Two days ago, LMIR issued to unitholders a circular regarding the EGM to be held on 20 Oct with regards to the proposed acquisitions of Pluit Village and Medan Fair as well as the proposed 1 for 1 rights issue.
The management provided two sets of numbers, one which looks at FY2010 and another looks at 6M 2011. I would like to be a bit creative with the numbers to determine if LMIR is worth buying into at today's closing price of 45c per unit.
FY2010 had a DPU of 4.44c. If the DPU were to be replicated in FY2011, we would have a distribution yield of 9.87% at today's closing price of 45c per unit.
Taking into consideration the proposed acquisitions and rights issue, the management arrived at a pro forma DPU of 3.54c. At 45c, the TERP (theoretical ex-rights price) would be 45c+31c divided by 2 = 38c. This would provide us with a pro forma distribution yield of 9.32%. Distribution yield accretive? I think not.
More relevant perhaps is to use more recent numbers provided for 6M 2011. This gives a half year DPU of 2.26c which translates to a distribution yield of 10.04% based on today's closing price of 45c per unit.
Taking into consideration the proposed acquisitions and rights issue, the management arrived at a pro forma half year DPU of 1.63c. At the TERP of 38c, we would get a pro forma distribution yield of 8.58%. Again, is this distribution yield accretive? Clearly no.
So, will I subscribe to the rights issue? Although it is not distribution yield accretive, I will subscribe to the rights issue for two reasons:
1. The even lower gearing, post rights, of the REIT will allow more acquistions in future to be funded solely by debt. Another rights issue soon after this is unlikely. Therefore, we are likely to see DPU increase and distribution yield improve, everything else remaining equal. Very likely, this exercise will pave the way for future distribution yield accretion.
2. With a TERP of 38c, the pro forma distribution yield is estimated at 8.58% (using 6M 2011's numbers). This is definitely still very attractive considering what our money will make in a one year S$ fixed deposit now.
For anyone who is investing for income and who would be happy with a distribution yield of 8.5%, buying into LMIR at today's closing price of 45c is a viable option.
Read circular
here.
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LMIR: Will I subscribe to the rights issue?
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