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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Sabana Industrial REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Schedule of S-REITs & Property Trusts’ Earnings or Business Updates Mapletree Logistics Trust 25-Jul 26-Jul  This coming week, another 17 S-Reits and property trusts will be releasing their earnings or business updates for the period ended Jun 30, 2023.</li></ul>

Schedule of S-REITs & Property Trusts’ Earnings or Business Updates Mapletree Logistics Trust 25-Jul 26-Jul  This coming week, another 17 S-Reits and property trusts will be releasing their earnings or business updates for the period ended Jun 30, 2023.

REIT Watch - 17 S-Reits reporting earnings during the week

<ul><li>SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) continue to hold up despite decelerating global growth, with the iEdge S-Reit Index generating 2.1 per cent in total returns in the first half of 2023, outperforming the Straits Times Index’s 1.2 per cent and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan Index’s -1.7 per cent.</li><li>The 10 S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit, Cromwell European Reit (Cromwell E-Reit), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust, Paragon Reit, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Aims Apac Reit, ParkwayLife Reit, CapitaLand India Trust, and CapitaLand Ascott Trust.</li><li>Outperformance was driven across specialised, healthcare and hospitality sub-sectors at 7.5 per cent, 5.2 per cent, and 4.1 per cent total returns respectively.</li></ul>

SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) continue to hold up despite decelerating global growth, with the iEdge S-Reit Index generating 2.1 per cent in total returns in the first half of 2023, outperforming the Straits Times Index’s 1.2 per cent and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan Index’s -1.7 per cent.The 10 S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit, Cromwell European Reit (Cromwell E-Reit), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust, Paragon Reit, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Aims Apac Reit, ParkwayLife Reit, CapitaLand India Trust, and CapitaLand Ascott Trust.Outperformance was driven across specialised, healthcare and hospitality sub-sectors at 7.5 per cent, 5.2 per cent, and 4.1 per cent total returns respectively.

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits which outperformed in H1

<ul><li>REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year to date till Jun 8, slightly underperforming the iEdge S-Reit Index which gained 0.8 per cent.</li><li>Aside from Keppel DC Reit, STI constituents – Mapletree Industrial Trust and CapitaLand Ascendas Reit also have exposure to Singapore data centres.</li></ul>

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year to date till Jun 8, slightly underperforming the iEdge S-Reit Index which gained 0.8 per cent.Aside from Keppel DC Reit, STI constituents – Mapletree Industrial Trust and CapitaLand Ascendas Reit also have exposure to Singapore data centres.

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year

Frasers Centrepoint Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>S-Reit acquisitions continue with Clar’s S$218 million buy Earlier last week, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced the proposed acquisition of an integrated high-specification research and development (R&D) facility and business park property from Seagate Singapore International Headquarters for a purchase consideration of S$218.2 million.</li><li>In April, MLT announced the acquisition of six logistics assets located in Japan, and one logistics property in Sydney, Australia.</li></ul>

S-Reit acquisitions continue with Clar’s S$218 million buy Earlier last week, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced the proposed acquisition of an integrated high-specification research and development (R&D) facility and business park property from Seagate Singapore International Headquarters for a purchase consideration of S$218.2 million.In April, MLT announced the acquisition of six logistics assets located in Japan, and one logistics property in Sydney, Australia.

REIT Watch - S-Reit acquisitions continue with Clar’s S$218 million buy

<ul><li>10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely monitored by investors and often used to access a Reit’s financial leverage.</li><li>As of end-February this year, the 40 actively traded S-Reits and Property Trusts had an average gearing ratio of 37.7 per cent, below the regulatory limit of 50 per cent if the minimum interest coverage ratio (ICR) is at least 2.5 times, imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).</li></ul>

10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely monitored by investors and often used to access a Reit’s financial leverage.As of end-February this year, the 40 actively traded S-Reits and Property Trusts had an average gearing ratio of 37.7 per cent, below the regulatory limit of 50 per cent if the minimum interest coverage ratio (ICR) is at least 2.5 times, imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

REIT Watch – 10 S-REITs with lowest gearing ratios average 32% gearing

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust is a retail real estate investment trust focused on growing unitholder value through asset management, financial management and strategic investments.  The trust invests in retail properties in Singapore and overseas.

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP)

REIT Watch - 17 S-Reits reporting earnings during the week

Schedule of S-REITs & Property Trusts’ Earnings or Business Updates Mapletree Logistics Trust 25-Jul 26-Jul This coming week, another 17...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits which outperformed in H1

SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) continue to hold up despite decelerating global growth, with the iEdge S-Reit Index...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reit acquisitions continue with Clar’s S$218 million buy

S-Reit acquisitions continue with Clar’s S$218 million buy Earlier last week, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced the proposed acquisition...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – 10 S-REITs with lowest gearing ratios average 32% gearing

10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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