Earnings Release • Feb 26, 2021
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26 February 2021, 7:00am, Antwerp (Berchem), Belgium: VGP NV ('VGP' or 'the Group'), a European provider of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate, today announces the results for the financial year ended 31 December 2020:
VGP's Chief Executive Officer, Jan Van Geet, said: "The past year was transformative for VGP in many ways. Despite unforeseen challenges, we created an equity base growth from €700 million last year to €1.3 billion today as we outpaced many trends and significantly increased the number of mostly pre-let projects under construction driven by strong lease growth and enabled through cash recycling with four joint venture closings and two successful share placements. Looking ahead at 2021, we are seeing the same strong operating trends continue, leaving us convinced that this can also be a good year."
Jan Van Geet continued: "We have kicked off several iconic projects in the past year including our new parks in Laatzen (Hanover) and Bratislava. Furthermore, we have several milestone projects in the pipeline including VGP Park Moerdijk – the largest development project in The Netherlands – and more and more brownfield projects including in Giessen where we acquired a 32-hectare former US military airfield and in Wiesloch, Heidelberg, where 13 hectares will be redeveloped at the historic site of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG."
Jan Van Geet concluded: "We have strengthened our teams across the board, including Last Mile logistics and renewable energy expertise, which will enhance our product offerings and deepen our engagement with our clients. We have also continued to invest in our communities – for example, through our contribution to the first 16 projects identified by the VGP Foundation. I want to end by thanking our colleagues and partners, who quickly adapted to the pandemic and safely helped our existing tenants, the communities in which we operate and by ensuring construction projects were delivered to our clients on time."
1 For Joint Ventures at 100%
2 Calculated based on the contracted rent and estimated market rent for the vacant space.
These combined proceeds and existing unutilised long-term revolver facilities provide VGP with significant headroom to reinvest in its development pipeline and continue to grow the business. Gearing1 at the end of 2020 stood at 25.2% providing significant leverage headroom
We have made significant progress towards our Sustainable Development Goals and have introduced new goals for 2021 including a target to be net carbon neutral on our footprint for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions in compliance with PAS 2060 by 2025 and comply with CDP climate change disclosure
1 Calculated as Net debt / Total equity and liabilities
| Operations and results | 2020 | 2019 | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committed annualised rental income (€mm) | 185.2 | 155.0 | 19.5% |
| IFRS Operating Profit before tax (€mm) | 419.4 | 252.4 | 66.2% |
| IFRS net profit (€mm) | 370.9 | 205.6 | 80.4% |
| IFRS earnings per share (€ per share) | 18.58 | 11.06 | 68.0% |
| Dividend per share (€ per share) | 3.651 | 2.932 | 24.6% |
| Portfolio and balance sheet | 2020 | 2019 | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio value, including Joint Ventures at 100% (€mm) | 3,843 | 2,771 | 38.7% |
| Portfolio value, including Joint Ventures at share (€mm) | 2,468 | 1,897 | 30.1% |
| Occupancy ratio of standing portfolio (%) | 98.5 | 99.8 | - |
| EPRA NTA3 per share (€ per share) |
65.78 | 39.89 | 64.9% |
| IFRS NAV per share (€ per share) | 63.44 | 37.66 | 68.5% |
| Net financial debt (€mm) | 560.9 | 604.2 | (7.2)% |
| Gearing4 (%) |
25.2 | 37.2 | - |
VGP will host a conference call at 10:30 (CET) on 26 February 2021 The conference call will be available on:
A presentation is available under Financial & Operating Results through VGP's Investor Relations website.:
www.vgpparks.eu/en/investors/publications/
1 Proposed dividend per share to be approved by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 14 May 2021.
2 Proposed dividend per share over FY2019 was €3.25 per share; based on new shares issued this was adjusted to €2.93 per share
3 EPRA Net Tangible Assets. Other metrics, EPRA Net Reinstatement Value and Net Disposal Value can be found in note 12.2
4 Calculated as Net debt / Total equity and liabilities
| Annual Report 2020 |
13 April 2021 |
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| First quarter 2021 trading update |
14 May 2021 |
| General meeting of shareholders | 14 May 2021 |
| Dividend ex-date | 21 May 2021 |
| Dividend payment date | 25 May 2021 |
| Half year results 2021 | 27 August 2021 |
| Third quarter 2021 trading update |
19 November 2021 |
| Martijn Vlutters | Tel: +32 (0)3 289 1433 |
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| (VP – Business Development & Investor Relations) |
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| Petra Vanclova | Tel: +42 0 602 262 107 |
| (External Communications) | |
| Anette Nachbar | Tel: +49 152 288 10363 |
| Brunswick Group |
VGP is a pan-European developer, manager and owner of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate. VGP operates a fully integrated business model with capabilities and longstanding expertise across the value chain. The company has a development land bank (owned or committed) of 7.65 million m² and the strategic focus is on the development of business parks. Founded in 1998 as a familyowned real estate developer in the Czech Republic, VGP with a staff of over 260 employees today owns and operates assets in 12 European countries directly and through several 50:50 joint ventures. As of December 2020, the Gross Asset Value of VGP, including the joint ventures at 100%, amounted to € 3.84 billion and the company had a Net Asset Value (EPRA NAV) of € 1.35 billion. VGP is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the Prague Stock Exchange (ISIN: BE0003878957).
