- First REIT (SGX:AW9U)’s 1H24 rental and net property income (NPI) declined 3.7% and 4.1% y-o-y to S$52m and S$50.3m, respectively, largely due to significant depreciation of IDR and JPY against S$.
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1H24 results met our expectations
- 1H24 distributable amount was down 2.1% y-o-y at S$25m, and First REIT declared a 2Q24 DPU of 0.60 Singapore cents. This is 3.2% lower y-o-y and constituted 25% of our full year forecast, meeting our expectations.
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Slightly positive update on rentals outstanding from PT Metropolis Propertindo Utama (MPU)
- As at 30 Jun 2024, rentals outstanding from MPU under three master lease agreements (MLA) stood at S$6.4m (31 Mar 2024: S$5.2m). First REIT currently holds a security deposit of ~S$2.2m from MPU, and PT Siloam International Hospitals Tbk (Siloam) has also provided an additional S$3.8m worth of security deposit with respect to the underlying hospital properties.
- MPU contributed to 6.1% of First REIT’s 1H24 rental income, and management continues to engage the tenant closely on repayments.
FX headwinds resulted in a decline in asset value
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Above is the excerpt from report by OCBC Investment Research.
Clients of OCBC Securities may be the first to access the full report in PDF @ https://www.iocbc.com/.
Ada Lim OCBC Investment Research | https://www.iocbc.com/ 2024-07-26
Read also OCBC's most recent report:
2024-11-01 First REIT - FX Coming Back To Haunt.
Price targets by 2 other brokers at First REIT Target Prices.
Listing of research reports at First REIT Analyst Reports.
Relevant links:
First REIT Share Price History,
First REIT Announcements,
First REIT Dividend Payout Dates & Corporate Actions,
First REIT News
