$OUE COMMERCIAL REIT(TS0U.SI)$
An opportunity for all?
OUE Commercial REIT (OUECT) announced its 1Q22 business update. Revenue fell 20.3% year-on-year (YoY) to SGD59.5m, while net property income (NPI) dropped 21.5% YoY to SGD48.0m during the quarter, mainly attributable to the divestment of a 50% stake in OUE Bayfront and partially offset by lower rental rebates and property expenses. As of 31 Mar 2022, committed occupancy of commercial portfolio fell 0.3 percentage points (ppt) QoQ to 91.2%, due to weaker office committed occupancy in Singapore (-0.4 ppt to 90.8%) while Mandarin Gallery’s committed occupancy increased 2 ppt QoQ to 88.7%. Leasing demand in Shanghai was affected by the Chinese New Year and the Covid-19 outbreak. Management is likely to provide rental rebates to the affected F&B tenants at Lippo Plaza (contributed ~3% of 1Q22 revenue). OUECT’s hospitality portfolio continued to collect minimum rent of SGD16.9m under the master lease arrangements in 1Q22. Overall, hospitality RevPAR was up 0.3% QoQ to SGD113. Given its recovery outlook, this stock looks decent and can be considered for itsdividends!
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