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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust 9-month net property income falls 13.9% to US$29.1 million

The drop is largely due to hotel dispositions and renovations, as well as increases in operating expenses

The top-line decline comes as portfolio size was reduced due to the disposition of hotels and asset enhancement initiative projects in 2024.

Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s H2 DPS falls 55.9% to US$0.00848

Revenue for the period declines 5.2% year on year to US$84.9 million from US$89.5 million

What can the new sponsor groups of these property trusts do to unlock value?

BT Mark to Market: ARA H-Trust, Cromwell E-Reit get new sponsors (Ep 44)

ARA H-Trust and Cromwell E-Reit has new sponsor groups backing them. Senior correspondent Ben Paul explains why, and what it means for minority investors.

Cromwell E-Reit, like ARA H-Trust, owns faraway assets and is laden with debt.
MARK TO MARKET

New sponsors of Ara H-Trust, Cromwell E-Reit unlikely to quickly lift their depressed valuations

Lack of upside for minorities may further erode confidence in the external-manager model, and fuel calls for manager internalisation initiatives

Acrophyte Asset Management intends to acquire all 1.5 million shares in the capital of Ara Trust Management and all 50,000 shares in the capital of Ara Business Trust Management.

Property tycoon Gordon Tang and family to fully acquire ARA H-Trust’s managers, buy 19% stake in stapled group

Tang-owned Acrophyte Asset Management will then become the stapled group’s new sponsor

The managers say cash proceeds from the proposed transaction can be used to improve the trust's gearing position.

ARA H-Trust to sell 2 Hyatt House hotels for US$31 million

Although being DPS and NAV dilutive, the proposed sale will provide additional debt headroom

Lee Jin Yong, CEO of the manager of ARA US Hospitality Trust, says: “Upon completion of the AEI projects, those hotels disrupted in Q1 2024 will be in a better position to drive revenues and profits."

ARA H-Trust Q1 net property income up marginally to US$6.4 million

But its portfolio occupancy falls on softer demand due to weather conditions, a shift in holiday dates, the strong US dollar and upgrading efforts

Lee Jin Yong, CEO of the managers of ARA US Hospitality Trust, expects the trust to benefit from growth in revenue per available room in the coming year.

ARA H-Trust’s H2 DPS rises 18.6% to US$0.01929

ARA US Hospitality Trust’s (ARA H-Trust) distribution per stapled security (DPS) for the half year ended December 2023 was up 18.6 per cent to US$0.01929, from US$0.01627 in H2 FY2022.