Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) - UOB Kay Hian 2017-04-26: 1Q17 Results In Line

FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST J69U.SI

REITs − Singapore - 1Q17: Results Of AREIT (In Line), MIT (Above), FCT (In Line)

Results in line with expectations; maintain HOLD with an unchanged target price of S$2.15. Entry price: S$1.90.
Our valuation is based on a two-stage dividend discount model (required rate of return: 6.4%, terminal growth rate: 1.2%).
2QFY17 DPU of 3.04 S cents was flat yoy.
Gross revenue registered a 6% yoy decline, which was cushioned by a 16.4% decline in property expenses. This led a slower decline in 2QFY17 NPI (-0.9% yoy).
The results were in line with our expectations, with 1HFY17 DPU coming in at 50.9% of full-year forecast.

Shopper traffic was down 3.5% yoy (-7.7% qoq) in 2QFY17. Management attributed this to the closer time gap between Christmas and Chinese New Year this year. From Dec 16-Feb 17, tenant sales declined 12.1% yoy.
Excluding the impact of AEI at Northpoint, tenant sales were still down 6.9 % yoy.
Overall occupancy rate declined 4.1ppt qoq, reaching 87.2% in the latest quarter. The fall was mainly attributable to Northpoint (60.7% in the quarter), which saw its AEI commence in Mar 16.

Phase 1 of the project was completed in Jan 17, while Phase 2 is currently ongoing. Northpoint’s occupancy is expected to pick up from May 17 onwards till completion in Sep 17 (66% - 82%).

Borrowing costs saw an uptick of 10bp qoq, reaching 2.2% this quarter (1QFY17: 2.1%).

Vikrant Pandey UOB Kay Hian | Derek Chang UOB Kay Hian | http://research.uobkayhian.com/ 2017-04-26

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