Yesterday, I was at the Starbucks at Subang Parade – one of the first regional shopping centres in Selangor and owned by Hektar REIT. As usual, I ordered my latte and settled down on my favourite seat. I switched on my laptop and checked the prices of a few stocks before starting work.
Here was what caught my attention:
As recently as 3 May 2017, Hektar REIT was trading at RM1.60 a unit. Up until then, Hektar REIT’s stock prices have been stable and trading around RM1.50-1.60 a unit since 2013. At price of RM1.26, it is over a 20% decline in three months!
I began to look around the mall and asked: “Isn’t this the same bustling mall that I grew up with? Why is it worth 20% less now?”
Intrigued, I started to do some serious digging on Hektar REIT. At times, ......