US$57M Paid, Zero Payout Lift | SGX Daily Pulse 27/04/26 | 🦖EP1576

The Investing Iguana

US$57M Paid, Zero Payout Lift | SGX Daily Pulse 27/04/26 | 🦖EP1576

The market sees a 6.9% yield and a cheap 0.63x book, but the math sees 39% leverage, a 3.3x interest buffer and management still choosing unit buybacks over debt reduction. When I look at that combination, I don’t see a “fortress” data centre REIT, I see a high‑wire act that can work for accumulators but not for someone drawing income. My stance for now: this sits in the watchlist bucket, not the sanctuary bucket, until the balance sheet is repaired.

In a 5,000‑point STI world where Singapore T‑Bills pay around 1.37–1.46%, you’re getting roughly a 5‑percentage‑point pickup to hold Digital Core REIT at a 6.9% yield. My Forensic Floor is 3.2% with a 4.7% minimum hurdle, so on paper DCRU clears the spread, but that extra return is compensation for 39% gearing and a shrinking interest safety margin, not a free lunch. If you’re protecting S$100,000 of CPF or SRS, the question is simple: is that risk premium enough for you to live through a rights issue or DPU cut without panicking?

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