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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Far East Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - SGTI 2022 shows more S-Reits reporting non-financial metrics S-Reits and business trusts see an improvement in their Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2022 scores, increasing marginally to 85.3 points from 85.0 last year.</li><li>Overall, the mean score of the Reits and business trust category increased by 0.3 points year on year and the mean bonus points for good disclosure practices increased by 0.7 points to 19.2 points.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - SGTI 2022 shows more S-Reits reporting non-financial metrics S-Reits and business trusts see an improvement in their Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2022 scores, increasing marginally to 85.3 points from 85.0 last year.Overall, the mean score of the Reits and business trust category increased by 0.3 points year on year and the mean bonus points for good disclosure practices increased by 0.7 points to 19.2 points.

REIT Watch - SGTI 2022 shows more S-Reits reporting non-financial metrics

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a> 1H22 DPU +7.4% YoY; Rental reversion continues to be robust at +17.4%</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capitaland-investment-ltd-si" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33774" rel="noopener">CapitaLand Investment (CLI SP)</a> banking on the hospitality sector and return of travel</li><li>Property investment sales drop in 2Q22 but set to register growth for FY22: Colliers</li></ul>

Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP) 1H22 DPU +7.4% YoY; Rental reversion continues to be robust at +17.4%CapitaLand Investment (CLI SP) banking on the hospitality sector and return of travelProperty investment sales drop in 2Q22 but set to register growth for FY22: Colliers

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (21Jul22) - SSREIT's Rental Reversion Remains Robust

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

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Thirteen Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have announced dates of their upcoming earnings releases or business updates, with SPH Reit kicking off the current reporting season for the sector with the release of its third-quarter FY2022 business update (ended May 31, 2022) on Jul 7, 2022.

Of the 13, 9 will be reporting first-half financial results for the year, while 3 will be releasing business updates for their respective periods ending Jun 30, 2022.

The rest of the sector will be unveiling dates of their earnings or business updates over the coming weeks.

SPH Reit in its latest Q3 FY2022 business updates announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.45 Singapore cents, which represents a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase and brings the annualised distribution yield to 5.81 per cent.

Ascribing to high vaccination rates and the ease of safe distancing measures in both Singapore and Australia, SPH Reit highlighted overall improvement in financial performance, with year-to-date Q3 FY2022 gross revenue recording a 0.9 per cent year-on-year increase to S$211.6 million.

Sales for the same period increased by 12 per cent and 2 per cent in Singapore and Australia respectively.

Across SPH Reit’s portfolio, occupancy rate maintained at 97.6 per cent, while weighted average lease expiry (WALE) stood at 5.4 years by net lettable area and 2.9 years by gross rental income.

In Singapore, its Paragon property saw marked recovery following the relaxation of restrictions in March/April 2022 as tenant sales for the quarter grew 45 per cent year-on-year and exceeded pre-Covid levels.

The Clementi Mall recorded a 6.3 per cent improvement in tenant sales supported by strong food and beverage (F&amp;B) performance.

Its Australia properties also observed recovery in tenant sales post the spike in cases earlier this year.

The iEdge S-Reit Index, a benchmark for Singapore Reits, maintained resiliency for H1 2022 with flat total returns, compared to the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (a benchmark for global Reits) which declined 18 per cent. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sph-reit-kicks-off-reporting-calendar-with-marked-recovery-in-tenant-sales">read </a>the original version.
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    REIT Watch 12 Jul


Thirteen Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have announced dates of their upcoming earnings releases or business updates, with SPH Reit kicking off the current reporting season for the sector with the release of its third-quarter FY2022 business update (ended May 31, 2022) on Jul 7, 2022.

Of the 13, 9 will be reporting first-half financial results for the year, while 3 will be releasing business updates for their respective periods ending Jun 30, 2022.

The rest of the sector will be unveiling dates of their earnings or business updates over the coming weeks.

SPH Reit in its latest Q3 FY2022 business updates announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.45 Singapore cents, which represents a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase and brings the annualised distribution yield to 5.81 per cent.

