Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. BNL

Competitive advantage analysis · real-estate

REIT Specialized
Overall moat score
77/100
Strong

About Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. is an industrial-focused, diversified net lease real estate investment trust that invests in primarily single-tenant commercial real estate properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to a diversified group of tenants. We primarily, and selectively, invest in real estate across industrial and retail property types. We target properties with credit-worthy tenants in industries characterized … Full BNL analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong NOI Margins NOI margins are strong (score 0.91), demonstrating rent pricing power.
  • Stable NOI Performance NOI stability is excellent (score 1.00), suggesting reliable rent streams.

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Rent Pricing Power

Strong
95

Where BNL ranks in REIT - Diversified

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. ranks #3 of 20 scored companies in REIT - Diversified by moat score — the top 15%. The widest moat in the group is Gladstone Commercial Corporatio (GOOD) at 78/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near BNL in REIT - Diversified
# Company Moat score Rating
1 Gladstone Commercial Corporatio GOOD 78/100 Strong
2 Gladstone Commercial Corporatio GOODN 78/100 Strong
3 Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. BNL 77/100 Strong
4 One Liberty Properties, Inc. OLP 73/100 Moderate
5 W. P. Carey Inc. REIT WPC 71/100 Moderate
6 Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. ESRT 67/100 Moderate
7 American Assets Trust, Inc. AAT 66/100 Moderate
8 CTO Realty Growth, Inc. CTO 64/100 Moderate
9 VICI Properties Inc. VICI 64/100 Moderate

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How BNL scores on the REIT Specialized defenses

Rent Pricing Power

Score 95 · 20% of the moat score

For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.

AFFO Strength

Score 91 · 18% of the moat score

AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.

Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital

Score 76 · 20% of the moat score

Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.

Capital Recycling & Growth

Score 46 · 16% of the moat score

REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.

Operational Efficiency

Score 93 · 14% of the moat score

Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.

Portfolio Quality & Diversification

Score 64 · 12% of the moat score

Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.

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Understanding BNL's moat

What is Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.'s moat score?

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (BNL) scores 77 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as strong. It ranks #3 of 20 scored companies in REIT - Diversified, the top 15%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 21 companies in REIT - Diversified. Its strongest defense is Rent Pricing Power (95/100) and its weakest is Capital Recycling & Growth (46/100).

How does Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. compare with other REIT - Diversified companies?

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. ranks #3 of 20 scored companies in REIT - Diversified by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Diversified is Gladstone Commercial Corporatio (GOOD) at 78/100. The companies ranked closest are Gladstone Commercial Corporatio (GOODN) at 78 just above it and One Liberty Properties, Inc. (OLP) at 73 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 21 companies in REIT - Diversified. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. scored with the REIT Specialized template?

A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.?

The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and BNL scores: Rent Pricing Power (95), AFFO Strength (91), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (76), Capital Recycling & Growth (46), Operational Efficiency (93), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (64). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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