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Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust - OCBC Investment 2017-02-07: Starting FY17 on a bright note

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust - OCBC Investment 2017-02-07: Starting FY17 on a bright note FRASERS LOGISTICS & IND TRUST BUOU.SI

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust - Starting FY17 on a bright note

  • 1QFY17 DPU above Prospectus forecast.
  • Proactive tenant engagement.
  • Low gearing ratio 29.7%.



1QFY17 results in-line with our expectations 

  • Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust (FLT) reported its 1QFY17 results which met our expectations. 
  • Gross revenue came in at A$39.7m, which was slightly lower than its IPO Prospectus forecast (proportionally pro-rated for the quarter) by 1.5%. 
  • The variance can be attributed largely to the delay in acquiring the Martin Brower call option property. This was completed on 30 Nov 2016, versus the projected acquisition date of 1 Oct 2016. However, its DPU of 1.74 S cents for 1QFY17 exceeded its IPO Prospectus forecast by 6.1% and was driven mainly by lower-than-expected finance costs. 
  • FLT’s gross revenue and DPU formed 24.3% and 25.9% of our FY17 projections, respectively.


Portfolio expected to remain resilient 

  • Looking ahead, we expect FLT’s portfolio to remain resilient, as it only has 0.6% and 3.5% of lease expiries (by gross rental income) during the years ending 31 Dec 2017 and 31 Dec 2018, respectively. 
  • Management proactively engages its tenants before the expiry of their leases. 56,108 sqm of new lease and lease renewals were executed in 1QFY17, at a weighted average rental reversion rate of -1.1%. This was largely due to one asset in New South Wales, which saw its rent adjust downwards to market rent level upon forward renewal. 
  • FLT’s portfolio occupancy stood at a healthy 99.3%, as at 31 Dec 2016, which was an improvement from 98.3% at its listing date. 
  • It also has a long portfolio WALE of 6.9 years, which we believe buffers its defensive attributes.


Maintain BUY 

  • In terms of financial position, FLT has a strong balance sheet, with a low gearing ratio 29.7%, as at end-1QFY17. This implies ample debt headroom of ~A$322m before it reaches a gearing ratio of 40%. 
  • Inorganic growth opportunities would likely come from its sponsor, in which FLT has a right-of-first-refusal to its 14 existing properties and development pipeline of industrial assets. 
  • We make some minor tweaks to our assumptions, and adopt a higher risk-free rate of 2.7% (previously 2.4%) in our model to take into account a steeper yield curve environment. Consequently, our DDM-derived fair value estimate is lowered marginally from S$1.10 to S$1.08. Maintain BUY.




Andy Wong Teck Ching CFA OCBC Investment | http://www.ocbcresearch.com/ 2017-02-07
OCBC Investment SGX Stock Analyst Report BUY Maintain BUY 1.08 Down 1.100



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