Ascribing to high vaccination rates and the ease of safe distancing measures in both Singapore and Australia, SPH Reit highlighted overall improvement in financial performance, with year-to-date Q3 FY2022 gross revenue recording a 0.9 per cent year-on-year increase to S$211.6 million.

Sales for the same period increased by 12 per cent and 2 per cent in Singapore and Australia respectively.

Across SPH Reit’s portfolio, occupancy rate maintained at 97.6 per cent, while weighted average lease expiry (WALE) stood at 5.4 years by net lettable area and 2.9 years by gross rental income.

In Singapore, its Paragon property saw marked recovery following the relaxation of restrictions in March/April 2022 as tenant sales for the quarter grew 45 per cent year-on-year and exceeded pre-Covid levels.

The Clementi Mall recorded a 6.3 per cent improvement in tenant sales supported by strong food and beverage (F&amp;B) performance.

Its Australia properties also observed recovery in tenant sales post the spike in cases earlier this year.

The iEdge S-Reit Index, a benchmark for Singapore Reits, maintained resiliency for H1 2022 with flat total returns, compared to the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (a benchmark for global Reits) which declined 18 per cent. 

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



REIT Watch - SPH Reit kicks off reporting calendar with marked recovery in tenant sales

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The iEdge S-Reit Index held resilient for the first half of 2022, generating flat total returns compared to the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (a benchmark for global Reits) which declined 18 per cent.

During the period, the S-Reits and property trusts sector in Singapore saw S$359 million of net institutional outflows and S$447 million of net retail inflows.

Hospitality was the best performing sub-segment in H1 2022. The 5 hospitality trusts averaged 17 per cent total returns and garnered S$62 million of net institutional inflows.

Aside from hospitality trusts, diversified S-Reits and some industrial and retail S-Reits were also among the top performing S-Reits in the first half of 2022. The 9 trusts which outperformed the broader iEdge S-Reit Index in H1 2022 include Frasers Hospitality Trust (+52.2 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (+12.5 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (+11.3 per cent), CDL Hospitality Trusts (+11.3 per cent), Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (+11.2 per cent), Suntec Reit (+10.3 per cent), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (+6.6 per cent), Sabana Industrial Reit (+5.9 per cent) and Frasers Centrepoint Trust (+1.7 per cent).

Lendlease Global Commercial Reit was the only S-Reit which received both net institutional and retail inflows for the first half of 2022. It saw S$5 million of net institutional inflows and S$11 million of net retail inflows.

While the first quarter of the year was largely driven by hospitality trusts and the reopening theme, performance was mixed in Q2 2022. The 5 best performing trusts in Q2 2022 include Frasers Hospitality Trust (+32.3 per cent), ParkwayLife Reit (+3.6 per cent), Lendlease Global Commercial Reit (+2.6 per cent), Dasin Retail Trust (+1.6 per cent) and Ascott Residence Trust (+0.9 per cent).

The iEdge S-Reit Index dipped 1.3 per cent in total returns in Q2 2022 while the sector as a whole saw S$173 million of net institutional outflows and S$282 million of net retail inflows. ESR-Logos Reit was the only S-Reit which received both net institutional and retail inflows for Q1 2022. It saw S$2 million of net institutional inflows and S$10 million of net retail inflows.

Inflows into the 5 SGX-listed Reit exchange traded funds (ETFs) hit a record in June 2022, with S$60 million of inflows over the month. This topped the previous record inflow of S$34 million in March 2020, near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Across H1 2022, the 5 ETFs received S$113 million of inflows and saw combined asset under management (AUM) rising S$63 million, hitting S$874 million as at end June. 

REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/s-reits-shelter-from-the-storm-in-h1-2022">read </a>the original version.
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The iEdge S-Reit Index held resilient for the first half of 2022, generating flat total returns compared to the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index (a benchmark for global Reits) which declined 18 per cent.

During the period, the S-Reits and property trusts sector in Singapore saw S$359 million of net institutional outflows and S$447 million of net retail inflows.

