Summary of Daiwa House Logistics Trust
Overview
DHLT is a Singapore real estate investment trust (“REIT”) established with the investment strategy of principally investing in a portfolio of income-producing logistics and industrial real estate assets located across Asia. DHLT’s key objectives are to provide Unitholders with regular and stable distributions, and to achieve long-term growth in DPU and net asset value (“NAV”) per Unit, while maintaining an optimal capital structure and strengthening the portfolio in scale and quality.
Fundamental and Financial Ratios
- Type = Logistics and Industrial Properties in Japan
- Sponsor = Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:1925)
- REIT Manager: Daiwa House Asset Management Asia Pte. Ltd
- Total Units Offered = 244,438,000
- Portfolio = 14 Logistics and Industrial Properties in Japan
- Portfolio Size = ¥80,570.0 million (S$952.9 million)
- IPO Offer Price = S$0.80
- NAV per unit = S$0.81
- Price / NAV = 0.988
- Gearing Ratio = 43.8%
- Forecasted Distribution Yield = 6.3% (2021), 6.5% (2022)
- Distribution Policy = 100% till 2022. At least 90% from 2023 onwards. Semi-annual distribution.
Lease Management Ratios
- Occupancy Rate = 96.3%
- WALE = 7.2 (by NLA)
- Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO Prospectus
Debt Management Ratios
- Forecasted Interest Coverage Ratio = 9.3x (2021), 10.3x (2022)
IPO Information
- IPO Offer Price = S$0.80
- Offer Closing Date: 24 November 2021 at 12:00pm
- Listing Date: 26 November 2021 at 2:00pm
Portfolio Overview
Lease Details
ESG Commitment
The IPO Portfolio demonstrates the Manager’s commitment to ESG principles. Approximately 95.7% of the IPO Portfolio by NLA is certified green by the DBJ Green Building Certification Programme, the leading programme in Japan which evaluates and measures the environmental and social awareness characteristics of real estate properties.
DHLT’s portfolio properties are well-equipped with systems which help to conserve and generate energy. For instance, energy-efficient LED lights are installed in all but one property in the IPO Portfolio. Additionally, 10 out of the 14 properties in the IPO Portfolio are equipped with solar power generation systems on their roof-tops, which are operated by Daiwa Energy Co., Ltd.
Structure and Property Pipeline
View the Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO Prospectus here.
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