CAPITALAND LIMITED
C31.SI
CapitaLand - Maintaining Momentum In 2Q
- CapitaLand's 1HFY17 earnings made up 59% of our FY17F forecast, on the higher end of our expectations.
- Singapore residential continues to see take-up amid improving sentiment
- Sold another 3,084 China residential units in 2Q; has RMB11.7bn of locked-in sales.
- Actively recycling and deploying capital YTD; healthy balance sheet with debt-toequity at 0.39x.
- Maintain Add with a slightly higher Target Price of S$4.21.
2Q17 results highlights
- CAPL reported 2Q17 PATMI of S$579.3m, +97% yoy. This was due to better operating performance, higher revaluation gains from investment properties in Singapore and China as well as greater divestment gains.
- Operating PATMI grew 21% yoy to S$207m due to higher China development profits and contributions from newly acquired properties in China and the US.
- 1H17 core PATMI of S$545m formed 59% of our full-year forecast.
Good sell-through rate from Singapore projects
- The group generated S$281m residential sales in Singapore in 2Q. 95% of its launched projects have now been taken up, including 59% of Victoria Park Villas. The remaining Singapore residential inventory makes up a small 2% of CAPL’s total assets. As such, management indicated it would continue to maintain a ‘disciplined’ strategy towards restocking its residential pipeline.
- That said, Singapore makes up a sizeable 35% of its asset base, with greater exposure to the commercial and retail property segments.
94% of launched units in China sold as at 2Q
- It handed over 1,088 residential units worth RMB3.1bn in China in 2Q. With an additional RMB4.6bn (3,084 units) of new sales during the quarter, the group has c.RM11.7bn of locked-in sales to be recognised over 2H17 and FY18.
- It plans to launch another 3,044 units for sale in 2H17.
Retail and serviced apartment portfolio growing
- Operating metrics for China malls continue to hold up, with tenant sales/shopper traffic up by 6.2%/3.1% yoy in 1H17. The newly opened RC Hangzhou, RC Changning and RC Shenzhen enjoy close to 100% committed occupancy, and Melawati Mall soft opened in July with 71% of its space taken up. There is potential for earnings uplift as these properties ramp up.
- The serviced residence’s footprint in the US tripled to over 3,000 units following the acquisition of a majority stake in Synergy Global Housing.
Active capital recycling and deployment
- Year-to-July, CAPL recycled c.S$2.4bn worth of capital from projects in Singapore, China, Japan and Germany. In turn, it has deployed capital into c.S$3.7bn worth of completed and development projects.
- Balance sheet has strengthened with net debt-to-equity ratio dipping to 0.39x. This puts the group in a strong position to further deploy capital into its core markets of Singapore and China as well as into Japan and Vietnam.
Maintain Add
- We leave our FY17-19F EPS estimates unchanged post results but tweak our RNAV a tad higher to S$5.26. Accordingly, our RNAV-based TP is adjusted to S$4.21.
- Continued reinvestment into new RNAV-accretive projects and capital recycling are key re-rating catalysts.
- Downside risks include slower-than-expected deployment of capital.
LOCK Mun Yee
CIMB Research
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