100 Singapore Dividend Stocks and REITs for Retirement (有备无患)

Each of us would reach retirement age one day, sooner or later. Life after retirement should be the most meaningful, we could live in our preferred ways, engaging in activities of interests. However, some may not be ready financially, retirement fund is not sufficient to support the longer lifespan, ending up has to continue to work with lower pay or depending on children for financial support.

In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on 100 Dividend Stocks and REITs in Singapore for Retirement, some may be considered for longer term investing and / or short term trading with COVID-19 recovery stock rally. Bonus for readers who could read every words of the entire article, learning unique strategy to position in 6 giant dividend stocks for both passive incomes (dividend) and capital gains with potential share price appreciation. Both Ein55 Optimism levels and intrinsic values will be shared for each giant stock:

1) Dividend Healthcare Stock: Q&M Dental (SGX: QC7)

2) Dividend Consumer Stock: The Hour Glass (SGX: AGS)

3) Dividend Property Stock: Hongkong Land (SGX: H78)

4) Dividend Technology Stock: ST Engineering (SGX: S63)

5) Dividend F&B Stock: QAF (SGX: Q01)

6) Dividend REIT: Mapletree Industrial REIT (SGX: ME8U)

During the COVID-19 stock recovery, there is a sector rotation with slower or even declining trend for global growth stocks. Investors start to pay more attention to cyclical stocks (eg. banks, properties and oil & gas sectors, etc), especially for those affected companies recovering together with pandemic with stable dividend payments.

Dividend stocks include but not limited to REITs. For REITs, by law, the company has to distribute 90% of rental incomes back to shareholders in the form of dividend. For non-REITs stocks, some companies have clear dividend payment policies (not compulsory) or consistent record in dividend payout. For some blue chip stocks, dividends payment could grow over the decades.

Dividend payment of stocks could be distributed quarterly, half yearly or yearly. A portfolio of 10-20 dividend giant stocks may be established to create a stream of consistent passive incomes, when monthly dividend is more than expenses, one could become financial free this way. The key variables would be initial capital, return (dividend yield, which is dependent on entry price and business performance) and holding period, so customization of strategies based on individual need is required.

The best time to buy a giant dividend stock is always during global stock crisis (eg. Year 2020-2021 during pandemic, 2008—2009 during subprime crisis, etc), not only able to maximize the dividend yield (due to lower entry price), also could have higher potential of capital gains (when market cycle moves from fear in low optimism to greed in high optimism). Dividend stock investing is not for dividend collection alone, may be integrated with growth investing, swing trading, momentum trading, cyclic investing, defensive investing, undervalue investing and other Ein55 strategies.

From the table sorted below for 100 Dividend Stocks and REITS in Singapore, each has growing businesses over the past decade with increasing or reasonable dividends (minimum 2% yield) and positive ROE (Return on Equity), except a few are affected temporarily by pandemic. 

However, not all the dividend stocks listed are giant stocks. A growing business in the past may not be sustainable during COVID-19 period, could end up as a crisis stock. Fundamental Analysis alone is not sufficient, a high dividend yield stock may be a value trap as this may be the result of lower share price with weakening businesses. Therefore, deeper analysis is required with LOFTP (Level, Optimism, Fundamental, Technical, Personal Analysis) Strategies. 

For Singapore investors, investing in Singapore dividend stocks in SGD can minimize potential forex loss (since SGD is stronger than most foreign currencies), except some stocks trading in USD or having overseas business (eg. Hongkong Land). There are also excellent dividend giant stocks in regional stock markets: Malaysia, Hong Kong or even USA.

