Risk factor
Very high price volatility
Profitability factor
Greatly undervalued vs peers
About
London & Associated Properties is a fully listed property investment company specialising in retail. It owns a portfolio of shopping centres and other retail property currently worth some £78m. LAP also invests in joint ventures with institutional co-owners; these have included Oaktree Capital Management, Schroders and Bank of Scotland. LAMS, LAP's directly owned subsidiary, is an property asset manager that carries out both asset management and property management for third parties. These parties have included the Lloyds Bank, NAMA, Deloittes and Grant Thornton as well as the joint ventures in which LAP has invested. LAP also has a 41.5% interest in Bisichi Mining Plc, a fully listed mining company. Bisichi owns a retail property portfolio that is also managed by LAP.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly undervalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is undervalued on EV/EBITDA, underpriced o