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Yoma' s Q4 profit up 28% at S$8.16m

25 May 2015 09:00

BOOSTED by higher fair-value and bargain-purchase gains on investment properties and acquisitions, Yoma Strategic on Friday posted a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to S$8.16 million for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015. Yoma also announced senior management changes.

The profit attributable to equity-holders also came on the back of higher gross margin. While Q4 revenue was up just 0.1 per cent at S$27.56 million, gross profit was 2.2 per cent higher at S$13 million. Net profit, including S$3.71 million (FY2014: S$1.68 million) for non-controlling interests, was S$11.87 million, up 47.5 per cent.

The quarter saw net other gains doubling to S$11.38 million. Contributing to this was a rise in fair-value gain on investment properties from S$5.19 million to S$8.03 million. The latter stemmed from the revaluation of its investment properties Building A5 in Star City and Lakeview G in Pun Hlaing Golf Estate in Myanmar.

For the financial year ended March 31, 2015 (FY2015), Yoma' s profit attributable to equity-holders grew 71.1 per cent to S$28.05 million while revenue rose 10.4 per cent to S$110.93 million, mostly due to higher revenues generated by its automotive and tourism segments.

Earnings per share for the fourth quarter stood unchanged at 0.52 Singapore cent.

Yoma announced that Andrew Rickards will be stepping down as chief executive officer and executive director after the company' s annual general meeting on July 27. This is to " to implement succession plan" . Taking over is Melvyn Pun, son of Yoma' s executive chairman Serge Pun. Melvyn will step down as alternate director to the elder Mr Pun.

Mr Rickards will stay on as an adviser to the company until Dec 31, 2015.

Meanwhile, JR Ching, who is head of business development at Yoma, has been appointed as chief financial officer (CFO). He will continue to oversee the group' s business development

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More luxury units sold in June after painful price cuts

Leedon Residences was the bestseller. A report by Barclays noted that more luxury homes priced above $3,000 per square feet (psf) were sold in June. This is although overall sales in the Core Central Region fell 30% month-on-month to 49 units.

Barclays noted that the highest price achieved in June was for a unit for $3,527psf at Ardmore Three, which also sold another unit at $3,281psf, which brings total sales to just five out of the total 84 units. The Scotts Tower, which sold the highest-priced unit in May at $3,335psf, sold another two units at the highest median price of S$3,404psf in June.

The high-end Leedon Residence was the top seller in the CCR with 12 units sold at median price $1,825psf, lower than the $1,890psf for the seven units sold in May 2015 and the $2,000psf in Jan 2013.

This project has sold 170 units, or 45% of the total 381 units. Marina One Residences sold just one unit at $2,415psf compared with 12 units at a median price of $2,391psf in May 2015.

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Soilbuild focuses on Myanmar

The listed construction group intends to entrench itself in the emerging market to take advantage of construction and infrastructural works as the frontier economy develops.

On July 8, Singapore-based privately held property developer Soilbuild Group Holdings (Soilbuild) and its Myanmar partners will be holding a gala dinner for 400 invited guests at the four-star Yangon Novotel Max. Entertainment that evening will include performances by Myanmar and Asian pop singers, but the main attraction will be a sneak preview of the upscale condominium development, Rosehill Residences, in Yangon by the joint-venture partners.

A gala dinner of such a scale for a VIP preview of a property launch is unusual in Singapore, but quite common in Myanmar. For Soilbuild and its listed construction arm, Soilbuild Construction Group, the launch marks the culmination of three years of hard work laying the ground in a new market.

The site is the first international joint venture between two private corporate entities in real estate development to receive Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) approval. Rosehill Residences is also a coup for Soilbuild Construction, as it is the company&rsquo s maiden construction project, which was awarded by the joint-venture partners on June 8 and is worth US$50.4 million ($67 million).

