Investor Presentation • May 13, 2015
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I. Highlights Q1-2015
II. Portfolio and Operating Performance
| Total Portfolio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Q1-2015 | (YOY) |
|
| # of units | 106,778 | +12.4% |
| In-place rent (sqm) | €5.13 (€5.16)* | +2.0% (+2.5%)* |
| EPRA-Vacancy | 3.3% (3.2%)* | +/-0 bps (+/-0 bps)* |
| High-Growth Markets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1-2015 | (YOY) |
|||
| # of units | 32,811 | +4.2% | ||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €5.77 (€5.77)* |
+2.6% (+2.8%)* |
||
| EPRA-Vacancy | 1.5% (1.3%)* |
+/-0 bps (-10 bps)* |
| Stable Markets with Attractive Yields | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1-2015 | (YOY) |
|||
| # of units | 42,808 | +23.7% | ||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €4.86 (€4.85)* |
+2.4% (+2.1%)* |
||
| EPRA-Vacancy | 3.8% (3.8%)* |
-30 bps (-20 bps)* |
| Higher-Yielding Markets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1-2015 | (YOY) |
|||
| # of units | 29,698 | +8.3% | ||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €4.75 (€4.76)* |
+2.1% (+2.3%)* |
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| EPRA-Vacancy | 5.1% (5.1%)* |
+20 bps (+20 bps)* |
* like-for-like
Attractive portfolio + operational excellence = strong rent growth
III. Financial Performance
Margin expansion on back of sound topline growth + cost discipline
| Condensed Income Statement (€ million) |
FY-2014 | Q1-2015 | Q1-2014 | Higher rental income |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net rental and lease income |
284.9 | 80.8 | 70.5 | (+€13m/+13.8%) NRI-margin increased from 74.8% to 75.3% YOY |
|
| Net income from the disposal of investment properties | -1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Net income from the remeasurement of investment properties |
143.0 | - | - | Higher project costs in Q1 2015 (€0.3m) due launch of |
|
| Net income from the disposal of real estate inventory | -3.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | energy services €0.1m Long Term Incentive Plan – non-cash pass |
|
| Net income from other services | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | through item Despite acquisitions, |
|
| Administrative and other expenses | -41.6 | -8.9 | -8.8 | recurring admin. costs remain at previous year's level (€7.9m vs. €7.8m) |
|
| Other income | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Operating earnings |
381.7 | 72.6 | 61.0 | Interest charges related to early refinancing (-€13 m) |
|
| Net finance costs |
-162.2 | -94.0 | -32.1 | Result from fair value measurement of derivatives (-€52.7m; thereof -€52.4m |
|
| Earnings before income taxes |
219.5 | -21.4 | 28.9 | from convertible) | |
| Income tax expense |
-62.7 | -9.0 | -6.5 | Income taxes -€1.1m (including an aperiodic effect |
|
| Consolidated net profit |
156.8 | -30.4 | 22.4 | of -€0.9m) |
| € million |
31.03.2015 | 31.03.2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net cold rent | 107.3 | 94.3 | +€13.0m (+13.8% YOY) |
| Profit from operating expenses | -1.5 | 0.3 | |
| Maintenance | -9.9 | -8.3 | |
| Staff costs | -9.4 | -8.4 | |
| Allowances on rent receivables | -1.8 | -1.1 | |
| Other | -2.7 | -5.3 | |
| Non-recurring project costs (rental and lease) | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Current net rental and lease income | 82.2 | 71.7 | +€10.5m (+14.6% YOY) |
| Current net income from other services | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| Staff costs | -5.3 | -5.7 | |
| Non-staff operating costs | -3.1 | -2.6 | |
| LTIP (long-term incentive programme) | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Non-recurring project costs (admin.) | 0.4 | 0.1 | Stable admin. despite |
| Extraordinary and prior-period expenses | - | 0.1 | acquisitions reflects cost |
| Current administrative expenses | -7.9 | -7.8 | discipline and scalability |
| Other income and expenses | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 74.9 | 64.7 | +€10.2m (+15.8% YOY) |
| Cash interest expenses and income | -23.3 | -23.6 | |
| Cash income taxes | -0.2 | -0.1 | +€10.4m supported by topline |
