- 1H26 DPU of 1.85 cents rose 3.1% YoY, forming 51% of our full-year FY26e forecast. The resilient performance of the retail portfolio (rental reversion up 10.4% YoY) and strong capital management (gearing down 430 bps to 38.4%) resulted in a 11.7% YoY increase in distributable income to S$48.5mn.
- Retail rental reversion was 10.4% (c.7% ex-PLQ Mall). PLQ Mall had a strong reversion contribution given that the asset has been under-rented since its Covid-period opening, when occupancy was prioritised over rent optimisation. Portfolio tenant retention was 64.5% by NLA, weighed by the Cathay Cineplexes exit (ex-Cathay: 76.8% retention).
- We maintain BUY with a higher DDM-based TP of S$0.73 (prev. S$0.70), taking into account PLQ Mall’s contribution and associated c. S$234.5mn private placement. Upside catalysts include a potential accretive divestment of Milan Building 3 and a larger-than-expected distribution from the S$8.9mn Jem office divestment gain yet to be deployed. Rental reversion is expected to trend at double digits for the remaining of FY26. LREIT currently trades at a FY26e yield of 5.9% and is at a c. 28% discount to NAV.
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