2015年1月2日星期五

YTL Hospitality REIT: 2015 A Bumpy Year Ahead

Currency Risk
Major trust’s revenue contributor – Australian properties (73% of FY2014 total revenue) are facing tension in delivering revenue back to Malaysia as weakening Australian Dollar (AUD) against Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) has lead revenue to shrink due to weak mineral commodities price. Same position as to Japanese property as BOJ is busying in printing money to achieve target inflation rate and target economic growth, leading Japanese Yen (JPY) to shrink against world’s major currency including MYR. However, the expected impact of weak AUD will ease in the second quarter of FY2015 with expected stronger revenue due to holiday season and expected continuation of decreasing oil price will pressure on MYR performance in the comming months of 2015.

Financing Risk
Financing the purchase of Australian properties via debt during FY2013 has increased the trust gearing ratio. With Malaysia Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) hikes and the postpone of corporate exercise by the trust to CY 2015 in paring down the gearing level will lead to a rise in financing cost. The expected finance cost rise will further squeeze the trust’s income available for distribution to the shareholder

Interest Rate Risk
Recent rising Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) yield due to weakening Ringgit and oil price slump has lead the yield spread between the trust’s yield and bond’s yield to shrink, making the REITs sector to lose it shine causing investors to shift their funds into a safety shelter as compare to REIT.

Conclusion: The postpone of the corporate exercise to drawn down the trust’s debt level will continue to the trust’s dividend payout, causing the trust’s dividend yield is expected to shrink. Thus, we recommend a hold which will be the best cause under current rising volatility market condition.


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