Your 60-Second Guide To Mapletree Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU) Units

In this series, we will feature one Singapore-listed company each time as a quick guide to everything you should know about it in 60 seconds.

In this instalment, we have Mapletree Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU). Previously, we featured Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05).

What’s Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Business About? 

Mapletree Commercial Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns six office and retail assets in Singapore. Those properties are VivoCity, Mapletree Business City (MBC) I, Mapletree Anson, Bank of America Merrill Lynch HarbourFront, and PSA Building.

The REIT recently acquired MBC II in November 2019. 

Five of those properties are located in the Greater Southern Waterfront (HarbourFront and Alexandra Precincts) area, while one is in the Central Business District (CBD).

The REIT is sponsored by Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, a property developer, manager and investor headquartered in Singapore.

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Financial Highlights 

Mapletree Commercial Trust has been growing consistently over the years. 

From FY14/15 to FY18/19 (the REIT has a 31 March year-end), Mapletree Commercial Trust grew its gross revenue by 57% and net property income by 64% in all.

Gross revenue consists mainly of the rental income brought in by the REIT while net property income is the amount left after deducting property operating expenses.

Distributable income has climbed steadily too.

This metric rose 57% in all, from S$168.3 million in FY14/15 to S$264.0 million in FY18/19. Distributable income is money that is available to be distributed to Mapletree Commercial Trust’s unitholders.

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Distribution Per Unit History

With the uptick in distributable income, Mapletree Commercial Trust’s distribution per unit (DPU) has grown as well. This can be seen from the table below: 

Major Risk For Mapletree Commercial Trust To Take Note Of

One of the biggest short-term risks for Mapletree Commercial Trust is its rather high valuation. If, for any reason, the REIT doesn’t perform as well as the market expects it to, Mapletree Commercial Trust’s units could tank. 

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Unit Price And Valuation

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s units performed exceptionally well over the last five years, having gone up by more than 60%.

Right now, Mapletree Commercial Trust’s unit price is at S$2.32. At that price, it has a price-to-book ratio of 1.4 and a distribution yield of 4.0%. With MBC II’s addition, the yield is expected to rise to 4.2%.

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