For more information, please visit: http://www.vgpparks.eu
Forward-looking statements: This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. VGP is providing the information in this press release as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release considering new information, future events or otherwise. The information in this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to buy securities in VGP or an invitation or inducement to engage in any other investment activities. VGP disclaims any liability for statements made or published by third parties and does not undertake any obligation to correct inaccurate data, information, conclusions or opinions published by third parties in relation to this or any other press release issued by VGP.
During 2020 VGP's business has continued to grow with development activities continuing to perform at record levels driven by strong letting activities, despite the unprecedented disruption caused by Covid-19. Our primary focus is and will remain the health, safety and well-being of our employees and partners. Throughout the period the VGP team has remained operational, mostly working from home, with full access to systems. Where allowed, our construction sites remained operational and the timing impact particularly on pre-let projects has remained minimal and was concentrated during the first half of 2020.
On 23 June 2020, VGP sold 50% of the shares of VGP Park München GmbH to Allianz Real Estate, with a seed closing for €187 million thereby forming the Group's third joint venture. The seed closing was followed by a first closing of €55 million in December 2020. Contrary to the first two joint ventures, this joint venture will first focus on the development of VGP Park München with both joint venture partners funding the remaining development costs proportionally to their respective shareholding. In addition, the first joint venture conducted a closing in October 2020 for €166 million and the second joint venture conducted a closing in November 2020 for €258 million. These four transactions represented a total gross asset value of €666 million and resulted in €405.6 million net cash proceeds.
On 26 November 2020, VGP entered into a partnership with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer in order to develop Logistics Park Moerdijk together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50 basis. VGP Park Moerdijk's share equates to more than 450,000 m2 of lettable area.
The signed lease agreements represent € 185.2 million1 of annualised committed rental income at the end of December 2020 represent a total of 3,216,000 m² of lettable area. Of this total space 809,000 m² belong to the own portfolio (749,000 m² as at 31 December 2019) and 2,407,000 m² to the Joint Ventures (1,913,000 m² at 31 December 2019).
During the year 2020 VGP delivered a total of 27 projects representing 531,000 m² of lettable area, with an additional 33 projects under construction representing 869,000 m² of future lettable area.
The Group's completed property portfolio, including own and Joint Ventures portfolio, reached an occupancy rate of 98.5% as of December 2020 compared to 99.8% as of December 2019.
The net valuation of the property portfolio as at 31 December 2020 showed a net valuation gain of € 366.4 million (against a net valuation gain of € 188.2 million per 31 December 2019).
The own investment property portfolio consists of 10 completed buildings representing 205,000 m² of lettable area whereas the Joint Ventures property portfolio consists of 115 completed buildings representing 2,236,000 m² of lettable area.
During the year VGP successfully completed two share offerings for total proceeds of €309 million which, combined with retained earnings and cash proceeds from the joint venture closings has resulted in a significant reduction of the gearing ratio of the Group to 25.2% as at 31 December 2020 (compared to 37.2% at 31 December 2019).
1 Including joint ventures. As at 31 December 2020 the annualised committed leases for the Joint Ventures combined stood at €143.5 million (2019: € 102.3 million).
| (in thousands of €) | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue1 | 29,558 | 26,037 |
| Gross rental income | 12,078 | 11,653 |
| Property operating expenses | (3,784) | (2,556) |
| Net rental income | 8,294 | 9,097 |
| Joint ventures management fee income | 14,699 | 10,492 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties | 366,361 | 188,165 |
| Administration expenses | (29,296) | (18,100) |
| Share in result from joint ventures after tax | 63,338 | 65,703 |
| Other expenses | (4,000) | (3,000) |
| Operating profit / (loss) | 419,396 | 252,357 |
| Net financial costs | (8,592) | (14,238) |
| Profit before taxes | 410,804 | 238,119 |
| Taxes | (39,865) | (32,506) |
| Profit for the year | 370,939 | 205,613 |
The net rental income decreased by € 0.8 million to € 8.3 million, primarily due to the four closings with VGP's Joint Ventures, offset by the income generating assets delivered during 2020.
Including VGP's share of the Joint Ventures and looking at net rental income on a "look-through" basis net rental in total increased by € 8.6 million (from € 46.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2019 to € 55.3 million for the period ending 31 December 2020)2
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, during 2020 we saw continued strong leasing growth with letting activities performing strongly across regions.
The increase in demand for lettable area resulted in the signing of new lease contracts in excess of € 45.2 million in total of which € 34.0 million related to new or replacement leases (€ 8.0 million on behalf of Joint Ventures) and € 11.3 million (€ 9.2 million on behalf of Joint Ventures) were related to renewals of existing lease contracts.
During the year lease contracts for a total amount of € 3.7 million (€ 3.4 million on behalf of Joint Ventures) were terminated.
Net, the annualised committed leases therefore increased to € 185.2 million as at the end of December 20203 (compared to € 155.0 million as at 31 December 2019).
Of the € 34.0 million newly signed and renewed rental income, 39% is generated in Germany with a total of € 13.3 million (€ 4.1 million on behalf of Joint Ventures), in The Netherlands 17% is generated
1 Revenue is composed of gross rental income, service charge income, property and facility management income and property development income.
