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Saturday, January 22, 2011

SUNTEC Reit Q4 2010 Quarterly Earnings Report

SUNTEC Reit Q4 2010 Quarterly Earnings Report:
Key Points
  • The distribution per unit for 4Q FY10 amounted to 2.316 Singapore cents, which comprises an advanced distribution of 1.723 cents for the period from 1 October 2010 to 8 December 2010 paid on 5 January 2011, and 0.593 cents for the period from 9 December 2010 to 31 December 2010 payable on 28 February 2011.
  • With the completion of the acquisition of a one-third interest in Marina Bay Financial Centre Towers 1 and 2 and the Marina Bay Link Mall, Suntec REIT’s assets under management have grown to approximately S$7.0 billion with a market capitalisation of approximately S$3.3 billion.
  • The committed occupancy of Suntec City office as at 31 December 2010 improved further to 99.1% compared to last quarter. Park Mall office achieved full occupancy as at 31 December 2010. The committed occupancy of Suntec City Mall stood at 97.9% as at 31 December 2010, whilst the Park Mall and Chijmes achieved committed occupancy of 100% and 99.5% respectively.
  • For the jointly-controlled entities, One Raffles Quay achieved full committed occupancy, whilst the committed occupancy for the MBFC Properties stood at 96.5% as at 31 December 2010. Taking this into account, the overall committed occupancy for Suntec REIT’s office and retail portfolio strengthened to 98.8% and 98.0% respectively as at 31 December 2010.
  • The Books will close from 5pm on 31 January 2011 for the purpose of determining Unitholders’ entitlement to the distribution. 
  • The distribution will be paid on 28 February 2011.
  • Suntec REIT’s Aggregate Leverage Ratio as at 31 December 2010 was 40.4%.
Author's Note
The DPU for the reporting quarter is 2.316 cents. There was already an advanced distribution of 1.723 cents for the period from 1 October 2010 to 8 December 2010 paid on 5 January 2011.The balance of 0.593 cents for the period from 9 December 2010 to 31 December 2010 will be paid on 28 February 2011. Books closure is on 31 Jan 2011.

The DPU was 2.502 cents in the previous quarter.

The DPU of 2.316 cents for the reporting quarter is considerably lower than the DPU of 2.502 cents in the previous quarter due to the issue of new units for the private placement exercise during the last quarter of 2010. The purpose of the private placement exercise was to raise funds for the acqusition of one-third interest in MBFC Towers 1 and 2, and the Marina bay Link Mall, which was completed on 9 Dec 2010.

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