Royce Investment Partners Comments on Altus Group

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Oct 27, 2020

In Real Estate, we also enjoyed relative and absolute success with Altus Group (TSX:AIF, Financial), a Canadian company that provides real estate consulting and advisory services, which was particularly strong. Its stock price surged after the company reported earnings in August that exceeded expectations, showing a business model with impressive resilience despite COVID-related economic shutdowns. Altus's property tax consulting revenue was also notably strong, with solid growth and expanding margins. All of this suggested to us that its profit outlook is stronger than was previously appreciated by investors. The company's cloud-based services are also adapting well to the work-from-home transition among its clients.

From Royce Investments Partners' International Premier third-quarter 2020 update and outlook.