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Jefferies strategist Chris Wood made an interesting comment in his 4Q21 Asia Maxima report. He expressed a bullish view on Singaporean residential property developers, quoting a 40% discount to book and rapidly improving fundamentals. Here is a short report on the sector to figure out whether his bullishness is warranted or not.
<ul>
<li>
Supply &amp; demand for residential property is not necessarily out of sync. The 2009-2013 period was a bubble and should not be seen as a baseline.
</li>
<li>
The retail, office and hospitality segments have suffered over the past two years due to cross-border travel restrictions, working from home during the pandemic and the threat from e-commerce. But several of these factors are one-off in nature.
</li>
<li>
I see value in City Developments, given high-quality assets, excellent execution and an upside of almost +60% using reasonable assumptions.
</li>
<li>
I’m also bullish on small-cap Bukit Sembawang, which sit on a valuable land bank and has won awards as one of the best property developers in Singapore.
</li>
</ul>

Jefferies strategist Chris Wood made an interesting comment in his 4Q21 Asia Maxima report. He expressed a bullish view on Singaporean residential property developers, quoting a 40% discount to book and rapidly improving fundamentals. Here is a short report on the sector to figure out whether his bullishness is warranted or not.


Supply &amp; demand for residential property is not necessarily out of sync. The 2009-2013 period was a bubble and should not be seen as a baseline.


The retail, office and hospitality segments have suffered over the past two years due to cross-border travel restrictions, working from home during the pandemic and the threat from e-commerce. But several of these factors are one-off in nature.


I see value in City Developments, given high-quality assets, excellent execution and an upside of almost +60% using reasonable assumptions.


I’m also bullish on small-cap Bukit Sembawang, which sit on a valuable land bank and has won awards as one of the best property developers in Singapore.



Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia), SCCM Asia Research

SCCM Asia Research

Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

<h2>Singapore</h2><h3>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)</h3><table class="table table-striped"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;"> </td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">PRIME</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">KORE</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.85pt;">Period</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.85pt;">1H21</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.85pt;">1H21</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.9pt;">Gross Revenue (S$m)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.9pt;">72.1 (+1.2% YoY)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.9pt;">68.38 (-3% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">NPI (S$m)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">46.3 (-2.3% YoY)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">40.58 (-3.1% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">DPU (S$ c)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">3.33 (-5.4% YoY)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">3.16 (+1.9% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">NAV per Unit (S$)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">0.86</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">0.82</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">P/B (x)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">0.98</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">0.95</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">Occupancy (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">91.7</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">90.5</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 7.2pt;">Reversion (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 7.2pt;">10.5</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 7.2pt;">5.4</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">Gearing (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">34.4</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">37.1</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">Cost of Debt (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">3.2</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">2.82</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">1 Yr Fwd Yield (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">8.45</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">7.77</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">Debt Hedged (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">86%</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">84.7</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.35pt;">Target Price</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">N/A</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.35pt;">N/A</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt; height: 14.85pt;">Rating</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.85pt;">N/A</td><td style="width: 141.2pt; height: 14.85pt;">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table>

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached) PRIMEKOREPeriod1H211H21Gross Revenue (S$m)72.1 (+1.2% YoY)68.38 (-3% YoY)NPI (S$m)46.3 (-2.3% YoY)40.58 (-3.1% YoY)DPU (S$ c)3.33 (-5.4% YoY)3.16 (+1.9% YoY)NAV per Unit (S$)0.860.82P/B (x)0.980.95Occupancy (%)91.790.5Reversion (%)10.55.4Gearing (%)34.437.1Cost of Debt (%)3.22.821 Yr Fwd Yield (%)8.457.77Debt Hedged (%)86%84.7Target PriceN/AN/ARatingN/AN/A

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (04Aug21) - PRIME High Opex Offset Robust Reversions

