Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust Review @ 14 Aug 2023

Basic Profile & Key Statistics

• Main Sector(s): Office & Retail
• Country(s) with Assets: Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan & South Korea
• No. of Properties (exclude associate/fund): 18

Key Indicators

Performance Highlight

Gross revenue, NPI and income available for distribution increased YoY due to the merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust. DPU has declined YoY due to higher property expenses, higher interest costs, stronger SGD against foreign currencies and an enlarged unitholder base as a result of the merger.

Rental Reversion

Overall rental reversion stands at 2.4%. Besides Festival Walk and China properties, rental reversion is positive for properties in other countries.

Shopper Traffic & Tenant Sales

For VivoCity, both shopper traffic and tenant sales have improved YoY, with the tenant sales surpassed the pre-COVID level by 20% despite shopper traffic at only 84% of the pre-COVID level. As for Festival Walk, both shopper traffic and tenant sales have improved as well. However, both are still lower than pre-social incident and pre-COVID levels. 

Asset Enhancement Initiative

AEI for VivoCity has completed and opened in May 2023.

Related Parties Shareholding

• REIT Sponsor's Shareholding: Above median by 20% or more
• REIT Manager's Shareholding: Above median by 20% or more
• Directors of REIT Manager's Shareholding: ± 10% from median

Lease Profile

• Committed Occupancy: ± 5% from median
• Income in SGD/Major Currencies: Below median by 20% or more
• WALE: Below Below median by 20% or more
• Highest Lease Expiry within 5 Years: ± 10% from median; Falls in FY24/25
• Weighted Average Land Lease Expiry: ± 10% from median

Debt Profile

• Gearing Ratio: ± 10% from median
• Gearing including Perps: ± 10% from median
• Cost of Debt: Below median by 10% or more
• Fixed Rate Debt %: ± 10% from median
• Unsecured Debt %: ± 10% from median
• WADM: ± 10% from median
• Highest Debt Maturity within 5 Years: Below median by 20% or more; Falls in FY25/26
• Interest Coverage Ratio: ± 10% from median

Diversification Profile

• Top Geographical Contribution: ± 10% from median
• Top Property Contribution: Above median by 20% or more
• Top 5 Properties' Contribution: Above median by 20% or more
• Top Tenant Contribution: Below median by 20% or more
• Top 10 Tenants' Contribution: Below median by 20% or more

Key Financial Metrics

• Property Yield: Below median by 10% or more
• Management Fees over Operating Distributable Income: Below median by 20% or more; $8.93 distribution for every dollar paid 
• Operating Distributable Income on Capital: Below median by 10% or more
• Operating Distributable Income Margin: Above median by 10% or more
• Operating Distribution Proportion: Above median by 5% or more

DPU Breakdown

• TTM DPU Breakdown
• 95.7% from Operation
• 4.3% from Management Fees Paid in Units
• TTM DPU = 99.9% of Distributable Income

Trends

• Uptrend: DPU from Operation, NAV per Unit
• Slight Downtrend: Committed Occupancy
• Downtrend: Interest Coverage Ratio, Property Yield, Operating Distributable Income on Capital, Operating Distributable Income Margin

Relative Valuation

• Dividend Yield: Above +1SD for 1y,3y & 5y
• P/NAV: Below -1SD for 1y, 3y & 5y

Author's Opinion

Favorable	Less Favorable
Diversified Sector	Low Income in SGD/Major Currencies
High REIT Sponsor's Shareholding	Short WALE
High REIT Manager's Shareholding	High Top Property & Top 5 Properties' Contributions
Low Cost of Debt	Low Property Yield
Well Spread Debt Maturity	Low Operating Distributable Income on Capital
Low Top Tenant & Top 10 Tenants' Contributions	Interest Coverage Ratio Downtrend
Competitive Management Fees	Property Yield Downtrend
High Operating Distributable Income Margin	Operating Distributable Income on Capital Downtrend
High Operating Distribution Proportion	Operating Distributable Income Margin Downtrend
DPU from Operation Uptrend
NAV per Unit Uptrend

Compared to the previous quarter, gross revenue and NPI have improved. However, distributable income has slightly declined due to higher finance expenses and a lower amount of net effect from other non-tax deductible items and adjustments (without a detailed breakdown). For the following 9 fiscal months, only 6% of debt requires refinancing. Additionally, with the moderate fixed rate debt proportion at 74%, the near-term increase in finance expenses should be minimal.

Festival Walk continues to experience a negative rental reversion, although the rate has reduced to single-digit negative figures this quarter. Nonetheless, with the ongoing recovery in Hong Kong visitors' arrivals, the performance is expected to be gradually improved moving forward.

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