Monday, August 1, 2011

Hongkong Land Holdings rated 'buy' by Nomura

Stock Name: HKLand US$
Company Name: HONGKONG LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED
Research House: NomuraPrice Call: BUYTarget Price: 9.40



Nomura Research in a July 29 research report says: "HKL's NAV growth in 1H11 remained strong at 17% h-o-h, which we estimate reflected around +18% h-h revaluation gain related to its HK commercial portfolio.

"The NAV growth was comparable to the +16% h-o-h rise in Central office spot rents in 1H11, likely suggesting spot rental growth as the main revaluation driver. As a result, HKL's NAV rose from US$8.64 as of December 2010 to US$10.08 as of June 2011, thus implying 0.66x current P/B, which is 12% below the historical average of 0.75x and should provide valuation support, in our view.

"HKL declared interim dividends of US$0.06 per share, flat y-o-y and in-line with our expectations. Target price of US$9.4. BUY"

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