Hospitality was the best performing sub-segment in H1 2022. The 5 hospitality trusts averaged 17 per cent total returns and garnered S$62 million of net institutional inflows.

Aside from hospitality trusts, diversified S-Reits and some industrial and retail S-Reits were also among the top performing S-Reits in the first half of 2022. The 9 trusts which outperformed the broader iEdge S-Reit Index in H1 2022 include Frasers Hospitality Trust (+52.2 per cent), Ascott Residence Trust (+12.5 per cent), Far East Hospitality Trust (+11.3 per cent), CDL Hospitality Trusts (+11.3 per cent), Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (+11.2 per cent), Suntec Reit (+10.3 per cent), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (+6.6 per cent), Sabana Industrial Reit (+5.9 per cent) and Frasers Centrepoint Trust (+1.7 per cent).

Lendlease Global Commercial Reit was the only S-Reit which received both net institutional and retail inflows for the first half of 2022. It saw S$5 million of net institutional inflows and S$11 million of net retail inflows.

While the first quarter of the year was largely driven by hospitality trusts and the reopening theme, performance was mixed in Q2 2022. The 5 best performing trusts in Q2 2022 include Frasers Hospitality Trust (+32.3 per cent), ParkwayLife Reit (+3.6 per cent), Lendlease Global Commercial Reit (+2.6 per cent), Dasin Retail Trust (+1.6 per cent) and Ascott Residence Trust (+0.9 per cent).

The iEdge S-Reit Index dipped 1.3 per cent in total returns in Q2 2022 while the sector as a whole saw S$173 million of net institutional outflows and S$282 million of net retail inflows. ESR-Logos Reit was the only S-Reit which received both net institutional and retail inflows for Q1 2022. It saw S$2 million of net institutional inflows and S$10 million of net retail inflows.

Inflows into the 5 SGX-listed Reit exchange traded funds (ETFs) hit a record in June 2022, with S$60 million of inflows over the month. This topped the previous record inflow of S$34 million in March 2020, near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Across H1 2022, the 5 ETFs received S$113 million of inflows and saw combined asset under management (AUM) rising S$63 million, hitting S$874 million as at end June. 

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



REIT Watch - S-Reits - shelter from the storm in H1 2022

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

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Prices and rentals of Singapore industrial spaces continued to rise in the first quarter of 2022, despite a dip in the overall occupancy rate, according to the quarterly market report published by JTC.

In Q1 2022, the overall occupancy rate fell to 89.8 per cent, a drop of 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous quarter, due to new completions picking up significantly, and increase in supply exceeding new demand.

Despite the drop in occupancy, price and rental indices of all industrial space rose by 2.1 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively compared to the previous quarter. 
SGX lists 8 industrial S-Reits, of which 6 have exposure to Singapore-based industrial assets.

These 6 trusts are AIMS Apac Reit, Ascendas Reit, ESR-Logos Reit, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust and Sabana Industrial Reit. Assets of Daiwa House Logistics Trust and EC World Reit are based in Japan and China respectively.

