Property groups focusing on healthcare

With health concerns growing amongst Indonesia’s increasing middle class, property groups are also increasingly looking towards the health care business to boost recurring income.

At present, there are 2,337 hospitals scattered throughout South East Asia’s most populous nation, of which just over 30% are private hospitals, as reported by the latest data from the Health Ministry.

Amongst the privately operated are Siloam International Hospitals, opearted by Lippo Karawaci, one of the major listed property developers in Indonesia.

Lippo Karawaci has risen to be the country’s largest private hospital operator following its investments in health care services starting to pay off.

Property developer profit news

The property unit of Sinar Mas Land, Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), reported a 73% increase in profit for the first six months of this year, owing to a stake purchase in property developer, Plaza Indonesia Realty.

According to the company’s filling to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), net income increased to Rp2.6trillion ($226million) within the January to June period, from Rp1.5trillion last year.

In a different statement, BSD owed the rapid profit growth to its purchase of 34.22% of Plaza Indonesia, during April, making it the major shareholder. The company runs the Plaza Indonesia shopping mall, Central Jakarta.

However, BSD’s revenue depleted by 17% to Rp2.4trillion.

Meanwhile, other property developer, Pakuwon Jati’s net income increased by 3% to Rp905.7billion. Revenue grew by 13% to Rp1.8trillion.

Based in Suabaya, Pakuwon aims for its revenue to increase by between 10 and 20% this year. Revenue reached Rp3.03trillion during 2013.

Developer Pakuwon Jati Sees Profit Growth of 51% for 2013

Jakarta. Pakuwon Jati, a property developer, saw a 51.3 percent increase in profit last year on rising revenue.

Net income at Pakuwon rose to Rp 1.13 trillion ($99.3 million) last year from Rp 748 billion in the previous year. Revenue increased to Rp 3.03 trillion from Rp 2.16 trillion in a year earlier, the company said in a statement released in Jakarta on Monday.

Irene Tedja, head of investor relations at Pakuwon, said that development revenue — income from the sales of apartments and residential units — accounted for 53 percent to its total revenue.

The development revenue stood at Rp 1.59 trillion last year, Irene said adding that it had grown 30.6 percent from 2012.

The company benefitted from apartment sales at its Education City apartment block and landed residential unit sales at the Pakuwon City residential area, both located in Surabaya, East Java.

Irene said the rest of the company’s total revenue came from its recurring revenue — or income coming from the rental fees of malls, office towers, and hotels.

The company raked in Rp 1.43 trillion in recurring revenue last year from Rp 943 billion in the previous year.

Irene said the recurring revenue growth was supported by rent fees from its Kota Kasablanka mall in South Jakarta, Gandaria City super block in South Jakarta and the Tunjungan City super block in Surabaya, East Java.

Pakuwon expects to receive additional revenue from the expansion project of Tunjungan City, which is currently under construction, Irene said.

The expansion project includes two retail malls, two condominium towers, and a four-star hotel.

Pakuwon plans to build a condominium and office tower at the Kota Kasablanka super block. The Pakuwon City residential area will see the addition of a new landed residential cluster at this year.

Pakuwon Jati shares closed unchanged at Rp 354 on the Indonesia stock Exchange (IDX) on Monday.

Source: www.thejakartaglobe.com