RHT HEALTH TRUST
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RHT Health Trust (RHT SP) - Buyout Offer From Fortis Healthcare
- Fortis Healthcare offers to buy out all RHT Health Trust’s assets for S$0.90 per share.
- Offer price is at an 11% premium to yesterday’s closing price, implies P/NAV of 1.07x 60-day exclusivity period to negotiate.
- Note that 1H18 distribution has not been declared.
What’s New
Fortis Healthcare offers to buy out RHT’s assets
- RHT Health Trust received a proposed offer from Fortis Healthcare to buy out all RHT’s assets for INR46,500m or INR34,980m net of debt which translates to S$0.90 per share (at exchange rate of INR48.11 to S$1 ). This is at an 11% premium to yesterday’s closing price, and implies P/NAV of 1.07x. There is a 60-day exclusivity period to negotiate.
- We believe the price is fair based on the implied valuation. In addition, we note that the 1H18 distribution has not been declared.
- In addition, according to Fortis’ announcement, the proposed transaction would be funded with a combination of equity, quasi-equity and/or debt. Fortis has an enabling resolution in place to raise capital for up to INR50bn and has been in active dialogue with financial/strategic investors to raise funds.
Could there be a new strategic investor, investing in Fortis Healthcare with the similar structure like Religare Enterprise?
- Economic Times reported yesterday that the promoters are in talks with overseas financial investors and plans to “sell” its stake via the issuance of fresh shares.
- However, according to the latest Bloomberg news, a Religare spokesman said the two announcements aren’t related, while a Fortis spokesman declined to comment.
2Q18 results below expectations due to higher expenses
- RHT’s 2Q18 DPU fell 37% y-o-y to 1.14 Scts mainly due to the loss in income contribution from the sale of its 51% interest in FHTL (Gurgaon and Shalimar Bagh Clinical Establishments).
- Following the sale, RHT declared and paid a special dividend of 24.8 Scts in October 2016. On a comparable basis, 2Q18 DPU fell 15% y-o-y mainly due to non-recurring other trust expenses in connection with the refinancing activities and one-off consent exercise, higher finance cost and higher tax expense by an associate.
- Net property income (NPI) in 2Q18 increased 6% y-o-y to S$11m, largely due to a 4% y-o-y revenue growth led by the contractual 3% increase in base fee, offset by a slightly lower variable fee.
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