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Welcome to my investment blog where I share with you my analysis of REITs in Singapore.

I hope that my investment philosophy will bring me a steady stream of income apart from my job. I am aiming for at least $3,000 per month which can sustain the current expenses of myself and my family.

Do enjoy reading my blog and post any comments that you have. I welcome them because it is a time to learn from each other.

When I am looking at investing in REIT, here are some of the guidelines that I am looking at. Feel free to comment on it. I am willing to listen to ideas.

-> at least 8% yield.
-> Price that is lower than its NAV.
-> Low gearing (if possible)
-> High secured NAV.

Current Dividend income is $3,800/month.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Analysis of Viva Industrial Trust

Current Price on 11th Nov 2014 = $0.795
  • Current Yield = 8.49%  
  • Price-to-book Ratio = 1.059
  • Asset Per Unit = $1.430
  • Liabilities per unit = $0.680
  • Gearing = 47.5%
Viva Industrial Trust has a few announcements which are important. The most important one is that they have announced their acquisition of two buildings which gives a 10.4% yield. For a small REIT like Viva Industrial Trust, this is a big acquisition. It will improve their yield to 9.49% which is very high, about 2% higher than the closest rival.

Their assets and liabilities went up as well, putting pressure on their gearing which is increased to 47.5%. Their price-to-book ratio still stands at an unattractive 1.059 which means we are paying 5.9% premium to their valuation. One more point to note is that their credit rating is BB+ which is not investment grade.

I remember AIMSAMP Industrial Trust was in this state as well with credit rating below investment grade. It took them a long time to achieve upgrade which substantially improves their trading price. For Viva Industrial Trust, I believe the same will happen. The question is whether you are willing to ride this journey with them.

9.49% from May 2015 onwards is very attractive (Considering that they will complete their purchase in Q4). I am thinking of switching half my holdings from AIMSAMP to Viva Industrial Trust.

2 comments:

  1. Hi jc, do you mind to share how we get the company's credit rating? Is it stated in their annual report?
    Thanks..

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    1. Dear Mf Foong,

      Credit rating is stated in their annual report given by one of the Big Three credit rating companies.

      Happy investing.

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