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CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL TRUST - New acquisition in the pipeline

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Publish date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012, 09:51 AM
Acquisition of 15 Jurong Port Road. The management of Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT) just announced the proposed acquisition of the property at 15 Jurong Port  Road  for  a  purchase  consideration  of  S$43.0m.  15  Jurong  Port  Road  is  a property comprises of  a  2-storey ancillary  office building and a  newly  completed 4-storey  workshop  and  office  block,  with  a  GFA  of  approximately  245,172  sq  ft. Subject to the completion of the acquisition, the building will be lease back to the seller  of  the  building,  HG  Metal  Manufacturing  Limited,  for  a  period  of  seven years. With an estimated net property income of S$3.6m per year, this acquisition translates  to  a  healthy  8.4%  yield  annually.  In  addition,  under  the  lease agreement,  a  step  up  rental  of  3%  in  year  3,  year  5  and  year  7  has  been incorporated. Maintain BUY on CIT with a DDM-based TP of S$0.750. 
 
The last replacement property of the two properties to be sold to SLA. The acquisition  of  this  property  will  be  financed  via  a  mixture  of  cash  and  debt  from the  S$100m  established  short  term  facility  previously  announced.  Together  with the  previously  acquisition  at  Marsiling  and  Woodlands  Walk,  will  complete  the acquisition  of  replacement  propertied  for  the  two  properties  that  will  be compulsory acquired by SLA during the 1Q13. 
 
Pro-active  management  and  extension  of  WALE.  Although  the  lease  on  this piece of land (22.5 years) is comparatively shorter than CIT's portfolio (38 years), we  view  this  acquisition  as  an  effort  by  the  manager  to  diversify  the  income stream  while  at  the  same  time  enlarging  their  tenant  base.  Additionally,  with  a current plot ratio of 0.75x, as compared to the maximum allowable of 2.5x on this property, we believe there will be room for future AEIs to maximize the usage of this piece of land.  
 
Short  term  impact  to  DPU.  Going  forward,  together  with  the  previous  two acquisitions,  we  believe  the  additional  NPI  contributions  will  have  a  short  term positive impact on the DPU of Cambridge Industrial Trust; until the two properties at  Tuas  are  divested  to  SLA  in  1Q13.  We  maintain  our  BUY  call  with  a  DDM-based (COE: 9.3%, terminal growth: 1.0%) TP of S$0.75.

Source: OSK
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