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Anyway, when I came home, I saw 15 comments in my blog awaiting moderation and, of course, response. Wow! That's a record but one that is not taken note of by any analytical tools. I guess people must really be spooked today by all the happenings in the market, including Cambridge Industrial Trust's (CIT) rights issue.
OK, if you can't tell by now, this is going to be a mish mash of a blog post. I am going to talk about all the stuff that's on my mind and maybe more. I am still feeling very warm from yoga, despite having showered twice, once at the yoga studio and once at home (after replying to all the comments in my blog). Full from a very healthy dinner, I am feeling very drowsy at this moment.
Now, first off, CIT. I got in at 51c this morning and I blogged about it here. The sell down after lunch was rather unexpected. Well, so was the earthquake in Japan. These things happen. As long as we got in at a fair price, there should be no regrets.
What are my plans now? Buy more if its price weakens further? Looking at the daily chart, CIT is trading below the 200dMA. So, I look at the weekly chart for hints of the next support. The rising 100wMA is at 46.5c now and should provide relatively strong support. 46.5c? That is some way to fall from here! Yes, it is but remember that TA shows us where the supports are and not necessarily that they would be tested. If it should be tested while the counter is still CR, I would buy more.
Buying 16 lots more at 46.5c would mean an average price of 46.11c. With a DPU of 5.07c, post rights, it would be a distribution yield of almost 11%! Of course, owning more units could possibly entitle me to more excess rights as well.
Next, the biggie: earthquake in Japan. This has been described as the worst earthquake in Japan in many years. In my memory, the last big quake was the Kobe earthquake in 1995 and that measured 7.2 on the Richter scale. The earthquake in question now measured 8.9 on the Richter scale. It is a catastrophe that has triggered tsunami warnings "for countries to the west and across the Pacific as far away as Colombia and Peru". Read report here.
In a timely report by its co-CEO, Mr. Chang Sean Pey, it is revealed that "the asset manager of Saizen REIT are in the process of contacting the local property managers in Sendai, Koriyama and Morioka to find out their well being and to assess the impact of the Earthquake on Saizen REIT’s property portfolio.....(and) will continue to make appropriate announcements as and when it receives updates on the above matter." Read announcement here.
There is not much else we can do but to wait and I won't lose sleep over this. Why? The unit price of the REIT fell and hit 15c at one point before closing at 15.5c which is a support I just blogged about yesterday. It is where we find the upturned 100wMA now. Read blog post here.
Fundamentally, if Saizen REIT did not insure any of the buildings concerned and this is very unlikely, we could expect a revised NAV of about 22.67c/unit and a reduced DPU of 0.88c, bearing in mind that this could be 50% higher if not for the amortising nature of its loans. These numbers do not include potential contributions from YK Shintoku which is in default of its CMBS. Weaker numbers, no doubt, but not catastrophic.
So, stay calm and rational, wait for the management's report and if the market should overeact on the downside, I would buy more. That's what I'm doing and I am going to enjoy the weekend. You should too. :)
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6 comments:
Most insurance does not covers "act of god". I certainly hope things are fine as well. Keeping my fingers cross.
Hi Anonymous,
In such cases of massive destruction such as in the case of Katrina in the USA, insurance would cover unless the insurance companies want to be branded pariahs!
Now, the more important question is how much is insured. It was revealed that the Kobe quake was bad as most assets were underinsured or not insured at all. I shall cross my fingers too. :)
Could you include your name or initials in future comments?
Hi AK
Where did u obtain the projected figures of NAV n dpu in cases where saizen properties in the affected areas are discounted off?
Hi Ken,
The annual reports list all of Saizen REIT's properties in Japan by cities and by portfolio. Each property's value and rental income are clearly stated as well. :)
You can also visit Saizen's Reit website for information. I emailed the IR on Friday asking for a situation update release.
The properties are roughly at 15% of total NAV. Rough projections on a straight line basis:
Potential loss of revenue: $500,000,000 Yen
Nett Income to Income Expense ratio will drop from roughly 2.4X to 1.7X.
If DPU were to be maintained at current rate, payout would exceed 100%. Payout was currently below 2/3 of nett earnings.
If they were to maintain the same payout ratio as before, DPU could conceivably drop to 0.55 S cents or a yield of roughly 3-4% based on a share price of 16 S cents.
Observing the movements of the share price, it would appear not many are familiar with the warrants. There were buy queues at 15.5c while the warrant dropped to 5.5c.
Exercise price of the warrants is 9c which translate to an all in cost of 14.5c via the warrant route.
When viewed in perspective against NAV, the share will still appear grossly undervalued.
Since Saizen's properties are mainly low-tier rental units, I would expect a greater demand in the wake of the recent disaster simply due to supply & demand.
My 2.14 cents.
Hi iisterry,
Yes, I shared the link to Saizen REIT's announcement in this blog post too. Not much said in that announcement as they were still trying to establish the extent of the damage to the properties in the affected areas.
I am interested in knowing how many of the 28 buildings in the affected areas are still standing. If still standing, how much would it cost to repair them.
I just went through the annual report and found that of the 28 buildings possibly affected, almost half (13 to be exact) are under YK Shintoku which is not contributing to the REIT's DPU anyway! So, the impact to the DPU could be much lower than first estimated. However, having to pay up the loan when the assets are no longer in existence could be a bummer!
Going through Saizen REIT's prospectus, there could be other ramifications from earthquake damage and losses. I don't want to speculate further. Let's wait for further updates by the management.
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