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CapitaLand up after strong Q1 result

Posted on 29 Apr 2013 | Comments Off

CapitaLand shares rose for the fourth session in a row, to the highest in nearly two months, after the biggest property developer in Southeast Asia reported a 41% rise in first-quarter net profit.

CapitaLand shares jumped as much as 3.3% to $3.77, the highest since March 7. More than 13 million shares were traded, 1.1 times the average full-day volume over the past 30 days. It was the top traded stock by value in the Singapore market on Monday.

CapitaLand posted net profit of $188.2 million for the three months ended March, up 41.2% from a year earlier, lifted by strong home sales in Singapore and China as well as contribution from its shopping mall arm.

CapitaLand’s sharpened focus on Singapore and China is likely to underpin its growth, Maybank Kim Eng said, adding that the company is ramping up sales to meet homebuyers’ demand and it also has a healthy pipeline of projects.

The broker said with a net gearing of 0.44 times and $5.4 billion in cash, CapitaLand remains well-capitalised to capture growth opportunities. A possible sale of its stake in Australand Property Group could also return more capital, it said.

Maybank raised its target price on the stock to $4.33 from $4.30 and maintained its ‘buy’ rating.

Source : TheEdge – 29 Apr 2013

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CapitaLand Q1 profit rises 41% on gains in home sales

Posted on 27 Apr 2013 | Comments Off

CapitaLand, Southeast Asia’s biggest developer, said first-quarter profit rose 41% on higher home sales in Singapore and China.

Net income climbed to $188.2 million in the three months ended March 31, from $133.2 million a year earlier, the Singapore-based developer said in a stock exchange statement today. Sales rose 3.2% to $661.9 million.

CapitaLand is reorganizing into four main units to help focus on its key markets and has said it may exit some projects in the U.K., India and the Middle East. The developer in January said it will focus on China and Singapore, its two biggest markets by assets.

“We will sharpen our focus on the two key markets of Singapore and China for sustainable growth,” Lim Ming Yan, president and group chief executive officer at CapitaLand said in the statement. “The group’s recent streamlining in January allows us to be more nimble and able to respond more quickly to market opportunities.”

CapitaLand said it sold 544 residential units in the island state valued at $1.3 billion in the quarter, matching the sales value for all of last year. Its China business sold 955 units for about $400 million, a threefold increase over the same period a year ago.

Singapore’s March home sales rose to a record as more developers started marketing new residential projects, raising concerns the government will introduce more cooling measures to tame property prices.

Prices climbed to a record in the first quarter, according to government data on April 1. The latest measures in January, the seventh round of curbs in about four years, included an increase in the stamp duties for home buyers by 5%age points to 7%age points.

CapitaLand’s two core markets of Singapore and China accounted for 81.2% of the group’s profit before interest and tax as of March 31, the company said today.

The shares gained 2% to $3.65 at the close in Singapore, before the results were announced.

Source : TheEdge – 26 Apr 2013