2 See attached section 'Supplementary notes not part of the condensed financial information' for further details
3 Including joint ventures. As at 31 December 2020 the annualised committed leases for the Joint Ventures combined stood at €143.5 million (2019: € 102.3 million).
equal to € 5.9 million (own portfolio), in Spain 12% equal to € 3.9 million (€ 1.1 million on behalf of Joint Ventures), in Slovakia 9% equal to € 3.0 million (€ 0.3 million on behalf of Joint Ventures), in Romania 7% equal to € 2.4 million (€ 1.3 million on behalf of Joint Ventures), in Latvia 5% equal to € 1.7 million (own portfolio), in Czech Republic 5% equal to € 1.6 million (€ 1.2 million on behalf of Joint Ventures), in Italy 5% equal to € 1.6 million (own portfolio), in Hungary 1% equal to € 0.5 million (€ 0.1 million on behalf of Joint Ventures) and in Austria 0% equal to € 0.1 million (€ 0.1 million on behalf of Joint Ventures).
As at 31 December 2020, the weighted average term of the combined own and Joint Ventures portfolio stood at 8.5 years1 (compared to 8.9 years at 31 December 2019), the own portfolio stood at 9.9 years2 and the Joint Ventures' portfolio stood at 8.0 years 3 .
The Group's completed property portfolio, including the own and Joint Ventures property portfolio, reached an occupancy rate of 98.5% at the end of December 2020 compared to 99.8% at the end of December 2019.
The signed lease agreements with an annualised committed rental income of € 185.2 million at the end of December 2020 represent a total of 3,216,000 m² of lettable area. Of this total space 809,000 m² belong to the own portfolio (749,000 m² as at 31 December 2019) and 2,407,000 m² to the Joint Ventures (1,913,000 m² at 31 December 2019).
As at 31 December 2020 the net valuation gains on the property portfolio reached € 366.4 million compared to a net valuation gain of € 188.2 million for the period ended 31 December 2019.
The low yields in real estate valuations continued to persist during the year.
The own property portfolio, excluding development land but including the buildings being constructed on behalf of the Joint Ventures, is valued by the valuation expert at 31 December 2020 based on a weighted average yield of 5.51% (compared to 5.76% as at 31 December 2019) applied to the contractual rent income increased by the estimated rental value on unlet space.
The (re)valuation of the own portfolio was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Jones Lang LaSalle.
1 Combined (own + joint ventures portfolio) – up to the first break: 8.0 years
2 Own portfolio – up to the first break: 9.3 years
3 Joint Ventures portfolio –up to the first break: 7.6 years
The Joint Ventures management fee income increased by € 4.2 million to € 14.7 million. The increase was mainly due to the growth of the Joint Ventures portfolio and the development activities undertaken on behalf of the Joint Ventures.
Property and facility management fee income increased from € 8.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2019 to € 10.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2020. The development management fee income generated during the period was € 4.0 million compared to € 1.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2019.
VGP's share of the Joint Ventures' profit for the period decreased by € 2.5 million from € 65.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2019 to € 63.3 million for the period ending 31 December 2020, primarily reflecting lower unrealised valuation gains on investment properties driven by slower contraction of the yield on the investment portfolio, partially offset by higher net rental income.
Net rental income at share increased to € 47.0 million for the period ending 31 December 2020 compared to €37.6 million for the period ended 31 December 2019. The increase reflects the underlying growth of the Joint Ventures' Portfolio resulting from the different closings made between the Joint Ventures and VGP.
At the end of December 2020, the Joint Ventures (100% share) had € 143.5 million of annualised committed rental income representing 2,407,000 m² of lettable area compared to € 102.3 million of annualised committed rental income representing 1,913,000 m² at the end of December 2019.
The net valuation gains on investment properties at share decreased to € 48.1 million for the year ending 31 December 2020 (compared to € 60.8 million for the year ending 31 December 2019). The Joint Ventures' portfolio, excluding development land and the buildings being constructed by VGP on behalf of the Joint Ventures, was valued at a weighted average yield of 4.76% as at 31 December 2020 (compared to 5.16% as at 31 December 2019) reflecting further contraction of the yields during 2020. The (re)valuation of the Joint Ventures portfolio was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Jones Lang LaSalle.
The net financial expenses of the Joint Ventures at share for the period ending 31 December 2020 increased to € 17.8 million from € 16.2 million for the period ending 31 December 2019. For the period ending 31 December 2020, the financial income at share was € 2.0 million (€ 0.2 million for the period ending 31 December 2019). The financial expenses at share increased from € 16.4 million for the period ending 31 December 2019 to € 19.7 million for the period ending 31 December 2020 and included € 5.9 million interest on shareholder debt (€ 3.5 million as at 31 December 2019), € 8.7 million interest on financial debt (€ 7.6 million as at 31 December 2019), € 5.5 million other financial expenses (€ 5.0 million as at 31 December 2019) and a positive impact of € 0.5 million (€ 0.3 million per 31 December 2019) related to capitalised interests. The prior period included € 0.3 million unrealised losses on interest rate derivatives (nil as at 31 December 2020).
The administrative costs for the period were € 29.3 million compared to € 18.1 million for the period ended 31 December 2019 reflecting the growth of the organization across the markets in which the Group is active and the costs of the long-term incentive program (reflecting the costs of the introduction of a new LTIP). As at 31 December 2020 the VGP team comprised more than 260 FTE equivalent active in 12 different countries.
The other expenses for the period were € 4 million compared to € 3 million for the period ended 31 December 2019 reflecting the provision for the annual contribution to the VGP Foundation. As at 31 December 2020 the VGP Foundation had approved 16 projects reflecting €1.1 million of commitments.
For the period ending 31 December 2020, the financial income was € 9.3 million (€ 5.5 million for the period ending 31 December 2019) and included € 9.3 million interest income on loans granted to the Joint Ventures (€ 5.5 million as at 31 December 2019).
