Chief of all, the growing instability in HK is something to worry about. which impacts its main property Festival Walk, which constitutes 62% of our reit's NPI (based on the most recent annual report). This might lead to lower sales in the mall and lower NPI, which will affect our dividend payout.
Secondly, USD looks poised for a rate cut soon, and if we assume the USDHKD peg to hold, then HKD should depreciate against SGD, which might also contribute to a lower NPI.
Thirdly, the RMB has weakened quite a fair bit to 5.12 against SGD which will also adversely affect the NPI for China properties in the reit's portfolio.
On the other hand, the drop might be mitigated by Japan properties, where JPY appreciated sharply against SGD due the yen being a safe haven currency and everybody flocking to it during trade war concerns. The takeup in yen is so extensive that nearly all of their bonds are now having negative yield which signals the extensive demand for yen.
Of course, let us not forget that approximately 69% of forex conversions have been hedged, so we are dealing with approximately 31% of risk here.
Currently, NAV is at 1.438 which is about a 13 cents premium from its current price of 1.3. I will be looking to wait for it to drop to its 52-week low of 1.07 (although might be too difficult to wait for).
What are your thoughts about the pluses and minuses? Please share!
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