Editing Primary Health Properties PLC: Update

== Summary ==

== Succession Planning ==
On 12th December 2022, the company announced that Harry Hyman will officially step down as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) at the company's 2024 annual general meeting (AGM), which, based on the dates of the company's last five AGMs, we estimate will take place between 1st April 2024 and 11th June 2024, and on a Wednesday.

The company previously indicated/announced that Mr. Hyman will step down around that time, so the announcement is in-line with the market expectations. 

The search for the next CEO is being led by the company's chairman and non-executive director Steven Owen. To help maintain the independence of a non-executive director position, the position is normally served by someone for a maximum nine years. For Mr. Owen, the nine years will elapse in January 2023; however, to ensure a smooth transition of the CEO position, he will remain as the chairman until the new CEO appointment, subject to shareholder approval. Also, he will remain a member of the Nomination Committee and ESG Committee until the appointment, and cease to be a member of the Remuneration Committee from 31<sup>st</sup> December 2022. 



{| class="wikitable"
|+The dates of the company's last five AGMs
!#
!Date
!Day of the week
|-
|1
|27th April 2022
|Wednesday
|-
|2
|12th May 2021
|Wednesday
|-
|3
|1st April 2020
|Wednesday
|-
|4
|11th June 2019
|Tuesday
|-
|5
|18th April 2018
|Wednesday
|}



, in the last five years, 

is scheduled to take place


its Chief Executive Officer will step down 


Harry Hyman, Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), has expressed his intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer of PHP at its annual general meeting in 2024 ("2024 AGM"). 


== Value Creation Award Win ==

== Financials ==


== Risks ==
As with any investment, investing in Primary Health Properties carries a level of risk. Overall, based on the company's market beta (i.e. 0.531), the degree of risk associated with an investment in Primary Health Properties is relatively 'high'. Here, to estimate the adjusted beta, we used the iShares MSCI World ETF to represent the market portfolio; and in terms of the time period and frequency of observations, we used five years of monthly data (i.e. 60 observations in total), which is supported by a study and is the most common choice.

For us, currently, the biggest risk to the valuation of the company relates to macro-economic factors, in particular unexpected and sudden changes in inﬂation and interest rates movements.

== Valuation ==
Research suggests that in terms of estimating the expected return of an investment over a period of 12-months or less, the approach that is more accurate is the relative valuation approach, so that's the approach that we suggest using to determine the estimated value of the company.

==== What's the expected return of an investment in Primary Health Properties using the relative valuation approach? ====
Accordingly, we estimate that the expected return of an investment in Primary Health Properties Plc over the next 12-months is 57%. In other words, an £100,000 investment in the company is expected to return £157,000 within 12-months from now. The assumptions used to estimate the return figure can be found in the table below.

Assuming that a suitable return level in the 12 months is 10% and Primary Health Properties Plc achieves its expected return level (of 57%), then an investment in the company is considered to be a 'suitable' one.

==== What are the assumptions used to estimate the return figure? ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key inputs
!Description
!Value
!Commentary
|-
|Which type of multiple do you want to use?
|P/FFO
|The FFO does not account for depreciation in properties but rather adds back the depreciation value back to the net income. Furthmore, FFO deducts any gains or losses from the sale of assets, since including the transaction would result in discrepancies in the revenues reported in each period. Accordingly, we suggest valuing the company using the Price to Funds From Operations (P/FFO) ratio.
|-
|In regards to the P/FFO multiple, for the FFO figure, which year to you want to use?
|Twelve months ahead
|Research suggests that when using the relative valuation approach, it's best to use a time period of 12 months or less. Accordingly, for the FFO figure, we suggest using the twelve months ahead.
|-
|In regards to the P/FFO multiple, what multiple figure do you want to use?
|18x
|According to Bloomberg, Primary Health Properties Plc closest peers trade on a multiple of 18x.
|-
|Which financial forecasts to use?
|Proactive Investors
|Here, we have used the forecasts of Proactive Investors.
|-
|What's the current value of the company?
|£981.20 million
|As at 22nd November 2022, the current value of Primary Health Properties Plc is £981.20 million.
|-
|Which time period do you want to use to estimate the expected return?
|Between now and one year time
|Research suggests that when using the relative valuation approach, it's best to estimate the expected return of the company between now and one year time.
|}
Health Care REIT
{| class="wikitable"
|+Peers
!Company name
!Bloomberg ticker
!Primary exchange
!Classification
!Industry
!Market capitalisation (GBP)
!BF P/FFO
!Yield (%)
!Interest cover (x)
!Total debt/total capital
|-
|Primary Health  Properties PLC
|PHP LN
|
|
|
|1,459m
|0.168
|5.95%
|N/A
|46%
|-
|Assura PLC
|AGR LN
|
|Multi Asset Class Own & Develop
|Real Estate Owners & Developers
|1,578m
| --
|5.77%
|3.77
|41%
|-
|Aedifica SA
|AED BB
|
|Multi Asset Class Own & Develop
|Real Estate Owners & Developers
|2,660m
|14.8279
|4.75%
|5.91
|43%
|-
|Target Healthcare REIT PLC
|THRL LN
|
|Multi Asset Class Own & Develop
|Real Estate Owners & Developers
|477m
| --
|8.78%
|8.35
|25%
|-
|Cofinimmo SA
|COFB BB
|
|Multi Asset Class Own & Develop
|Real Estate Owners & Developers
|2,340m
|11.3873
|7.12%
|7.80
|44%
|-
|Impact Healthcare Reit PLC
|IHR LN
|
|Multi Asset Class Own & Develop
|Real Estate Owners & Developers
|404m
|0.1111
|6.51%
|N/A
|22%
|}

== Sensitive analysis ==
The two main inputs that result in the greatest change in the expected return of the Primary Health Properties Plc investment are, in order of importance (from highest to lowest):

# The P/FFO multiple (the default multiple is 18x); and
# The twelve months ahead FFO forecast (the default forecast is €98.78 million).

The impact of a 10% change in those main inputs to the expected return of the Primary Health Properties Plc investment is shown in the table below.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Primary Health Properties investment expected return sensitive analysis
!Main input
!10% worse
!Unchanged
!10% better
|-
|The P/FFO multiple
|43%
|57%
|73%
|-
|The twelve months ahead FFO forecast
|43%
|57%
|73%
|}

== Appendix ==