Keppel DC 13.2% DPU Jump vs Gearing Breach | SGX Daily Pulse 16 Apr 2026 | 🦖EP1549
Keppel DC REIT's 13.2% DPU jump looks like a clean win until you clock the gearing at 35.3% — a confirmed breach of the 35% Forensic Triage ceiling, not a rounding error. Distributable income up 20.7% to S$74.6M is real operational strength, but price appreciation to S$2.37 has compressed the annualised yield to 4.38%, sitting below the 4.7% Yield Hurdle. StarHub clears the hurdle at 5.74%, but the Temasek hand-off on Ensign narrows the enterprise moat — the S$115M proceeds have to work hard to justify the structural trade-off.
At a 5,000-point STI, the 3.2% Forensic Floor is the minimum bar for any income counter to earn a place in your retirement stack. A 4.38% yield in a 2.5% inflation environment still widens your purchasing-power margin, but only if the balance sheet can sustain the DPU — and right now, Keppel DC's gearing says watch this space closely.
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