<h2>Singapore</h2>
<h3>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)</h3>
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SGREIT
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CDREIT
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
FEHT
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
OUECT
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
FIRT
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
FHT
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Period
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2H21
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1H21
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1H21
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1H21
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1H21
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
9M21
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Gross Revenue (S$ m)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
92.9 (10.5% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
66.2 (27.2% YoY)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
41.6 (-6.1% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
133.5 (-6% YoY)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
38.9 (+0.9% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
NA
</td>
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
NPI (S$ m)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
69.8 (20.2% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
37.0 (24.4% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
36.2 (-6.2% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
109 (-3.1% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
37.6 (+0.2% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
NA
</td>
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
DPU (S$ c)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
2.07 (195.7% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.22 (-19.2% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.1 (+6.8% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.23 (+23% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.3 (-43.5% YoY)
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
NA
</td>
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
NAV per Unit (S$)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.81
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.29
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.7912
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.58
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.3512
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
1H21: 0.66
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
P/B (x)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.75
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.95
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.73
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.34
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
0.75
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
0.79
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Occupancy (%)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
96.7
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
5 SG Hotels excl. W Hotel and NCQ: 73.5
6 SG Hotels excl. W Hotel: 70.2
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Hotels : 77.6
Service Residence : 76.2
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
91.7 (Commercial)
92.3 (SG Office)
89.6 (Mandarin  Gallery)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Not Disclosed
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
SG: 59.8
AUS: 44.3
UK: 18.8
JP: 31.3
MY: 7.7
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Reversion (%)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Not disclosed
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
RevPAR (% YoY):
SG: -19.5 (or -9.5 incl. W Hotel)
Maldives: +139.2
NZ: -31.8
Germany: +61.2
Italy: -84.4
JP: -27.9
UK: -21.8
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
RevPAR (% YoY):
Hotels: -35.4
Service Residence: -16.9 YoY
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
2Q21 Office reversions: -5.7 to +2.2
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Not Disclosed
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
RevPAR (% YoY):
SG: -31.4
AUS: -52.3
UK: -68.9
JP: -40.8
MY: -87.7
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Gearing (%)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
36.1
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
39.1
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
41.3
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
38
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
34.7
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
42.1
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Cost of Debt (%)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
3.28
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1.9
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
2.1
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
3.2
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Not Disclosed
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
2.0
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
1 Yr Fwd Yield (%)
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
6.9
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
4.4
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
4.7
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
7.4
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
9.8 (annualized 1H21)
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
3.1
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Debt Hedged (%)
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
91
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
63.3
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
68.2
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
82.2
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Not Disclosed
</td>
<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
77
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Target Price
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Under Review
</td>
<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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N/A
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Rating
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
Under Review
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.1pt;">
N/A
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<td style="width: 98.15pt;">
N/A
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Singapore
SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)




 


SGREIT


CDREIT


FEHT


OUECT


FIRT


FHT




Period


2H21


1H21


1H21


1H21


1H21


9M21




Gross Revenue (S$ m)


92.9 (10.5% YoY)


66.2 (27.2% YoY)


41.6 (-6.1% YoY)


133.5 (-6% YoY)


38.9 (+0.9% YoY)


NA




NPI (S$ m)


69.8 (20.2% YoY)


37.0 (24.4% YoY)


36.2 (-6.2% YoY)


109 (-3.1% YoY)


37.6 (+0.2% YoY)


NA




DPU (S$ c)


2.07 (195.7% YoY)


1.22 (-19.2% YoY)


1.1 (+6.8% YoY)


1.23 (+23% YoY)


1.3 (-43.5% YoY)


NA




NAV per Unit (S$)


0.81


1.29


0.7912


0.58


0.3512


1H21: 0.66




P/B (x)


0.75


0.95


0.73


1.34


0.75


0.79




Occupancy (%)


96.7


5 SG Hotels excl. W Hotel and NCQ: 73.5
6 SG Hotels excl. W Hotel: 70.2


Hotels : 77.6
Service Residence : 76.2


91.7 (Commercial)
92.3 (SG Office)
89.6 (Mandarin  Gallery)


Not Disclosed


SG: 59.8
AUS: 44.3
UK: 18.8
JP: 31.3
MY: 7.7




Reversion (%)


Not disclosed


RevPAR (% YoY):
SG: -19.5 (or -9.5 incl. W Hotel)
Maldives: +139.2
NZ: -31.8
Germany: +61.2
Italy: -84.4
JP: -27.9
UK: -21.8


RevPAR (% YoY):
Hotels: -35.4
Service Residence: -16.9 YoY


2Q21 Office reversions: -5.7 to +2.2


Not Disclosed


RevPAR (% YoY):
SG: -31.4
AUS: -52.3
UK: -68.9
JP: -40.8
MY: -87.7




Gearing (%)


