In Singapore, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has been using hotels and residences as quarantine and isolation facilities. This is to cushion the impact that COVID-19 has on the hospitality industry (which include Hospitality REITs). The small size of Singapore means that domestic tourism is almost non-existent. Occupancy rates have almost returned to pre COVID-19 levels since the end of Singapore’s partial lockdown back in Q2 2020 (also known as circuit breaker). This begs the question:    Will Hospitality REITs post an uptick in distributions in Q2 2021, since occupancy has almost returned to pre-COVID levels due to increased Stay-Home Notices (SHNs), Quarantine Orders and staycations?   No. This is due to RevPAR and Average Room Rate (ARR) decr

With Singapore reverting to a “Phase 2 (Heightened Alert)” to curb the spread of COVID-19, the office and hospitality REITs look to be some of the biggest losers in the stock market. As of this article’s writing, the largest office REITs in Singapore have all traded down relatively sharply when the latest announcement was made on 14 May 2021. Local investors must now be wondering if this is a good time to buy a larger chunk of Singapore Office REITs or whether deeper price cuts will occur going forward. Read Also: 4 Stocks Affected By Phase 2 (Heightened Alert): Sheng Siong (OV8); UG HealthCare (8K7); SIA (C6L); CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (C38U) The logic of asking this question is straightforward. Investors typically aim to buy at a good value (for the right companies) w

With access to properties and relatively good yields, Singapore investors enjoy investing in REITs. Given that the low-interest-rate environment is here to stay, REITs continue to be able to refinance their debt at attractive levels. The one thing REIT investors need to be watchful about is how COVID-19 will change the way we live, work and play – as these will affect the various property types differently and also in different geographic regions. Even one year after COVID-19 was first reported, hospitality REITs continue to be impacted. Meanwhile, logistics, data centre and healthcare REITs are more relevant than ever. Read Also: [2020 Edition] Complete Guide To Start Your REITs Investing Journey In Singapore How Singapore REITs Performed In 1st Quarter 2021 To get a broad overview of h

Are Singapore Hospitality REITs a good buy today? The IATA expects that personal and leisure travel will return from 2nd half of 2021, as travel bubbles form and vaccination continues. In this article we’ll be covering the 5 Hospitality REITs in Singapore (excl Eagle Hospitality Trust) in greater detail, comparing their portfolio information, financial ratios, etc. The 5 REITs are namely ARA Hospitality Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CDL Hospitality Trust, Far East Hospitality Trust and Frasers Hospitality Trust. REIT Portfolio Overview ARA Hospitality Trust has a 100% US portfolio consisting of 41 upscale hotels across 22 states, which consists of Hyatt-branded and Mariott-branded hotels. It has a total portfolio valuation of approximately US$700 million. The largest of

The year 2020 was full of surprises. COVID-19 was one of them. It is depressing to describe the ordeal that many of us went through over the past year but the pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live. Most of us are still working from home by default which makes office assets look redundant. Tourists are a rare sight nowadays as most international flights are still grounded and hotels are struggling to fill their rooms. City malls are also scrambling to bring shopper traffic back as they used to depend on office workers and tourists for footfall in the past. On the other hand, industrial properties like logistics and data centre assets have performed really well in the post-pandemic world. More people are shopping online and it has naturally led to increased demand for war

2020 was a precarious year for property owners. Globally, travel has grinded to a halt, impacting hospitality properties. Even Retail, office and industrial properties have been affected to varying degrees, given the strict COVID-19 management measures. 2020 also feels like the harbinger of the new normal – accelerating trends to an extreme level. We already knew work-from-home was on the rise, online shopping growth was outpacing sales in brick-and-mortar stores, food delivery services were taking over F&B outlets and more. For REIT owners, distribution income was affected due to various countries implementing some form of cost sharing initiatives as shutdowns and “circuit breakers” we enforced. More than that, REIT investors also have to consider the longer term impacts of COVI

In previous post, I did calculations for DPU downfall for SREITs with more than 5% income support in their distribution. For this post, we will look at another aspect in which SREITs use its capital distribution to boost their DPU. I will only focus on SREITs with more than 5% capital distribution from disposal in their distribution.Before we start, we will need to set the definition right. There are quite a numbers of SREITs that used the phrase "capital distribution" in their Distribution Statement and this misled a lot of people to think that such dividend is from their cash holding. In fact, most "capital distribution" are refer to distributable income from oversea properties. In tax perspective, income from oversea properties is considered as "capital distribution". Of course, distrib

So the long awaited black swan, in the form of the invisible coronavirus, has finally arrives... The event this year is unprecedented.  How could we ever imagine such things as cross-border travel and businesses would come to almost a complete halt? I have been through the Lehman brothers' crash, although my portfolio was very much smaller at that time.  My REIT counters accounted for almost half of my portfolio this time, and it is time to do a review on their performace so far.1. Industrial Reits Grade A: Keppel DC Reit, Ascendas Reit, Frasers L&C Tr.- Strong performance, still above my average price.Grade B: Aims APAC Reit. - In green territory, still above my cost price (with dividends collected).Grade C: Cromwell Reit, ARA LOGOS Log Tr.- In red territory, even

Based on 4Q 2019 Result. Click to Enlarge* Ascendas India Trust and Dasin Retail Trust are Business Trusts.The above table is extracted from spreadsheet in SREITs Data page.Dividend Yield:YieldAverageMedianLowestHighestHealthcare8.10%8.10%4.34%11.86%Retail9.16%8.32%5.48%18.13%Office8.18%7.55%4.97%12.02%Hospitality17.49%11.35%9.4%42.71%Industrial8.37%7.66%3.54%13.4%Logistics9.52%10.43%5.07%12.14%* Based on REIT Major SectorFinancial Metrics:Financial MetricsUnitAverageMedianLowestHighestPrice/ NAVtime0.790.710.151.91Market Cap, BS$2.00B0.96B0.17B10.04BProperty Yield (Annualized)%5.895.843.399.30Distribution on Management Feestime8.378.343.9719.02Distribution on Capital (Annualized)%4.114.091.605.64Distribution Margin%52.3554.9821.1771.32* SREITs in Foreign Currencies converted to