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Singapore REITs - OCBC Investment 2018-07-31: Increase Defensiveness Among Defensives

Singapore REITs - OCBC Investment Research 2018-07-31: Increase Defensiveness Among Defensives FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST SGX:J69U FRASERS LOGISTICS & IND TRUST SGX:BUOU KEPPEL DC REIT SGX:AJBU MAPLETREE NORTH ASIA COMM TR SGX:RW0U FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST SGX:Q5T

Singapore REITs - Increase Defensiveness Among Defensives

  • Weaker outlook for hospitality REITs.
  • Seek more defensive shelter.
  • Switch to FCT, FLT, KDCREIT and MAGIC.



Tempering our expectations for hospitality REITs

  • We have pushed back our expectations for a pick-up in Singapore hotels’ RevPAR from this year to early 2019, following the latest set of results. 2Q18 hotel RevPAR growth came in at -0.5% y-o-y for OUE Hospitality Trust (OUEHT) and -0.9% y-o-y for CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT). Management feedback regarding the 2Q performance highlighted
    1. ongoing competition from 4Q17’s new room supply,
    2. the Trump-Kim summit which disrupted corporate plans and affected the visa issuance of corporate travellers/tour groups and
    3. two public holidays that fell mid-week.
  • Beyond the one-off occurrences mentioned above, we are wary that the ongoing ramp-up at the new hotels will continue to interfere with attempts to increase Average Daily Rates (ADRs) for longer than expected. Compared to its peers, Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) posted a surprisingly strong 6.9% RevPAR increase on the back of better occupancy as well as higher ADRs.
  • Within the hospitality sub-sector, we favour FEHT the most given that it stands to benefit from the low base effect of poor operational results in FY17.



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Hospitality: Looking at relatively muted DPU growth for 2H18?

  • There are other REIT-specific reasons to expect more muted DPU growth from hospitality REITs under our coverage. For instance, OUEHT faces a high 2H17 RevPAR base to surpass and a lack of income support for its Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. We also expect CDLHT’s New Zealand and Maldives assets to be a drag in 2H18.
  • On the other hand, Ascott Residence Trust’s portfolio’s wide geographic diversification makes it less volatile operation-wise, both in terms of upside and downside. Given this relatively muted DPU growth outlook for 2H18 as well as the rising interest rate environment, we find this sub-sector less attractive than before in terms of valuations.


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Wong Teck Ching Andy CFA OCBC Investment Research | https://www.iocbc.com/ 2018-07-31
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