Keppel DC REIT - UOB Kay Hian 2024-11-20: Rebalancing To Benefit From AI Tailwind While Deleveraging

Keppel DC REIT - Rebalancing To Benefit From AI Tailwind While Deleveraging

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Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) | SGinvestors.io
  • Keppel DC REIT is acquiring two AI-ready hyperscale data centres SGP7 and SGP8 located at 82 Genting Lane in Singapore from a 60:40 joint venture between Keppel (SGX:BN4)’s Connectivity Division and Cuscaden Peak Investments for S$1.38b.

AI-capable & fully committed.

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  • SGP8 received TOP in Aug 24. It is expected to complete fitting out by 1Q25 and will be fully occupied by 3Q25.
  • SGP7 and SGP8 provides NPI yield of 6.5-7.0%.
  • Scaling up in home base Singapore.

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    • Both SGP7 and SGP8 are 100% contracted to global hyperscalers from the cloud services, Internet enterprise and telecommunications sectors on a colocation basis. The proportion of rental income from hyperscale customers would increase from 51.5% to 64.2%.
    • Keppel DC REIT’s exposure to Singapore will expand from 53% to 67% of AUM. Singapore has one of the lowest colocation vacancies of 1% in the Asia Pacific region.

    Structure of shares and notes transaction.

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    Above is the excerpt from report by UOB Kay Hian Research.
    Clients of UOB Kay Hian may be the first to access the full report in PDF @ https://www.utrade.com.sg/.




    Jonathan KOH CFA UOB Kay Hian Research | https://research.uobkayhian.com/ 2024-11-20



    Previous report by UOB:
    2024-10-21 Keppel DC REIT 3Q24 - Positive Momentum To Sustain Into 4Q24 & 2025.

    Price targets by 2 other brokers at Keppel DC REIT Target Prices.

    Listing of research reports at Keppel DC REIT Analyst Reports.

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