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SUPERMARKET INCOME REIT PLC - Audited results for the year ended 30 June 2026 and publication of annual report

Supermarket Income REIT
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What this filing means

A mixed set of audited numbers: Supermarket Income REIT grew its portfolio 23.7% to £2,010m and lifted IFRS EPS 39.4%, but the operational earnings measure the market watches — EPRA EPS — fell 4.1% to 5.7 pence, leaving the 6.2p dividend uncovered at 93% cover. Leverage jumped 12.8 percentage points to 43.9% LTV, within 1.1ppts of the company's own 45% ceiling. The EPRA deterioration, uncovered payout and near-ceiling leverage together make a negative directional read appropriate.

Supermarket Income REIT owns grocery stores and collects inflation-linked rent. This year it bought a lot more property and its accounting profit jumped, but the cash-like earnings it uses to pay dividends actually shrank — so the dividend now costs more than the company earns from operations. It also borrowed a lot more, getting close to its own borrowing limit. The growth is real, but it is being funded with debt and the payout is stretched.

Bull case

  • IFRS earnings per share rose 39.4% to 6.9 pence, delivering meaningful earnings growth.
  • Portfolio valuation grew 23.7% to £2,010m year-on-year, reflecting substantial underlying asset value expansion.
  • Acquired £454m of accretive properties, scaling the Blue Owl joint venture to £855m.
  • Dividend per share rose 1.0% to 6.2 pence.
  • Company is targeting sustainable minimum dividend growth of 2% per annum from FY27 onward.

Bear case

  • Dividend cover at 93% means the declared 6.2p dividend exceeded EPRA earnings of 5.7p — the dividend is uncovered.
  • LTV rose to 43.9%, leaving only 1.1ppts of headroom to the company's 45% maximum ceiling.
  • EPRA earnings per share fell 4.1% year-on-year to 5.7p despite £454m of accretive acquisitions during the year.
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SENS-AI conclusion

Two stories in one filing. The growth engine is working: £454m of acquisitions, a 23.7% portfolio valuation uplift, and a 39.4% IFRS EPS jump. But the operational earnings measure declined, the dividend is uncovered, and leverage is nearly at the self-imposed ceiling — the board is paying out more than EPRA earnings while borrowing to grow. The combination of falling EPRA EPS, an uncovered dividend and leverage 1.1 percentage points from its ceiling makes a Bearish read appropriate. So what: the market still needs the full annual report to show whether rental income and cash flow can restore dividend cover before the LTV ceiling forces a choice between growth and the payout.

The full annual report is where the market will test whether rental income growth and operating cash flow can restore dividend cover without breaching the 45% LTV ceiling.

Evidence from the filing

  • IFRS earnings per share rose 39.4% to 6.9 pence, delivering meaningful earnings growth.

    “IFRS earnings per share 6.9 pence 4.9 pence +39.4%”

  • Portfolio valuation grew 23.7% to £2,010m year-on-year, reflecting substantial underlying asset value expansion.

    “Portfolio valuationNote1,3 £2,010m £1,625m +23.7%”

  • Acquired £454m of accretive properties, scaling the Blue Owl joint venture to £855m.

    “Acquired £454 million of accretive properties in the year, diversifying the portfolio and scaling the JV with Blue Owl to £855 million”

  • Dividend per share rose 1.0% to 6.2 pence.

    “Dividend per share declared 6.2 pence 6.1 pence +1.0%”

  • Company is targeting sustainable minimum dividend growth of 2% per annum from FY27 onward.

    “targeting sustainable minimum dividend growth of 2% per annum from FY27”

  • Dividend cover at 93% means the declared 6.2p dividend exceeded EPRA earnings of 5.7p — the dividend is uncovered.

    “Dividend coverNote1,2 93% 98% -5.0ppts”

  • LTV rose to 43.9%, leaving only 1.1ppts of headroom to the company's 45% maximum ceiling.

    “Loan to valueNote1,3 43.9% 31.1% +12.8ppts”

  • EPRA earnings per share fell 4.1% year-on-year to 5.7p despite £454m of accretive acquisitions during the year.

    “EPRA earnings per shareNote1 5.7 pence 6.0 pence -4.1%”
Category
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Event posture
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Published
Sep 16, 2026

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