Posts byJun Yuan

My name is Jun Yuan, and I am the owner of The Singaporean Investor. I am a full-time retail investor and trader since April 2017, and in this website, I'd be sharing with you my personal analyses of Singapore-listed companies, along with advices relating to investing, as well as trading.

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5 Singapore-Listed REITs with the Lowest Gearing Ratios

In the high interest rate environment we are in right now, it goes without saying that retail investors will be more inclined towards investing in REITs with a lower gearing ratio. However, gearing ratio should not be only thing we look at to base our investment decisions on. In this post, you will find 5 Singapore-listed REITs with the lowest gearing ratios, along with information about each of them including the assets it invests in, its financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, and its distribution payout to unitholders over the last 5 years…

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Updates on EC World REIT [21 June 2023]

Issues surrounding the China-based port logistics and e-commerce REIT, particularly on the completion of its proposed divestment of 2 properties to repay 25% of its borrowings, have gotten unitholders worried – especially since the completion of the transaction has been delayed time and again. I have sought the investors’ relations clarification on this, together with issues surrounding the plunge in occupancy in Wuhan Meiluote, status of renewal of leases due in FY2024, as well as the REIT’s latest debt profile following its successful refinancing of all of its borrowings on 31 May 2023. You can find responses from the REIT in this post…

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A Summary of Mapletree Industrial Trust’s Latest Annual Report for FY2022/23

Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 March 2023, blue-chip industrial and data centre REIT in Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX:ME8U) have released its annual report early this morning. For the benefit of those who do not have time to go through it, you can find my summary of it in this post, along with details about the REIT’s upcoming AGM…

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Why I am Staying Invested in Suntec REIT

Consistent financial performances, high portfolio occupancy rate of its properties, healthy debt profile, along with a stably growing distribution payout over the years were reasons why I’ve made the investment decision in Suntec REIT (SGX:T82U) back in February 2020. No doubt its gearing ratio is currently close to the regulatory limit of 45.0%, I have continued to stay invested in the REIT. In this article, you’ll learn about 3 reasons why I’ve made this decision…

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The Essentials You Need to Know about The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) should not be unfamiliar to most of you – where many are probably regular consumers of its namesake brand of beverage. On top of that, the NYSE-listed company is also one of Warren Buffett’s biggest holdings. That said, is the company a ‘straight buy’? Personally, I will not make any investment decisions without first getting a better understanding of the company in terms of its business operations, along with its historical financial performance, debt profile, and dividend payouts – all of which you’ll learn about in today’s post about the company…

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Launch of Depository Receipts under DR Linkage with Stock Exchange of Thailand – What You Need to Know

This morning (30 May 2023), the Singapore Exchange have officially launched a new product by the name of Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) under the Thailand-Singapore DR Linkage, where you can now buy and sell shares of 3 Thai blue-chip companies on your local brokerage platforms the same way you buy and sell shares of any Singapore-listed companies. If you’re unfamiliar with this, not to worry – you can read more about it in today’s post, along with getting a better understanding about each of the 3 Thai companies in terms of its businesses, financial performances, and dividend payouts over the last 5 years…

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A Look into my Latest Portfolio Addition: CapitaLand India Trust (SGX:CY6U)

CapitaLand India Trust (SGX:CY6U) is the latest addition to my long-term investment portfolio on Tuesday (16 May 2023.) Just like for all my new investments, I will always write a post to share about reasons for making this move, and this one’s no different – in this post, you’ll find 5 main reasons why I’ve invested in the India-based Singapore-listed REIT…

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CapitaLand Investment’s Group of REITs – What You Need to Know

There are a total of 5 REITs listed in Singapore managed by CapitaLand Investment (SGX:9CI), the largest fund manager in the country, where it is also the largest unitholder in each of the REITs and business trusts. In this post, I’d be sharing with you more about each of the 5 CapitaLand REITs – in terms of the asset types it invests in, its 10-year performance (financial, portfolio occupancy and debt profile), and also highlights of its Q1 FY2023 business update…

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What You Need to Know about EC World REIT’s Q1 FY2023 Results

Earlier this evening (12 May 2023), China-based e-commerce and port logistics REIT in EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) released its financial results for the 1st quarter of the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (i.e. Q1 FY2023.) As a unitholder of the REIT, I have studied its results and in this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial performance, portfolio occupancy, and also its debt profile…

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Between DBS, UOB, and OCBC, Which Bank had the Most Resilient Q1 FY2023 Result?

All 3 Singapore-listed banks have since released their business updates for the first quarter of the financial year 2023 ended 31 March. In this post, I’ll be putting their financial results and ratios side-by-side to find out which bank recorded the strongest growth. At the same time, you’ll also find out which of the 3 banks is currently the ‘cheapest’, as well as the ‘most expensive’ based on their current valuations…

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