CapitaLand Investment sinks 8% after Q1 revenue falls 24%
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Investment's (CLI) shares plunged more than 8 per cent on Friday (May 2) morning, after the company posted a 24 per cent decline in year-on-year revenue in Q1 2025.
Shares of CLI fell 8 per cent or S$0.22 to S$2.53 shortly after the opening bell. Around 8.1 million shares changed hands as at 10.20 am.
This comes after the real estate investment manager said in a business update on Wednesday that its revenue fell to S$496 million, down 24 per cent from S$650 million in the previous corresponding period.
Earlier this year, the company declared its ex-dividend date to be on Friday for its once-yearly dividend payout of S$0.12 per share. The dividend record date will be May 5, with the payment date on May 13.
The company attributed much of the revenue decline to the deconsolidation of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas). In December 2024, CLI sold a 4.9 per cent stake in Clas for S$162 million to an unrelated party.
However, on a like-for-like basis, revenue remained 'stable' since that of Q1 2024 would have been S$496 million, after accounting for Clas' deconsolidation in both periods, the company said.
CLI's real estate investment business revenue fell by more than 40 per cent to S$242 million in Q1, from S$430 million. But this was for similar reasons – on a like-for-like basis, revenue would have decreased by 6 per cent, after adjusting for Clas' deconsolidation, said CLI.
The company said its strategic priorities remain focused on thematics and markets-focused products, such as in logistics and self-storage, living and wellness, private credit and data centres.
Following the launch of its first commercial real estate investment trust in China earlier this year, CLI also reiterated its strong foundation and long-term view of its China-based business.
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