But, on Aug 2, CLAS’s manager announced the proposed acquisition of three properties, one each in London, Dublin and Jakarta for $530.8 million, partly financed by an equity fundraising of around $300 million comprising a private placement and preferential offer.
A divergence in the fundamental outlook and sound financials of a couple of S-REITs compared to the price performance and technical outlook of these REITs has emerged.
CapitaLand Ascott Trust’s performance was going great guns. On July 27, CLAS had announced a 44% y-o-y growth in RevPAU (revenue per available unit) in 1HFY2023 ended June, 26% growth in distributable income and 19% growth in distributions per stapled security (DPS) to 2.87 cents. In anticipation of this performance, CLAS’s unit price had risen almost 9% to $1.12 between the start of the year and July 27.
