Daily BriefsSingapore

Daily Brief Singapore: SGX Rubber Future TSR20, Capitaland India Trust, ESR-LOGOS REIT, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Wirecard AG and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Kerala Rubber Farmers In Long Drawn Price Tussle With Tire Industry
  • REIT Watch – Data Centre S-REITs report growth in latest results
  • Marco Polo Marine CEO increases stake; ESR REIT buys back 5 million units
  • Recent Market Highlights in the Real Estate Value Chain
  • Accounting Quality Is an Indicator of Stock Performance


Kerala Rubber Farmers In Long Drawn Price Tussle With Tire Industry

By Vinod Nedumudy

  •  Smallholders keep inventories as tire makers make guarded purchases  
  • Wintering over, next season may start by March end  
  • Indian Government ups Budget allocation for Rubber Board

REIT Watch – Data Centre S-REITs report growth in latest results

By Geoff Howie

  • Keppel DC REIT’s FY2024 net property income rose 6.3% to S$260.3 million, with DPU increasing 0.7% to S$0.09451.
  • Digital Core REIT’s FY2024 distributable income rose 10.9% to US$46.0 million, driven by robust cloud and AI demand.
  • Mapletree Industrial Trust’s third-quarter FY2024 DPU increased 1.5%, with growth from Osaka Data Centre and Tokyo facility acquisition.

Marco Polo Marine CEO increases stake; ESR REIT buys back 5 million units

By Geoff Howie

  • Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with a net inflow of S$63 million from Feb 7 to Feb 13.
  • Singapore Telecommunications saw a net institutional inflow of S$112 million, linked to a S$643 million green loan.
  • Marco Polo Marine’s CEO increased his stake to 4.80% after acquiring 500,000 shares at S$0.054 each.

Recent Market Highlights in the Real Estate Value Chain

By Geoff Howie

  • Singapore’s real estate sector grew 3.5% YoY in 4Q24, with a 0.2% expansion for the year 2024.
  • Hongkong Land aims to double profits and AUM to US$100 billion by 2035, focusing on ultra-premium properties.
  • Tuan Sing, Wee Hur, LHN, PropNex, and Centurion Corporation saw significant ADT growth over the past seven weeks.

Accounting Quality Is an Indicator of Stock Performance

By Mark Jolley

  • Account manipulation activity always negatively impacts future earnings, and therefore stock returns.
  • Research by Transparently.ai clearly indicates a strong link between accounting quality and stock performance
  • Difference in future 12-month returns between decile for lowest accounting risk companies and that for highest risk is almost 30%

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