First Reit – 1st healthcare reit listed on SGX (11 Nov 24)

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 el15

Dear all I am sure everybody here is familiar with Parkway Life Reit. It owns 64 properties located in the Asia Pacific region, with a total portfolio size of approximately S$2.25b as at 30 Sep 2024. Most of the us here would have conveniently thought that Parkway Life Reit is the first healthcare reit listed on SGX. However, this is not the case. It may come as a surprise to many of us, including myself that First Reit is actually the first healthcare reit listed on SGX on 11 Dec 2006 whereas Parkway Life Reit was listed on SGX on […]

CDL Hospitality trades at multi-month low levels $1.03 despite strong 2H outlook! (3 Sep 23)

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 el15

Dear all CDL Hospitality Trust (CDREIT) has caught my attention after slumping from $1.19 on 31 Jul to close $1.03 on 31 Aug. After taking into account of $0.0251 dividend per share ex on 4 Aug, it is still down 11.6% for the month, notching a multi-month low despite a likely buoyant 2HFY23F. Let’s take a closer look on why CDREIT has caught my attention. Firstly, why did it drop 12% in Aug? The drop in CDREIT’s share price may be attributed to three main reasons, viz. a) 1HFY23 results missed some analysts’ estimates 1HFY23 results released on 28 […]

EC World Reit – potential strong growth ahead (29 Jun 18)

July 2, 2018 el15

Dear all, Reits are clearly not in our investors’ favour as evidenced by the 10.2% fall in FTSE Reit index (FSTAS8670.IN), which closed 786 on 29 Jun 2018, after hitting a multi-year high of 875 in Jan 2018. Most analysts or strategists will recommend reits with distribution per unit (“DPU”) growth, so as to combat the rise in interest rates. EC World Reit (“EC”) may be one with DPU growth. I have the privilege of meeting Mr Goh Toh Sim, Executive Director & CEO of EC and Mr Li Jinbo, Head of Investment of EC (“Management”) for a 1-1 discussion […]