AIMS Apac Reit reported higher FY22 gross revenue and net property income (NPI) of S$142.4 million and S$103.2 million, rising 16.1 per cent and 17.9 per cent year on year respectively. 
The improved performance was mainly attributed to contributions from recently acquired assets as well as higher rental and recoveries for several Singapore assets. 
Ascendas Reit’s March 2022 occupancy rate of 90.0 per cent for its Singapore portfolio was 0.2 per cent lower compared to a quarter ago, but 3.1 per cent higher than a year ago. 
The Reit recorded an average portfolio rent reversion of 3.9 per cent for Singapore leases renewed in Q1 2022 and expects rental reversion across its overall portfolio for FY22 to be in the positive low single-digit range in view of current market uncertainties. 
ESR-Logos Reit (E-LOG) started trading on May 5, following the successful merger of ESR-Reit and ARA Logos Logistics Trust. 
The Reit’s asset portfolio is valued at S$5.5 billion across Singapore and Australia and it intends to actively leverage on the initial sponsor pipeline of approximately US$2 billion of visible and executable pipeline across key gateway markets in the Asia-Pacific. 
Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) announced FY21/22 distribution per unit (DPU) of 13.8 cents, an increase of 10.0 per cent year on year. 
MIT reported higher average overall portfolio occupancy for Q4 FY21/22 compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to improved occupancy of the Singapore portfolio especially among business park buildings and flatted factories. 
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s (MLT) FY21/22 amount distributable to unitholders grew 17.3 per cent year on year to S$390.7 million, while DPU rose 5.5 per cent to 8.787 cents. 
MLT observed that the leasing market in Singapore remains stable with demand boosted by e-commerce growth and business inventory stockpiling. 
Sabana Industrial Reit, in its Q1 2022 business update, reported healthy occupancy of 85.2 per cent and positive rental reversion of 4.0 per cent. 
The Reit noted that this is the 8th quarter in the past 9 quarters where positive reversion was achieved. REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times,<a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/tenant-sales-back-at-pre-covid-levels-for-retail-s-reits"> </a><a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/industrial-s-reits-report-positive-rental-reversions">read </a>the original version.
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Prices and rentals of Singapore industrial spaces continued to rise in the first quarter of 2022, despite a dip in the overall occupancy rate, according to the quarterly market report published by JTC.

In Q1 2022, the overall occupancy rate fell to 89.8 per cent, a drop of 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous quarter, due to new completions picking up significantly, and increase in supply exceeding new demand.

Despite the drop in occupancy, price and rental indices of all industrial space rose by 2.1 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively compared to the previous quarter.  
SGX lists 8 industrial S-Reits, of which 6 have exposure to Singapore-based industrial assets.

These 6 trusts are AIMS Apac Reit, Ascendas Reit, ESR-Logos Reit, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust and Sabana Industrial Reit. Assets of Daiwa House Logistics Trust and EC World Reit are based in Japan and China respectively.

AIMS Apac Reit reported higher FY22 gross revenue and net property income (NPI) of S$142.4 million and S$103.2 million, rising 16.1 per cent and 17.9 per cent year on year respectively.  
The improved performance was mainly attributed to contributions from recently acquired assets as well as higher rental and recoveries for several Singapore assets.  
Ascendas Reit’s March 2022 occupancy rate of 90.0 per cent for its Singapore portfolio was 0.2 per cent lower compared to a quarter ago, but 3.1 per cent higher than a year ago.  
The Reit recorded an average portfolio rent reversion of 3.9 per cent for Singapore leases renewed in Q1 2022 and expects rental reversion across its overall portfolio for FY22 to be in the positive low single-digit range in view of current market uncertainties.  
ESR-Logos Reit (E-LOG) started trading on May 5, following the successful merger of ESR-Reit and ARA Logos Logistics Trust.  
The Reit’s asset portfolio is valued at S$5.5 billion across Singapore and Australia and it intends to actively leverage on the initial sponsor pipeline of approximately US$2 billion of visible and executable pipeline across key gateway markets in the Asia-Pacific.  
Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) announced FY21/22 distribution per unit (DPU) of 13.8 cents, an increase of 10.0 per cent year on year.  
MIT reported higher average overall portfolio occupancy for Q4 FY21/22 compared to the previous quarter, mainly due to improved occupancy of the Singapore portfolio especially among business park buildings and flatted factories.  
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s (MLT) FY21/22 amount distributable to unitholders grew 17.3 per cent year on year to S$390.7 million, while DPU rose 5.5 per cent to 8.787 cents.  
MLT observed that the leasing market in Singapore remains stable with demand boosted by e-commerce growth and business inventory stockpiling.  
Sabana Industrial Reit, in its Q1 2022 business update, reported healthy occupancy of 85.2 per cent and positive rental reversion of 4.0 per cent.  
The Reit noted that this is the 8th quarter in the past 9 quarters where positive reversion was achieved.  REIT Watch is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version.



REIT Watch - Industrial S-Reits report positive rental reversions

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Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Trust focuses on investments in income-producing real estate used for industrial purposes in Asia, as well as real estate-related assets, in line with Sabana investment principles.

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