Soilbuild, led by executive chairman Lim Chap Huat, has taken a 60% stake in the joint-venture company that is developing the project. It will also undertake the development cost of the project, which is estimated to range from US$60 to US$150 psf, excluding land costs. Meanwhile, its Myanmar partner, Rose Hill Co, comprising seven leading local businessmen, will contribute the 0.8 acre land parcel for the development. The site is located on Kabar Aye Pagoda Road and is a private grant land that has been given a perpetual renewable lease of 50+10+10 years.

The 176-unit Rosehill Residences will be 24 storeys high and, when completed in 3½ years&rsquo time, it is likely to be one of the tallest condo towers in Yangon. It is positioned as a high-end condo, and typical sizes range from 1,800 to 2,200 sq ft, with units being exclusively three- to five-bedroom. There are also sky villas and penthouses. A club floor on the 13th level will offer residents-only facilities. Prices are expected to range from US$300 to US$400 psf, which translates into absolute prices of US$540,000 to US$880,000.

Apartments will feature spacious balconies in the living and dining area, a wet and dry kitchen, maid&rsquo s accommodation, storage area and en suite bedrooms. They will be fitted with kitchen cabinetry, German brand kitchen appliances, bedroom wardrobes as well as German brand bathroom accessories and sanitaryware, which will be on a par with the specifications of high-end condos in Singapore.

Soilbuild Construction did not just plunge into the construction business in Myanmar. It spent the last three years in the trenches building up a network of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, understanding how people work in Myanmar, deciphering the regulatory framework, and working out the government approval process and the construction methodology. It therefore undertook consultancy and project management contracts initially to learn the business. Over the last two years, it has undertaken the project management of nine developments, mainly residential ones and a few commercial showrooms.

&ldquo That&rsquo s part of our strategy,&rdquo says Ho Toon Bah, executive director of Soilbuild Construction. &ldquo Construction is not as easy as everyone thinks. Just because we know the construction business in Singapore, it doesn&rsquo t mean we can just go to Myanmar and replicate it.&rdquo For instance, the construction of Rosehill Residences is estimated to take 40 months to complete. A project of similar size in Singapore takes only 30 months to construct.

When Soilbuild Construction considered a regional expansion two years ago, it had explored opportunities in Medini in Iskandar Malaysia. &ldquo It was a bit too close for comfort,&rdquo says Ho. &ldquo Sometimes it&rsquo s not easy to overcome historical baggage.&rdquo

Soilbuild Construction had also looked at China, but felt that the Chinese construction groups were many times bigger and could undertake much larger scale developments in which the company could not possibly compete. &ldquo In fact, they are coming to Singapore to compete with us,&rdquo says Ho. &ldquo We decided that, rather than spend so much time in markets where we will make little headway, we might as well just focus on Myanmar.&rdquo

First-mover advantage
Soilbuild Construction believes it has a head start in Myanmar, as it has been there since 2012. It has built a team of 16 Myanmar staff &mdash &ldquo I&rsquo m a believer in localisation&rdquo , says Ho, who plans to start a training school in the country for its construction workers.

Besides construction, Ho sees opportunities in infrastructural works in Myanmar, specifically in civil engineering projects such as building and repairing roads and bridges. He has even set up a team to focus on civil works. &ldquo We want to get ourselves ready for when Myanmar opens up,&rdquo he says.

By focusing on Myanmar, Ho reckons that winning &ldquo a few hundred million dollars&rsquo &rdquo worth of construction projects a year is &ldquo not impossible&rdquo . Construction projects in Myanmar could therefore contribute up to 30% to 50% of Soilbuild Construction&rsquo s top line within the next three to five years, he says.

Meanwhile, its parent company Soilbuild has ambitious plans to actively seek potential sites for integrated developments. Soilbuild Construction will thus benefit from taking on the construction of these projects.

Foreigners and condo laws
Foreign direct investments may have soared to US$8.1 billion this year, but foreigners still cannot buy condos in Myanmar. Property consultants in Myanmar reckon that new condo laws could be passed that will allow foreigners to buy up to 40% of units in a condo project.

