Hardly a month has gone by this year that Resilient Reit hasn’t tested another new high. In early November, the perennial outperformer hit a record of R144, bringing the counter’s share price gain for the year to date to 25% (to November 13). That compares to a 4.5% rise in the SA listed property index as a whole over the same period and places the mall owner as one of the sector’s top performers year to date — alongside mostly pure offshore plays like Sirius Real Estate, Greenbay Properties and MAS Real Estate. The continued rise in its share price no doubt places Resilient in expensive territory. At a forward dividend yield of around 4.6% the counter is now the only SA-based property stock trading at a yield below 5% — compared to yields of 8.5%-14% on offer from most other local counters. However, the general view among analysts and fund managers is that Resilient’s demanding valuation is justified by its impressive earnings growth track record and management’s ability to create ...

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