| FFO I (not incl. disposal of investment property) | 51.4 | 41.0 | growth and margin expansion |
| Net income from the disposal of investment properties | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
| FFO II (incl. disposal of investment properties) | 52.7 | 41.0 | Higher costs for capex & |
| Capex | 5.8 | 8.3 | maintenance in coming |
| Capex-adjusted FFO I (AFFO) | 45.6 | 32.7 | quarters |
| € million |
FY-2014 | Q1-2015 | Q1-2014 | Increase due to early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported interest expense |
128.5 | 44.2 | 30.0 | refinancing of loans (refinancing costs (€13m) |
| Interest expense related to loan amortisation |
-24.6 | -11.6 | -4.6 | Including valuation of |
| Refinancing fees | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | the convertible (+€1.6m) and effects |
| Prepayment penalties | 0.0 | -7.5 | 0.0 | from refinancing (+€5.5m) |
| Interest charges relating to valuation of assets/liabilities |
-2.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | |
| Leasing related interest expense | -1.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | |
| Interest expenses related to changes in pension provisions |
-4.0 | -0.7 | -1.0 | |
| Other interest expenses | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | Lower ø cost of debt |
| Bank charges | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8% vs. 3.2% YOY |
| Interest income | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | Interest coverage |
| Cash effective interest expense | 94.5 | 23.3 | 23.6 | improved further (3.2x up from 2.7x YOY) |
| € million |
31.03.2015 | 31.12.2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (excl. minority interests) |
2,447.9 | 2,477.3 |
| Effect of exercising options, convertible loans and other rights | 367.8 | 308.7 |
| NAV | 2,815.7 | 2,786.0 |
| Fair value of financial derivatives | 188.5 | 136.1 |
| Deferred taxes | 379.0 | 372.5 |
| EPRA-NAV | 3,383.2 | 3,294.6 |
| Number of shares fully-diluted incl. convertible (m)* |
62.043 | 62.043 |
| EPRA-NAV per share in € | 54.53 | 53.10 |
| Goodwill, resulting from synergies | 25.9 | 25.9 |
| Adjusted EPRA-NAV (excl. goodwill) |
3,357.3 | 3,268.7 |
| Adjusted EPRA-NAV per share in € | 54.11 | 52.69 |
-€30.4m net loss resulting from early refinancing of loans and fair value measurement of derivatives
outstanding 57.063m
| € million |
31.03.2015 | 31.12.2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment property | 5,935.6 | 5,914.3 | Additions €16.1m Capex +€5.8m |
| Prepayment for investment property |
0.6 | 16.8 | Reclassification €0.7m |
| Other non-current assets | 153.4 | 155.8 | |
| Non-current assets | 6,089.6 | 6,086.9 | |
| Receivables and other assets | 53.7 | 35.9 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 176.7 | 129.9 | Cash flow from operating activities (€51.7m) |
| Current assets | 230.4 | 165.8 | |
| Assets held for disposal | 12.1 | 58.4 | |
| Total Assets | 6,332.1 | 6,311.1 | |
| Equity | 2,462.4 | 2,491.6 | Equity ratio of 38.9% |
| Non-current financial liabilities | 1,602.3 | 2,546.5 | |
| Other non-current liabilities |
570.8 | 612.3 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 2,173.1 | 3,158.8 | |
| Current financial liabilities | 1,362.0 | 413.8 | |
| Other current liabilities | 334.6 | 246.9 | |
| Current liabilities | 1,696.6 | 660.7 | |
| Total Equity and Liabilities |
6,332.1 | 6,311.1 |
| € million |
31.03.2015 | 31.12.2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financing liabilities |
2,964.3 | 2,960.3 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 176.7 | 129.9 | |
| Net Debt |
2,787.6 | 2,830.4 | |
| Investment properties | 5,935.6 | 5,914.3 | |
| Properties held for sale | 12.1 | 58.4 | |
| Prepayment for investment properties |
0.6 | 16.8 | |
| Property values |
5,948.3 | 5,989.5 | |
| Loan to Value (LTV) in % | 46.9 | 47.3 | |
| Equity | 2,462.4 | 2,491.6 |
Chart 20
Further strengthening of best-in-class financing structure
| Refinancing Targets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | approx. €900m | ||
| One-off charges (estimate) |
c.€60m | ||
| Payback period |
3.5 years | ||
