Dear all
Lendlease Reit (“Lendlease”) caught my attention as according to consensus, it offers a potential dividend yield of around 7.1% in each of FY23F and FY24F (financial year ends in June). Furthermore, 7 analysts have rated Lendlease a buy with average analyst target price $0.85, representing a potential capital appreciation of around 28.8%. Lendlease closed at $0.660 on 30 Jun 2023. For a reit, such returns, if they indeed materialise, are rather substantial. As such, this leads me to dig deeper into the reit.
Last month, I am fortunate to meet Mr Kelvin Chow, CEO of Lendlease Global Commercial Trust Management Pte. Ltd (“The Manager”) and Ms Ling Bee Lin, senior investor relations of The Manager for a 1-1 meeting.
Below are my key takeaways from my meeting and from what I gather from the various analyst reports and my other readings.
Description of Lendlease
Based on Lendlease’s press release, its portfolio comprises leasehold properties in Singapore namely Jem (an...