- CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s 1Q26 business update saw improved top line from acquisition and completion of AEI. Same store performance was impacted by lower occupancy from asset/tenant specific movements, partially offset by continued positive reversions.
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Mixed operating metrics
- Operational metrics were a bit soft in 1Q with lower occupancy, which has been attributed to asset-and tenant-specific factors. However, it merits watching. Tenant sales grew 2.2% for 1Q, which is lower than island-wide sales growth of 3.5% for the first two months of the year.
- While results were propped by acquisition, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s large asset base, lower S$ rates and completion of AEI should result in stable DPU.
Resilient portfolio
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- Retail saw 1.8% lower revenue and 3.2% lower NPI. This was primarily due to lower occupancy at Clarke Quay with continued repositioning of the precinct.
- Integrated developments saw revenue and NPI fall by 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively, due to lower occupancy at Funan.
- Overall, portfolio occupancy fell by 1.7% q-o-q to 95.2%. Office reversion was healthy at +6.1% while retail was +4.4%, in line with mid-single-digit guidance. Retail tenant sales grew 2.2% y-o-y. Suburban malls continue to outperform downtown malls. Energy rates are hedged till end-2026 for Singapore.
Stable debt metrics, new AEI at Plaza Singapura
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