Singapore REITs That Increased Their DPU Last Quarter

Singapore REITs are the center point of attraction among Singapore stock market.

Multi Management Future Solutions choose the two important REITs to invest at the end of 2018 as per the trader's interest. 

EC World Real Estate Investment Trust and Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust are two REITs that delivered strong growth in distributions per unit in the last quarter. Here we are presenting some financial facts which will help you to invest in these Singapore REITs.

EC World Real Estate Investment Trust invests in real estate assets. The Trust focuses on properties in the People's Republic of China. being used for supply-chain management, e-commerce, and logistical purposes. The latest quarter report of REIT recorded growth in all its core figures. Gross revenue and net property income increased by 0.1% and 0.5% respectively. Due to the contribution from its maiden acquisition of the Wuhan property the growth of REIT become larger. 

The DPU and distributable income grew at a much faster pace than its top line, increasing 10.0% and 9.0% respectively. The trust gets an advantage from the absence of a 5% withholding tax that was charged in 2017 and lower expenses. The REIT also has one of the lowest gearing ratios among the REITs listed in Singapore, with a gearing ratio of 30.7%. 

EC World REIT has one of the highest yields in the market at a tasty 8.67%.

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust is US Real Estate Investment Trust invests in real estate properties. The Company focuses on office properties located in the United States. The companies most recent quarter, gross revenue and net property income increased by 75.3% and 74.9% respectively from to the new accession. The distribution per unit increased by a whopping 33.6% to US$0.0151.

The performance of this REIT amaze the investors as the two new accessions would have diluted DPU based on a pro forma results of 2017. On the other side, with the two latest accessions, the REIT’s gearing now stands at 37.4%, just a few percentage points shy of the 45% regulatory limit.

At the time of writing, units of Manulife REIT exchange hands at S$0.775. If its DPU is annualized, the REIT will have a yield of 7.8%.