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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Between 2005 &amp; 2013, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust &amp; Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust listed on SGX. Since their IPOs, the four Mapletree REITs have averaged 13.3% annualised total returns. 
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Three of the Mapletree REITs are in the STI Reserve List - used to advance stocks into the STI should an STI constituent be deleted ahead of the next quarterly review. For 1HFY18/19 (ending 30 Sep), the four Mapletree REITs all reported YoY growth in Gross Revenue &amp; DPU. 
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	<li>In 2018 YTD, the four Mapletree REITs averaged a 1% decline in total return, following 33% average total returns in 2017. By comparison the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index declined 3% &amp; the iEdge S-REIT Index declined 4% in the 2018 YTD.</li>
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Mapletree Investments was established in December 2000 to hold non-port properties transferred from PSA Corporation to Temasek Holdings. Since joining Mapletree in 2003 as Group CEO, Mr Hiew Yoon Khong has led the Group from a Singapore-centric real estate company worth S$2.3 billion to a global company with total assets under management of more than S$46 billion.

Between July 2005 and March 2013, Mapletree Logistics Trust (“MLT”), Mapletree Industrial Trust (“MIT”), Mapletree Commercial Trust (“MCT”) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (“MNACT”) have listed on SGX. The combined IPO market capitalisation of the four REITs was S$5.8 billion, and stood almost three times larger, at S$16.0 billion on 23 November 2018. Assuming distributions were reinvested into the REITs, the four REITs have averaged 13.3% annualised return from their IPO dates.
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Three of the four Mapletree REITs (MCT, MLT &amp; MIT) make up the majority of the STI Reserve List which is used to advance stocks into the STI in the event that one or more of the STI constituents are deleted during the period up to the next quarterly review. The other two stocks that make up the STI Reserve List are also REITs - Suntec REIT and Keppel REIT.

The shorter-term performances for the four Mapletree REITs are tabled below. In the 2018 year to date, the four Mapletree REITs averaged a decline of 1.2% in total return following a 33.1% average total return in 2017. By comparison the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Pacific ex Japan Index declined 3.3% and the iEdge S-REIT Index has declined 4.0% in the 2018 year to date.
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For the financial period 1HFY18/19 (ending 30 Sep), the four Mapletree REITs reported the following results:

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MCT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 1.6% YoY to S$218.5 million, with Distribution per Unit (“DPU”) up 0.7% YoY, click <a href="http://www.mapletreecommercialtrust.com/~/media/MCT/Newsroom/Announcements/2018/10/MCT%20-%202Q%20and%201H%20FY1819%20Financial%20Results%20Presentation.pdf">here</a> for more.</li>
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MLT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 11.9% YoY to S$212.1 million, with available DPU up 3.7% YoY. The manager noted revenue growth was mainly due to organic growth from existing portfolio and recent two acquisitions in Hong Kong, click <a href="http://www.mapletreelogisticstrust.com/~/media/MLT/Newsroom/Announcements/2018/Oct/MLT_2QFY1819_PPT_final.pdf">here</a> for more.</li>
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MIT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 1.3% YoY to S$183.7 million, with DPU up 1.5% YoY, click <a href="http://www.mapletreeindustrialtrust.com/~/media/MIT/Newsroom/Announcements/2018/Oct/20181023_2QFY18%20Results_Slides.pdf">here</a> for more.</li>
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MNACT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 12.4% YoY to S$199.0 million, with DPU up 2.5% YoY, click <a href="http://www.mapletreenorthasiacommercialtrust.com/~/media/MNACT/Newsroom/Announcements/2018/Oct/MNACT_PresentationSlides_26Oct2018.pdf">here</a> for more. Revenue growth was mainly attributed to the contribution from the Japan Properties and revenue growth from Festival Walk, Gateway Plaza and Sandhill Plaza as a result of higher rental rates, partially offset by the lower average rate of HKD.</li>
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The four Mapletree REITs currently maintain an average dividend yield of 6.3%. There is also a degree of consistency in the yields, which currently range from 5.6% for MCT to 7.0% for MNACT.

