GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: June Conviction Calls: Add Prudential and Sino Biopharm to our BUY list. Take profit on SHKP and Trip.com. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Good Performances In May: Good performances from most with the exception of GOTO and BUKA. MALAYSIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Raising Emphasis On Infrastructure Plays: Our May 25 Alpha Picks outperformed with resounding success. June 25 picks: Duopharma, Eco World, Gamuda, Hume Cement, IJM, MYEG, Northeast Group. SINGAPORE S...
Singapore is a haven due to fiscal discipline and having the lowest reciprocal tariff of 10%. The flight to safety is evidenced by a low 10-year Singapore government bond yield of 2.4% and 3-month compounded SORA of 2.3%. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Many blue-chip S-REITs are trading at attractive yields of 6-7%. BUY retail REITs CICT (Target: S$2.37) and FCT (Target: S$2.73), data centre REIT DCREIT (Target: US$0.90) and healthcare REIT PREIT (Target: S$4.85). We also like CLAS (Target: S$1.38).
GREATER CHINA Results Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK/BUY/HK$4.89/Target: HK$6.20) FY25: Results in line; targets adjusted net earnings growth of 10-20% yoy in FY26. Trip.com (9961 HK/BUY/HK$505.50/Target: HK$635.00) 1Q25: Earnings beat; international tourism and AI integration investments as key catalysts. Update Tsingtao Brewery (168 HK/BUY/HK$56.45/Target: HK$66.70) Focus on sales volume and profit growth; aims to raise dividend payo...
Two S-REITs out of 21 under our coverage beat expectations, namely DCREIT (tripledigit reversion for new leases at Los Angeles) and FCT (positive rental reversion of +9.0% driven by Causeway Point, Tampines 1 and Century Square). S-REITs provide a safe haven. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. BUY retail REIT CICT (Target: S$2.37) and FCT (Target: S$2.73), data centre REIT DCREIT (Target: US$0.88) and healthcare REIT PREIT (Target: S$4.85). We also like CLAS (Target: S$1.38).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Food Empire Holdings (FEH SP/BUY/S$1.53/Target: S$1.98) 1Q25: A strong start and a more optimistic outlook; raise target price by 65%. RH Petrogas (RHP SP/BUY/S$0.146/Target: S$0.254) 1Q25: Strong cost control and rising free cash flow with exploration wells to look forward to in 2H25. Maintain BUY. SEA (SE US/BUY/US$154.13/Target: US$181.64) 1Q25: Strong earnings from better operating le...
Rental reversion remains stable at low teens for Jem and high single-digit for 313@Somerset in 3QFY25. New CEO will pursue asset recycling to reduce LREIT’s gearing. Management could consider divesting Jem office, which provides a paltry NPI yield of only 3.5%. Rent review for lease with MND was successfully completed with positive rental uplift of 13%, providing support for higher valuation. LREIT provides FY25 distribution yield of 7.4%. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$0.72.
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: May Conviction Calls: Add Alibaba, Innovent, Shuanghuan, Trip.com to our BUY list. Take profit on JBM Healthcare and CR Land. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Outperformance In Apr 25: Remove ICBP, EXCL and MIKA; add BBTN and GOTO. MALAYSIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Capitalising On Sentiment Turnaround: Our Apr 25 Alpha Picks underperformed. May 25 picks: Duopharma, Gamuda, IJM, IOI Properties, TIME dotCom, MYEG, Nationgate, Northeast Group and RHB Bank. SINGAPO...
While trade conflicts and tariffs remain a threat, the recent series of weak economic numbers has led to a lower US government bond yield. Many blue-chip S-REITs have already corrected and are trading at attractive yields of 6-7%. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. BUY retail REIT CICT (Target: S$2.37), data centre REIT DCREIT (Target: US$0.90) and healthcare REIT PREIT (Target: S$4.85). We also like CLAS (Target: S$1.38).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector REITs S-REITs monthly update (Apr 25). Results Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP/BUY/US$0.50/Target: US$0.90) 1Q25: Tech giants continue to invest in data centres and AI. Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT SP/BUY/S$0.545/Target: S$0.71) 1Q25: Defensive strength from mid-tier positioning and low leverage. Sheng Siong Group (SSG SP/BUY/S$1.76/Target: S$1.97) 1Q25: Expanding footprint to fuel growth. Update Wilmar International (WIL SP/BUY/S$3.06/Target: S$3.4...
