A reader emailed me asking about Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust. Is it a good time to buy now? Base on FY2014 DPU, the yield works out to be 8.1% at the price of 0.34. The yield is definitely quite high and seems like an attractive investment. I got interested in it and took a good look at the company's financial statement. I'll share with you my findings below.
Introduction to Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust
Before I dive deeper into the financial analysis of the company, here's a short introduction of the company. Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust owns 16 retail malls in Indonesia with 6 of them in the capital city, Jakarta. I went to Jakarta in December 2014 and visited a few of these malls during my trip. I took pictures of this particular mall located at the North of Jakarta near to the coastline.
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