Amazon.com, Inc is perhaps one of the greatest growth stories of the 21st century. From 1997 to 2018, the e-commerce giant’s stock price climbed from US$1.96 to US$1,501.97, for a mind-boggling 76,000% gain. Think about that for a second. If you had invested just $1,500, that position today would be worth more than a million dollars. With that said, here are three lessons investors can learn from Amazon’s remarkable growth story. No. 1: Don’t let volatility scare you While Amazon’s stock has seen a remarkable increase in price, the journey there was by no means smooth. Amazon’s stock had seen peak-to-trough declines of more than 60% in three separate years. In addition, 1999’s dot-com bubble burst caused the stock to tank more than 80%. In fact, there was a more than 10% peak-

Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U) is an Asia-focused logistics REIT that has a sizeable portfolio of 141 properties across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Its portfolio of properties is worth just shy of S$8 billion and it has rewarded unitholders over the longer term with a consistently increasing distribution per unit (DPU). I was able to attend the REIT’s AGM on Monday – it was the REIT’s 10th overall and FY18/19 (fiscal year ended 31 March 2019) was broadly solid. The CEO of the REIT manager, Ng Kiat, was in attendance to present and answer questions. One particular area I thought would be of interest to unitholders (as well as prospective investors) was its exposure to five different countries within Asia. Let’s

Current Price on 15th June 2019 = $1.58Yield = 5.12%  Price-to-book Ratio = 1.35Assets per unit = $2.23Debt per unit = $1.06 (including current liabilities and perpetual securities)Gearing = 47.5%Secured NAV = $1.17 (74% of trading price)One of my friends messaged me saying that he has bought into Mapletree Logistics Trust and it prompts me to just take a look at it. MLT's share price shot up by a lot recently from $1.23 at the start of the year to its current price at $1.58. I took time to look at the statistics of this REIT.Their yield is now at 5.12% which is quite low, probably the lowest among the industrial REITs. Their price-to-book ratio also seems to be very high at 1.35 which means we are buying at a premium of 35%. Their gearing is also quite high considering perpetual

In this 4-part series, we will dissect the quarterly performances of local-listed REITs/Business Trusts in the latest earnings quarter. In this first part, we focus on the three industrial REITs that have outperformed in the sector. Investors Takeaway: 3 Industrial REITs That Are “Outperforming” S-REITs In this 4-part series, we will dissect the quarterly performances of local-listed REITs/Business Trusts in the latest earnings quarter. In this first part, we focus on the three industrial REITs that have outperformed in the sector. Ascendas REIT FY19 marked a year of stability and firm growth for Ascendas REIT (A-REIT). According to DBS, growth momentum for A-REIT continued into 4Q19 as gross revenue rose 4.3 percent year-on-year, underpinned by new acquisitions in the UK, Australia

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are a favourite investment for Singapore investors. This is primarily due to its property-heavy investments and relatively high distribution yields. REITs Share Price Performance In 1st Half 2019 The first aspect of figuring out how REITs have done in the first half of 2019 is to look at how its share price has moved in the year-to-date (ytd) 2019. The chart below shows the price movements of the SGX S-REIT 20 Index, comprising the top 20 REITs listed in Singapore. As we can see, its share price has increased 10.3% since the start of the year, to 1337.3. However, looking at the past quarter, prices does look like it has taken a slight dip. Source: ShareInvestor In general, REITs have had a strong performance, in terms of just price appreciation, in th

I'm not really in a mood to blog this week so I'll just keep today's article short and sweet just to update everyone on my attempts to hire a domestic helper without a notice of assessment.a) Wild Goose chase to find out whether my dad already has a fixed deposit account.The week began with with me finding a fixed deposit statement with my dad's name on this made in 2016 when we hired our previous maid, there would have been a possibility that we already have a fixed deposit account to get our next helper.So I went to the bank with my mum to make enquiries about my dad's account. Unfortunately, banks have to comply with secrecy laws and even with my mum's marriage certificate, the bank cannot even let us know whether the account would exist. I ended up rushing to the hospital to get my dad

Three slides from Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U) on its latest results, lease profile and occupancy rates.

In this article, we will look at 10 key points from Mapletree Logistics Trust’s (SGX: M44U) latest result announcement.

In the first quarter of 2019, local benchmark Straits Times Index ended flat as investors juggled between worries about higher US recession risks and the impending outcome of the US-China trade talks. The only bright spot was the S-REIT sector as it outperformed on the Fed’s dovish interest rate hike forecast. The slowdown in hike came from lower GDP growth expectations and rising unemployment, leading to the inversion of US yield curve to heighten recession fears. According to DBS, here are three investment strategies for you to jumpstart your portfolio. Investors Takeaway: 3 Investment Strategies To Jumpstart Your Portfolio By DBS Strategy 1: ‘Peak’ Interest Rate, Uncertain Growth Environment Calls For Greater Focus On Yield/Defensive Stocks According to the Fed’s dot plot, they

In Dec 2017, Chinese conglomerate HNA Group acquired all shares of CWT Ltd to successfully acquire CWT for S$1.399 bil. Since they were acquired, CWT has been combined with other assets and listed as CWT International and subsequently listed in HK. Yesterday, CWT International said it defaulted on a S$179mil loan and it has less than 24 hours to pay the funds or lose assets pledged as collateral. They have not paid accrued interest and fees worth HK$63 mil to lenders. The lenders will take possession of the assets if the amount due is not paid by 9 AM on Wednesday. The assets that are pledged under the loan facility includes CWT International’s 100% stake in Singapore based CWT Pte Ltd. Aside from this, CWT have 2 bonds outstanding. One of the bond matures in 18 April 2019 (like toda

In part two of this 6-part series, we zoom in on the outperformers of this quarter. The focus will be on the REITs that managed to put in a strong quarterly performance. Here are three REITs that had such a strong 4Q18 that investors will now wish that you own a piece of them. Investors Takeaway: 3 REITs Finishing Strong CapitaLand Mall Trust It was a solid quarter for CapitaLand Mall Trust as it returned to growth in 4Q18. Both CapitaLand Mall Trust’s 4Q18 and FY18 DPU came in above DBS’s expectations. DBS notes that while several factors were at play, the growth in distributions was mainly attributed to the Westgate acquisition and further improvements on the operational front. Besides that, there was also a broad-based improvement in net property income across CapitaLand Mall Trus

Singapore retained the crown for being the world’s second most expensive property market, with the average residential property costing around USD $1,063 psf, behind only to Hong Kong. Earlier in the month, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released their flash estimate of Singapore’s private residential property price index for 1Q2019, which fell 0.6% from the previous quarter. Source: URA Last week, we covered some of the best performing REITs listed on SGX for 1Q2019. For this week, we’ll look at the other side of the property sector: real estate developers. Read Also: 4 Stocks This Week (Best Performing REITS 1Q2019) [5 Apr 2019]: Sasseur REIT; Capitaland Retail China Trust; Keppel-KBS US REIT; Mapletree Logistics Trust There are around 70 real estate developers and operators

With 34 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), five stapled trusts and three property trusts listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), most investors would know by now that property is a major component of the SGX. In this week’s edition of 4 Stocks This Week, we look at four stocks within the Singapore REITs sector that have outperformed not just the general stock market, but also their peers in the REITs sector. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs #1 Sasseur REIT (SGX: CRPU) We discussed about Sasseur a month ago as possibly a stock to watch for due to its low price-book ratio and it comes as no surprise to us that the stock has done extremely well since, increasing from $0.725 (8 March) to $0.80 (5 April). Since the start of the year, the company has generated a r