| Avg. debt maturity new loans |
approx. 10 years |
||
| Avg. interest cost - new loans - replaced old loans |
< 2% 3.86% |
IV. Business Update and Outlook
| 31.03.2015 | Closing | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | In-place rent € / sqm |
Occupancy | In-place rent € / sqm |
Occupancy | In-place rent € / sqm |
Occupancy | |
| 8,142* | 5.25 | 94.5% | 4.95 | 94.7% | 0.30 (+6.0%) | ~ -20 bp |
| New-letting (Closing – 31.03.2015) |
Previous rent (Closing – | 31.03.2015) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sqm | In-place rent € / sqm |
sqm | In-place rent € / sqm |
Change In-place rent |
| 78,707* | 5.65 | 83,218 | 5.26 | +7.4% |
* Acquisitions since end-2012 excl. NRW Vitus transaction
| Guidance |
|---|
| €195m - €200m/ €3.42 - €3.50; excl. future acquisitions |
| 2.3% - 2.5% |
| ≤ 2.8% |
| €15/sqm (capex ratio c. 50%) |
| ≥ 5,000 units p.a. |
| 65% of FFO I |
| 2016 | Guidance |
|---|---|
| FFO I: | €223m - €227m/ €3.91 - €3.98; excl. future acquisitions |
V. Appendix
| Release date (expected) |
High-Growth Market1 |
Market1 Stable |
Higher-Yielding Market1 |
Total Portfolio1,2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Q1) | 4,653 units (mainly Cologne) |
13,299 units (mainly Dortmund) |
1,387 units | 19,348 units |
| 2015 (Q2) | 10,143 units (mainly Münster, Monheim) |
10,851 units (mainly Möchengladbach, Ahlen) |
149 units | 21,818 units |
| 2015 (Q3) | 1,488 units (mainly Bocholt) |
4,310 units (mainly Wuppertal, Essen) |
489 units | 6,287 units |
| 2015 (Q4) | 2,847 units (mainly Bonn) |
1,109 units (mainly Dorsten) |
3,956 units | |
| Total 1,2 | 19,131 units | 28,460 units | 3,134 units |
51,409 units |
| Thereof: - Bocholt - Bonn - Cologne - Dorsten |
1,469 units 2,225 units 3,705 units |
1,073 units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Dortmund |
12,554 units | |||
| - Essen - Möchengladbach |
1,786 units 6,050 units |
|||
| - Monheim |
3,436 units | |||
| - Münster |
6,098 units | |||
| - Wuppertal |
2,031 units | 1 Sub-portfolios also include restricted units |
||
| 2 Total Portfolio also include 684 units Non NRW |
| Adj. EBITDA margin | 2014 | 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | margin % |
€m | margin % | |
| As reported |
259.3 | 66.5 | 231.7 | 64.3 |
| Gap restricted vs. unrestricted rents* | 21.2 | 68.2 | 22.5 | 66.4 |
* €/sqm: €4.61 vs. €5.33 in 2014, €4.50 vs. €5.24 in 2013
| Residential | GAV Residential |
% of Total Residential |
GAV/ | In-Place | GAV Commercial/ Other |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Units | Assets (€m) | GAV | sqm (€) | Rent Multiple | Assets (€m) | Total GAV |
| High Growth Markets |
32,811 | 2,333 | 41% | 1,112 | 16.2x | 161 | 2,494 |
| Stable Markets with Attractive Yields |
42,808 | 2,032 | 36% | 724 | 12.9x | 111 | 2,143 |
| Higher-Yielding Markets |
29,698 | 1,170 | 21% | 638 | 11.8x | 45 | 1,216 |
| Subtotal NRW | 105,317 | 5,535 | 98% | 821 | 13.8x | 318 | 5,853 |
| Portfolio outside NRW |
1,461 | 89 | 2% | 923 | 14.4x | 1 | 90 |
| Total Portfolio | 106,778 | 5,625 | 100% | 822 | 13.8x | 319 | 5,944 |
| Other Assets | 32 | ||||||
| Total (incl. Landbank and DevCo) 5,975 |
Source: LEG; shareholdings according to latest voting rights notifications
| Date | Report/Event |
|---|---|
| 13.05.2015 | Quarterly Report Q1 as of 31 March 2015 |
| 20.05.2015 | Berenberg European Conference USA 2015, New York |
| 21.05.2015 | Roadshow Canada (Exane) |
| 28.05.2015 | Roadshow Paris (Exane) |
| 03.06.2015 | Kempen & Co's European Property Seminar, Amsterdam |
| 15.06.2015 | Roadshow Edinburgh (Berenberg) |
| 16.06.2015 | Roadshow London |
| 17.06.2015 | Morgan Stanley Europe & EEMEA Property Conference, London |
| 18./19.06.2015 | dbAccess German, Swiss & Austrian Conference 2015, Berlin |
| 24.06.2015 | Annual General Meeting, Dusseldorf |
| 14.08.2015 | Quarterly Report Q2 as of 30 June 2015 |
Contact
Burkhard Sawazki Head of Investor Relations Tel: +49 211 4568 204 [email protected]
Karin Widenmann Manager Investor Relations Tel: +49 211 4568 458 karin.widenman[email protected]
Hans-Boeckler-Str. 38 40476 Dusseldorf Germany
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