Shares & Derivatives
Keppel REIT DPU Decreased but Manager Management Fees Increase
By My Sweet Retirement  •  January 30, 2017
I held 7% of office REITs in my stock portfolio, mainly made up of Keppel REIT and Frasers Commercial Trust at 5% and 2% respectively. Keppel REIT has announced its 4Q2016 financial results on 24th January 2017. A set of pretty disappointing results which reflects the weakness and headwinds in office REITs in current economy. I expect headwinds but didn’t expect results to be so bad. This is in consideration that Keppel REIT sold its 77 King Street asset at 40% profit at A$160 million. Where is the profit attributed to share holders? (Read point number 6 under Investment Risks below) Gearing ratio as at 31st December 2016 is at 38.5%. Perhaps most of the profit from the sale of 77 King Street has been used to repay its debt. Although the portfolio occupancy is at 99.2%, Keppel REIT achieved an average signing rent of $9.......
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By My Sweet Retirement
I am a working salaried professional in my mid 30s. Just like most Singaporeans, I worked long office working hours, often trying very hard to find some work life balance. The Sweet Retirement Blog was created to share my journey towards achieving a comfortable retirement life. I believe we cannot simply rely solely on our Central Provident Fund savings when reaching old age. Neither can we rely solely on our bank savings as we all know the interest rates cannot beat inflation.
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