FRASERS LOGISTICS & IND TRUST
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Frasers Logistics & Industrials Trust (FLT) - 3Q17 FLT Results Above Expectations
- Results of FLT above expectations.
- FLT exceeded its own DPU forecast by 6.7%. We raise our target to S$1.20 (from S$1.11) mainly factoring in interest savings, recent acquisitions and favourable exchange rate movements.
- Maintain OVERWEIGHT on the sector.
WHAT’S NEW
Results above expectations; maintain BUY with a raised target price of S$1.20 (from S$1.11), based on two-stage DDM (required rate of return: 7.1% and terminal growth rate: 2.5%).
- Results were above expectations with core 9MFY17 DPU making up 80.6% of our FY17 DPU estimates.
- FLT posted greater-than-expected DPU results due to lower withholding tax on distributable income and interest savings. FLT exceeded its own DPU forecast by 6.7%. We raise our target to S$1.20 (from S$1.11) mainly factoring in the interest savings, recent acquisitions and favourable exchange rate movements.
- No surprises from revenue or NPI, with much of the surprise coming from the reduction in finance costs from interest savings and lower cost of debt funding.
- Finance costs were lower than FLT’s own estimates by 18.8%. The actual weighted average interest rate was 2.8% p.a. as compared with the 3.4% rate forecasted.
- FLT’s recent acquisition of a portfolio of 7 assets in Australia for A$169.3m (S$174.7m), from its sponsor Frasers Centrepoint Ltd (FCL) would increase FLT's overall portfolio value by 9.7% to A$1.9b and increase overall weighted average lease expiry (WALE) to 6.9 years from 6.7 years. The target portfolio consists four completed properties and three development properties, with built-in annual rental escalations of 3.1%.
- Overall occupancy of the target portfolio stands at 100% (including pre-commitments), with WALE at 9.6 years. Management expects DPU accretion of 0.9% on a pro-forma basis. FLT did a private placement of 78m units at S$1.01/share to fund the acquisitions.
Well-managed lease expiry, with no debt expiring in FY17 and FY18.
- Gearing rose marginally to 29.3% from 28.9% qoq. A debt headroom of A$517m is available to reach the 45% aggregate leverage limit.
Outlook.
- Management sees that Australian investment sales volume remains constrained due to the low levels of investment-grade stock. Hence, there remains pentup demand for a smaller supply of stabilised assets, sale and leaseback activity have grown such that prime yields are further compressed.
- Occupier demand has remained strong in Melbourne and Sydney with a near doubling in 10-year average rents in Sydney and improved take-up rates in Melbourne. Brisbane shows improving demand for newer stock, but vacancy remains elevated.
Vikrant Pandey
UOB Kay Hian
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2017-07-31
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