The reported financial expenses as at 31 December 2020 of € 17.9 million (€ 19.8 million as at 31 December 2019) are mainly made up of € 26.6 million expenses related to financial debt (€ 22.0 million as at 31 December 2019), € 2.9 million other financial expenses (€ 1.9 million as at 31 December 2019) and a positive impact of € 11.9 million (€ 4.2 million for the period ending 31 December 2019) related to capitalised interests.
As a result, the net financial costs reached € 8.6 million for the period ending 31 December 2020 compared to € 14.2 million at the end of December 2019.
Shareholder loans to the Joint Ventures amounted to € 266.6 million as at 31 December 2020 (compared to € 178.5 million as at 31 December 2019) of which € 69.7 million (€ 114.9 million as at 31 December 2019) was related to financing of the buildings under construction and development land held by Joint Ventures.
The Group is subject to tax at the applicable tax rates of the respective countries in which it operates. Additionally, a deferred tax charge is provided for on the fair value adjustment of the property portfolio.
The change in the tax line is mainly due to the variance of the fair value adjustments of the property portfolio and has therefore only residual cash effect.
For the period ending 31 December 2020, the taxes were € 39.9 million (2019: € 32.5 million) and included € 39.0 million deferred taxes (2019: € 32.0 million).
The development activities in 2020 can be summarised as follows:
During the year 27 projects were completed totalling 531,000 m² of lettable area and representing €29.1 million of annualised committed rental income (€6.2 million for VGP's own account and €22.9 million for the Joint Ventures).
For its own account VGP delivered 6 buildings totalling 120,000 m2 of lettable area:
For the Joint Ventures 21 buildings were delivered totalling 411,000m2 of lettable area.
Of this, for VGP European Logistics 11 buildings were delivered totalling 165,000m2 of lettable area:
And for VGP European Logistics 2 a total of 8 buildings were delivered totalling 185,000m2 of lettable area:
In addition, 2 buildings were delivered for VGP Park München for a total of 61,000m2 of lettable area through 1 building of 38,000 m² and 1 building of 23,000 m².
At the end of December 2020, VGP had 33 buildings under construction for a total future lettable area of 869,000 m². The new buildings currently under construction, which are pre-let for 79%1 , represent €55.2 million of annualised rental income when fully built and let.
For its own account VGP had 23 buildings under construction totalling 634,000 m² of lettable area representing €34.3 million of annualised rental income:
Germany: 5 buildings in VGP Park Laatzen, 1 building in VGP Park Göttingen, 2 buildings in VGP Park Halle, 1 building in VGP Park Magdeburg and 1 building in VGP Park Erfurt;
1 Calculated based on the contracted rent and estimated market rent for the vacant space.
On behalf of the Joint Ventures, VGP is constructing 10 new buildings totalling 235,000 m² of lettable area representing €20.9 million of annualised rental income. For VGP European Logistics, VGP is constructing 3 new buildings totalling 40,000 m² of lettable area representing €2.0 million of annualised rental income:
For VGP European Logistics 2, VGP is constructing 2 new buildings totalling 20,000 m² of lettable area representing €1.2 million of annualised rental income:
Spain: 2 buildings in VGP Park San Fernando de Henares.
In addition, 5 buildings are under construction for VGP Park München for a total of 176,000m2 of lettable, representing €17.7 million of annualised rental income.
During the year, VGP managed to replenish and expand the land bank through the acquisition of new land plots in order to support the future development pipeline. A total of 2,570,000 m² of land with a future development potential of 1,170,000 m² has been acquired. Of these land plots, 784,000 m² (31%) is in The Netherlands, 646,000 m² in Germany (25%), 513,000 m² (20%) in Romania, 383,000 m² (15%) in Czech Republic, 102,000 m² (4%) in Slovakia, 77,000 m² (3%) in Italy, 55,000 m² (2%) in Spain and 9,000 m² in Hungary.
As at 31 December 2020, VGP had another 2.18 million m² of secured land plots of which 698,000 m² in Czech Republic, 545,000 m² in Italy, 264,000 m² in Germany, 250,000 m² in Romania, 182,000 m² in Latvia, 120,000 m² in Austria, 79,000 m² in Portugal and 45,000 m² in The Netherlands. These secured land plots are expected to be purchased during the next 6-12 months, subject to obtaining the necessary permits.
This brings the total land bank (owned and committed) to 7.65 million m² which represents a remaining development potential of 3.60 million m². Included in the above is the remaining 1,142,000 m² development land bank held by the Joint Ventures with a development potential of circa 674,000 m² of new lettable area which includes more than 450,000 m2 gross lettable area which are related to VGP Park Moerdijk.
On 26 November 2020, VGP entered into a partnership with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer in order to develop Logistics Park Moerdijk ("LPM") together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50-basis. The objective is to build a platform of new, grade A logistics and industrial properties of which 50% for account of VGP Park Moerdijk and the other 50% directly for account of the Port Authority Moerdijk. The total development land of LPM amounts to circa 140ha with a total development potential of circa 900,000 m² of lettable area when fully developed. It is currently foreseen that LPM
will be jointly developed in four different phases. VGP Park Moerdijk has the right to sell and VGP the right to acquire the income generating assets developed for account of VGP Park Moerdijk.
Besides the owned and committed land bank, VGP has signed non-binding agreements and is currently performing due diligence investigations, on an exclusive basis, on the potential acquisitions of in total circa 1,490,000 m² of new land plots with a development potential of 656,000 m2 located in Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Germany and Portugal. VGP expects that a significant number of these land plots will be contractually locked in during the next 6 – 12 months.