36.1


39.1


41.3


38


34.7


42.1




Cost of Debt (%)


3.28


1.9


2.1


3.2


Not Disclosed


2.0




1 Yr Fwd Yield (%)


6.9


4.4


4.7


7.4


9.8 (annualized 1H21)


3.1




Debt Hedged (%)


91


63.3


68.2


82.2


Not Disclosed


77




Target Price


Under Review


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A




Rating


Under Review


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A





ASEAN Builder's Scoop (30Jul21) - SGREIT Solid Set of Results

<h2>Singapore</h2><h3>SREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached)</h3><table class="table table-striped"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;"> </td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">MCT</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Period</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">1Q22</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Gross Revenue (S$ m)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">124.1 (+23.7% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">NPI (S$ m)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">96.9 (+22.9% YoY)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">DPU (S$ c)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">Not Disclosed</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">NAV per Unit (S$)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">1.72 (Based on 2H21 NAV)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">P/B (x)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">1.24 (Based on 2H21 NAV)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Occupancy (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">Portfolio: 95.4VivoCity: 99.4</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Reversion (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">Not Disclosed</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Gearing (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">34.2</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Cost of Debt (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">2.44</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">1 Yr Fwd Yield (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">4.49</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Debt Hedged (%)</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">75.7%</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Target Price</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">N/A</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141.25pt;">Rating</td><td style="width: 141.2pt;">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table>

SingaporeSREITs results in a glance (see detailed spreadsheet and calendar attached) MCTPeriod1Q22Gross Revenue (S$ m)124.1 (+23.7% YoY)NPI (S$ m)96.9 (+22.9% YoY)DPU (S$ c)Not DisclosedNAV per Unit (S$)1.72 (Based on 2H21 NAV)P/B (x)1.24 (Based on 2H21 NAV)Occupancy (%)Portfolio: 95.4VivoCity: 99.4Reversion (%)Not DisclosedGearing (%)34.2Cost of Debt (%)2.441 Yr Fwd Yield (%)4.49Debt Hedged (%)75.7%Target PriceN/ARatingN/A

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (26Jul21) - MCT expects more rebates in 2Q22

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River Valley Asset Management is a Singapore-based boutique asset management firm. Our team at RVAM strongly believes in being a trusted steward of our clients' wealth across generations.

Each of our fund managers has years of rich portfolio management experience over multiple market cycles at world-class investment houses. We bring our clients the combined strength of our investment team to manage their financial portfolios and to provide bespoke guidance on all aspects of their financial health.

We offer multi-asset class expert investment advice to accredited investors who are family offices, high net worth individuals and institutional investors to preserve and grow our clients' wealth.

The fund management team of the company includes Homiyar Vasania, Anand Ramachandran and Jamshed Desai.

As a mature economy with stable businesses, Singapore's equity benchmarks are dominated by Banks &amp; Government Linked Companies (GLC's) which have grown large over time. The large listed companies in Singapore (private as well as GLC’s) are now facing headwinds from tight labour markets resulting in rising costs and, in the absence of growth, the need to focus on raising productivity.  It is therefore not surprising that the Singapore markets do not excite the average investor. However, within this space we have been finding many hidden gems which have consistently delivered and increasingly fit the needs of a Singaporean investor looking for stable returns in a low growth environment: the REIT marketplace. Over the last seven years the REIT index has delivered over 10% p.a. annualized return which stands in stark contrast to the meagre 4% returns from benchmark STI index.

As a mature economy with stable businesses, Singapore's equity benchmarks are dominated by Banks &amp; Government Linked Companies (GLC's) which have grown large over time. The large listed companies in Singapore (private as well as GLC’s) are now facing headwinds from tight labour markets resulting in rising costs and, in the absence of growth, the need to focus on raising productivity.   It is therefore not surprising that the Singapore markets do not excite the average investor. However, within this space we have been finding many hidden gems which have consistently delivered and increasingly fit the needs of a Singaporean investor looking for stable returns in a low growth environment: the REIT marketplace. Over the last seven years the REIT index has delivered over 10% p.a. annualized return which stands in stark contrast to the meagre 4% returns from benchmark STI index.

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GuocoLand is an investment holding company focused on property development, investment, and management across residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, and integrated properties. The company also rents properties, operates hotels, and provides related management and marketing services. Headquartered in Singapore, GuocoLand was incorporated in 1976.

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