Listed in December 2014, Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU) is Asia’s first pure-play data centre REIT. Since then, it has grown from 8 to 23 assets, with assets under management up from approximately $1.0 billion to $3.7 billion. Following the conclusion of its financial year on 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023), the data centre REIT has published its annual report yesterday (26 March 2024) morning, and in this post, you will find my summary of it, together with details about its upcoming AGM…
What You Need to Know about CapitaLand India Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023
With a total of 17 properties in 5 top tier cities in India (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune) worth a total of S$3.0 billion as at 31 December 2023, CapitaLand India Trust (SGX:CY6U) is focused on capitalising on the growing IT industry, industrial and logistics asset class, and new economy asset classes such as data centres. Yesterday (25 March 2024) morning, the business trust have released its annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023). In this post, you will find my summary of key points to take note of in the report, together with details of its upcoming annual general meeting…
Key Highlights from United Overseas Bank’s FY2023 Annual Report
With a global network of about 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11), or UOB for short, is rated among one of the world’s top banks. Last Thursday (21 March 2024) morning, the Singapore-headquartered bank published its latest annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023). For the benefit of those who do not have time to go through it, you can read key highlights about it in this post, together with details of the bank’s upcoming AGM…
An Evaluation of CVS Health Corporation’s ‘Financial Fitness’
Founded since 1963, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) is one of the largest integrated pharmacy and health care service providers in the United States. Revenue mainly comes from its 3 businesses, namely Health Care Benefits, Pharmacy Services, and Retail/Long-Term Care Pharmacy. You can learn more about the health care company’s businesses, whether its ‘financial fitness’ in terms of its financial performances, debt profile, and dividend payout to shareholders over the last 5 years is a ‘healthy’ one, as well as whether or not the current traded price of the company is at a discount or premium in this post…
Understanding the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSE ARCA:FXI)
If you are bullish about the prospects of China, and would like to diversify your investments to include some of the biggest Chinese companies (by market capitalisation) in your investment portfolio, then the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (NYSE ARCA:FXI) is one you can consider – by investing in the ETF, you’re indirectly investing in 50 large-cap Chinese companies. In today’s post, you will find researches I have done about the ETF – particularly, you will learn about the underlying index that the ETF is tracking, which sectors have the heaviest weightage in the ETF, more information about the top 10 companies with the heaviest weightage (including their businesses and financial performances), dividend payouts, and more…
Key Takeaways from DBS Group Holdings’ FY2023 Annual Report
Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023), and the release of its 4th quarter and full-year results in early-February, DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX:D05), or DBS for short, have published its annual report yesterday (06 March 2024). For the benefit of those who do not have the time to go through it, you can find summaries of the report in this post, along with details about its upcoming annual general meeting…
Ranking DBS, UOB, and OCBC by their Q4 and FY2023 Results
All 3 Singapore-listed banks (in DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have already reported their financial results for the 4th quarter and full year ended 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023). Just like in the previous quarters, after they have released their latest results, I will put their numbers side-by-side and do a comparison to find out which bank had the strongest improvement (in percentage terms), and at the same time, find out which bank is currently the ‘cheapest’ and ‘most expensive’ based on their current valuations – and you can read all about them in this post…
An In-Depth Analysis of EC World REIT’s Q4 and FY2023 Results
EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) is a China-based e-commerce and port logistics REIT where it currently has 6 properties in its portfolio. Trading for the REIT is currently suspended, and the management certainly have a lot of issues to iron out. As a unitholder, I continue to stay updated on the latest, and in this post, you will find my review of its latest 4th quarter and full-year financial results, portfolio occupancy, and debt profile which was posted on Tuesday evening (27 February 2024)…
A Look at DBS, UOB, and OCBC’s Q4 and FY2023 Results
All 3 Singapore-listed banks have released their 4th quarter and full year results ended 31 December 2023 – with DBS being the first to do so on 07 February, followed by UOB on 22 February, and then OCBC early this morning (28 February). In this post, you will find my review on the bank’s results – in terms of its financial performance, key financial ratios, and dividend payout declared by the management…
Is The Simply Good Foods Company a Good Investment? 4 Years of Financial and Debt Data Analysed
The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ:SMPL) is in the business of retailing a variety of convenient, innovating, great-tasting, ‘better-for-you’ snacks and meal replacements, along with other product offerings in North America under the brand names ‘Quest’ and ‘Atkins’. In this post, I will be looking at whether the company is worthy of a place in my long-term investment portfolio by evaluating its financial performance and debt profile recorded in the last 4 financial years (i.e., between FY2019/20 and FY2022/23). Additionally, I will also be sharing with you my ‘fair value price’ of the company based on its 4-year valuations, and whether its current traded price is at a discount or premium…
