CapitaLand Retail China Trust: Chengdu Mall acquisition
The trustee of CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire what will be CRCT’s 11th mall, currently known as Galleria, Chengdu for RMB 1.5bn. The management views the mall as a potential core asset, offering a steady contribution within the portfolio. Going forward, the focus will be on improving the F&B tenant mix and reaping cost savings from the property management, which is currently outsourced to a third party. Our fair value increases from S$1.51 to S$1.67 as we update the parameters of our DDM model. Using last week’s closing price of S$1.60, CRCT is trading at a blended FY16/17 distribution yield of 7.7%.
We upgrade CRCT to a BUY from Hold, with an updated fair value of S$1.67. (Deborah Ong)