Here, let’s focus on 6 Singapore Giant Dividend Stocks in 6 different sectors, learning the unique positioning for each stock:

1) Dividend Healthcare Stock: Q&M Dental (SGX: QC7)

A giant stock may not need to be big in size, true for Q&M Dental, a small cap healthcare stock, which is the largest dental service provider in Singapore. The company business was affected by pandemic during the first half of 2020 due to circuit breaker but quickly regain positive momentum in the second half of 2020. One could postpone certain medical treatments but it is hard to tolerate acute tooth pains, suffering in each day of waiting. Therefore, it is not surprise to see stronger businesses which would help to support higher share prices with recovery of pandemic.

Over the past 5 years, Q&M Dental share price has been declining gradually (not suitable for trading then), partly due to slower growth in company businesses and bearish market sentiment for small cap stocks. During pandemic, its share price dropped to only half of peak price ($0.80+), the lowest was below $0.40. Q&M Dental has been staying below low optimism level (below $0.50) for about 2 years, recently breaking above critical resistance of $0.50, currently at about 40% Ein55 Optimism level, still below the intrinsic value of about $0.70.

Q&M Dental is not only a dividend stock (dividend yield about 4.7%, depending on share price) with long term growth investing, it may also be considered for short term trading due to recent breakout with higher prices, showing potential rally in near future. For trading, it is crucial to have S.E.T. (Stop Loss / Entry / Target Prices) in trading plan. For example, if the prices fall back below the support (was resistance) of $0.50, then a short term trader may need to exit, even with losses, if breakout strategy is the main assumption for trading strategy.

Readers may read earlier article of Dr Tee for more details on Q&M Dental.

2) Dividend Consumer Stock: The Hour Glass (SGX: AGS)

The Hour Glass is a consumer discretionary stock with luxury watches businesses (eg. distributors for Rolex, Patek Philippe, Hublot, etc). During the first 6 months of pandemic (Apr – Sep 2020), its business has lower revenue due to fewer tourists to Singapore. With more online sales and lower expenses (stores were closed during circuit breaker), the net profit is not significantly affected.

In fact, The Hour Glass is a strong cash-rich company, cash flow grows by about 10 times over the past 5 years while share price has been staying sideways (below peak price and critical resistance of $0.85), which is a hidden gem of undervalue stock. Recently, the share price has recovered from low optimism level (below $0.80), breaking above $0.85, challenging new resistance of $1, currently over 30% Ein55 Optimism level, still below the intrinsic value of about $1.20.

The Hour Glass is not only a dividend stock (dividend yield about 4.4%, depending on share price) with longer growth investing, it may also be considered for short term trading due to recent breakout with higher prices, showing potential rally in near future. For trading, it is crucial to have S.E.T. (Stop Loss / Entry / Target Prices) in trading plan. For example, if the prices fall back below the support (was resistance) of $0.85, then a trader may need to exit, even with losses, if breakout strategy is the main assumption for trading strategy.

Both The Hour Glass and competitor, Cortina (SGX: C41), have similar businesses and even common shareholders (the largest shareholder of Hour Glass, Henry Tay, is also the second largest investor of Cortina, a rare strategy to invest in competitor to have more gains out of the luxury watches market) but Cortina has over 90% Ein55 Optimism level, more suitable for short term trading. Both stocks are “cold” stocks with relatively lower daily trading volume, therefore share price could surge or dip significantly when there are bigger players joining the trading game.

Readers may view earlier educational video by Dr Tee for more details on Cortina.

3) Dividend Property Stock: Hongkong Land (SGX: H78)

Hongkong Land is an undervalue stock with Grade-A commercial properties mainly in Hong Kong, China and Singapore. The “loss” during pandemic in Year 2020 is mainly due to accounting loss, i.e. lower property valuation. However, the cash flow is still stable, therefore able to support the dividend payment each year, including during pandemic.

Over the past 5 years, Hongkong Land share price has declined gradually from peak of $8 to half price, below $4 during pandemic. With recovery of pandemic and bullish market sentiment, its share price has recovered steadily from very low optimism level, suitable for both long term cyclic investing and even short term trading (despite slower momentum, compared with other growth stocks). Current Ein55 Optimism level is still low around 15%, potential upside with intrinsic value of about $9.

