THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Mar 30):
City Developments Ltd (CDL): The property developer said in a bourse filing on Wednesday that its sale of 85 strata lots, including 2 car parks, that it owns at Tanglin Shopping Centre to Hillthorpe Investments will likely result in significant gains for the company.
Japfa: Japfa’s milk-producing business in China, AustAsia Investment Holdings, has applied for its listing in Hong Kong, which will result in two separately run entities with more flexibility and better focus to grow their respective businesses.
As part of the IPO, existing Japfa shareholders will receive a distribution of AIH shares in specie, potentially resulting in Japfa shareholders holding shares worth more than what Japfa shares are trading at now.
United Hampshire US REIT(UHU): UOB Kay Hian Group Research has kept its “buy” rating on United Hampshire US REIT (UHU) at a target price of 97 US cents
UOB Kay Hian Group Research analyst Jonathan Koh has kept his “buy” rating on United Hampshire US REIT (UHU) at a target price of 97 US cents.
For 2HFY2021 ended December, the analyst notes that the distribution per unit (DPU) grew 0.7% y-o-y to 3.05 US cents, in addition to gross revenue and net property income (NPI) growing 7.9% and 8.7% y-o-y respectively.
Sembcorp Marine: MARINE and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) on Tuesday gave notice that it recorded 3 consecutive years of pre-tax losses, based on its audited full-year consolidated accounts.
The group's 6-month average daily market capitalisation was S$2.6 billion as at Mar 28, which means the group still meets the financial entry criteria to avoid being placed on the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) watch list.
Firms are placed on the SGX watch list if they record losses for the 3 latest consecutive financial years and have an average daily market cap of under S$40 million over the last 6 months.