GREATER CHINA Economics Inflation Deflationary pressures remain. Sector Automobile Weekly: Direct impacts from US tariffs contained; indirect spillovers uncertain. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: BYD, Geely and Desay SV. Update Anta Sports (2020 HK/BUY/HK$81.55/Target: HK$108.80) 1Q25 sales me...
Reasoning AI models consume over 100 times more resources vs conventional AI models. The advent of new Reasoning AI models, including OpenAI GPT-5, will drive the next wave of demand for data centres. Demand for data centres is correlated to new product cycles, rather than import tariffs. BUY KDCREIT (Target: S$2.55) as SGP7 and SGP8 have started to contribute in 1Q25. BUY DCREIT (Target: US$0.88) and MINT (Target: S$2.70) for exposure to the US market. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: April Conviction Calls: Add CR Beer, Desay, JBM Healthcare, JD Logistics, Minth, WuXi App Tech and Xiaomi Corp to our BUY list. Take profit on AIA, Hansoh Pharma, JD and Zijin Mining. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Outperform In Mar 25: Remove BBNI, BBRI, ASII, JSMR and KLBF; add BBCA, ICBP, ERAA and BUKA. MALAYSIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Pockets of Opportunities: Our Mar 25 Alpha Picks outperform. Apr 25 picks: Alpha IVF, Duopharma, IJM, IOI Properties, TIME...
GREATER CHINA Strategy China And Hong Kong Property & Hong Kong Landlord Tariffs curtail US rate cuts, thereby hindering the recovery of Hong Kong property and tourism; Maintain OVERWEIGHT on China property. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Outperform In Mar 25 Remove BBNI, BBRI, ASII, JSMR and KLBF; add BBCA, ICBP, ERAA and BUKA. MALAYSIA Update Pekat Group (PEKAT MK/BUY/RM1.08/Target: RM1.45) Good earnings visibility over 2025...
The selloff driven by the US’ unprecedented and perplexing tariff plans has liberated many investors of profits this year. Given the fluidity of market conditions, we highlight a number of domestic-focused stocks such as CENT, CD, DFI, HLA, PANU, PROP, RFMD, SSG and SIE as well as Singapore-focused REITS such as CDLHT, FEHT, FCT, KREIT, LREIT and PREIT. In addition, the MAS’ equity market review should inject much needed liquidity in 2H25. We lower our STI target to 3,720 (previously 4,115).
S-REITs have had a negative correlation of 0.59 against the S&P 500 Index. Thus, S-REITs could mean revert and register gains even as the S&P 500 falls over the next six months. Our preferred BUYs are CICT (Target: S$2.37) and LREIT (Target: S$0.72) for suburban retail, DCREIT (Target: US$0.88), KDCREIT (Target: S$2.55) and MINT (Target: S$2.70) for data centres, and PREIT (Target: S$4.85) for healthcare, which are relatively less affected by the impact from tariffs. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector REITs Starting to regain lost ground. Update ComfortDelGro Corporation (CD SP/BUY/S$1.48/Target: S$1.76) New entrant, more competition. TRADERS' CORNER Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT SP): Trading BUY Wilmar International (WIL SP): Trading BUY
Driven by our small-mid cap picks, our Alpha Picks portfolio outperformed in Mar 25, increasing 3.4% mom on an equal-weighted basis and beating the STI by 1.4ppt. For 1Q25, our portfolio did not do as well as it underperformed the STI by 5.1ppt on an equal-weighted basis, due largely to the banking sector which reported strong 2024 results.
While trade conflicts and tariffs remain a threat, the recent series of weak economic numbers has led to lower US government bond yields. Many blue-chip S-REITs have already corrected and are trading at attractive yields of 6-7%. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. BUY retail REIT CICT (Target: S$2.37), data centre REIT DCREIT (Target: US$0.88) and healthcare REIT PREIT (Target: S$4.85). We also like CLAS (Target: S$1.38).
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