Technically, Hongkong Land behaves like a REIT at the moment, generating rental incomes (dividend yield of 4.5%, depending on share price), giving back to shareholders through dividend. It may be positioned as a slow but steady defender with protection by its undervalue asset (Price to Book ratio of 0.3 with 70% discount, assuming discounted asset strategy).

Readers may read earlier article by Dr Tee for more details on Hongkong Land.

4) Dividend Technology Stock: ST Engineering (SGX: S63)

ST Engineering is a Temasek stock (50% shares ownership), having defensive businesses through subsidiaries, eg. ST Aerospace, ST Electronics, etc, in various technological sectors. Despite net profits are affected by pandemic (especially for ST Aerospace), cash flow is still strong for ST Engineering, therefore still able to pay the dividend consistently to reward long term investors.

During pandemic, ST Engineering share price dropped below $3 to low optimism, then recovering to fair value gradually over the past 1 year.  The price trends and optimism levels are generally aligned with Singapore stock market since ST Engineering is 1 of 30 STI component stocks.

Over the past decade, ST Engineering is able to pay very consistent dividend (dividend yield of 3.8%, depending on share price), including during pandemic year 2020. However, its dividend growth is limited (same dividend of 15 cents/share for the past 5 years), therefore not an ideal dividend stock for long term investing. It is also a defensive stock with relatively less price volatility compared with entire Singapore stock market, an investor could sleep soundly even during stock crisis. So, its strength of defensiveness may be also a weakness (less upside capital gains) for some investors, depending on personal objectives. Current Ein55 Optimism level is near to 50% with intrinsic value about $4, upside is limited but passive incomes of future dividend would be steady with little surprises.

Readers may read earlier article by Dr Tee for more details on other technology stocks.

5) Dividend F&B Stock: QAF (SGX: Q01)

QAF has bakery business which has excellent performance during pandemic as most people stay longer time at home during this period, therefore eating (bread and other food) at home more often. However, it does not increase the dividend payment for pandemic year 2020, still maintaining at 5 cents per share (about 5.2% dividend yield, depending on share price) for the past 5 years.

QAF is defensive in business but share price is cyclical in nature. After share price falling from peak of about $1.40 to half price (below $0.60), it started to recover with business enhanced by pandemic. Ein55 Optimism level is recovering near to 50% with intrinsic around $1. Due to its cyclical behaviour with uptrend price, besides steady yearly dividend collection, QAF may also be considered for short term trading (especially when breaking convincingly above resistance of $1).

For readers who are interested to eat QAF bread for free for lifetime with a unique strategy, may read earlier article by Dr Tee on 48 F&B stocks including QAF.

6) Dividend REIT: Mapletree Industrial REIT (SGX: ME8U)

Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) is also a Temasek stock, an industrial REIT with excellent business fundamental, able to pay growing dividend consistently over the past 10 years. With additional expansion into data center (about 40% of overall businesses), future business growth would be even stronger. When an investor knows “What to Buy”, the remaining key variable is “When to Buy/Sell”.

MIT share price was corrected to 0% Ein55 Optimism (an ideal investing opportunity with very fearful market) during pandemic in year 2020 but quickly recovered to 100% Ein55 Optimism (very greedy stage) in only 6 months. With sector rotation during pandemic recovery, currently MIT share price is under correction, Ein55 Optimism level falling to nearly 50% with intrinsic value around $2.70. Since over 80% REITs in Singapore are bearish in short term trend over the past 1 month, MIT is not yet suitable for short term trading nor long term investing (despite a fair price now).

When there is a chance for MIT to drop to low optimism level again, it would be a good chance to consider this stock for longer term investing.  Alternatively, the price has to be stronger to be considered for short term trading with positive price trend. Currently, collection of dividend yield at about 4.6% is insufficient to balance the negative trend of short term prices. “What to Buy” does not means “Now to Buy”, both Technical Analysis (TA) and Fundamental Analysis (FA) have to be integrated with consideration of Ein55 Optimism strategies, including market greed and fear.

