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Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Daiwa House Logistics Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiwa-house-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35020:1" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP)</a> has launched an SGX IPO to raise gross proceeds of S$464 million ($343 million) at an IPO price of S$0.80 per unit. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/daiwa-house-logistics-trust-ipo-the-flow-of-things" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:60978" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: The Flow of Things</a>, we outlined its attractive value proposition.  </li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of S$0.80 per unit is reasonable.</li>
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Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP) has launched an SGX IPO to raise gross proceeds of S$464 million ($343 million) at an IPO price of S$0.80 per unit. 
In Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: The Flow of Things, we outlined its attractive value proposition.  
Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of S$0.80 per unit is reasonable.


Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: Valuation Insights

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

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Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

Headquartered in Singapore, SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia) is an investment bank focusing on emerging growth companies across Asia, providing a full suite of investment banking services, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity capital markets, institutional equities sales and trading and equities research.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<h2>Singapore</h2><h3><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capitaland-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:55" rel="noopener">Capitaland (CAPL SP)</a> 3Q21 Business Updates – A good start with key metrics growing robustly</h3><ul><li>9M21 revenue came in at S$1.6bn with Fee income Related Business (FRB) making up 40% of total revenue and Real-estate investment business making up the remaining 60%. 9M21 FRB rose by 19% YoY to S$656m, with fund management rising by 35% YoY to S$292m, followed by property management rising by 2.6% YoY to S$236m and lodging management rising by 23% to S$128m, respectively     </li></ul>

SingaporeCapitaland (CAPL SP) 3Q21 Business Updates – A good start with key metrics growing robustly9M21 revenue came in at S$1.6bn with Fee income Related Business (FRB) making up 40% of total revenue and Real-estate investment business making up the remaining 60%. 9M21 FRB rose by 19% YoY to S$656m, with fund management rising by 35% YoY to S$292m, followed by property management rising by 2.6% YoY to S$236m and lodging management rising by 23% to S$128m, respectively     

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), KGI Securities Singapore

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Equity Bottom-Up

Manulife US REIT (MUST) / Equity Bottom-Up

<p></p><ul><li><strong>Upgrade to Outperform. </strong>US office properties are likely to see improving demand as more employees return, even if it is on a part time basis. Improving fundamentals may finally lift investor confidence in the sector.</li><li>MUST provides an excellent proxy to ride on the “return to office” theme in the US, while offering an attractive 7.4% forward dividend yield.</li></ul><div class="content-highlight"><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></div>

Upgrade to Outperform. US office properties are likely to see improving demand as more employees return, even if it is on a part time basis. Improving fundamentals may finally lift investor confidence in the sector.MUST provides an excellent proxy to ride on the “return to office” theme in the US, while offering an attractive 7.4% forward dividend yield.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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<p>For our next Smartkarma Corporate Webinar, we are glad to welcome <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manulife-us-reit/overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manulife US REIT (MUST SP)</a>’s CFO, Robert Wong, and Chief IR and Capital Markets Officer, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/carol-fong-69a19943-1750-44db-a68b-1d4ada8be675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carol Fong</a>.</p>
<p>MUST is the first pure-play U.S. office REIT listed in Singapore, offering investors the opportunity to have a piece of U.S. real estate in their portfolio. The trust has tripled its AUM in the last 5 years.</p>
<p>In this Webinar, Carol will share a short company presentation on MUST’s journey and its strategy moving ahead in a post-COVID-19 world. Afterwards, she and Robert will engage in a fireside chat with Smartkarma Insight Provider, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/angus-mackintosh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angus Mackintosh</a>. This will be followed by a live Q&amp;A session.</p>
<h3>The Corporate Webinar will be hosted on Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 17:00 SGT.</h3>
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For our next Smartkarma Corporate Webinar, we are glad to welcome Manulife US REIT (MUST SP)’s CFO, Robert Wong, and Chief IR and Capital Markets Officer, Carol Fong.
MUST is the first pure-play U.S. office REIT listed in Singapore, offering investors the opportunity to have a piece of U.S. real estate in their portfolio. The trust has tripled its AUM in the last 5 years.
In this Webinar, Carol will share a short company presentation on MUST’s journey and its strategy moving ahead in a post-COVID-19 world. Afterwards, she and Robert will engage in a fireside chat with Smartkarma Insight Provider, Angus Mackintosh. This will be followed by a live Q&amp;A session.
The Corporate Webinar will be hosted on Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 17:00 SGT.

Register for the Webinar here

Corporate Webinars by Smartkarma Corporate Solutions feature discussions with IROs and Executives, discussing their companies, the challenges they face, and the opportunities in their sectors and markets.

