CDL Hospitality Trusts' net property income dipped 4.4% to S$32.6m

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According to OCBC Investment Research, CDL Hospitality Trusts reported a 2.9% YoY decline in 2Q13 gross revenue to S$35.6m and a 4.4% YoY fall in net property income to S$32.6m.

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Income available for distribution contracted 6.4% YoY to S$29.4m. 2Q13 RevPAR for the Singapore hotels fell 8.5% YoY to S$193, affected by increased competition, weaker corporate demand, the absence of the biennial Food & Hotel Asia event in April, and a mild impact from the haze.

The results were generally in line with our expectations, with 1H13 DPU of 5.41 S cents forming 50% of our FY13 estimate. We judge that the 2Q13 results missed the street’s expectations with 1H13 DPU forming only 47% of the mean FY13 estimate.