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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>FOR the five trading sessions that spanned Dec 2 to 8, the Straits Times Index (STI) declined 7 per cent, with the Hang Seng Index gaining 3.7 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipping 1.6 per cent.</li><li>Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks for the five sessions ended Dec 8 with S$359 million of net outflow.</li><li>A married deal on Dec 5 saw Wee Hur Holdings executive chairman and managing director Goh Yeow Lian acquire one million shares at 20 cents per share, increasing his total interest from 44.41 per cent to 44.52 per cent.</li></ul>

FOR the five trading sessions that spanned Dec 2 to 8, the Straits Times Index (STI) declined 7 per cent, with the Hang Seng Index gaining 3.7 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipping 1.6 per cent.Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks for the five sessions ended Dec 8 with S$359 million of net outflow.A married deal on Dec 5 saw Wee Hur Holdings executive chairman and managing director Goh Yeow Lian acquire one million shares at 20 cents per share, increasing his total interest from 44.41 per cent to 44.52 per cent.

Wilmar, Wee Hur and TCA chairmen add to their stakes

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<ul><li>Liv @ MB condo by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukit-sembawang-estates-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17987" rel="noopener">Bukit Sembawang Estates (BS SP)</a> in Mountbatten &gt;75% sold @ S$2,387psf</li><li>Asia Green in Tampines on the market with S$470m indicative pricing</li><li>Fresh off student housing deal, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wee-hur-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5653" rel="noopener">Wee Hur Holdings (WHUR SP)</a> keen on more partnerships with institutional investors</li></ul>

Liv @ MB condo by Bukit Sembawang Estates (BS SP) in Mountbatten &gt;75% sold @ S$2,387psfAsia Green in Tampines on the market with S$470m indicative pricingFresh off student housing deal, Wee Hur Holdings (WHUR SP) keen on more partnerships with institutional investors

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ASCOTT Residence Trust Ascott Trust: HMN -0.51% (ART) announced last week that it will acquire a student accommodation property in Texas, in the United States, which will be its third student accommodation asset investment this year.

While ART may be the first Singapore-listed trust to venture into student housing as S-Reits continue to diversify across property sub-segments, there are other Singapore-listed companies such as Singapore Press Holdings SPH: T39 +1.03% , Far East Orchard Far East Orchard: O10 -3.64% , Centurion Corporation Centurion: OU8 0% , Wee Hur Wee Hur: E3B 0% , and Metro Holdings Metro: M01 0% that invest, own, and manage purpose built student accommodation assets (PBSA).

According to Knight Frank, global investments in PBSA reached a record US$16.3 billion in 2018.

Savills considers the PBSA sector to be counter-cyclical and notes in a report that it was one of the few asset classes that showed resilience during the global financial crisis in 2008.

In addition, data collated by Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has shown that over a third of deals for student housing in 2021 so far have been by private equity firms, as investors continue to seek exposure to alternative real estate sectors.

ART's most recent acquisition is a freehold 1,005-bed student accommodation asset in Lubbock, Texas, for S$93.8 million. Wildwood Lubbock is a cottage-style property that is fully leased for the 2021 academic year and serves over 40,000 students from Texas Tech University.

The trust expects the acquisition to increase its pro forma FY2020 distribution per stapled security by approximately 1.5 per cent.

It also notes the longer average leases of student housing at one year, versus hotel stays.

ART has acquired four longer-stay accommodation assets this year, after expanding its strategy and diversifying its portfolio from traditional hospitality assets, further increasing its resilience and stable income.

Its two other student housing assets are in Atlanta (acquired in February 2021 for S$126.3 million) and South Carolina (acquired in June 2021 for S$73.4 million), both in the US.

In June 2021, ART also acquired three rental housing properties in Sapporo, Japan for S$85.2 million.

Following the acquisitions, ART's rental housing and student accommodation properties will comprise about 11 per cent of its portfolio value, up from 5 per cent in end 2020. It has a medium-term target to expand it to 15 to 20 per cent.

CDL Hospitality Trust CDL HTrust: J85 -0.85% (CDLHT) in July this year has announced that it is revising its principal investment strategy to include rental housing, student accommodation and senior housing assets.

The trust sees the revision of its strategy as a way to bring more diversification to its portfolio, enhance income stability as tenants typically have longer lengths of stay compared to hotels, and expand its range of investment opportunities given its broader mandate.