The balance of the Disposal group held for sale decreased from € 169.7 million as at 31 December 2019 to € 102.3 million as at 31 December 2020. The balance as at 31 December 2020 relates to the assets under construction and development land (at fair value) which are being / will be developed by VGP on behalf of VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2.
Under the joint venture agreements, VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2 have an exclusive right of first refusal in relation to acquiring the income generating assets developed by VGP that are in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary with respect to the first joint venture and in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain with respect to the second joint venture. The development pipeline which is transferred to either VGP European Logistics or VGP European Logistics 2 as part of the different closings between such joint venture and VGP is being developed at VGP's own risk and subsequently acquired and paid for by such joint venture subject to pre-agreed completion and lease parameters. The fair value of the asset under construction which are being developed by VGP on behalf of VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2 amounted to € 102.3 million as at 31 December 2020 (compared to € 169.7 million as at 31 December 2019).
On 21 April 2020, VGP successfully completed an offering of new shares for a total consideration of €200.0 million by means of a private placement via an accelerated bookbuild offering to international institutional investors. In the offering a total of 2,000,000 new shares (approximately 10.8% of VGP's outstanding shares at that time) were placed at an issue price of €100.00 per share, representing a discount of 4.58% compared to the last traded price. In line with their pre-commitments, Little Rock SA, controlled by Mr Jan Van Geet, and VM Invest NV, controlled by Mr Bart Van Malderen, have each subscribed for 33.81% and 20.16% of the new shares respectively, and received full allocations.
On 3 September 2020, VGP successfully completed an offering of existing shares for a total consideration of €109 million by means of a private placement via an accelerated bookbuild offering to international institutional investors. The existing shares were held by a Management Incentive Scheme Vehicle ("MISV"). Following the transition in 2019 to a new long-term management incentive plan, the shares held as part of the former scheme within the MISV lost their original purpose. For that reason, these treasury shares have been sold in the market. In the offering a total of 929,153 existing ordinary shares in VGP (corresponding to 4.51% of the outstanding share capital of VGP) were placed at a price of €117.50 per share, representing a discount of 4.16% compared to the last traded price.
The combined net proceeds from the two placements have been used by the Group to further finance the development of current projects under construction and new pre-let projects as well as the selective expansion of the land bank.
The gearing ratio1 of the Group as of 31 December 2020 decreased to 25.2% from 37.2% as at 31 December 2019.
In view the successful evolution of the Group's result during the last year as well as the positive outlook for 2021, the Board of Directors of VGP has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting a distribution of a gross dividend of € 75.1 million for the year 2020. This equates to €3.65 per share or a gross dividend yield of 2.57%2 , compared to €2.93 per share distributed over the year 2019.
1 Calculated as Net debt / Total equity and liabilities
2 Based on the closing share price of € 141.80 as at 25 February 2021
For the year ended 31 December 2020
| INCOME STATEMENT (in thousands of €) | Note | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue19 | 7 | 29,558 | 26,037 |
| Gross rental income | 7 | 12,078 | 11,653 |
| Property operating expenses | (3,784) | (2,556) | |
| Net rental income | 8,294 | 9,097 | |
| Joint ventures' management fee income | 7 | 14,699 | 10,492 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties | 8 | 366,361 | 188,165 |
| Administration expenses | 9 | (29,296) | (18,100) |
| Share in result of joint ventures and associates | 10 | 63,338 | 65,703 |
| Other expenses | (4,000) | (3,000) | |
| Operating profit | 419,396 | 252,357 | |
| Finance income | 11 | 9,319 | 5,543 |
| Finance costs | 11 | (17,911) | (19,781) |
| Finance costs - net | (8,592) | (14,238) | |
| Profit before taxes | 410,804 | 238,119 | |
| Taxes | (39,865) | (32,506) | |
| Profit for the period | 370,939 | 205,613 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of VGP NV | 370,939 | 205,613 | |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - |
| RESULT PER SHARE | Note | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic earnings per share (in €) | 12 | 18.58 | 11.06 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in €) | 12 | 18.58 | 11.06 |
The consolidated income statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
18 The statutory auditor has confirmed that his audit procedures, which have been substantially completed, have not revealed any material adjustments which would have to be made to the accounting information disclosed in this press release. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union.
19 Revenue is composed of gross rental income, service charge income, property and facility management income and property development income.
| STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in thousands of €) | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | 370,939 | 205,613 |
| Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in | ||
| subsequent periods | - | - |
| Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in | ||
| subsequent periods | - | - |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | ||
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) of the period | 370,939 | 205,613 |
| Attributable to: | ||
| Shareholders of VGP NV | 370,939 | 205,613 |
| Non-controlling interest | -- | -- |
| ASSETS (in thousands of €) | N0TE | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 557 | 46 | |
| Investment properties | 13 | 920,151 | 792,945 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 16,944 | 5,287 | |
| Investments in joint ventures and associates | 10 | 654,773 | 387,246 |
| Other non-current receivables | 10 | 264,038 | 63,571 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,786 | 695 | |
| Total non-current assets | 1,858,249 | 1,249,790 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 44,828 | 28,770 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 222,356 | 176,148 | |
| Disposal group held for sale | 102,309 | 169,655 | |
| Total current assets | 369,493 | 374,573 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 2,227,742 | 1,624,363 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES N0TE (in thousands of €) |
2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Share capital | 72,225 | 62,251 |
| Other reserves | 285,420 | 69 |
| Retained earnings | 948,092 | 637,461 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,305,737 | 699,781 |
| Non-current financial debt | 748,796 | 767,673 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 10,461 | 12,789 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 43,813 | 31,647 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 803,070 | 812,109 |
| Current financial debt | 34,468 | 12,673 |
| Trade debts and other current liabilities | 77,725 | 89,325 |
| Liabilities related to disposal group held for sale | 6,742 | 10,475 |
| Total current liabilities | 118,935 | 112,473 |
| Total liabilities | 922,005 | 924,582 |
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 2,227,742 | 1,624,363 |
The consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (in thousands of €) |
Statutory share capital |
Capital reserve (see note 16) |
IFRS share capital |
Other reserves |
Retained earnings |
Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 1 January 2019 | 92,667 | (30,416) | 62,251 | 69 | 481,147 | 543,467 |
| Other comprehensive income / (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result of the period | - | - | - | - | 205,613 | 205,613 |
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) | - | - | - | - | 205,613 | 205,613 |
| Dividends to shareholders | - | - | - | - | (40,883) | (40,883) |
| Remeasurement of VGP Misv management incentive plan |
- | - | - | - | (8,416) | (8,416) |
| Balance as at 31 December 2019 | 92,667 | (30,416) | 62,251 | 69 | 637,461 | 699,781 |
| Balance as at 1 January 2020 | 92,667 | (30,416) | 62,251 | 69 | 637,461 | 699,781 |
| Other comprehensive income / (loss) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result of the period | - | - | - | - | 370,939 | 370,939 |
| Total comprehensive income / (loss) | - | - | - | - | 370,939 | 370,939 |
| Capital and share premium increase net of transaction costs |
9,974 | - | 9,974 | 188,346 | - | 198,320 |
| Sale of treasury shares | - | - | - | 97,005 | - | 97,005 |
| Dividends | - | - | - | - | (60,308) | (60,308) |
| Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 102,641 | (30,416) | 72,225 | 285,420 | 948,092 | 1,305,737 |
For the year ended 31 December 2020
| CASH FLOW STATEMENT (in thousands of €) | N0TE | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit before taxes | 410,804 | 238,119 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation | 2,076 | 1,207 | |
| Unrealised (gains) /losses on investment properties | (200,221) | (153,273) | |
| Realised (gains) / losses on disposal of subsidiaries and investment properties |
(166,140) | (34,892) | |
| Unrealised (gains) / losses on financial instruments and foreign exchange | 282 | 108 | |
| Interest (income) | (9,319) | (5,543) | |
| Interest expense | 17,629 | 19,673 | |
| Share in (profit)/loss of joint ventures and associates | 10 | (63,338) | (65,703) |
| Operating profit before changes in working capital and provisions | (8,227) | (304) | |
| Decrease/(Increase) in trade and other receivables | (28,240) | (12,249) | |
| (Decrease)/Increase in trade and other payables | 10,401 | 2,964 | |
| Cash generated from the operations | (26,066) | (9,589) | |
| Interest income | 27 | 27 | |
| Interest paid | (25,259) | (19,280) | |
| Income taxes paid | (870) | (484) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | (52,168) | (29,326) | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets and other | 14 | 22 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries and investment properties | 14 | 405,644 | 339,008 |
| Investment property and investment property under construction | (428,244) | (453,849) | |
| Distribution by / (investment in) joint ventures and associates | (10,759) | (3,000) | |
| Loans provided to joint ventures and associates | (116,506) | (30,271) | |
| Loans repaid by joint ventures and associates | 15,321 | 22,586 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (134,530) | (125,504) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Dividends paid | (60,308) | (40,883) | |
| Net Proceeds capital and share premium increase | 198,320 | - | |
| Net proceeds sale of treasury shares | 97,005 | - | |
| Proceeds from loans | - | 204,151 | |
| Loan repayments | (1,433) | (981) | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | 233,584 | 162,287 | |
| Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 46,886 | 7,456 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 176,148 | 161,446 | |
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations | (678) | 1,116 | |
| Reclassification to (-) / from held for sale | - | 6,130 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 222,356 | 176,148 |
The consolidated cash flow statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
The chief operating decision maker is the person that allocates resources to and assesses the performance of the operating segments. The Group has determined that its chief operating decisionmaker is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company. He allocates resources to and assesses the performance at business line and country level.
The segmentation for segment reporting within VGP is primarily by business line and secondly by geographical region.
For management purpose, the Group also presents financial information according to management breakdowns, based on these functional allocations of revenues and costs. These amounts are based on a number of assumptions, and accordingly are not prepared in accordance with IFRS audited consolidated financial statements of VGP NV for the years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019.
In June 2020, the Group entered into a new 50/50 joint venture with Allianz Real Estate -VGP Park München-(the Third Joint Venture) for an initial term of 10 years. Contrary to the two existing joint ventures with Allianz Real Estate which concentrate on the acquisition of income-generating assets developed by VGP, this Third Joint Venture will initially be focused on the development of VGP Park München.
In November 2020, the Group entered into a new 50/50 joint venture with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer (the Fourth Joint Venture) for an indefinite period. The LPM Joint Venture will develop Logistics Park Moerdijk ("LPM") together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50-basis. The objective is to build a platform of new, grade A logistics and industrial properties of which 50% for account of the LPM Joint Venture i.e. VGP Park Moerdijk and the other 50% directly for account of the Port Authority Moerdijk.
Consequently, as from 2020 onwards the business lines have been amended to take the new Third and Fourth Joint Venture into consideration.
