Brief Commentary On British Land Company Plc’s (LON:BLND) Fundamentals

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I’ve been keeping an eye on British Land Company Plc (LON:BLND) because I’m attracted to its fundamentals. Looking at the company as a whole, as a potential stock investment, I believe BLND has a lot to offer. Basically, it is a well-regarded dividend payer that has been able to sustain great financial health over the past. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on British Land here.

Adequate balance sheet average dividend payer

BLND is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This indicates that BLND has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. With a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.01%, BLND’s debt level is reasonable. This implies that BLND has a healthy balance between taking advantage of low cost debt funding as well as sufficient financial flexibility without succumbing to the strict terms of debt.

LSE:BLND Historical Debt June 22nd 18
LSE:BLND Historical Debt June 22nd 18

BLND is considered one of the top dividend payers in the market, and its profitability ensures that dividends are well-covered by its net income.

LSE:BLND Historical Dividend Yield June 22nd 18
LSE:BLND Historical Dividend Yield June 22nd 18

Next Steps:

For British Land, I’ve put together three relevant factors you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for BLND’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for BLND’s outlook.

  2. Historical Performance: What has BLND’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of BLND? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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