Current Price on 28th Dec 2018 = $0.85Yield = 8.61%  Price-to-book Ratio = 0.544Assets per unit = $3.005Debt per unit = $1.443 (including current liabilities)Gearing = 48.0%Dasin Retail Trust is one of my anchor investments in my portfolio and it is probably the only one which has managed to maintain their price level despite the broad-base drop in the market. Let's take a look at the statistics.The statistics has not changed much with a 8.61% yield, one of the higher ones in the market. And its price to book ratio is 0.544 which means we can buy at a 46% discount to NAV, also one of the most attractive. Gearing is at a high of 48%. Their yield and discount to NAV is probably one of the most attractive ones in the market.I already has 120,000 shares earning me $732 per month. Jus

Dasin Retail Trust (SGX: CEDU), which was listed in Singapore in January 2017, is the only property trust here that has a direct exposure and focus on retail malls in China’s Pearl River Delta region. The trust’s portfolio currently comprises four malls in Zhongshan City of China’s Guangdong province. There are two things to know about the REIT right now: its latest financial performance and valuation. Financial performance Here is a table showing important items from Dasin Retail Trust’s financial performance for the third quarter of financial year ending 31 December 2018 (3Q 2018). Source: Dasin Retail Trust Results Presentation The REIT’s net property income (NPI) was poorer than forecast due to lower NPI earned from the initial portfolio and Shiqi Metro Mall. As at 31 Sept

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are popular investment choices in the Singapore stock market. That’s because REITs tend to have high distribution yields due to their need to distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to unitholders in order to enjoy tax transparency. In this article, I would like to share with you two REITs that are trading at high yields of more than 8%. Source: SGX StockFacts We will start with Dasin Retail Trust (SGX: CEDU) or DRT. As a quick introduction, DRT is the only China retail property trust providing direct exposure to the Pearl River Delta region. Listed in January 2017, DRT’s property portfolio comprises of four retail malls located in Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China. For the quarter ended 30 September 2018, DRT reported that gross revenu

Against the backdrop of a rising interest rate environment, REITs seem to be one of the obvious losers. This is because REITs are asset-heavy investments that require high levels of leverage, borrowing substantial amounts of money to purchase properties that they subsequently rent out. Read Also: Increasing Interest Rates In 2018: Here Are 4 Ways Singaporeans Will Be Affected In Singapore, there are currently 39 listed REITs and a further nine business trusts (of which six are property related). On average, they have a debt to asset ratio of just under 35%. With rising interest rates, REITs will have to fork out more in interest payment, potentially reducing the distributions they can pay to investors. How REITs Have Performed In YTD 2018 To gauge the performance of REITs in 2018, we can l

Dasin Retail Trust‘s (SGX: CEDU) distribution yield is 9.1% right now, which makes it one of the highest yielding real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore’s stock market. However, the distribution yield is just one aspect of a REIT. It is equally important to find REITs that have the capacity to sustain or even grow their distributions in the future. With that said, on top of its high yield, there are three reasons why I think Dasin Retail Trust, a REIT that owns four shopping malls in China’s Zhongshan City, has the potential to continue to grow its distributable income. Healthy balance sheet REITs typically use debt to finance their acquisitions. As of 30 September 2018, Dasin Retail Trust had a debt-to-asset ratio of 32.5%. In Singapore, REITs are not allowed

Listed in 2017, Dasin Retail Trust (SGX: CEDU) owns a portfolio of four shopping malls in China. Last week, the REIT reported its earnings results for the third quarter of 2018. Here are the key takeaways. The numbers 1. Gross revenue for the nine-month period was up 37% year-on-year to S$55.1 million. 2. Net property income rose 38% to S$45.7 million 3. Distributable income increased 21% to S$15.8 million, while distribution per unit (DPU) was at 5.38 Singapore cents. 4. For the quarter, revenue was 2.2% higher than forecast on its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus but DPU was 1.1% below the forecast. 5. The REIT’s gearing stood at 32.5%, below the 45% regulatory limit. 6. Its net asset value was S$1.40. What’s behind the numbers? The higher gross revenue and net property