CICT is Well-Positioned to Grow its DPU: Can its Share Price Soar This Year?

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9%.\nOn the retail side, shopper traffic also rose 8.6% year on year for 2023 compared with 2022 while tenant sales inched up 1.8% year on year.\nModerate debt levels\nMoving on to the REIT’s debt profile, aggregate leverage came in at close to 40% but CICT had 78% of its loans pegged to fixed rates.\nThis move will help to mitigate the rise in finance expenses moving forward.\nCICT’s average cost of debt has crept up slightly from 3.3% as of 30 September 2023 to 3.4% as of the end of 2023.\nHowever, the interest coverage ratio remained constant at 3.1 times in the last three months.\nThe retail and commercial REIT also has a well-spaced-out debt maturity profile with not more than 16% of its debt coming due in any financial year.\nAround 18% of CICT’s loans also mature in 2030 and beyond, giving the REIT ample time to refinance its loans or look for cheaper debt options.\nThese healthy debt metrics imply that the REIT should be well-positioned to take on more debt to grow its portfolio and DPU.\nConducting AEIs\nApart from organic rental growth through positive rental reversions, CICT’s manager also undertakes periodic asset enhancement initiatives (AEIs) to further boost the REIT’s rental income.\nCQ @ Clarke Quay is now in its final stage of AEI with a committed occupancy of 85%.\nThis revamp will help to spruce up the area and help turn Clarke Quay into a “day and night destination” to attract higher footfall.\nMeanwhile, CICT is also embarking on AEIs for its properties in Singapore, Germany, and Australia.\nIn Singapore, the REIT will spend S$48 million to conduct an AEI for the IMM Building to sharpen the tenant mix to maximise rental yields and enhance shoppers’ experience.\nThe plan is to increase the total outlet stores to around 110 post-AEI with a target return on investment (ROI) of 8%.\nThe manager will improve overall efficiency by installing energy-efficient equipment throughout the mall.\nThis AEI will be conducted over four phases and is projected to be completed by the third quarter of 2025 (3Q 2025).\nOver in Germany, CICT is upgrading its Gallileo property to become a modern, Grade A office building to achieve minimum LEED gold certification.\nThe total AEI cost will be around €175 million to €215 million, be conducted in three phases, and will be completed by late 2025.\nJust last month, CICT announced that it had secured the European Central Bank (ECB) as its anchor tenant at Gallileo for a lease of 10 years.\nThe ECB will occupy close to 93% of the building’s net lettable area.\nElsewhere, CICT is also spending to spruce up 101 Miller Street and 100 Arthur Street, both in Australia, to create vibrant social hubs that will welcome tenants returning to their offices.\nGet Smart: A promising future\nCICT looks well-positioned for a promising future.\nNot only does the REIT have a reputable sponsor in CapitaLand Investment Limited (SGX: 9CI), but it also seems clear that its portfolio of properties enjoys strong leasing demand.\nCoupled with positive rental reversions and organic rental growth from the gradual completion of AEIs, CICT looks poised to continue its streak of DPU increases.\nIn our latest report, we dive into five standout Singapore REITs offering distribution yields exceeding 5.5%. Why settle for less? Get more dividends hitting your bank account with our REITs guide. Click here to download for free now.\nFollow us on Facebook and Telegram for the latest investing news and analyses!\nDisclosure: Royston Yang does not own shares in any of the companies mentioned.\n\n\n\nYahoo\n]","kind":null,"is_publish_news":null,"is_publish_highlight":null,"is_publish_live":null,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.22.4","shortVersion":"4.22.4","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2428563130"}