CAPITALAND MALL TRUST (SGX:C38U)
CapitaLand Mall Trust - Bracing For 2Q
- 1QFY20 DPU came in at 8.7% of our full-year forecast as CapitaLand Mall Trust retained ~70% of its income in 1QFY20.
- Outlook remains fluid. Main focus is to help tenants tide through Covid-19.
- Maintain ADD. CapitaLand Mall Trust has a strong balance sheet to weather this difficult period.
CMT's 1QFY20 revenue and NPI stronger y-o-y
- CapitaLand Mall Trust (SGX:C38U)’s 1QFY20 revenue and NPI grew 6% and 5.9% y-o-y to S$204.3m and S$148.3m, respectively. The stronger revenue was mainly attributed to the opening of Funan in Jun 2019, partially offset by the amortisation of rental rebates granted to tenants affected by Covid-19.
- Despite the stronger revenue and NPI, DPU declined 70.5% y-o-y to 0.85 Scts as CapitaLand Mall Trust retained S$69.6m of taxable income (~30% payout ratio) in 1QFY20. Hence, while revenue came in at 34% of our full-year forecast, DPU came in at 8.7% which we deem in line as we expect CapitaLand Mall Trust to pay out more towards the end of the year as the situation stabilises.
- The retained income works out to about 1 month of its rental income.
Starting to feel the impact of Covid-19
- CapitaLand Mall Trust reported rental reversion of +1.6% in 1QFY20 with a retention rate of 88% versus 83% last year. Management indicated that the positive rental reversion is not a good indication of rental reversion outlook in the immediate term given the weak retail environment.
- The focus now is to maintain the occupancy of the malls by being flexible in lease structure. q-o-q occupancy declined slightly from 99.3% to 98.5% in 1QFY20.
- While most malls saw some decline in occupancy q-o-q, Clake Quay saw the largest decline at 4.1% pts q-o-q. Clarke Quay remains a challenging asset due to Covid-19 given that it is largely an entertainment venue.
- Shopper traffic declined 9.1% y-o-y while tenant sales dropped 7.5% y-o-y. All trade categories except supermarkets (+13.1% y-o-y) and books and stationery (flat y-o-y) reported weaker sales y-o-y. 12% of leases will be due this year.
Giving out 2 months of rental rebate for now
- CapitaLand Mall Trust has allocated S$114m for a rental relief package for tenants. This includes
- 100% rental rebates in Apr and May 2020 for almost all retail tenants, inclusive of the value of the property tax rebates and
- additional rental waiver from 27-31 Mar for tenants ordered to close their premises since 27 Mar 2020. It has also given out 1 month’s deposit to offset rents in Mar 2020.
- CapitaLand Mall Trust is committed to provide more assistance when needs arise. So far, only 1 tenant has requested for rental deferment as CapitaLand Mall Trust has been engaging with needy tenants for alternative payment plans. Management does not discount the possibility of a higher component of turnover rent in the future.
Reiterate ADD with an unchanged DDM-based Target Price of S$2.24
- We reiterate ADD on CapitaLand Mall Trust. We believe it will be able to tide through the storm given its strong balance sheet. The REIT has healthy gearing of 33.3% which gives it substantial.
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- Upside/downside risks include smaller/larger impact from Covid-19.
EING Kar Mei CFA
CGS-CIMB Research
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LOCK Mun Yee
CGS-CIMB Research
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https://www.cgs-cimb.com
2020-05-01
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