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AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT: Optus Centre.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

I know I said in my last blog post that the next one will be on my other investments going into 2014 but I received a circular from AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT last night and I thought I should blog about this first. Change, the only constant in life.

Optus Centre in New South Wales, Australia, will be the REIT's first property outside Singapore. The proposed acquisition is for a 49% interest in the property.

The purchase will be fully funded by debt and, post acquisition, we will see leverage at 37.4%. This is comfortably under 40% and unless the REIT intends to have further acquisitions, I do not see a need for any fund raising in the near future.

As an investor for income, I am, of course, interested in how the acquisition might affect my income. Looking at the pro forma numbers, I am quite pleased with the whole deal.

The REIT's existing portfolio brings in S$59.75m in NPI annually while the property will bring in S$16.78m in NPI. The NPI yield of the REIT's existing portfolio is 6.2% while the NPI yield of the property to be purchased is 8.1%. I am happy to see that the acquisition is NPI yield accretive.

Sometimes, we see acquisitions which are DPU accretive and DPU yield accretive but are actually not NPI yield accretive. These are less desirable as it means that funds are being used to buy properties which will add to gross income but at a lower rate of return.


My confidence in the management of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT's has strengthened with this acquisition. They have demonstrated their competence in all that they have done so far.

Although AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT has proven itself to be a well run REIT, with its NAV at approximately $1.48 per unit, post acquisition, to buy at a 10% discount to valuation would mean buying at $1.33 a unit. Yes, we all love margins of safety, I am sure, especially with the spectre of rising interest rates over the next few years.

At the current price level, I will not be adding to my long position in AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT. However, I see no reason to divest either because it has proven to be a good investment and is likely to continue delivering the goods.

As my single largest investment in the S-REITs universe, AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT will probably be making a slightly more significant contribution to income generated by my portfolio of S-REITs in 2014.

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2013 full year income from S-REITs.

Thursday, December 26, 2013



On 15 September 2013, when I reported 9M income from my investments in S-REITs, I mentioned that full year 2013 will probably see lower income compared to full year 2012. 

This is mainly because I sold approximately half of my investment in LMIR (Lippo Malls) earlier this year and I have not made any substantial acquisitions in S-REITs since.

Please read:
LMIR: Divested 42.5% at 52.5c.

In fact, I recently divested about a quarter of my position in Sabana REIT as I moved funds into Croesus Retail Trust. Wondering why I did this?

Please read:
Added Croesus Retail Trust and reduced Sabana REIT.

Luz Shinsaibashi.
Taken with my little IXUS from my hotel room using 32x zoom!

For reasons I mentioned in my blog post of 15 September 2013, I will continue to be very cautious in adding to my positions in S-REITs. Definitely, if I feel that they are undervalued, I would buy more. Could this happen? Of course it could. Remember Saizen REIT in the middle of last year when its warrants were set to expire?

Please read:
Saizen REIT: Why did I buy? Would I buy more?

We might also get a hint that a REIT is undervalued if insiders suddenly become active in buying too. This happened with AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT earlier this year when its unit price declined enough to offer an approximately 10% discount to NAV.

Please read:
AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT: Nibbling with George Wang.

There could be opportunities for relatively compelling buys again in future. If they should present themselves, I hope I am lucky enough to spot them and brave enough to buy some. Until then, my portfolio of S-REITs might not grow.

Although it would be nice to grow my income from S-REITs, it should not be growth at all costs.

An apartment building in Japan.

So, my strategy for S-REITs is to stay largely invested for income while waiting for Mr. Market to make me offers I cannot refuse. This way, my war chest continues to grow and I will have the resources to do business with Mr. Market when he suffers from manic depression which he does from time to time.

So, what is my full year 2013 income from S-REITs?

Total: S$ 118,081.02

This is some 2% lower than the year before and I expect income from my portfolio of S-REITs in 2014 to be at least marginally lower due to the partial divestment in Sabana REIT this quarter.

Related posts:
1. 9M 2013 income from S-REITs and more.
2. 2012 full year income from S-REITs.

ASSI turns four! Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

My plane landed in Singapore at 5am this morning. Still in need of sleep. Yawn.

I took naps and unpacked. Will have to catch up with my emails, readings and blogging. Will also have to get up to speed with work when I return to the office on Boxing Day. Groan.

Today, ASSI also turns 4! Time really does fly!

Here are some photos I took on my vacation:

Luz Shinsaibashi in Osaka by night.


Very early on a Sunday morning!
Weather in Osaka? Brrrr.... but a nice change from Singapore.

OK, a couple of photos to bring in some festive cheer:


In an underground mall in Osaka.
Pretty lights in Kyoto.

In a mall in Kobe.

Merry Christmas!

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2. Croesus Retail Trust.


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