Red Flag- LAND still trades at a high premium (over 60%) to their NAV. Progression in NAV from their land appreciation has been slowing and is only $0.10 per share for the quarter vs. $0.48 in Q1.
Red Flag-Base management fees increased by 50% and selling commissions and dealer-manager fees even tripled. Overall fees totalled nearly $12.3m for H1 2022 vs. $6.6m in H1 2021. This compares to only $40.2m of lease revenue. This means over 30% of lease revenue gets paid to Gladstone (up from 20% in H1 2021). But only half of that is visible in the income statement as the selling commissions and dealer-manager fees get booked directly to the balance sheet.
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- Gladstone's debt is now straining its earnings, leaving the company dependent on share issuance to pay off notes and maintain dividends.
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LAND shares have sold off sharply since April. From a
high of $42.10on April 20, the price plunged to $21.23 on June 16. That's a loss of (-49.6)% in under two months, from which shares have only slightly recovered. It seems like most stocks would of come back a bit....