The Group's investment or so-called rental business consists of operating profit generated by the completed and leased out projects of the Group's portfolio and the proportional share of the operating profit (excluding net valuation gains) of the completed and leased out projects of the Joint Ventures' portfolio. Revenues and expenses allocated to the rental business unit include 10% of the Group's property operating expenses; other income; other expenses, after deduction of expenses allocated to property development; and share in result of the joint ventures, excluding any revaluation result.
The Group's property development business consists of the net development result on the Group's development activities. Valuation gains (losses) on investment properties outside the VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2 joint venture perimeter i.e. Latvia are excluded, as they are assumed to be non-cash generating, on the basis that these assets are assumed to be kept in the Group's own portfolio for the foreseeable future. In addition, 90% of total property operating expenses are allocated to the property development business, as are administration expenses after rental business and property management expenses.
Property and asset management revenue includes asset management, property management and facility management income. Associated operating, administration and other expenses include directly allocated expenses from the respective asset management, property management and facility management service companies. The administrative expenses of the Czech and German property
management companies have been allocated on a 50:50 basis between the rental business and the property and asset management business.
Breakdown summary of the business lines
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Investment EBITDA | 55,452 | 46,206 |
| Property development EBITDA | 342,536 | 172,488 |
| Property management and asset management EBITDA | 9,342 | 7,249 |
| Total operating EBITDA | 407,330 | 225,943 |
| In thousands of € | For the year ended 31 December 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | ||||
| Investment | Development | and asset management |
Total | |
| Gross rental income | 12,078 | - | - | 12,078 |
| Property operating expenses | (378) | (3,406) | - | (3,784) |
| Net rental income | 11,700 | (3,406) | - | 8,294 |
| Joint venture management fee income | - | - | 14,699 | 14,699 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties destined to the joint ventures |
- | 365,682 | - | 365,682 |
| Administration expenses | (2,123) | (19,740) | (5,357) | (27,220) |
| Share of joint ventures' adjusted operating profit after tax ¹ |
45,875 | - | - | 45,875 |
| Operating EBITDA | 55,452 | 342,536 | 9,342 | 407,330 |
| Other expenses | (4,000) | |||
| Depreciation and amortisation | - | (1,996) | (85) | (2,081) |
| Earnings before interest and tax | 55,452 | 340,540 | 9,257 | 401,249 |
| Net finance costs - Own | (8,592) | |||
| Net finance costs - Joint ventures and associates | (19,613) | |||
| Profit before tax | 373,044 | |||
| Current income taxes - Own | (870) | |||
| Current income taxes - Joint ventures and associates | (1,792) | |||
| Recurrent net income | 370,383 | |||
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties – other countries ² |
679 | |||
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties - Joint ventures and associates |
48,072 | |||
| Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and other derivatives - Joint ventures and associates |
1,862 | |||
| Deferred taxes -Own | (38,995) | |||
| Deferred taxes -Joint ventures and associates | (11,062) | |||
| Reported profit for the period | 370,939 |
¹ The adjustments to the share of profit from the joint ventures (at share) are composed of € 48.1 million of net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties, € 1.9 million of net fair value loss on interest rate derivatives and € 11.1million of deferred taxes in respect of these adjustments.
² Relates to developments in countries outside of the JV perimeters i.e. Latvia.
| In thousands of € | For the year ended 31 December 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | |||||||
| Investment | Development | and asset management |
Total | ||||
| Gross rental income | 11,653 | - | - | 11,653 | |||
| Property operating expenses | (256) | (2,300) | - | (2,556) | |||
| Net rental income | 11,397 | (2,300) | - | 9,097 | |||
| Joint venture management fee income | - | - | 10,492 | 10,492 | |||
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties destined to the joint ventures |
- | 186,757 | - | 186,757 | |||
| Administration expenses | (1,681) | (11,969) | (3,243) | (16,893) | |||
| Share of joint ventures' adjusted operating profit after tax ¹ |
36,490 | - | - | 36,490 | |||
| Operating EBITDA | 46,206 | 172,488 | 7,249 | 225,943 | |||
| Other expenses | (3,000) | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation | - | (1,105) | (102) | (1,207) | |||
| Earnings before interest and tax | 46,206 | 171,383 | 7,147 | 221,736 | |||
| Net finance costs - Own | (14,238) | ||||||
| Net finance costs - Joint ventures and associates | (16,049) | ||||||
| Profit before tax | 191,449 | ||||||
| Current income taxes - Own | (484) | ||||||
| Current income taxes - Joint ventures and associates | (1,464) | ||||||
| Recurrent net income | 189,502 | ||||||
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties – other countries ² |
1,408 | ||||||
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties - Joint ventures and associates |
60,753 | ||||||
| Net fair value gain/(loss) on interest rate swaps and other derivatives - Joint ventures and associates |
(108) | ||||||
| Deferred taxes -Own | (32,022) | ||||||
| Deferred taxes -Joint ventures and associates | (13,919) | ||||||
| Reported profit for the period | 205,613 |
¹ The adjustments to the share of profit from the joint ventures (at share) are composed of € 60.8 million of net valuation gains/(losses) on investment properties, € 0.1 million of net fair value loss on interest rate derivatives and € 13.9 million of deferred taxes in respect of these adjustments.
² Relates to developments in countries outside of the JV perimeters i.e. Latvia.
