MREIT, INC. said it’s pushing through with its plan to expand into the retail segment as a part of its next growth phase, marking a shift from its current give attention to office assets.
In an announcement on Thursday, the true estate investment trust of Megaworld Corp. said it’s moving to its “Wave 5” strategy following the mixing of its latest acquisitions.
“With Wave 4 now integrated, MREIT is popping to Wave 5, which is predicted to mark the corporate’s diversification into retail by infusing mall assets within the second half of the 12 months,” the corporate said.
The planned move stays subject to due diligence, valuation, and regulatory approvals.
“Subject to due diligence, valuation, and regulatory approvals, Wave 5 will bring MREIT materially closer to its goal of a million square meters of GLA (gross leasable area) by 2027,” it added.
The shift comes as the corporate reported stronger first-quarter performance, with distributable income rising 34% 12 months on 12 months to P1.25 billion, while revenues grew 29% to P1.72 billion. Net operating income (NOI) margin improved to 81.6% from 80.3% a 12 months earlier.
MREIT attributed the gains to the complete impact of its Wave 4 acquisition, a P16.2-billion property-for-share swap that added nine Grade A office buildings in McKinley Hill and expanded its gross leasable area by about 34% to around 647,000 square meters.
“Our first quarter results show Wave 4 working exactly as intended: accretive from day one, and at a scale that meaningfully lifts each our earnings base and margin profile,” said Jose Arnulfo C. Batac, president and chief executive officer of MREIT.
For 2025, MREIT posted total revenues of P5.58 billion and net income of P4.40 billion, based on its financial statements.
MREIT, which was incorporated in 2020 as an actual estate investment trust under Republic Act No. 9856, is a subsidiary of Megaworld, which owns a 54% stake in the corporate. Its portfolio consists of office assets positioned in Megaworld townships equivalent to McKinley Hill, McKinley West, Eastwood City, Iloilo Business Park, and Davao Park District.
The corporate said its expansion pipeline is supported by Megaworld’s “extensive pipeline of stabilized, income-generating properties” and the broader portfolio of Alliance Global Group, its ultimate parent, providing a platform for further growth.
On Thursday, MREIT shares closed at P13.92, down eight centavos or 0.57%. — Alexandria Grace C. Magno