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Chapter 19:. Investment Decisions: Ratios. Decision Making in Real Estate Centers Around Valuation. We examined the concept of market value in Chapters 8 & 9. As noted, professional real estate appraisers are often called on to estimate the market value of a property
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Chapter 19: Investment Decisions: Ratios
Decision Making in Real Estate Centers Around Valuation • We examined the concept of market value in Chapters 8 & 9. • As noted, professional real estate appraisers are often called on to estimate the market value of a property • Market value is the basis for economic transactions…..a buyer does not want to pay more than the market value of the property
Decision Making in Real Estate Centers Around Valuation • For many investors, however, market value is not the whole story • In fact, most real estate decisions are made with an investment motive
Decision Making in Real Estate Centers Around Valuation • Investment valuation calculations, whether implicit or explicit, are required: • When a property acquisition is contemplated • When a structure is • Modernized • Renovated • Abandoned • Demolished • When a site is developed • When a property is used as collateral for a loan.
Chapter Overview • Chapter introduces framework for making single-asset RE investment decisions • Focus is on a set of widely used ratios and multipliers • These single-year measures are relatively easy to calculate, but do not explicitly consider cash flows beyond 1st year of the analysis • Many investors also perform multi-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses, discussed in Chapter 20
A Word of Caution • This chapter and the next focuses on quantitative decision tools • Although quantitative valuation tools and techniques are widely used, their usefulness is limited by the quality of the cash flow assumption used by the analyst. • In short, the “garbage in, garbage out” maxim apples to real estate investing
Why Investment Value Differsfrom Market Value • Investors have different required yields • Different risk assessment • Different opportunity cost • Different access to financing(e.g., subprime vs. standard) • Different expectations: • Future rental rates • Vacancies • Uncertainty level
Centre Point Office Building: Assumptions • Total acquisition price: $885,000 • Property has 9 offices: 4 on 1st floor, 5 on 2nd • Contract rents: 6 @ $1,800/mo., 3 @ $1,400/mo. • Annual market rent increase: 3% • Vacancy & collection loss: 10% • Operating expenses: 40% of EGI • Capital expenditures: 5% of EGI
1st Step in Investment Analysis:Estimating NOI PGI Potential Gross Income • VC Vacancy & Collection Loss +MI Miscellaneous Income = EGI Effective Gross Income • OE Operating Expenses • CAPX Capital Expenditures = NOI Net Operating Income
Centre Point: Projected 1st-Year NOI Potential gross income (PGI) − Vacancy & collection loss (VC) = Effective gross income (EGI) Operating expenses (OE) − Capital expenditures (CAPX) = Net operating income (NOI) $180,000 18,000 162,000 64,800 8,100 89,100
Appraisal Terminology and Pro Forma: (“Above line”) PGI −VC = EGI − OE − CAPX Reserve = NOI Investment Terminology and Pro Forma (“Below line”) PGI −VC = EGI −OE = NOI − CAPX = Net cash flow How Are Expected Capital Expenditures Treated in the Proforma? For consistency, we will assume an “above-line treatment throughout the course
Maintenance vs. CapitalExpenditures • Operating expense: • Keeps property operating and competitive • Does not increase value or extend useful life • Examples: Minor roof repairs, air conditioner servicing • Capital Expenditures: • Increases market value • Or extend useful life of property • Examples: Roof replacement, air-conditioner replacement
More on Net Operating Income • NOI: $'s that flow out of the property • NOI is the property's "dividend" • The projected stream of NOI is the fundamental determinant of value • NOI must be sufficient to service the mtg debt and provide equity investor with an acceptable return on equity.
Evaluating Cash Flow Estimates • Are income and expenses items appropriate? • Only income and expenses that a landlord with a full service lease would pay. • Are they consistent with comparable properties? • Are projected trends reasonable? • Vacancy and rental rate growth? • Expense growth? • Are social and legal environments stable? • Evidence of neighborhood change? • New land use controls? • Tax law changes?
