CDL Hospitality Trusts - Maybank Research 2024-01-31: Slowing Momentum

• CDL Hospitality Trusts (SGX:J85) reported 2H23 DPU of S$3.19 cents, -11.1% y-o-y. FY23 DPU was 5.7 cents, +1.2% y-o-y and 4/7% below consensus/our estimate.

2H23 review & management meeting takeaways

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• Demand moderated in 4Q23 from a high base last year while high interest cost further weighed on demand.
• Investor meeting with management suggests healthy level of forward bookings for 1H24. The outlook is dependent upon recovery of Chinese-outbound travel and interest rate cuts.

RevPAR normalizing in Singapore

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• 4Q RevPAR fell 11.4% y-o-y to S$195, led by 6.3%pts fall in occupancy and 4.3% decline in room rates. This was mostly due to the high base and difference in timing of the F1 event. Still, 4Q RevPAR in Singapore is 12% higher than pre-pandemic on a same-store basis.
• Barring Germany, overseas RevPAR were mostly up y-o-y for 2H, leading to NPI growth through with varying offsets due to higher costs and seasonality factors. Portfolio value is +8.1% y-o-y (+5.6% on same-store basis), led by Singapore.

Post results investor meeting

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Above is an excerpt from a report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full PDF report @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.

Read also Maybank's most recent report:
2026-02-02 CDL Hospitality Trusts - Stabilisation Underway, Anchored By Living Sector.

Previous report by Maybank:
2025-11-02 CDL Hospitality Trusts - Mixed Operating Trend, Reverting RevPAR.

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