Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT - UOB Kay Hian 2024-03-07: Navigating The Office Downturn Without Diluting Unitholders’ Interests

• Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT (SGX:CMOU) has been unfairly penalised. By halting distribution in 2024 and 2025, Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT is able to fund its capex internally, while avoiding dilutive equity fund-raising and divesting its assets at depressed fire-sale prices.
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• P/NAV is already at a distressed level of 0.18x although Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT has not breached any loan covenants. Maintain BUY. Target: US$0.35.

Focusing on lease renewal and tenant retention.

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• Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT benefits from built-in average annual rental escalation of 2.6% across its portfolio. Committed portfolio occupancy eased slightly by 1.1ppt q-o-q to 90.3% as of Dec 23.

Halting distribution to recapitalise.

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Read also UOB's most recent report:
2025-04-02 Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT - Throttling The Payout Ratio Level.

Previous report by UOB:
2025-02-05 Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT 2H24 - Sequential Uptick In Occupancy; Stable Portfolio Valuation.

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