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Singapore REITs - Maybank Kim Eng 2019-09-18: Raising Limits, Adding Growth

Singapore REITs - Maybank Kim Eng Research | SGinvestors.io ASCENDAS REAL ESTATE INV TRUST (SGX:A17U) CDL HOSPITALITY TRUSTS (SGX:J85) FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST (SGX:J69U) FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST (SGX:Q5T) MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST (SGX:ME8U)

Singapore REITs - Raising Limits, Adding Growth


Acquisition growth levers arising




S-REITs acquisitive, overseas deals up DPU visibility

  • S-REITs have been acquiring assets since 2015, especially overseas. Contributions from their overseas investments have risen steadily from 27% in 2014 to 60% of total investments in 1H 2019. Overseas assets (mostly freehold, backed by longer WALEs and favourable annual rental-escalation clauses) comprise 5-84% of AUMs and we expect this to grow.
  • Currency risks are well-managed with low balance sheet exposure. For S-REITs under coverage, a 5% variation in respective market currencies against the SGD impacts DPUs by up to 11%.


Balance Sheets strong, higher debt headroom adds to growth

  • The sector’s 35% average leverage as at end-Jun 2019 remains below the 45% regulatory limit while interest-coverage ratios are healthy at 5.7x on average. S-REITs have extended their debt maturities in recent years, while maintaining their fixed-debt ratios (now just above 81.0% on average) due to lower interest rates over the past year.
  • Further interest rate cuts could support DPU upside. We estimate debt headroom at between 11-39% of their AUMs, which could rise to 21-53%.


Growth skewed to industrial REITs pushing overseas

  • A wider compression in yields across office, retail and hospitality assets have spurred capital-recycling efforts in Singapore but industrial S-REITs have pushed faster overseas for growth, as supply-led fundamentals are positive but demand recovery remains soft.
  • We see a positive-carry for assets in Europe and the US, hence opportunities for further DPU-accretive deals.


Top S-REIT BUYs


ASCENDAS REAL ESTATE INV TRUST (SGX:A17U)

  • Largest and most liquid industrial S-REIT. Rising overseas exposure to offset lower Singapore contributions near term. We continue to favour its scale and see it as the best proxy for a recovering industrial sector, given its concentrated business-park and high-spec portfolio, which contributes 60% to AUM.
  • Following its UK entry and a stronger sponsor pipeline after the CAPL-Ascendas Singbridge merger, further diversification is possible which could provide upside to our FY19-21E 3.0% DPU CAGR.
  • Report on Ascendas REIT:

MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST (SGX:ME8U)


CDL HOSPITALITY TRUSTS (SGX:J85)


FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST (SGX:Q5T)


FRASERS CENTREPOINT TRUST (SGX:J69U)


MANULIFE US REIT (SGX:BTOU)


See attached PDF report for complete analysis.






Chua Su Tye Maybank Kim Eng Research | https://www.maybank-ke.com.sg/ 2019-09-18
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