SG IPO: Digital Core REIT is 16.1 Times Subscribed

llynnnie
2021-12-07

Digital Core REIT (DCRU) is a new member in the field of S-REITs. It mainly focuses on investing a diversified portfolio of stable income-generating real estate assets worldwide.

Pure-play data centre Digital Core Reit offer of 13.4 million units to Singapore retail investors under its initial public offering (IPO) was around 16.1 times subscribed last Friday. The offer price was US$0.88 per share. 

Key things to note about Digital Core REIT

Digital Core REIT has a high-quality portfolio made up of 10 data centres located in key strategic markets sponsored by industry-leader, Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR)

Location

Number of Data Centres

Size of Data Centres (SqF)

Occupancy Rate (%)

Valuation

(US$ million)

Northern Virginia

3

494k

100

629

Silicon Valley

4

414k

100

479

Toronto

1

104k

100

203

Los Angeles

2

197k

100

129

 

Occupants comprise stable, blue-chip companies, maintaining high credit ratings. They have been long-standing customers of the Sponsor. The chart below shows a brief breakdown of the different trade sectors of the Portfolio customers by Base Rental Income.

(Source: Digital Core REIT Prospectus)

(Source: Digital Core REIT Prospectus)

The REIT aims to offer Unitholders exclusive focus in the Data Centre Industry. It is backed by strong fundamental growth drivers which include enterprise adoption of hybrid IT, overall acceleration of digitization of the world and various industries, artificial intelligence and IoT.

  • As stated in the prospectus, it has a projected distribution yield of 4.75% and DPU growth of 5.26% from 2022 to 2023, making up 10.01% in total return.
  • Digital Realty is the largest owner and operator of data centres globally, providing an unparalleled growth opportunity with a pipeline of US$15bn. This helps to lay a financially strong foundation and potential growth of the REIT.

Even as Covid-19 hampered the growth of many industries, REITs with data centre assets have performed defensively amidst the stock market volatility. Several SGX listed REITs have averaged 20% returns in 2020. The adoption of digitization and remote work can help drive demand for data centre infrastructure. When the pandemic eases and life returns to normal, we can expect increased movement back into properties located in centralized areas or business districts, all of which are in ways reliant on data centres to manage business-critical data and applications.

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  • koolgal
    2021-12-09
    koolgal
    Thanks for the wonderful information on Digital Core REIT.  It is certainly the hottest IPO Reit to hit Singapore currently. It was 19 times over subscribed & has been going up like a rocket since IPO
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