Stock Name: CapitaMall
Company Name: CAPITAMALL TRUST
Research House: Citigroup
It says the mall has a favorable lease expiry profile, with slightly over 50% of its leases expiring over the next two years, while there is potential to extract more net leasable area and increase occupancy: “Management believes it is possible to improve the mall’s current efficiency of 62% to about 68%, which would provide more area for lease. Currently at 83.7%, occupancy has upside potential given that much of the vacancy is at the prime levels.”
Company Name: CAPITAMALL TRUST
Research House: Citigroup
Citigroup upgrades CapitaMall Trust (C38U.SG) to Buy from Hold and keeps its $2.00 target price, noting CMT has fallen 7% year-to-date, underperforming the STI, which has declined 6% over the same period.
It estimates the Illuma acquisition would increase DPU by approximately 1%, given its low financing cost of 2%.
It estimates the Illuma acquisition would increase DPU by approximately 1%, given its low financing cost of 2%.
It says the mall has a favorable lease expiry profile, with slightly over 50% of its leases expiring over the next two years, while there is potential to extract more net leasable area and increase occupancy: “Management believes it is possible to improve the mall’s current efficiency of 62% to about 68%, which would provide more area for lease. Currently at 83.7%, occupancy has upside potential given that much of the vacancy is at the prime levels.”
The house adds, CMT offers a stable yield of over 5.5%, backed by recurrent rental income from its existing portfolio of malls. The REIT is off 1.6% at $1.83.
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