Steps are also being taken to open up the banking sector, with four foreign banks &mdash Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, United Overseas Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp &mdash given licences to open branches there over the last three months.

&ldquo Structural changes are afoot, with the real estate market moving from being a largely unleveraged market to one in which developers and investors might begin to secure a loan for real estate investments,&rdquo Tan Kok Keong, CEO of REMS Advisors, a real estate consultancy and co-founder of Fundplaces, says in a column in The Edge Property on June 1.

For now, the mortgage market in Myanmar is still non-existent, with most homebuyers paying in cash. In 2013 and 2014, most developers were able to pre-sell 40% to 50% of the units in their projects even before construction started, says Richard Emerson, country manager for Savills Myanmar.

Sentiment has become more cautious on the ground. &ldquo A key reason for the less buoyant sentiment, especially in the real estate market, was the increasing uncertainty over the political stability of the country heading up to the 2015 elections,&rdquo says REMS Advisors&rsquo Tan.

Other Singapore property groups that have also entered the Myanmar market include Keppel Land, which announced last month that it would add a 29-storey, 420-room wing to its Sedona Hotel Yangon. Last December, Keppel Land also announced that it was investing US$47.4 million in a joint venture to develop a 23-storey office tower in Yangon&rsquo s CBD. Last October, Oxley Holdings entered into a building construction, management and consultancy services agreement to build a 20-storey, mixed-use development in Yangon called Min Residence. Last August, UOL Group formed a joint venture to develop, construct and manage a hotel property. In March last year, Ascott, the serviced apartment arm of Singapore&rsquo s CapitaLand, secured its first serviced residence property, the 153- unit Somerset Kabar Aye Yangon, which will be part of a mixed-use development that comprises a luxury condo. Two years ago, Amara Holdings announced a joint venture to develop and operate a hotel in Yangon, with investments of US$50 million.

&ldquo There are a lot of Singapore groups talking to us, and there&rsquo s a lot of capital coming from around the world,&rdquo says Chris Marriott, CEO of Savills South East Asia. &ldquo There&rsquo s probably more capital than there are investment opportunities.&rdquo

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CapitaLand: Financial Statements and Related Announcement :: Notification of Results Release

21 Jul 2015 17:23

Financial Statements and Related Announcement :: Notification of Results Release

Announcement Title	Financial Statements and Related Announcement
Announcement Subtitle	Notification of Results Release
Securities	CAPITALAND LIMITED (CAPLAND)
Date & Time of Broadcast	Jul 21, 2015 17:23
Submitted By	Ng Chooi Peng Company Secretary
Description	CapitaLand Limited (" CapitaLand" ) wishes to announce that its financial results for the second quarter and half year ended 30 June 2015 will be released before the start of trading on Wednesday, 5 August 2015. CapitaLand will hold a results briefing for the invited analysts and the media at 10.30 a.m. on the same day. A " LIVE" webcast will be available for viewing at www.capitaland.com.
For Financial Period Ended	Jun 30, 2015

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Some rules will be lifted in under a year.

After languishing for several quarters on back of crippling cooling measures, analysts now expect that Singapore&rsquo s property market is finally headed for a rebound with the government likely to lift some measures within the next 12 months.

UOB Kay Hian analyst Andrew Chow said that selective easing is on the cards as prices have retreated 6-9% from their peak.

&ldquo We see the potential for selective easing of property cooling measures in 1H16 as physical property prices have retreated by 6-9%. However, we do not expect prudent measures such as total debt servicing ratio (TDSR) to be changed,&rdquo he said.

Apart from lower prices, UBS analysts Cheryl Lee and Louis Chua believe that measures will be eased because sales volumes have moderated drastically in the past quarters.

&ldquo In Singapore, we anticipate that easing of property cooling measures will commence soon &ndash we remain hopeful of a positive catalyst on this front in H215. We believe measures related to stamp duties could be relaxed although measures relating to debt service ratios are unlikely to be changed,&rdquo they said.

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