SGX:HMN
S$0.910
Yield
6.74%
P/NAV
0.78x
Mkt cap
S$3.50B
Gearing
38.9%
Occupancy
77%
GroundVision brief
18 Jun 2026
GroundVision deal brief · SGX:HMN · Hospitality

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

Global lodging stapled trust — serviced residences, hotels and a growing longer-stay 'living' book across 16 countries. Source-linked diligence below.

Filing-sourced diligence — FY2025 (31 Dec 2025) + 1Q2026 update (31 Mar 2026). Every figure is tagged to its source; what the filings don't disclose is listed, not guessed.

The numbers
behind the price

A diligence-ready read assembled from CLAS's latest SGX filings: balance sheet, asset map, income durability, the concentration/structure most screeners skip, and the points investors usually miss.

Distribution yield ●
6.74%
GroundVision market feed
P / NAV ◐
0.78x
NAV S$1.168
Aggregate leverage ●
38.9%
vs 50% MAS cap
Occupancy ●
77%
latest filing

Portfolio map & geographic exposure

Serviced residenceHotelLiving

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Portfolio value by geography

Japan is the largest single country at ~17.7% of portfolio value (post Aug-2025 acquisitions). FY2025 (31 Dec 2025) + 1Q2026 update (31 Mar 2026).

Funding, leverage & refinancing

MetricValueAs of / source
Aggregate leverage 38.9%1Q2026 update (37.7% at FY2025)
Interest coverage (ICR) 3.0x1Q2026 update
Effective cost of debt 2.8%1Q2026 update
% fixed-rate debt 78%1Q2026 update
Weighted avg debt maturity 3.1 yrs1Q2026 update (3.4y at FY2025)
Debt headroom (to 40%) ~S$1.9B1Q2026 update
Liquidity available S$1.51B1Q2026 update (S$539m cash + S$972m undrawn)
Credit rating BBB (stable), Fitch3Q2025

Debt by currency

Assets, occupancy & lease profile

MetricValueAs of / source
Portfolio value (AUM) S$8.9BFY2025
Properties 103FY2025 (>18,000 units, 45 cities)
Countries 16FY2025
Occupancy 77%1Q2026 (80% FY2025 avg)
RevPAU S$1371Q2026 (same-store +1% YoY; S$161 FY2025)
NAV per unit S$1.17FY2025

By asset class

Distribution per unit & durability

DPU history — ¢ per unit

DPU held flat at 6.10¢ for two years. FY2023's 6.57¢ carried one-off gains; FY2025 'core' DPU actually fell ~3% on property-tax adjustments — the flat headline is supported by distributing divestment gains.

Income stability mix — the overlooked driver

CLAS is not a long-lease net-lease REIT. ~65% of gross profit is 'stable' (master leases + minimum-guaranteed-income contracts + living-sector leases); ~35% is 'growth' management-contract income that moves with RevPAU.

Income typeShareAs of
Master leases~24% of gross profitFY2023 granular split (latest disclosed at this depth)
Mgmt contracts w/ min. guaranteed income~16%FY2023
Management contracts (RevPAU-linked)~60%FY2023
Stable share (FY2025)~65%FY2025 results
Master-lease share has been shrinking; the 'stable' bucket increasingly leans on student/rental-housing leases, not classic hotel master leases. Cash flow is more cyclical than the 'stable income' label implies.

Gross profit: stable vs growth

What investors usually miss

~S$410m of perpetual securities flatter the headline gearing
S$260m @4.20% + S$150m @4.60% sit as equity in the 38.9% gearing calc but behave like debt and rank ahead of unitholders for distributions — true economic leverage is higher. The Edge; CLAS disclosures
The flat 6.10¢ DPU is propped up by divestment gains
Headline DPU has been unchanged for two years, but 'core' DPU fell ~3% in FY2025 and the trust pays out realised capital gains to smooth it. Organic distribution growth is weaker than the optics. CapitaLand newsroom, 29 Jan 2026
FX is a natural hedge on the balance sheet but a translation drag on DPS
Debt is borrowed in asset currencies (JPY 40%, USD/EUR 17% each), so a weak JPY shrinks both assets and debt — but still translates Japanese earnings into fewer S$. CLAS 1Q2026 update
1Q2026 weakness is mostly self-inflicted AEI drag — and temporary
Four asset enhancements (~S$260m capex; Cavendish London shut, Madison Hamburg, Place d'Italie Paris) depress occupancy (77%) and gross profit now; same-store RevPAU ex-Cavendish was still +1%. 1Q2026 update
Capital recycling at ~100% premiums to book is the real value engine
>S$800m divested 2024–1Q2026 (Shinjuku Tokyo at ~100% premium, ~S$50.8m gain) recycled into ~S$600m of ~4%-yielding living assets. NAV accretion comes from trading the portfolio, not rent escalations. CapitaLand releases
The stapled-trust structure cuts both ways
It lets CLAS directly operate hotels/serviced residences (upside in good markets) — but also carries direct operating-cost exposure (staff, utilities, property tax) a pure-lease REIT avoids. CLAS structure

What would change the call

#Risk
1Refinancing / rates — WADM only ~3.1y and ~22% floating; refinancing could lift the 2.8% cost.
2FX translation — heavy JPY/EUR/USD exposure; SGD strength erodes S$-reported DPS.
3AEI execution & timing — S$260m programme; delayed reopenings extend the RevPAU drag.
4Hospitality cyclicality — ~35% of gross profit is RevPAU-sensitive growth income.
5Distribution sustainability — flat headline DPU leans on divestment gains, retention and perpetuals.

Every figure, with its source

MetricValueAs ofSource
Price / yield / P-NAV / market cap live17 Jun 2026GroundVision market feed (Yahoo Finance, delayed)
Gearing / ICR / cost of debt / % fixed / WADM 38.9% / 3.0x / 2.8% / 78% / 3.1y1Q2026CLAS 1Q2026 Business Update
Debt by currency JPY40/USD17/EUR17/SGD15/GBP10/KRW11Q2026CLAS 1Q2026 update
AUM / properties / countries S$8.9B / 103 / 16FY2025CapitaLand newsroom 29 Jan 2026
Occupancy / RevPAU 77% / S$137 (1Q26)1Q2026CLAS 1Q2026 update
Revenue / income avail. / distribution S$837.6m / S$256.7m / S$233.5mFY2025CapitaLand newsroom
Gross profit S$385.3m (official)FY2025CapitaLand newsroom — conflicts with S$439.1m in some secondary coverage
DPU (FY2021–FY2025) 4.32 / 5.67 / 6.57 / 6.10 / 6.10 ¢FY2021–25CapitaLand releases
Perpetual securities S$260m @4.20% + S$150m @4.60%2024–25The Edge; CLAS disclosures
NAV per unit S$1.17FY2025FY2025 results
Asset-class split SR 45% / Hotels 38% / Living 17%FY2025FY2025 disclosure (factsheet)
Data-quality notes (what the filings don't disclose):
  • Per-year debt-maturity ladder: not separately disclosed in accessible filings — only WADM (3.1y) is shown. We do not display an unverified ladder.
  • Gross profit S$385.3m (CapitaLand newsroom) conflicts with S$439.1m cited in some secondary coverage — flagged, official figure shown.
  • Asset-class split (45/38/17) and the FY2025 three-way income-structure split are from factsheet summaries; the FY2023 granular split is the latest disclosed at full depth.
  • Per-country geographic weights beyond Japan (17.7%) and a blended portfolio cap rate were not disclosed in accessible filings.

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