BILLION DOLLAR CLUB: REITS
Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLCT) is one of the REITs under Frasers Property with a portfolio of more than 100 logistics and commercial properties worth around $6.5 billion spread over five major developed countries — Singapore, Australia, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands.
FLCT’s investment strategy is to invest globally in a diversified portfolio of income-producing properties. With strong connectivity to key infrastructure, FLCT’s modern portfolio consists predominantly of assets with freehold or long leasehold land tenure and a well-diversified tenant base.
FLCT was listed on June 2016 as Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust and subsequently renamed FLCT on April 29, 2020, following the merger with Frasers Commercial Trust.
In the REIT’s most recent annual report for FY2021 ended September 2021, chairman and independent non-executive director Ho Hon Cheong reported that the REIT had enlarged its asset portfolio from 51 properties in Australia to 103 properties in the five markets. The value of the assets under the REIT has increased threefold over a five-year period, from $1.6 billion at IPO to $7.3 billion at the end of FY2021.
In FY2021, FLCT’s adjusted net property income increased by 37.5% from $258.3 million in FY2020 to $355.2 million in FY2021, helped by its merger with Frasers Commercial Trust as well as organic income growth. For the three years taken into consideration for the awards, FLCT’s PAT saw a CAGR of 31.7%, making it the winner in this category. In addition, FLCT was named the overall sector winner.
“While the pandemic-induced uncertainty continues to cloud the outlook for many industries, the outlook for the logistics & industrial and commercial sectors is expected to remain positive,” says Ho.