置富产业信托（00778）：业绩稳定，派息回升，维持买入

Report on the Investment Rating of the Hong Kong Real Estate Industry - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for The Link Real Estate Investment Trust (778 HK) and provides ratings for other companies in the Hong Kong real estate, mainland real estate, and property service sectors, including "Buy" and "Neutral" ratings [1][5] Core Viewpoints of the Report - The performance of The Link Real Estate Investment Trust in the first half of 2025 was stable, with the distribution per unit (DPU) in line with expectations. The Hong Kong retail portfolio remained resilient, and the occupancy rate was maintained at a high level. The decrease in interest expenses in the first half of the year offset the decline in revenue, and the dividend yield was over 7%. The report maintains a "Buy" rating with an unchanged target price of HK$5.86 [1] Summary of Relevant Content Performance in the First Half of 2025 - Revenue decreased slightly by 2.0% year-on-year to HK$854.5 million (HK$871.8 million in the first half of 2024). Net property income decreased by 3.2% to HK$612.6 million (HK$633.1 million in the first half of 2024). The distributable income and DPU increased by 2.1%/1.0% year-on-year to HK$377.1 million/18.41 HK cents, approximately 48.8% of the full-year forecast DPU of 37.71 HK cents [1] Retail Portfolio and Occupancy Rate - With the completion of the asset enhancement project of +WOO, the occupancy rate increased by 0.9 percentage points year-on-year to a high level of 95.0% (94.1% in the first half of 2024). 11 out of 17 malls had an occupancy rate of over 96%. The asset enhancement plan for The Metropolis Plaza was postponed, and the company planned to re-let the previously vacated areas. It was expected that the overall occupancy rate would further improve in the second half of the year, driving up rents. As of the end of June 2025, approximately 72% of the tenant portfolio was composed of daily necessities and essential services (by area and rent). The company planned to optimize the tenant portfolio and expected the overall rent of the malls to remain stable in the second half of the year [1] Interest Expenses - Due to the significant decline in HIBOR starting in May 2025, the overall average interest cost in the first half of 2025 was 3.5%, a year-on-year decrease of 60 basis points. The actual borrowing cost excluding the fair value change of derivative financial instruments decreased by 12.6% year-on-year to HK$173.3 million (HK$198.1 million in the first half of 2024). Approximately 50% of the company's floating-rate liabilities would continue to benefit from the decline in HIBOR in the second half of the year, saving more interest expenses to support the increase in DPU [1] Ratings and Target Prices of Other Companies - The report provides ratings and target prices for other companies in the Hong Kong real estate, mainland real estate, and property service sectors, including "Buy" and "Neutral" ratings, and calculates the potential upside for each company [5]