Singapore’s Biggest Developer CapitaLand Posts Full-Year Loss

  • Revaluation and impairment costs fueled the $1.2 billion loss
  • Worst is over and developer is ‘quietly confident,’ CEO says

Capitaland Ltd.'s CapitaGreen building, center, in the central business district (CBD) in Singapore.

Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg
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CapitaLand Ltd., Singapore’s largest developer, posted a record full-year loss after writing down the value of some investment properties and residential projects during the pandemic.

The S$1.57 billion ($1.2 billion) loss was its first since 2001, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Lim told analysts and reporters Wednesday. Revaluation and impairment costs totaled S$2.5 billion, the company said in a statement.