- The Apr-Jun business update, yet again, underscored a robust operation of Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX:J69U). Malls are almost fully let with occupancy inching up 1ppt from the prior year. Shopper traffic rose a mid-single digit.
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- Tampines 1 upgrade works is nearing completion with full occupancy.
Stable operations
- Portfolio occupancy was 99.7% vs 99.9% in 2Q and 98.7% a year ago. Inclusion of fully occupied Tampines 1 boosted headline occupancy.
- On a same-store basis, sequential occupancy trend was mixed - flat to up for NEX, Northpoint, Waterway Point and Tiong Bahru Plaza while down for the rest. Malls in the East were impacted by the proactive changes to the tenant/trade mix necessitated by the opening of Pasir Ris Mall.
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Uptick in gearing is attributed to asset enhancements and working capital needs.
- Frasers Centrepoint Trust's gearing rose to 39.1% from 38.5% in 2Q. This has been attributed to working capital needs and capex for Asset Enhancement Initiatives (AEI). The funding cost of 4.1% and coverage ratio of 3.26x is unchanged q-o-q. Management guided for cap rates to stay unchanged for Sep year-end valuation and possible upside from operational improvement. This should take care of gearing, in our view.
Tampines 1 AEI completing successfully
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