Formed from the merger of 2 Mapletree REITs in August 2022, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU) invests in retail and/or office properties in key gateway cities in Asia. Currently, its portfolio comprises 17 properties in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and South Korea valued at S$15.7 billion. Yesterday (23 January) evening, the Singapore-listed REIT released its results for the 3rd quarter and for the first 9 months of FY2024/25, and in this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial figures, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its latest distribution payout to unitholders…
Suntec REIT’s 4Q & FY2024 Results Review
Suntec REIT (SGX: T82U) invests in retail and office properties located in Singapore, Australia, and in the United Kingdom. While it boasts a strong portfolio occupancy, its debt profile remains a concern (at least for me). Earlier this evening (23 January), the commercial REIT released its results for the 4th quarter as well as for the full year ended 31 December 2024 (i.e., FY2024). In this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial figures, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders…
A Review of Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s 1Q FY2024/25 Business Update
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX: J69U) is a pure-play Singapore REIT, where all of its 9 retail malls and 1 office property are located in the city state. Yesterday (22 January) evening, it has released its business update for 1Q FY2024/25 ended 31 December 2024, and in this post, you will find my review of its latest portfolio occupancy and debt profile…
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s 3Q & 9M FY2024/25 Results Review
Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U), invests in industrial and data centre properties located in Singapore, the United States, and Japan, with a total assets under management of S$9.2 billion. Yesterday (22 January) evening, the Singapore-listed REIT has released its results for the 3rd quarter, as well as for the first 9 months of FY2024/25 ended 31 December 2024, and in this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial figures, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders…
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s 3Q & 9M FY2024/25 Results Review
Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U), the first Asia-focused logistics REIT back when it was listed on the Singapore Exchange in July 2005, released its results for the 3rd quarter, and for the first 9 months of FY2024/25 ended 31 December 2024 yesterday evening (21 January). In this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial figures, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders…
Food Empire Holdings Limited: What You Need to Know
Food Empire Holdings Limited (SGX: F03) is in a defensive business of manufacturing a range of branded beverages and snacks. It owns a family of proprietary brands, including MacCoffee and CaféPHỐ. In this post, you’ll find out more about the Singapore-listed company, together with its financial performance, debt profile, and dividend payout over the last 5 years (between FY2019 and FY2023)…
Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023/24 – Key Highlights to Take Note of
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX: J69U) is a pure-play Singapore REIT with all of its 9 retail malls and 1 office property are located in the country. Following the conclusion of its financial year on 30 September 2024, the REIT has released its annual report on 23 December (apologies for the late update as I was away on vacation then). In this post, you’ll find my summary of its annual report, together with details of its upcoming annual general meeting…
Jun Yuan’s 2024 Year in Review
Unlike my other posts where I review about listed companies, this post is a review of myself. In particular, you will find my most candid thoughts on a number of things – my book writing journey, stance on dividend investing, EC World REIT, the Equities Digest initiative, YouTube channel, being a guest contributor on The Smart Investor, a lack of material progress on the rebuilding of my US investment portfolio, opportunity to look at things from the lens of the management, my journey as a financial blogger so far, as well as my outlook for 2025 for the Singapore and US markets…
3 Singapore REITs that Invest Solely in European Properties
As of November 2024, the US Federal Reserve have cut interest rates twice (to bring benchmark rates to 4.5-4.75%), while the European Central Bank have cut benchmark borrowings thrice to bring it down to 3.4%. My post today focuses on the latter, where the 3 Singapore-listed, but Europe-based REITs are poised to benefit from lower borrowing costs. Find out what these 3 REITs are in this post, together with more information about each of them, including the assets it invests in, and its latest financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile…
United Hampshire US REIT: What You Need to Know about the Necessity Retail REIT
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting up with Ms. Wong Siew Lu, Head of Investors Relation and Sustainability of United Hampshire US REIT (SGX: ODBU), to gain deeper insights into the REIT. In this post, you will find the essentials you need to know about the US-based REIT – covering its business operations, financial performance, portfolio occupancy, debt profile, and distribution payouts over the 3 full years following its IPO (from FY2021 to FY2023)…
