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Singapore IPOs: Why I No Longer Cover Every Listing

Some readers may have noticed that I have not been writing about every Singapore IPO since last year. The simple reason is that life has become busier. Between my day job, an increasingly packed travel schedule, family commitments and desire to play more golf, I have become much more selective about how I spend my time.  Writing detailed IPO reviews takes time — reading prospectuses, analysing financials, comparing valuations and understanding the competitive landscape. While I still enjoy investing and writing, I no longer feel the need to cover every IPO that comes to market. Instead, going forward, I will probably focus only on IPOs where I am seriously considering investing my own money or where there is something particularly interesting that is worth discussing. I suspect this will make the blog more useful as well. Rather than writing about every deal, I can spend more time sharing my thoughts on the handful that I believe deserve attention. That bring...
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Far East Hospitality Trust (Preview)

I took a quick glance at the draft IPO prospectus.

Just the structure alone, its is much better than the Ascendas Hospitality Trust where all the hotels are parked under the Hotel Reit and not under the business trust.

According to the email, the price will range from 86c (6% annualised yield) and 93c (6.5% annualised yield) for FY 12E.

The presence of reputable cornerstone investors are also very reassuring and it will be them who will dictate the pricing.

CDL H-Trust is trading at 5.7% yield and Ascott Residence Trust is trading at 7.2% yield. In this regard, my only complaint is that the yields are on the 'low side'. It will be good if Far East can leave some meat on the table by pricing the issue at the mid to lower end of 86 cents. If it prices it at 93c, i am afraid the upside is probably limited. My guess is 88c ? :-P

Anyway, with regards to this email, probably i will ask for some allocation and hope that it will be priced at the lower end. The hotels are mid-scale but well-located (mostly) within the Orchard area except for one Changi Village Hotel... :-P

Happy IPOing. I will give the chilly ratings when the final pricing is out but it will likely be either 1 or 2 chillis rating.

Subsequent update to this post

 Please find a fact sheet about this IPO from OCBC.
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Hamz said…
Will it be a good investment? I'm new to stocks and have been looking at the recent ipos.. Not sure if I should try to apply for this.. Amy advice?
6 August 2012 at 23:43
Mr. IPO said…
Will let u have the chilli ratings when the final pricing is out.
7 August 2012 at 21:51
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