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Centurion Corporation’s expanding accommodation portfolio is delivering sharply higher revenue, with new beds and acquisitions driving a 41% year-on-year increase to S$95.2 million in 3Q2026. Nine-month revenue rose 35% to S$280.1 million, helped by the consolidation of Westlite Mandai, additional Singapore beds, Malaysia’s Harum Megah portfolio and EPIISOD Macquarie Park in Sydney.
Maybank Research sees “clear revenue/earnings visibility” as the portfolio expands.
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| New beds begin to contribute |
• Worker accommodation: It remained the main revenue generator, bringing in S$219.6 million over nine months, up 35%.
Average financial occupancy in Singapore eased to 94% from 99%, reflecting the addition of 5,460 beds that are still filling up.
The new Westlite Mandai beds are fully committed, with tenancies expected to be fully in effect by early 2027.
Malaysia presents a different challenge.
Average occupancy fell to 73% from 83% as foreign-worker caps constrained recruitment.
Revenue nevertheless rose 31%, mainly because of the acquired Harum Megah portfolio.
Management reported a slight improvement in occupancy in 3Q and expects further progress.
Centurion’s 9M2026 revenue by business segment
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Business segment ( S$’000) |
9M2026 |
9M2025 |
Change YoY |
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Worker accommodation |
219,586 |
162,710 |
+35% |
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Student accommodation |
57,555 |
43,526 |
+32% |
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Others |
3,006 |
2,024 |
+49% |
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Total revenue |
280,147 |
208,260 |
+35% |
• Student accommodation: Revenue increased 32% to S$57.6 million, while average financial occupancy improved to 97% from 94%. Macquarie Park was a major growth contributor, although its occupancy is counted at 100% under a master lease.
Australia’s new key worker accommodation business also started contributing.
Concorde South Hedland operated at near-full occupancy, while October’s acquisition of Velocity Karratha expanded the portfolio to approximately 446 beds.
Both properties are expected to contribute in the fourth quarter.
Centurion’s 9M2026 revenue by geographical area
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Geographical area |
9M2026 |
9M2025 |
Change YoY |
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Singapore |
199,658 |
148,541 |
+34% |
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Malaysia |
18,661 |
14,212 |
+31% |
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Australia |
26,459 |
11,808 |
+124% |
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United Kingdom |
30,765 |
30,688 |
0% |
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Other countries |
4,604 |
3,011 |
+53% |
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Total revenue |
280,147 |
208,260 |
+35% |
Source: Centurion
| A growing development pipeline |
Centurion expects its owned and managed portfolio to expand from approximately 85,801 beds at end-2026 to 108,263 by 2028.
CEO Kong Chee MinMajor additions include:
| • a 7,974-bed acquisition in Johor, scheduled to complete in April 2027, and • 12,000 beds at Singapore’s Kranji Close and Lok Yang Way, expected to open in 3Q2028. |
That provides visibility on expansion, although the Singapore developments’ first full year of operations would be 2029.
Chief executive Kong Chee Min said:
“Our focus now is on execution: delivering these projects on schedule and ramping up occupancy at the new beds we have added in Singapore.”
For the nearer term, management maintained its approximately S$190 million revenue guidance for the second half.
This implies 4Q revenue of around S$94.8 million, broadly matching 3Q.
Analyst Eric Ong wrote:
Thus, Maybank's bullish case rests not only on Centurion's expanding accommodation portfolio but also on the prospect of a higher market valuation. Maybank forecasts dividends of 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 Singapore cents for FY2026–2028 respectively. |
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