Mapletree GCC 2Q15 revenue exceeds forecast by 9.2%

Thanks to rental reversions from Festival Walk and Gateway Plaza.

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) reported its 2QFY15 results which exceeded its IPO forecast, according to a report by OCBC Investment Research.

OCBC reports that revenue rose 6.9% YoY to S$67.5m (9.2% above its projection) due to positive rental reversions from Festival Walk (FW) and Gateway Plaza (GP). DPU of 1.606 S cents represented a growth of 10.4% and came in 11.6% ahead of its forecast.

For 1HFY15, revenue increased 7.7% to S$131.3m and constituted 47.8% of our FY15 estimate. DPU growth of 11.1% to 3.162 S cents (10.5% above MGCCT’s IPO forecast) formed 50.0% of our full-year figure.

Overall portfolio occupancy remains unchanged QoQ at 99.2%. Positive rental uplift of 21% and 32% were achieved at FW’s retail and GP’s office segments, respectively, for 1HFY14. 

YTD, MGCCT had already hedged ~90% of its HKD forecasted distributable income. During 2QFY15, it further hedged >70% of its 2HFY15 CNY distributable income and >80% of its 1HFY16 HKD distributable income.