[ET Net News Agency, 25 April 2018] Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on Wharf REIC
(01997) with a "buy" rating, and a HK$65 target price.
The research house said Wharf REIC, the third-largest listed retail-n focused landlord
globally, is an owner and operator of key mixed-use investment properties in Hong Kong,
with aggregate GAV of HK$283bn and 12mn sq ft GFA of properties. The flagship retail malls
in Hong Kong (Harbour City, Times Square and Hollywood Plaza) account for 62% of GAV and
contributed c.70% to total HK IP revenue in 2017.
Its retail tenant sales together account for 9.2% of total HK retail market sales in
2017, with tenant sales growth outperforming that of the overall market in most of the
time during the past decade.
Goldman modelled a 7% p.a. retail spot rental growth in 2018/2019. (KL)