As discussed <a href="http://www.mapletree.com.sg/en/Our-Business/Overview.aspx">here</a> the Mapletree business strategy covers the whole real estate investment process. This  spans deal sourcing and origination, acquiring and assembling a portfolio of high-potential assets for investment, development and asset management, to strengthening the portfolio for value creation and to generate returns upon exiting the investment.
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Between 2005 &amp; 2013, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust &amp; Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust listed on SGX. Since their IPOs, the four Mapletree REITs have averaged 13.3% annualised total returns. 
	 
	
Three of the Mapletree REITs are in the STI Reserve List - used to advance stocks into the STI should an STI constituent be deleted ahead of the next quarterly review. For 1HFY18/19 (ending 30 Sep), the four Mapletree REITs all reported YoY growth in Gross Revenue &amp; DPU. 
	 
	In 2018 YTD, the four Mapletree REITs averaged a 1% decline in total return, following 33% average total returns in 2017. By comparison the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index declined 3% &amp; the iEdge S-REIT Index declined 4% in the 2018 YTD.

Mapletree Investments was established in December 2000 to hold non-port properties transferred from PSA Corporation to Temasek Holdings. Since joining Mapletree in 2003 as Group CEO, Mr Hiew Yoon Khong has led the Group from a Singapore-centric real estate company worth S$2.3 billion to a global company with total assets under management of more than S$46 billion.

Between July 2005 and March 2013, Mapletree Logistics Trust (“MLT”), Mapletree Industrial Trust (“MIT”), Mapletree Commercial Trust (“MCT”) and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (“MNACT”) have listed on SGX. The combined IPO market capitalisation of the four REITs was S$5.8 billion, and stood almost three times larger, at S$16.0 billion on 23 November 2018. Assuming distributions were reinvested into the REITs, the four REITs have averaged 13.3% annualised return from their IPO dates.

      
    
    Annualised Total Returns
Three of the four Mapletree REITs (MCT, MLT &amp; MIT) make up the majority of the STI Reserve List which is used to advance stocks into the STI in the event that one or more of the STI constituents are deleted during the period up to the next quarterly review. The other two stocks that make up the STI Reserve List are also REITs - Suntec REIT and Keppel REIT.

The shorter-term performances for the four Mapletree REITs are tabled below. In the 2018 year to date, the four Mapletree REITs averaged a decline of 1.2% in total return following a 33.1% average total return in 2017. By comparison the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Asia Pacific ex Japan Index declined 3.3% and the iEdge S-REIT Index has declined 4.0% in the 2018 year to date.

      
    
    Mapletree REITs: Short term performance
For the financial period 1HFY18/19 (ending 30 Sep), the four Mapletree REITs reported the following results:



MCT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 1.6% YoY to S$218.5 million, with Distribution per Unit (“DPU”) up 0.7% YoY, click here for more.
	
MLT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 11.9% YoY to S$212.1 million, with available DPU up 3.7% YoY. The manager noted revenue growth was mainly due to organic growth from existing portfolio and recent two acquisitions in Hong Kong, click here for more.
	
MIT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 1.3% YoY to S$183.7 million, with DPU up 1.5% YoY, click here for more.
	
MNACT reported 1HFY18/19 Gross Revenue grew 12.4% YoY to S$199.0 million, with DPU up 2.5% YoY, click here for more. Revenue growth was mainly attributed to the contribution from the Japan Properties and revenue growth from Festival Walk, Gateway Plaza and Sandhill Plaza as a result of higher rental rates, partially offset by the lower average rate of HKD.

The four Mapletree REITs currently maintain an average dividend yield of 6.3%. There is also a degree of consistency in the yields, which currently range from 5.6% for MCT to 7.0% for MNACT.

As discussed here the Mapletree business strategy covers the whole real estate investment process. This  spans deal sourcing and origination, acquiring and assembling a portfolio of high-potential assets for investment, development and asset management, to strengthening the portfolio for value creation and to generate returns upon exiting the investment.



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