Mainstreet Equity (TSX:MEQ) FFO Growth Supports Bullish Narratives Despite One‑Off‑Boosted EPS

Mainstreet Equity (TSX:MEQ) has just wrapped up FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of CA$70.5 million and basic EPS of CA$10.0, capping a trailing twelve month performance of CA$276.3 million in revenue and CA$30.8 in EPS. Over the past year, the company has seen revenue climb from CA$249.8 million to CA$276.3 million while EPS moved from CA$21.4 to CA$30.8, alongside trailing net income increasing from CA$199.9 million to CA$287.0 million and FFO per share improving from CA$9.83 to CA$11.43. Taken together, the latest print points to substantially fatter margins that will have investors weighing how much of this uplift is sustainable versus one off driven.

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With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to stack these results against the dominant narratives around Mainstreet Equity and see which stories hold up and which ones need a rethink.

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FFO per share climbs to CA$11.43

• On a trailing basis, FFO per share reached CA$11.43, up from CA$9.83 a year earlier, with quarterly FFO per share in FY 2025 ranging between CA$2.36 and CA$3.22.
• What stands out for a bullish angle is that this FFO progression gives a cash flow based backdrop to the 43.6% earnings growth, even though:
  • Reported net income of CA$287.0 million in the last twelve months includes a CA$235.0 million one off gain that flatters EPS.
  • Trailing revenue of CA$276.3 million and FFO per share of CA$11.43 show the core rental engine contributing alongside that non recurring boost.

43.6% earnings growth with a catch

• Earnings grew 43.6% over the past year with a 5 year compound growth rate of 13.6% per year, but a CA$235.0 million one off gain is identified as a major driver of the trailing twelve month profit jump to CA$287.0 million.
• Critics highlight that the bearish worry about earnings quality is grounded in the numbers, because:
  • Net profit margins are described as higher than last year at around 80%, yet that level is explicitly linked to the CA$235.0 million non recurring gain.
  • Without that one off item, the 43.6% reported growth rate would be materially lower, so headline profitability overstates the ongoing earning power of the portfolio.

Low 5.9x P/E versus DCF fair value

• Mainstreet trades at a P/E of 5.9 times, well below the North American real estate industry average of 15.5 times and the Canadian market P/E of 16.2 times, while the CA$182.10 share price sits above the DCF fair value estimate of CA$165.01.
• What is interesting for value focused investors is how this combination both supports and complicates a bullish thesis, because:
  • The below industry P/E alongside forecast revenue growth of about 6.02% per year points to a stock that screens as inexpensive relative to its growth outlook.
  • At the same time, the DCF fair value running below the current price and the note that interest payments are not well covered by earnings highlight that balance sheet pressure and cash flow assumptions matter as much as the simple multiple.

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Next Steps

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Mainstreet Equity combines rising FFO with low earnings multiples, but heavy reliance on a large one off gain and weak interest coverage expose financial fragility.

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