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has a portfolio of 28 PBSA assets in the UK with a total of 7,723 beds under its brands Capitol Students, Student Castle, and Galileo Residenz.

Far East Orchard owns a PBSA portfolio in the UK comprising over 3,500 beds in the cities of Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield.

Centurion Corporation has a PBSA segment with 19 assets in Australia, South Korea, the UK and US that accounted for 25 per cent of its revenue in H12021.

Wee Hur Holdings' PBSA business is undertaken via two of its funds which manage two operational assets, one asset pending operations and the rest at various stages of development.

Metro Holdings' PBSA portfolio consists of two properties in Warwick and Bristol, in the UK, and a 7.3 per cent investment in the Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ascott-joins-trend-of-hospitality-reits-pivoting-to-student-housing">read</a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/10-s-reits-yielding-long-term-annualised-returns"> </a>the original version.
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ASCOTT Residence Trust Ascott Trust: HMN -0.51% (ART) announced last week that it will acquire a student accommodation property in Texas, in the United States, which will be its third student accommodation asset investment this year.

While ART may be the first Singapore-listed trust to venture into student housing as S-Reits continue to diversify across property sub-segments, there are other Singapore-listed companies such as Singapore Press Holdings SPH: T39 +1.03% , Far East Orchard Far East Orchard: O10 -3.64% , Centurion Corporation Centurion: OU8 0% , Wee Hur Wee Hur: E3B 0% , and Metro Holdings Metro: M01 0% that invest, own, and manage purpose built student accommodation assets (PBSA).

According to Knight Frank, global investments in PBSA reached a record US$16.3 billion in 2018.

Savills considers the PBSA sector to be counter-cyclical and notes in a report that it was one of the few asset classes that showed resilience during the global financial crisis in 2008.

In addition, data collated by Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has shown that over a third of deals for student housing in 2021 so far have been by private equity firms, as investors continue to seek exposure to alternative real estate sectors.

ART's most recent acquisition is a freehold 1,005-bed student accommodation asset in Lubbock, Texas, for S$93.8 million. Wildwood Lubbock is a cottage-style property that is fully leased for the 2021 academic year and serves over 40,000 students from Texas Tech University.

The trust expects the acquisition to increase its pro forma FY2020 distribution per stapled security by approximately 1.5 per cent.

It also notes the longer average leases of student housing at one year, versus hotel stays.

ART has acquired four longer-stay accommodation assets this year, after expanding its strategy and diversifying its portfolio from traditional hospitality assets, further increasing its resilience and stable income.

Its two other student housing assets are in Atlanta (acquired in February 2021 for S$126.3 million) and South Carolina (acquired in June 2021 for S$73.4 million), both in the US.

In June 2021, ART also acquired three rental housing properties in Sapporo, Japan for S$85.2 million.

Following the acquisitions, ART's rental housing and student accommodation properties will comprise about 11 per cent of its portfolio value, up from 5 per cent in end 2020. It has a medium-term target to expand it to 15 to 20 per cent.

CDL Hospitality Trust CDL HTrust: J85 -0.85% (CDLHT) in July this year has announced that it is revising its principal investment strategy to include rental housing, student accommodation and senior housing assets.

The trust sees the revision of its strategy as a way to bring more diversification to its portfolio, enhance income stability as tenants typically have longer lengths of stay compared to hotels, and expand its range of investment opportunities given its broader mandate.

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has a portfolio of 28 PBSA assets in the UK with a total of 7,723 beds under its brands Capitol Students, Student Castle, and Galileo Residenz.

Far East Orchard owns a PBSA portfolio in the UK comprising over 3,500 beds in the cities of Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield.

Centurion Corporation has a PBSA segment with 19 assets in Australia, South Korea, the UK and US that accounted for 25 per cent of its revenue in H12021.

Wee Hur Holdings' PBSA business is undertaken via two of its funds which manage two operational assets, one asset pending operations and the rest at various stages of development.

Metro Holdings' PBSA portfolio consists of two properties in Warwick and Bristol, in the UK, and a 7.3 per cent investment in the Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - Ascott joins trend of hospitality Reits pivoting to student housing

<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.

Singapore

Wee Hur Holdings Ltd provides building construction services and acts as the management or main contractor in construction projects for both private and public sectors. The Company's clients from the private sector include property owners and developers, and those from the public sector comprise government bodies and statutory boards.

Wee Hur Holdings (WHUR SP)

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