DCF value, margin of safety, price-to-book and capital allocation (the REIT version). FFO figures were found in the 10-K filings by AI and checked in code before use; no AI sets a score. The moat is shown as evidence, without a score. Read each score with the figures beside it. Intrinsic value calculations are model outputs based on stated assumptions, not predictions.

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