SINGAPORE (April 27): AIMS AMP Capital Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust has declared a distribution per unit of 2.95 cents for 4QFY2016, an increase of 1% over the 2.92 cents DPU declared in 4QFY2015.
The quarterly payout brings the full year DPU to 11.35 cents, a 2.5% increase from FY2015.
For the full year to March, revenue rose 7.8% to $124.4 million, with the rental contributions from 20 Gul Way and 103 Defu Lane 10 as they became income producing in 2014, and the higher recoveries from 29 Woodlands Industrial Park E1 and 8 and 10 Pandan Crescent.
Property expenses rose by $5.3 million on the back of higher revenue, higher recoveries from tenants, and the reversion to multi-tenancy properties for 11 Changi South Street 3 and 1 Kallang Way 2A.
As such, net property income rose 2.9% to $82.3 million, and distributable income rose 4.1% to $72.1 million.
The group’s portfolio occupancy remained at 93.4% as at end March.
AA REIT’s manager says that industrial rents continue to be under pressure, driven by the weak economic climate and industrial oversupply situation in Singapore, and expects the industrial property market to continue to be challenging. It remains cautious on the outlook of the industrial market and will continue to proactively manage AA REIT’s lease expiries, it adds
AA REIT’s units closed 1.09% lower at $1.36 on Tuesday.