[ET Net News Agency, 14 October 2019] Morgan Stanley lowered its target price for Link
REIT (00823) to HK$91 from HK$93 and maintained its "equal-weight" rating.
The research house expects Link's interim DPU to grow 7% in 1H FY2020, down from 8.6%
in FY2019 and the FY2016-19 CAGR of 10%. Earnings growth should be constrained by asset
disposal in March 2019, Rmb depreciation, rising interest expenses, and below-budget unit
buybacks.
Morgan expects HK retail rental reversion to slow from 22.5% in FY2019 to 20% in 1H
FY2020, the high teens in 2H FY2019, and the mid-to-high teens in FY2021-22. Hence, it
expects FY2021-22 DPU growth to slow down to 6-7% p.a. (KL)