- Lendlease REIT (SGX:JYEU) reported 2HFY23 DPU of S$0.0225, -8.2% h-o-h/-6.3% y-o-y. Organic and inorganic top-line growth was more than offset by higher borrowing cost.
- Buildings are close to full occupancy while reversions are positive and accelerating. Tourism-led retail growth should further help reversions.
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Meeting takeaways – Continued growth in retail
- We hosted Lendlease REIT's management for lunch with a group of investors. Key topics discussed included rent reversion outlook, updates on ongoing asset enhancements and redevelopment of Grange Road car park, funding cost trajectory and views on capital recycling.
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- Redevelopment of car park is on track to become operational by 2024.
- Management intends to remain a Singapore-centric play. Its focus is on growing its stakes in Parkway Parade and Paya Lebar Quarter.
- Divestment or strata sale of office assets to lower gearing and/or redeem the perps is being explored. On capital management, cost of debt will be ~3-3.5% vs 2.66% in FY23 following refinancing of EUR debt.
Steady operation offset by higher funding cost
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Above is the excerpt from report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full report in PDF @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.
Krishna Guha Maybank Research | https://www.maybank-ke.com.sg/ 2023-08-10
Read also Maybank's most recent report:
2024-08-07 Lendlease Global Commercial REIT - Healthy Operations, Moving Towards Stability.
Previous report by Maybank:
2024-05-07 Lendlease Global Commercial REIT - Navigating Headwinds ~ Healthy Operating Metrics, Higher Funding Cost.
Price targets by 3 other brokers at Lendlease REIT Target Prices.
Listing of research reports at Lendlease REIT Analyst Reports.
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Lendlease REIT Announcements,
Lendlease REIT Dividends & Corporate Actions,
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