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A single building complex on the waterfront of St. George’s, Grenada, gives local and regional investors a listed stake in the island’s cruise-tourism economy.
Grenreal Property Corporation has been the only publicly traded property company on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange for nearly two decades.
| Full name | Grenreal Property Corporation Limited |
|---|---|
| Ticker / exchange | GPCL · Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE) |
| Headquarters | Melville Street, St. George’s, Grenada |
| Sector | Commercial real estate — retail leasing |
| Employees | Not disclosed in available sources (aggregator estimate: ~3) |
| Market value (market cap) | XCD 41.4 m / US$41.4 m (our calculation: 7,662,598 shares × XCD 5.40 (US$5)) |
| Yearly revenue (latest audited) | XCD 4.02 m / US$4.02 m (FY 2016; most recent year with audited financials publicly available) |
| Net profit / (loss) | XCD (506,435) / US$(506,435) net loss — FY 2016 |
| Net margin | Negative (net loss year; operating profit before finance costs: XCD 1.72 m (US$2 mn)) |
| Return on equity | Negative (FY 2016 net loss on equity base of XCD 35.9 m (US$36 mn)) |
| Price-to-earnings | Not meaningful (loss-making year; share price flat at XCD 5.40 (US$5)) |
| Dividend yield | Not disclosed in available sources |
| Website | grenreal.com |
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What it is
Grenreal was set up to run a shopping centre with duty-free facilities sitting right next to the new cruise-ship port complex in St. George’s, Grenada.
In 2007 it merged with Bruce Street Commercial Complex Limited, adding the adjacent Dr. Jan Bosch Building to its portfolio, and the combined company listed on the ECSE on 21 July 2008.
Today the company operates the Esplanade Mall, which houses duty-free shops — perfumes, cosmetics, jewellery, souvenirs — along with apparel stores and a range of dining options including fast-food outlets and pastry shops. Grenreal holds a structural competitive advantage as the only cruise-passenger mall on the island.
Who owns it
The company was specifically set up to let local and regional private professionals and institutional investors benefit from the positive effects on real estate of Grenada’s growing cruise-tourism industry. The board represents an institutional consortium rather than a single controlling family.
Board seats are held by nominees of: Zublin Grenada Ltd, Guardian General Insurance (OECS) Limited, Grenada Ports Authority, Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited, the National Insurance Scheme, Caribbean Financial Services Limited, and St. George’s Newport Property Development Company Limited.
There are 7,662,598 ordinary shares issued out of 15,000,000 authorised, plus 550,572 preference shares. The exact percentage held by each institutional shareholder is not disclosed in available sources.
Who runs it
Ms. Lindy Smith-McLeod serves as Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer.
Dennis S. M.
Cornwall is the Chief Executive Officer. Ronald L.
Hughes, who entered the insurance industry in 1984 and later became Managing Director of a regional insurer, serves as Chairman of the board.
The money, in plain words
The business earns its income by leasing commercial units to retail and food tenants in the two structurally connected mall buildings, recording this in a single set of IFRS-compliant financial statements. In the last publicly available audited year (FY 2016), total rental and service income came to XCD 4.02 million (US$4.02 m) — the revenue line that covers every dollar of rent, kiosk fees, service recharges, and parking.
That revenue was more than consumed by operating costs and the interest bill on a XCD 24.4 m (US$24.4 m) syndicated bond used to finance the properties, leaving a net loss of XCD 506,435 (US$506,000). The company’s investment property — the two mall buildings — was carried on the balance sheet at XCD 65.96 m (US$65.96 m) in 2016, but no new properties have been acquired or disposed of, and both buildings are treated as a single facility for financial reporting.
The share price has held flat at XCD 5.40 (US$5.40), with no movement recorded within the 52-week range — reflecting thin trading on a small exchange. At that price, the total market value (market capitalisation) of the ordinary shares is XCD 41.4 m (US$41.4 m), a small premium to the audited equity book value of XCD 35.9 m (US$36 mn) recorded in 2016 (our calculation).
What it is doing now
A notice of shareholders meeting was issued for 20 June 2024, and an AGM notice was filed on the ECSE in October 2025, confirming the company remains an active reporting issuer. Covid-era stresses — a moratorium on its bond payments, tenant discounts, and a sharp cut in the appraised value of its property — appear to have been the defining financial chapter of the 2020s so far, with audited results post-2016 not yet publicly filed on the ECSE at the time of writing.
The company’s real estate investments remain confined to Grenada, and the listing on the ECSE remains part of the explicit strategy to access Caribbean capital markets for future growth.
What to watch
- Cruise-traffic recovery. The Grenada Tourism Authority has been monitoring the global tourism market closely; cruise bookings were already increasing at the time of the 2020 filing. The pace of recovery directly drives occupancy and rental rates.
- Syndicate Bond. A XCD 24.4 m (US$24.4 m) long-term loan dominates the balance sheet. Any refinancing, repayment, or further moratorium would materially change the interest cost and, therefore, whether the company earns a profit at all.
- Overdue financials. No audited statements beyond 2016 are publicly available on the ECSE at the time of writing. Investors should monitor the ECSE filings page for the post-2020 audited accounts, which will show how revenue and property values have moved through the tourism rebound.
- Illiquid shares. The 52-week price range is XCD 5.40 (US$5)–5.40 — the share has not traded at any other price in the past year. Anyone wanting to enter or exit a position should expect difficulty finding a counterparty.
Sources
- ECSE Issuer Profile — Grenreal Property Corporation Ltd (GPCL)
- ECSE Historical Data — GPCL share price and capital structure
- Grenreal Property Corporation Limited — Audited Financial Statements, 31 December 2016 (ECSE)
- Grenreal — ECSRC Annual Report Form K, Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020 (Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission)
- ECSRC Issuer Network — Grenreal Property Corporation Ltd company profile
- Grenreal Property Corporation — About (company website)
- Market data: EODHD.
This is news, not investment advice.
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