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

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Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

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<h2>Singapore</h2><h3>New private home sales fell 24% MoM in Aug21; Take-up rate remains above 100% the past 3 months</h3><ul><li>Sales of new private homes fell last month after hitting a six-month high in Jul. Developers sold 1,215 units in Aug, down 24% MoM from 1,591 units in Jul21. On a YoY basis, sales were down 3.5% from 1,258 in Aug20. Including ECs sold, developers moved 1,322 new homes last month, 24.3% lower MoM than in Jul21 and 1% higher YoY from Aug20</li><li>Developers launched 836 units in Aug21, down 24.3% MoM from 1,104 units in Jul21, and plunging 47.2% YoY lower from 1,582 units in Aug20. There were no new ECs launched in Aug21. Aug21 take-up rate stood at 145% (from 144% in Jul21 and 107% in Jun20). The Watergardens at Canberra was the top seller last month, moving 267 units, or nearly 60% of its 487 units</li><li>Sales in Aug21 were driven by The Watergardens at Canberra, which sold 267 units, and Normanton Park, which sold 131 units. Excluding EC, sales volume in Aug21 was highest in OCR followed by RCR and CCR, respectively – 720 units (59.3%), 343 (28.2%) and 152 (12.5%), respectively.</li></ul>

SingaporeNew private home sales fell 24% MoM in Aug21; Take-up rate remains above 100% the past 3 monthsSales of new private homes fell last month after hitting a six-month high in Jul. Developers sold 1,215 units in Aug, down 24% MoM from 1,591 units in Jul21. On a YoY basis, sales were down 3.5% from 1,258 in Aug20. Including ECs sold, developers moved 1,322 new homes last month, 24.3% lower MoM than in Jul21 and 1% higher YoY from Aug20Developers launched 836 units in Aug21, down 24.3% MoM from 1,104 units in Jul21, and plunging 47.2% YoY lower from 1,582 units in Aug20. There were no new ECs launched in Aug21. Aug21 take-up rate stood at 145% (from 144% in Jul21 and 107% in Jun20). The Watergardens at Canberra was the top seller last month, moving 267 units, or nearly 60% of its 487 unitsSales in Aug21 were driven by The Watergardens at Canberra, which sold 267 units, and Normanton Park, which sold 131 units. Excluding EC, sales volume in Aug21 was highest in OCR followed by RCR and CCR, respectively – 720 units (59.3%), 343 (28.2%) and 152 (12.5%), respectively.

<h2>Singapore</h2><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16035" rel="noopener">Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP)</a> to acquire Australian cold storage facility at 4.3% yield; Fully-funded by debt, DPU accretive</h3><ul><li>MLT proposed an acquisition of a cold storage facility at 5-17 Leslie Road and 6-10 Pipe Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for A$42.8m (S$42.8m) vs. independent valuation of A$43.0m as at 21Jun21. Including A$3.1m transaction-related costs, the total transaction costs will be A$45.9m</li><li>The freehold property is located within the inner west precinct of Melbourne, an established industrial and logistics region in the vicinity of MLT’s existing four properties. Spanning a total NLA of 14,747sqm, the property is comprised of five blocks of cold and freezer warehouse (77% of NLA), ambient warehouse, office and other amenities. The property is 100% leased to Austco Polar Cold Storage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Wingara AG Limited, for the next 13 years with annual rent escalations</li><li>The asset is expected to generate an initial NPI yield of 4.3% (based on purchase price) and will be accretive at the distribution level. The acquisition will be 100% funded by debt and is expected to be completed by 3Q22. Upon completion and including the proposed acquisition of 9 Changi South Street 2 (announced on 9Jul21), MLT’s aggregate leverage ratio is estimated to rise to 38.7%</li><li>Following this Acquisition, MLT will have five logistics assets in Melbourne and a total of 13 assets in AUS with over A$870m in AUM (8.5% of AUM from 8.0%) and 352,400sqm of leasable space. Contribution from AUS will increase from 7.4% of GRI to 8.5%</li><li>MLT is currently trading at 4.2% FY22E yield and 1.6x P/B.</li></ul><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/820/original/image_45736139921629083801234.png?1629083809" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223820"></figure>

SingaporeMapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) to acquire Australian cold storage facility at 4.3% yield; Fully-funded by debt, DPU accretiveMLT proposed an acquisition of a cold storage facility at 5-17 Leslie Road and 6-10 Pipe Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for A$42.8m (S$42.8m) vs. independent valuation of A$43.0m as at 21Jun21. Including A$3.1m transaction-related costs, the total transaction costs will be A$45.9mThe freehold property is located within the inner west precinct of Melbourne, an established industrial and logistics region in the vicinity of MLT’s existing four properties. Spanning a total NLA of 14,747sqm, the property is comprised of five blocks of cold and freezer warehouse (77% of NLA), ambient warehouse, office and other amenities. The property is 100% leased to Austco Polar Cold Storage, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Wingara AG Limited, for the next 13 years with annual rent escalationsThe asset is expected to generate an initial NPI yield of 4.3% (based on purchase price) and will be accretive at the distribution level. The acquisition will be 100% funded by debt and is expected to be completed by 3Q22. Upon completion and including the proposed acquisition of 9 Changi South Street 2 (announced on 9Jul21), MLT’s aggregate leverage ratio is estimated to rise to 38.7%Following this Acquisition, MLT will have five logistics assets in Melbourne and a total of 13 assets in AUS with over A$870m in AUM (8.5% of AUM from 8.0%) and 352,400sqm of leasable space. Contribution from AUS will increase from 7.4% of GRI to 8.5%MLT is currently trading at 4.2% FY22E yield and 1.6x P/B.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, A/H lsitings show no signs of slowing down, despite CNY fast approaching.</li>
<li>On the placement front, Japan deals accounted for the bulk of the flows this week</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, A/H lsitings show no signs of slowing down, despite CNY fast approaching.
On the placement front, Japan deals accounted for the bulk of the flows this week


Aequitas ECM Weekly (2 February 2026)- Eastroc, Muyuan, Han's CNC, Wuxi Lead, Sungrow, Kokusai

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

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Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period for the February rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a> ends in two weeks.</li>
<li>There could be two changes for the index with passive trackers needing to trade between 23-64x ADV in the stocks.</li>
<li>The passive buying is a lot larger than the passive selling, there will be funding outflows for the other index constituents; some stocks will have over 1x ADV to trade.</li>
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The review period for the February rebalance of the Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX) ends in two weeks.
There could be two changes for the index with passive trackers needing to trade between 23-64x ADV in the stocks.
The passive buying is a lot larger than the passive selling, there will be funding outflows for the other index constituents; some stocks will have over 1x ADV to trade.


PCOMP Index Rebalance Preview: Two Changes Likely in February

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vista-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35951:1" rel="noopener">Vista REIT (VR PM)</a> is looking to raise about US$158m in its Philippines IPO. This would be a 100% secondary selldown by the Sponsors. </li>
<li>VREIT's larger assets have seen their occupancies dwindle since FY19. A bulk of its office tenants are up for expiry in FY22 and sector momentum hasn’t been the greatest.</li>
<li>VREIT would also hold the smallest portfolio in terms of appraised valuation and would be the smallest REIT, as per mcap.</li>
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Vista REIT (VR PM) is looking to raise about US$158m in its Philippines IPO. This would be a 100% secondary selldown by the Sponsors. 
VREIT's larger assets have seen their occupancies dwindle since FY19. A bulk of its office tenants are up for expiry in FY22 and sector momentum hasn’t been the greatest.
VREIT would also hold the smallest portfolio in terms of appraised valuation and would be the smallest REIT, as per mcap.


Vista REIT IPO - Smallest of the Lot, Sector Has Been Under Pressure

Philippines

RL Commercial REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in various income-generating real estate properties in the Philippines, primarily office buildings and condominium units. The company's strategy focuses on long-term investments in these assets. It was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Pasig, Philippines.

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Aequitas ECM Weekly (2 February 2026)- Eastroc, Muyuan, Han's CNC, Wuxi Lead, Sungrow, Kokusai

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

PCOMP Index Rebalance Preview: Two Changes Likely in February

There could be two sets of changes for the PCOMP in February. Passives will need to trade between 23-64x ADV in the stocks. The adds have moved...

Brian Freitas

Vista REIT IPO - Smallest of the Lot, Sector Has Been Under Pressure

Vista REIT (VR PM) is looking to raise about US$158m in its Philippines IPO. Sector momentum hasn’t been the greatest and VREIT would be the...

Clarence Chu

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