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BTB Real Estate Investment Trust

BTB-UN.TO
54
REIT - Diversified · Real Estate
Price
C$3.86
-0.03 (-0.77%)
Market Cap
C$341.4M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+24.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 71.5M (2021) → 88.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

BTB Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian company that owns and rents out commercial properties. Its portfolio includes office buildings, industrial facilities, and retail spaces, which it leases to businesses across Quebec and other parts of eastern Canada. BTB is a small REIT focused almost entirely on the Quebec market, giving it a regional identity that larger national landlords do not prioritize.

BTB makes money by collecting rent from its tenants under long-term lease agreements, which provides relatively steady and predictable income. The trust distributes most of that income to unitholders as monthly cash distributions, which is the standard model for Canadian REITs. With a market cap of roughly $300 million, BTB is a small player in the Canadian real estate sector, and its concentration in Quebec office and retail space is both its defining characteristic and its main risk, since weakness in those property types — particularly office demand following remote work trends — could pressure occupancy rates and rental income.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
59.3%
Premium pricing power — 59.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
55.6%
Excellent — 55.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.4%
Weak — 5.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.8%
Shrinking sales (-0.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-31.7%
Earnings shrinking (-31.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
130%
Turns 130% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.50
Elevated debt (1.50)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.84x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.2

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
7.77%
Healthy income — 7.77% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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