Tan Dong Hiep B Industrial Park in Di An city, Binh Duong province (Photo: VNA) Given the shortage of land funds, some industrial real estate companies areexpected to witness positive business results.
In the first quarter of 2023, the industrial park real estate market recorded aslow growth in the eligible land fund for rent, up 2.1% over the end of 2022.The gain came from the addition of land for lease from industrial zones in LongAn, Bac Ninh, and Hai Duong provinces.
Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee, said at a meeting inlate April that the city also lacks industrial land for leasing to draw sizableprojects and sizable investors for new companies.
The shortage of industrial land funds is happening in Dong Nai province,limiting FDI capital. The province is no longer in the Top 5 localitiesattracting the most FDI inflows in the country, according to the report onforeign direct investment in 2022.
The occupancy rate, however, stayed at a high level in tier-1 markets,including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, and Bac Ninh province in thenorth, and HCM City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An in the southern region.
In particular, the industrial zones in the south have an average occupancy rateof 85%, with the rate of Binh Duong's largest industrial parks up to 94%.
The northern industrial zones have lower occupancy rates, averaging about 80.6%,down about 2.2 percentage points over last year.
During the period, the average rental prices in the southern industrial parkmarket saw a 4% growth year-on-year to 172.8 USD per square metre, helping thegross growth rate of the past five years to reach 9% a year.
Meanwhile, rent for industrial land in the North was up only 2.2% on-year to 122.9USD per square metre in the tier-1 market's provinces.
Rents in Bac Ninh and Hai Duong provinces rose the most, up 3 - 5%year-on-year, thanks to the new supplies with better rental prices than thegeneral market, according to an industrial report from VietFirst SecuritiesCorporation.
Vietnamese industrial parks are currently more appealing than those of rivalcountries in the area, largely because the local currency has depreciated lessover the past year compared to those of Malaysia, Indonesia, and India.
Rent for industrial land in Vietnam is currently 25-40% lower than othercountries in the region. In addition, the country possesses a strategicgeographical position, which is close to key Asian supply chains.
Vietnam is still expected to benefit the most from the trend of moving plantsfrom China, especially for large manufacturers. LG Group plans to invest 4billion USD in Vietnam, while Samsung will raise investment capital to 20billion USD.
However, FDI inflows show signs of decline due to concerns about economicrecession and the continuous rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve, causingthe rent for industrial land in Vietnam to advance slightly this year.
On the stock market, the securities firm said that in the first quarter of2023, the total revenue of listed enterprises in industrial real estate climbedby 4.2% over last year, but profit decreased by 8.6%.
In the last quarter of 2022, the total revenue and total profit of theseenterprises decreased by 18% and 88.5% on-year, respectively.
The recovery in business results was mainly led by Kinhbac City DevelopmentHolding Corporation (KBC). The property developer's parent company posted aprofit after tax of 940.7 billion VND (40 billion USD), up 95.6% year-on-yearover the same period last year, accounting for 54.8% of the total profit aftertax of the whole industry in the first quarter.
Given the possible higher the rental prices for the industrial land and steadydemand from the FDI sector, the business activities of industrial park realestate enterprises are expected to continue to recover in the near future.
VietFirst Securities also noted that enterprises owning land funds in keyareas, especially the north, will have the opportunity to emerge and receiveFDI inflows shifting out of China./.
VNA
