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Picton Property Income Limited

PCTN.L
48
REIT - Diversified · Real Estate
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Picton Property Income Limited is a UK-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages a portfolio of commercial properties across England. Its buildings include offices, industrial warehouses, and retail spaces, which it rents out to a range of business tenants. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and focuses entirely on the UK commercial property market.

Picton makes money by collecting rent from its tenants under long-term lease agreements, which creates a relatively steady income stream. It operates solely in the UK, with a market value of around £400 million, and its diversified mix of property types helps reduce the risk of relying too heavily on any single sector. The key growth driver is rising demand for industrial and logistics space, particularly warehouses used by e-commerce businesses, though the company faces ongoing risk from higher interest rates, which increase borrowing costs and can push commercial property values lower.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
68.5%
Premium pricing power — 68.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
52.5%
Excellent — 52.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.8%
Weak — 3.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-5.5%
Shrinking sales (-5.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-27.2%
Earnings shrinking (-27.2% 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
84%
Modest — 84% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.1%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.1%)

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
0.40
Conservative — low debt load (0.40)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.64x
Adequate interest coverage (6.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.4x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.4

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
-1.0
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.92%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.92% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-5.6%
no trend
Dividend cut (-5.6% YoY) — warning sign

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