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Wing Tai announces 14% lower 2H earnings of $18.2 mil in absence of one-off gain
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Regional property and lifestyle group Wing Tai Holdings has reported 1H19 earnings of $18.2 million, 14% down from $21.1 million a year ago in the absence of a one-off gain on disposal of a subsidiary.
February 13, 2019
Property
Vibrant Group to sell and lease back Jurong Island facility in $227.5 mil deal
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Vibrant Group’s 51%-owned subsidiary, LTH Logistics, has entered into a conditional put and call option agreement to sell its logistics and warehousing facility at Jurong Island for $227.5 million to SGRE Banyan Pte. Ltd.
February 13, 2019
Broker's Calls
Sydney divestment to propel Frasers Hospitality Trust's growth in Europe: Maybank
SINGAPORE (Feb 1): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining its “buy” call on Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) with an unchanged price target of 80 cents after the REIT’s 1Q19 DPU came in line with estimates at 1.2542 cents, down 4.3% y-o-y.
February 01, 2019
Results
Keong Hong's 1Q earnings double to $4 mil on joint venture gain
SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Property developer Keong Hong Holdings saw its earnings double y-o-y to $4 million in 1Q19 from $1.8 million, mainly due to a $4.4 million share of gain from a joint venture company.
January 30, 2019
Broker's Calls
OCBC remains positive on Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust after a stable 3Q
SINGAPORE (Jan 30): OCBC Investment Research continues to rate Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT) at “buy” with a higher fair value estimate of $1.35 compared to $1.34 previously.
January 30, 2019
Malaysia
Malaysia to put $7.4 bil of homes on the sale rack in March
(Jan 28): Malaysia is planning a sale for $7.4 billion of real estate to bridge the gap between property oversupply and lack of affordable homes, with developers asked to offer at least 10 percent discount.
January 29, 2019
Results
Fortune REIT's FY18 DPU up 1% to 51.28 HK cents on positive rental reversions & car park income growth
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): The manager of Fortune REIT has declared a distribution per unit of 51.28 HK cents (8.8 cents) for FY18, up 1% from 50.78 HK cents in FY17 due to revenue growth and lower expenses.
January 28, 2019
Broker's Calls
Why DBS remains bullish on Keppel-KBS US REIT after a tepid 2018
SINGAPORE (Jan 28): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “buy” call on Keppel-KBS US REIT (KORE), with a higher target price of 80 US cents from 78 US cents previously to adjust for lower-than-expected debt balance at end-FY18.
January 28, 2019
Update
Ascott Raffles Place divestment in line with market & legal practices, maintains REIT manager
SINGAPORE (Jan 22): The manager of Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott REIT) has filed a clarification letter to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in response to a letter published in the forum of The Straits Times on Monday, which questioned the gap between the va
January 22, 2019
In print this week
How CapitaLand's latest acquisition could implicate our nation's coffers
SINGAPORE (Jan 18): CapitaLand’s acquisition of two subsidiaries of Ascendas-Singbridge (ASB) is a pretty sweet deal for Temasek.
January 18, 2019