CRCT’s 1Q 2016 net property income rises 6.2% year-on-year
Distributable income up 4.5%
Singapore, 13 April 2016 – CapitaLand Retail China Trust Management Limited (CRCTML), the manager of CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT), announced today that it achieved net property income (NPI) of S$36.7 million for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2016 (1Q 2016), 6.2% higher than the S$34.5 million for the corresponding period in 2015 (1Q 2015).
Distributable income for 1Q 2016 was S$23.2 million, an increase of 4.5% over the S$22.2 million in 1Q 2015. Distribution per unit (DPU) was 2.71 cents, 2.7% higher than the 2.64 cents for the corresponding period in 2015. Based on an annualised DPU of 10.9 cents and CRCT’s closing price of S$1.455 per unit on 13 April 2016, the annualised distribution yield for 1Q 2016 was 7.5%.
Mr Victor Liew, Chairman of CRCTML, said: “The Chinese government has set a growth target of 6.5% to 7.0%1 for 2016, and its reform efforts to rebalance the economy towards a consumption-driven model are showing steady progress. Consumption accounted for 66.4% of China's GDP growth in 2015, up from 51.2% in 20142. Given China’s continued focus on deepening reforms and encouraging innovation to develop new growth engines and improve living standards, our malls are well-positioned to benefit from the continued rise in the country’s consumption.”
Mr Tony Tan, CEO of CRCTML, said: “For 1Q 2016, net property income for our malls grew 6.2% and rental reversion was 7.3%3. Portfolio occupancy as at 31 March 2016 was 94.6%. We continued to refresh our malls and tenant mix to stay ahead of our shoppers’ increasingly sophisticated aspirations and needs. Chinese restaurant Jing Ge Steamboat opened at CapitaMall Xizhimen to
“To enhance the shopping experience, CapitaMall
Summary of CRCT results
Revenue and net property income
In RMB terms
For 1Q 2016, gross revenue increased RMB6.2 million, or 2.5% over 1Q 2015. This was mainly due to rental growth from the multi-tenanted
In SGD terms
Gross revenue for 1Q 2016 rose by S$1.0 million, or 1.9% compared to 1Q 2015, while NPI grew 6.2% year-on-year, mainly due to a weaker RMB against SGD.
1 Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China.
2 Source: 2015 and 2016 Reports on China’s economic, social development plan from The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.
3 Excluding CapitaMall Wuhu, portfolio rental reversion would be 8.1%.