Markets and Investing

SingTel’s net profit to be flat at S$850m-880m in 2Q12

CIMB expects 2H to be stronger given that affiliate Bharti’s performance would improve on the back of tariff hikes.

SingTel’s net profit to be flat at S$850m-880m in 2Q12

CIMB expects 2H to be stronger given that affiliate Bharti’s performance would improve on the back of tariff hikes.

Hyflux’s revenue plunges 36.2% to S$87.7m in 3Q11

And net profit also declined 33.6% due to higher preparation costs for its Tuaspring Desalination project.

Roxy Pacific Holdings’ profit surges 50% to S$13.4m in 3Q11

The boost came from the S$9.6m fair value gain from reclassifying Kovan Centre to a development property.

Rotary Engineering’s net profit slumps 40% in 3Q11

The company’s earnings were even worse than analyst and consensus estimates.

Analyst warns SingLand of looming downward pressure to office rents next year

Portfolio seems resilient, but rental income still accounts for more than 60% of the group’s gross profits.

StarHub shrugs off iPhone 4S launch

But the economics of pay TV and the painfully slow take-up of NBN are posing threats to the telco.

Up to S$150m worth of acquisitions ahead for Cache Logistics Trust in FY11-12

CIMB says its offers one of the most attractive and resilient yields in the market.

Wing Tai’s luxury projects boost its 1Q12 revenue to S$109m

And the mid-segment accounted for 83% of its sales, mainly from Foresque Residences and Floridian.

CDL Hospitality Trusts’ portfolio performance fails analyst expectations

DBS assumed RevPAR in 3Q11 to match the previous peak of S$222/night in 2Q08, but they were wrong.

Causeway Point to drive Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s growth in 2012

Shopping will be a blast as the mall was revamped with over 70% new and upgraded shops.

Sound Global stays strong with RMB1.3b worth of orders YTD

It has recently won a RMB480m contract to build wastewater treatment plants in five rural towns in Jiangsu Province.

Frasers Commercial Trust’s revenue up 3.8% to S$30.4m in 4Q11

Its revenue was buoyed by higher contributions from Central Park and KeyPoint.

FREIT’s revenue surges 79.2% to S$13.7m in 3Q11

It’s a good year ahead for FREIT as it has a strong pipeline of possible acquisition targets from its sponsor, Lippo.

Mapletree Logistics Trust’s revenue jumps 25.4% to S$68.3m

The surge in revenue was driven by positive rental reversions of 22% and improvement in occupancy rate to 99%.

SATS flies 7% more passengers in 2QFY12

Credit goes to the fast growing low cost carriers segment which beat the full-service carriers.