SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best performing segment with average total returns of 6.1 per cent followed by data centre S-Reits at 1.7 per cent.</li><li>The top five performing trusts and their respective total returns were: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (8.5 per cent), Frasers Hospitality Trust (6.7 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (5.1 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (4.2 per cent).</li></ul>

Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best performing segment with average total returns of 6.1 per cent followed by data centre S-Reits at 1.7 per cent.The top five performing trusts and their respective total returns were: CapitaLand Ascott Trust (8.5 per cent), Frasers Hospitality Trust (6.7 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.6 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (5.1 per cent) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (4.2 per cent).

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains

Acrophyte Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Of the 30 S-REITs which have declared full year 2022 distributions, median change in distribution per unit (DPU) increased marginally by 0.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y).</li><li>The five trusts with the highest y-o-y DPU increments for FY22 are: ARA US Hospitality Trust (760 per cent), Paragon REIT (34 per cent), CDL Hospitality Trusts (32 per cent), CapitaLand Ascott Trust (31 per cent) and Far East Hospitality Trust (24 per cent).</li><li>CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) declared a DPS of 5.63 Singapore cents for FY22, up 31.9 per cent y-o-y.</li></ul>

Of the 30 S-REITs which have declared full year 2022 distributions, median change in distribution per unit (DPU) increased marginally by 0.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y).The five trusts with the highest y-o-y DPU increments for FY22 are: ARA US Hospitality Trust (760 per cent), Paragon REIT (34 per cent), CDL Hospitality Trusts (32 per cent), CapitaLand Ascott Trust (31 per cent) and Far East Hospitality Trust (24 per cent).CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) declared a DPS of 5.63 Singapore cents for FY22, up 31.9 per cent y-o-y.

REIT Watch – Hospitality S-REITs’ DPU rebound 32% in 2022

<ul><li>From the 21 Oct to 21 Nov close, the STI rallied 9.4%, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks averaging 8.0% total returns.</li><li>The 100 stocks represent all key sectors, with Telecommunications, Banks, and Technology Sectors seeing the most net fund inflows, proportionate to their current market capitalisation over the month, while the Energy, Materials & Resources, and Utilities Sectors saw the most proportionate net fund outflows.</li><li>This saw the Telecommunications, Banks, and Technology Sectors book the highest net fund inflows, proportionate to their respective current market capitalisation over the month.</li></ul>

From the 21 Oct to 21 Nov close, the STI rallied 9.4%, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks averaging 8.0% total returns.The 100 stocks represent all key sectors, with Telecommunications, Banks, and Technology Sectors seeing the most net fund inflows, proportionate to their current market capitalisation over the month, while the Energy, Materials & Resources, and Utilities Sectors saw the most proportionate net fund outflows.This saw the Telecommunications, Banks, and Technology Sectors book the highest net fund inflows, proportionate to their respective current market capitalisation over the month.

Sectors & Stocks That Led the Past Month's Net Fund Inflows

Far East Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in Q3 2022 All hospitality trusts with Singapore assets observed significant improvements in occupancy and RevPAR (revenue per available room) in the last quarter, driven by the return of large-scale events and the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry, alongside pent-up demand for overseas travels.</li><li>Far East Hospitality Trust recorded that its Q3 2022 gross revenue increased 2.0 per cent yoy, led by growth from the hotel segment which increased 4.7 per cent.</li><li>Income available for distribution grew 12.0 per cent yoy from higher NPI and interest income.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in Q3 2022 All hospitality trusts with Singapore assets observed significant improvements in occupancy and RevPAR (revenue per available room) in the last quarter, driven by the return of large-scale events and the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry, alongside pent-up demand for overseas travels.Far East Hospitality Trust recorded that its Q3 2022 gross revenue increased 2.0 per cent yoy, led by growth from the hotel segment which increased 4.7 per cent.Income available for distribution grew 12.0 per cent yoy from higher NPI and interest income.

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-REITs ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in 3Q22 

REIT Watch - Industrial S-Reits see resilience despite macro challenges

Singapore

CDL Hospitality Trusts is a stapled group that invests in a diversified global portfolio of income-producing real estate for hospitality, hospitality-related, and other accommodation purposes, including hotels, resorts, student accommodation, and build-to-rent apartments. Its portfolio includes 22 properties across eight countries. The company is headquartered in Singapore and was founded in 2006.

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CDL Hospitality (CDREIT SP)

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains

Hospitality S-Reits among April’s top performers, averaging 6% gains However, by sub-segments within the index, hospitality S-Reits were the best...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – Hospitality S-REITs’ DPU rebound 32% in 2022

Of the 30 S-REITs which have declared full year 2022 distributions, median change in distribution per unit (DPU) increased marginally by 0.2 per...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Sectors & Stocks That Led the Past Month's Net Fund Inflows

From the 21 Oct to 21 Nov close, the STI rallied 9.4%, with Singapore’s 100 most traded stocks averaging 8.0% total returns. The 100 stocks...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-REITs ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in 3Q22

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in Q3 2022 All hospitality trusts with Singapore assets...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Industrial S-Reits see resilience despite macro challenges

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits ride on pent-up travel demand and the return of events in Q3 2022 All hospitality trusts with Singapore assets...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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