Franklin Real Estate Securituies Fund Cl A (FREEX)
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Franklin Real Estate Securituies Fund Cl A (FREEX) — VMCI valuation read
Franklin Real Estate Securituies Fund Cl A sits at VMCI 32/100, with the Real Estate sector median at 50. That 18-point spread is the first thing to note on FREEX: it tells the reader the composite is unfavorable before any single ratio is examined, and the mid-cap tier sets the comparison set.
Form 4 disclosures on FREEX are blank for the trailing 30 days. With the insider channel offline, the EV/EBITDA delta, free-cash-flow trajectory, and the next earnings print do the talking.
**Investor frame.** The Value read on FREEX: FREEX trades at 18.0x earnings, 0% above the Real Estate median of 18.0x, with EV/EBITDA at 13.0x against 12.0x. The Quality read: ROIC of 8.0% trails the Real Estate median (10.0%) by 2.0pp. The Risk read: net debt to EBITDA of 3.2x is the binding constraint on the bear case, anchoring the bear scenario on a measurable balance-sheet metric.
FREEX fell 1.5% over the trailing 7 days, with a -12.9% read on a 30-day basis.
Normally, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies operating in the real estate industry predominantly in the United States, including: companies qualifying under federal tax law as real estate investment trusts (REITs); and companies that derive at least half of their assets or revenues from the ownership, construction, management, operation, development or sale of commercial or residential real estate (such as real estate operating or service companies, homebuilders, lodging providers, and developers). It is non-diversified.
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