Borrowing (Leveraging) • Why do investors borrow? • Limited financial resources • Leverage amplifies equity returns • To permit portfolio diversification • Cash flow effect of borrowing: Net operating income −Debt service_____________ = Before-tax cash flow (BTCF)
Financing for Centre Point • Terms • 75% loan, 30 years, 8%, up-front fees of 3% • Net loan proceeds: = $663,750 − (0.03 x 663,750) = $663,750 – $19,913 = $643,837.50 • Equity = $885,000 - $643,837.5 = $241,163 • Payment: $4,870.36 or $58,444 per year
Centre Point: Estimated Before-Tax Cash Flow = Net operating income $89,100 - Debt service_____________ 58,444 = Before-tax cash flow (BTCF) $30,656
Traditional Ratios to AnalyzeInvestment Real Estate • Profitability ratios • Capitalization rate • Equity dividend rate • Multipliers • Net income multiplier • Gross income multiplier (GIM) • Financial risk ratios • Operating expense ratio • Loan-to-value ratio (LTV) • Debt coverage ratio
Profitability Ratios: Capitalization Rate • Capitalization rate (going-in) • Centre Point example: Ro is return on funds supplied by both equity investor(s) and lender. As such, it measures overall income producing ability of property.
Profitability Ratios: Capitalization Rate • Is 10.1% an acceptable overall cap rate? • Question can only be answered by comparisons with cap rates on similar properties in the market • Investors will primarily rely on cap rate information they abstract from observed transactions in the local market • However, regularly published surveys also provide useful information on cap rate trends
Example: Real Estate Research Corporation Cap Rate Survey • Cap rates vary inversely with quality • Rates vary by property type risk
Profitability Ratios: Equity Dividend Rate • Equity dividend rate (EDR): • Residual cash flow return to equity investment • Commonly called “cash-on-cash” return • Common reference point for smaller investments • Centre Point example:
Multipliers: Net Income Multiplier • Net income multiplier: • Centre Point example: Reciprocal of cap rate; conveys identical information Would you always prefer the opportunity with the lowest NIM?
Multipliers: Gross Income Multiplier • Gross income multiplier (GIM): • Centre Point Example: • Cautions: • - Use only among similar properties • - Clarify PGI before using
Financial Risk Ratios: Operating Expense Ratio • Operating expense ratio: • Centre Point example: • Seasoned analysts watch deviations from normal
Financial Risk Ratios: Loan-to-Value Ratio • Loan-to-value ratio (LTV): • Centre Point example: • Lenders generally want LTV of first mortgage to be no greater than 75–80% of acquisition price
Financial Risk Ratios: Debt Coverage Ratio • Debt coverage ratio (DCR): • Centre Point example: • Primary risk assessment ratio used by lenders • Indicates amount of “cash flow cushion” • above that needed to pay debt service
Pros and Cons of Ratios • Pros • Quick and easy to compute • Intuitive • Facilitates comparison with similar properties • No explicit assumptions about future • Cons • No clear benchmarks for acceptable range • Only a partial view of performance • No explicit assumptions about future
Example 19-1 • You are considering the purchase of a small office building for $1,975,000 today • Your expectations include these: • First-year gross potential income of $340,000; • Vacancy and collection losses equal to 15% of PGI; • Operating expenses equal to 40% of EGI; • Capital expenditures equal to 5% of EGI • A 1,481,250 first mortgage loan (75% LTV) with an annual interest rate of 7% • Loan will be amortized over 25 years with a monthly payment of $10,469.17 • Up-front financing cost will equal 2% of the loan amount • Required equity investment is $523,375 [$1,975,000 – ($1,481,250 - $29,625)].
Example 19-1: 1st Year Ratios Going in cap rate: Equity dividend rate: (Effective) gross income multiplier:
Example 19-1: 1st Year Ratios Operating expense ratio: Debt coverage ratio: