Q2 2026 Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CDPYF) maintained high physical occupancy of 97.5% in its same-property Canadian portfolio, significantly outperforming the national average of 95.3%.
- The company achieved 2.3% year-over-year growth in same-property occupied average monthly rent, driven by strong lease renewals and embedded mark-to-market opportunities in its legacy portfolio.
- Canadian same-property NOI margin remained strong at 64.2% for the first half of 2026, supported by effective cost initiatives and flat operating costs.
- The company's NCIB program continues to be highly accretive, with $71 million deployed in 2026 at an average price of $36 per unit, representing a significant discount to the June 30 NAV of $54 per unit.
- Early signs of market stabilization are emerging, with moderation in negative rent spreads on turnover, improving from -10.8% in Q1 to -7.1% in Q2, and further improving to -5.2% in July.
- The company has a strong balance sheet with a weighted average interest rate of 3.4% on mortgages and a weighted average term to maturity of 4.2 years, providing financial stability.
- Management is constructive on the GTA market, expecting it to approach a more balanced market in the coming quarters, which could drive improved rent growth.
- The company is implementing a new ERP system to enhance leasing capabilities, improve data-driven decision-making, and streamline processes for future cost optimization.
- Diluted FFO per unit decreased by 1.1% year-over-year to $0.654, primarily due to lost NOI from dispositions and higher financing costs.
- Market conditions remain competitive across the multifamily sector, with continued pressure on rent growth and occupancy.
- Approximately 51% of Canadian turnover came from residents with less than two years of tenure, who experienced an average rent decrease of 7.1% on turnover.
- New residential inducements granted increased significantly to $4.6 million in Q2 2026, up from $2.6 million a year ago, and are expected to remain elevated.
- The company's leverage ratio increased modestly to 41.2% of real support value as of June 30, 2026, due to fair value losses on investment properties.
- Approximately 20% of in-place rents for residents with less than two years of tenure remain more than 5% above estimated market rent, indicating further normalization is needed.
- Vancouver continues to face challenges with supply absorption, with net absorption expected to be pushed out to late 2027 or early 2028.
- Same-property Canadian operating revenue growth was modest at 0.8% in Q2, reflecting the softer operating environment.
Hello everyone.
Thank you for joining us and welcome to the Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call.
After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question-and-answer session.
If you would like to ask a question, please press *1 to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press. Star one again.
I will now hand the conference over to Nicole Dolan, Investor Relations. Nicole, please go ahead.
Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Before we begin, let me remind everyone that during our conference call this morning, we may include forward-looking statements about expected future events and the financial and operating results of CAPRE, which are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. We direct your attention to slide 2 and our other regulatory filings for important information about these statements.
I will now turn the call over to Brad Cutsi, President and Chief Executive
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