Sabana REIT: 3Q FY2011.

Sabana REIT together with AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT are my top investments at the moment. Together, they account for a lion's share of my passive income generated from investments in the Singapore stock market.

Sabana REIT has declared a DPU of 2.14c for 3Q FY2011. Based on today's closing price of 91c per unit, this represents a distribution yield of 9.4% based on an annualised DPU of 8.56c. Beats leaving money in a savings account and being paid an interest income of 0.05% per annum, doesn't it? The best one year fixed deposit I know of pays an interest income of only 1%.

Sabana REIT will also legally complete acquisitions of four properties in 4Q 2011. These acquisitions are DPU accretive since they are fully funded by debt. This is possible due to its very low pre-acquisition gearing level. So, expect DPU to bump up in the coming quarters. Good news for anyone investing for income, surely.

NAV per unit after distribution: $1.05
Interest cover ratio: 7.6x
Estimated gearing, post acquisitions: 35%

Sabana REIT's total AUM is set to cross $1b with the completion of the said acquisitions and the REIT is bound to deliver on its promises made during its IPO.

The counter will go XD on 25 October and the income distribution is payable to unitholders on 29 November.

Read related posts on Sabana REIT: here.

Old Chang Kee: Initiated a long position at 26c.

If we go out in the evenings or on weekends, we will see most of the restaurants packed and some of the more popular ones even have long queues. 

A friend of mine invested in Soup Restaurant which gives its shareholders a card that gives a 15% discount off the total bill for dining at their outlets.

Personally, I like going to Soup Restaurant too. However, I think of it as more upmarket, similar to Lao Beijing. 

In a recession, their businesses could take a hit. In this respect, I find Old Chang Kee to be a more attractive proposition.

Old Chang Kee's food kiosks are ubiquitous and always seem to be doing good business. Well, at least for those I see. 

I doubt very much that, in a recession, we will see people cutting back on their favourite curry puffs, sotong sticks or yam cakes in a big way.

Old Chang Kee's shares are thinly traded and it is rather risky to put in overnight buy orders.  

I look at it from time to time but did not do so recently for a few days when it touched a low of 22.5c a share. Less than 200 lots changed hands in 4 sessions at under 26c a share.

When it was trading at 38c and higher just a few months ago, I found it too expensive for my taste (pardon the pun). 

Now, at 26c, I decided to take a nibble (sorry, another pun) as it is definitely more attractive.

Six months basic EPS improved from 1.03c to 1.28c, year on year. 

However, as the company issued warrants in August last year, on a fully diluted basis, EPS improved from 1.03c to 1.07c year on year. 

It is quite obvious to me that this is a growth company.





Warrant holders are also in the money since they paid only 5c per warrant which has an exercise price of 10c. 

A good investment they made in Old Chang Kee, no doubt.

Gross profit improved 11.6% while net profit improved 25.9%, year on year. 

A pro forma full year EPS of 2.14c would give a PE ratio of 12.15x for the company. 

The company's balance sheet has also strengthened with lower outstanding bank loan balances. 

Cash and cash equivalents also increased almost 50%, year on year. Strong cash flow from operations has been cited as being the main reason for this.





The company could continue to pay a dividend of 1.5c per share which means a dividend yield of 5.77% at 26c a share.

The only other blog post I had on Old Chang Kee was rather tongue in cheek, if you remember. 

Now that I am a shareholder of the company, eating a curry puff will be a somewhat more savoury experience. I hope so, anyway. ;)





Read the Half Year 2011 report here.

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Old Chang Kee: Filling not enough.