If you ask any singaporean which is the property developer that first comes to mind when asked about property development and 9 out of 10 will tell you that it is $CapitaLandInves(9CI.SI)$. And the popularity does not stop with Singaporeans, as you venture to the region you will see its developments budding up all around. It makes a singaporean likeme feel proud. Friends who work in the company also do very well and are extremely happy to be there. Within the commercial rental sector, the company has also expanded aggressively and is now starting to see the sharp increase post covid.
CapitaLand Investment Limited, or CLI, is a global real estate investment manager with S$122.9 billion of real estate under management and S$86.2 billion of funds under management as of 31 December 2021.
CLI is a spin-off from CapitaLand Limited in a corporate exercise last year that saw the latter’s development arm privatised.
The group’s 1Q2022 business update showed its resilience as it grew its fee income-related business by 17% year on year to S$262 million.
Its real estate investment business saw revenue jump 28% year on year.
CLI also continued to grow its lodging management division, adding 11,000 units year on year while enjoying a revenue per available unit (RevPAU) uplift of 34% year on year from improving conditions.
Its annual divestment target of S$3 billion was already more than half achieved by 1Q2022, and the group is active in recycling its capital into higher-yielding assets and investments.
The business outlook remains sanguine and there is a high chance of a dividend boost from the property giant for this year should its business continue to do well.
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