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Real Estate Credit Investments Limited

RECI.L
45
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
117.00 GBp
-0.50 (-0.43%)
Market Cap
£258.6M
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
45
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
Strong
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

3.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 229.3M (2022) → 221.7M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Real Estate Credit Investments Limited (RECI) is a closed-end investment fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. It lends money to real estate borrowers and buys bonds backed by property loans, mainly across Western Europe. The fund focuses on complex or higher-risk property deals that traditional banks often avoid, targeting returns through credit rather than owning buildings directly.

RECI makes money by collecting interest on its loans and bonds, passing most of that income to shareholders as dividends. It is managed externally by Cheyne Capital, a London-based alternative asset manager with specialist expertise in real estate credit. The fund's competitive position rests on Cheyne's deal-sourcing network and its ability to structure loans in less competitive corners of the market. The main risk is that rising defaults or falling European property values could reduce the value of its loan book and pressure dividend payments to investors.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
92.3%
Excellent — 92.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% 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
-13.2%
Shrinking sales (-13.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-31.5%
Earnings shrinking (-31.5% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-87%
Weak — only -87% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-50.8%
Burning cash (-50.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.39
Conservative — low debt load (0.39)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.1x
Fair value — P/E 17.1

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
+6.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.1 → 10.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
10.26%
Healthy income — 10.26% 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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