Smartkarma Corporate Webinar | Manulife US REIT (MUST SP): US Real Estate During and After COVID-19

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Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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<p>SGX lists eight actively traded S-Reits with properties in the United States (US). Five out of the eight S-Reits have pure exposure to the US and among them are three US office S-Reits.<br><br>
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 13 announced that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing masks indoors in most places, and updated that life can begin to return to normal despite caution issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>

<p>Nonetheless, US Office S-Reits remain sanguine about companies' return-to-office plans and are adapting to agile and "new normal" arrangements as the US continues to push for normalcy and re-opening of sectors and industries.<br><br>
The three US Office S-Reits trade at an average price-to-book ratio of 0.98 times and average 7.8 per cent in distribution yield. All of the three have average committed occupancy rates of over 90 per cent, above the average Class A US office average of 84 per cent, and have weighted average lease expiry (WALE) that range from 4.3 to 5.3 years.<br><br>
Manulife US Reit (MUST), which has an occupancy rate of 92 per cent, has observed more tenants gradually returning to the office with May 2021's portfolio physical occupancy at 20.0 per cent, versus 13.3 per cent seen in Jan 2021. The Reit notes that offices continue to remain relevant as companies adopt a hybrid model and the majority of employers do require the same if not more office space post Covid-19, driven by the demand for rising headcount and social distancing needs.</p>

<p>MUST sees post-Covid-19 themes such as the acceleration of population and company migration to magnet cities, growing tech sector, strong demand for health care, and fast developing knowledge economy to provide uplift for the Reit. MUST has a focus to target magnet cities which are defined as having attributes such as growing tech tenants, population growth, business friendly and lower costs of living.</p>

<p>Prime US Reit (Prime) sees interest in its assets pick up as tenants make longer-term leasing decisions, despite the current low physical occupancy. Its current portfolio occupancy rate is at 91.7 per cent. Some of its tenants which include Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have also made plans for employees to return to the office by July 2021.</p>

<p>In securing new leases, Prime notes that its new tenants are largely from diverse established and technology sectors. The Reit observes that the US office transaction market has shown signs of activity in recent weeks and it is actively exploring acquisition opportunities in its target markets.</p>

<p>Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (KORE) has a 91.6 per cent portfolio committed occupancy rate and believes that the rollout of vaccines and removal of restrictions is raising confidence and optimism. LaSalle Network's Office Re-Entry Index shows that 70 per cent of CEOs, human resources and finance leaders are planning for employees to return to the office by fall 2021.</p>

<p>KORE has a focus in markets with exposure to technology hubs and tech-tenancy. Its recent leasing activities are driven mainly by demand from professional services, finance and insurance, and technology. Over 37 per cent of its current portfolio by net lettable area comprises tenants from technology and medical and healthcare. <br><br><strong><em>REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/us-office-s-reits-half-empty-or-half-full">read</a> the original version.</em></strong></p>
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SGX lists eight actively traded S-Reits with properties in the United States (US). Five out of the eight S-Reits have pure exposure to the US and among them are three US office S-Reits.  
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 13 announced that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing masks indoors in most places, and updated that life can begin to return to normal despite caution issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Nonetheless, US Office S-Reits remain sanguine about companies' return-to-office plans and are adapting to agile and "new normal" arrangements as the US continues to push for normalcy and re-opening of sectors and industries.  
The three US Office S-Reits trade at an average price-to-book ratio of 0.98 times and average 7.8 per cent in distribution yield. All of the three have average committed occupancy rates of over 90 per cent, above the average Class A US office average of 84 per cent, and have weighted average lease expiry (WALE) that range from 4.3 to 5.3 years.  
Manulife US Reit (MUST), which has an occupancy rate of 92 per cent, has observed more tenants gradually returning to the office with May 2021's portfolio physical occupancy at 20.0 per cent, versus 13.3 per cent seen in Jan 2021. The Reit notes that offices continue to remain relevant as companies adopt a hybrid model and the majority of employers do require the same if not more office space post Covid-19, driven by the demand for rising headcount and social distancing needs.

MUST sees post-Covid-19 themes such as the acceleration of population and company migration to magnet cities, growing tech sector, strong demand for health care, and fast developing knowledge economy to provide uplift for the Reit. MUST has a focus to target magnet cities which are defined as having attributes such as growing tech tenants, population growth, business friendly and lower costs of living.

Prime US Reit (Prime) sees interest in its assets pick up as tenants make longer-term leasing decisions, despite the current low physical occupancy. Its current portfolio occupancy rate is at 91.7 per cent. Some of its tenants which include Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have also made plans for employees to return to the office by July 2021.

In securing new leases, Prime notes that its new tenants are largely from diverse established and technology sectors. The Reit observes that the US office transaction market has shown signs of activity in recent weeks and it is actively exploring acquisition opportunities in its target markets.

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (KORE) has a 91.6 per cent portfolio committed occupancy rate and believes that the rollout of vaccines and removal of restrictions is raising confidence and optimism. LaSalle Network's Office Re-Entry Index shows that 70 per cent of CEOs, human resources and finance leaders are planning for employees to return to the office by fall 2021.

KORE has a focus in markets with exposure to technology hubs and tech-tenancy. Its recent leasing activities are driven mainly by demand from professional services, finance and insurance, and technology. Over 37 per cent of its current portfolio by net lettable area comprises tenants from technology and medical and healthcare.   REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - US office S-Reits - half empty or half full?

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