Another related sibling Temasek stock is Keppel DC Reit (100% businesses in data center), sharing similar price and optimism behavior, having even stronger business growth but lower dividend yield. So, actions may not be just “Buy”, may also be “Wait”. Opportunity is always for those who could wait patiently but able to take action to buy strong business at low optimism prices when others are fearful (eg. during global financial crisis).

Readers may read earlier article of Dr Tee for more details on entire 42 Singapore REITs and 16 Business Trusts, including Mapletree Industrial Trust and Keppel DC Reit.

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Retirement planning is never too late (有备无患), even one has already retired, still could learn to position on a portfolio of 10-20 dividend giant stocks, integrating with growth investing or momentum trading and other Ein55 strategies (readers can learn from Dr Tee). Dividend yield of 5-10% yearly may seems little to some investors but it is only a bonus, the hidden treasure is potential enormous capital gains with price appreciation over decades, supported by growing and sustainable businesses.

For those who are youngers, need to start saving of capital, converting active income of job salary to passive income of investment (dividends & capital gains). This way, after retirement one day, these business partners of stocks could continue to work and make money for the investor, who just needs to review and rebalance portfolio yearly. The process of stock investing can be lifelong, applying the power of compounding with time to gain more in years or even decades of holding.

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There are over 1500 giant stocks in the world based on Dr Tee criteria, choice of 10 Dream Team giant stocks have to align with one’s unique personality, eg. for shorter term trading (eg. momentum or swing trading) or longer term investing (cyclic investing, undervalue investing or growth investing). Readers should not just “copy and paste” any stock (What to Buy, When to Buy/Sell) as successful action taking requires deeper consideration (LOFTP strategies – Level / Optimism / Fundamental / Technical / Personal Analysis) which you could learn further from Dr Tee Free 4-hr Webinar.

Drop by Dr Tee free 4hr webinar (learning at comfort of home with Zoom) to learn how to position in global giant stocks during COVID-19 stock crisis with 10 unique stock investing strategies, knowing What to Buy, When to Buy/Sell.

Zoom will be started 30 min before event, bonus talk (Q&A on any investment topics from readers) for early birds. There are many topics we will cover in this 4hr webinar, Dr Tee can have more time for Q&A if you could stay later after the webinar, you could ask on any global and local stocks including but not limited to 30 STI component stocks:

Ascendas Reit (SGX: A17U), CapitaLand (SGX: C31), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX: C38U), City Development (SGX: C09), ComfortDelGro (SGX: C52), Dairy Farm International (SGX: D01), DBS Bank (SGX: D05), Genting Singapore (SGX: G13), Hongkong Land (SGX: H78), Jardine Cycle & Carriage (SGX: C07), Jardine Matheson Holdings JMH (SGX: J36), Jardine Strategic Holdings JSH (SGX: J37), Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4), Keppel DC Reit (SGX: AJBU), Mapletree Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU), Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U), Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U), OCBC Bank (SGX: O39), SATS (SGX: S58), Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96), Singapore Airlines (SGX: C6L), Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68), Singtel (SGX: Z74), ST Engineering (SGX: S63), Thai Beverage (SGX: Y92), UOB Bank (SGX: U11), UOL (SGX: U14), Venture Corporation (SGX: V03), Wilmar International (SGX: F34), YZJ Shipbldg SGD (SGX: BS6).

Dr Tee will cover over 20 case studies, Singapore giant stocks, eg. CapitaLand Mall Trust (SGX: C38U), Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68), Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4), Top Glove (SGX: BVA), Jardine Matheson Holdings JMH (SGX: J36), Vicom (SGX: WJP) and many others, Malaysia giant stocks, Hong Kong giant stocks and US giant stocks, both long term investing and short term trading.

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