This basic segmentation reflects the geographical markets in Europe in which VGP operates. VGP's operations are split into the individual countries where it is active. This segmentation is important for VGP as the nature of the activities and the customers have similar economic characteristics within those segments.
| 31 December 2020 In thousands of € |
Gross rental income¹ |
Net rental income¹ |
Share of joint ventures' operating EBITDA |
Operating EBITDA (Incl. JV at share) |
Investment properties Own |
Investment properties JV at share |
Capital expenditure² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Europe | |||||||
| Germany | 33,501 | 27,475 | 27,072 | 313,131 | 506,518 | 935,512 | 294,362 |
| Spain | 3,966 | 2,352 | 2,126 | 21,849 | 140,472 | 75,730 | 44,189 |
| Austria | 602 | 434 | 504 | 103 | 13,009 | 12,575 | 755 |
| Netherlands | 2,574 | 1,497 | 127 | 42,496 | 60,414 | 107,590 | 30,348 |
| Italy | 1,053 | 1,424 | (19) | 2,515 | 31,164 | - | 21,706 |
| Portugal | - | (67) | - | (516) | 5,096 | 12,415 | 1,666 |
| 41,695 | 33,114 | 29,809 | 379,576 | 756,673 | 1,143,821 | 393,026 | |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
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| Czech Republic | 11,713 | 10,900 | 10,729 | 21,775 | 91,147 | 207,745 | 39,087 |
| Slovakia | 1,847 | 1,360 | 1,625 | 5,517 | 46,422 | 30,813 | 13,183 |
| Hungary | 3,179 | 2,779 | 1,954 | 1,901 | 35,026 | 29,033 | 9,199 |
| Romania | 2,630 | 1,765 | 2,273 | 2,154 | 52,674 | 33,650 | 24,396 |
| 19,368 | 16,804 | 16,580 | 31,346 | 225,269 | 301,241 | 85,865 | |
| Baltics | |||||||
| Latvia | 3,109 | 2,921 | - | 2,790 | 40,519 | - | 931 |
| Other³ | - | 2,415 | (515) | (6,383) | - | - | - |
| - | |||||||
| Total | 64,172 | 55,253 | 45,874 | 407,330 | 1,022,461 | 1,445,062 | 479,823 |
¹ Includes joint venture at share.
² Capital expenditures includes additions and acquisition of investment properties and development land but does not include tenant incentives, letting fees, and capitalised interest. Capital expenditure directly incurred for the own portfolio amounts to € 416.1 million and amounts to € 63.7 million on development properties of the First and Second Joint Venture.
³ Other includes the Group central costs and costs relating to the operational business which are not specifically geographically allocated.
| 31 December 2019 In thousands of € |
Gross rental income¹ |
Net rental income¹ |
Share of joint ventures' operating EBITDA |
Operating EBITDA (Incl. JV at share) |
Investment properties Own |
Investment properties JV at share |
Capital expenditure² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Europe | |||||||
| Germany | 28,823 | 24,534 | 23,096 | 119,583 | 447,176 | 612,099 | 301,395 |
| Spain | 2,206 | 819 | 612 | 29,086 | 149,460 | 33,045 | 42,618 |
| Austria | 905 | 723 | 138 | 2,231 | 12,236 | 11,795 | 12,371 |
| Netherlands | 8 | (472) | - | 20,886 | 115,612 | - | 59,125 |
| Italy | - | 243 | - | 5,625 | 30,764 | - | 20,357 |
| Portugal | - | (17) | - | (265) | 3,255 | - | 3,181 |
| 31,942 | 25,829 | 23,846 | 177,146 | 758,503 | 656,939 | 439,048 | |
| Central and Eastern Europe |
|||||||
| Czech Republic | 10,989 | 10,286 | 9,172 | 30,230 | 58,145 | 196,444 | 28,475 |
| Slovakia | 1,913 | 1,983 | 1,751 | 2,750 | 42,984 | 24,218 | 29,144 |
| Hungary | 2,137 | 2,430 | 1,863 | 1,344 | 25,522 | 28,606 | 16,731 |
| Romania | 3,749 | 3,009 | 811 | 12,570 | 38,511 | 27,801 | 22,569 |
| 18,787 | 17,707 | 13,596 | 46,894 | 165,162 | 277,068 | 96,918 | |
| Baltics | |||||||
| Latvia | 2,571 | 2,137 | - | 2,025 | 38,935 | - | 3,486 |
| - | |||||||
| Other³ | - | 997 | (953) | (3,123) | - | - | - |
| Total | 53,300 | 46,669 | 36,490 | 222,943 | 962,600 | 934,007 | 539,452 |
¹ Includes joint venture at share.
² Capital expenditures includes additions and acquisition of investment properties and development land but does not include tenant incentives, letting fees, and capitalised interest. Capital expenditure directly incurred for the own portfolio amounts to € 517.5 million and amounts to € 21.9 million on development properties of the First and Second Joint Venture.
³ Other includes the Group central costs and costs relating to the operational business which are not specifically geographically allocated.
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Rental income from investment properties | 10,087 | 10,182 |
| Straight lining of lease incentives | 1,991 | 1,471 |
| Total gross rental income | 12,078 | 11,653 |
| Property and facility management income | 10,743 | 8,748 |
| Development management income | 3,956 | 1,744 |
| Joint ventures' management fee income | 14,699 | 10,492 |
| Service charge income | 2,781 | 3,892 |
| Total revenue | 29,558 | 26,037 |
The Group leases out its investment property under operating leases. The operating leases are generally for terms of more than 5 years. The gross rental income reflects the full impact of the income generating assets delivered during 2020 and the different closings with the Joint Ventures which occurred during year i.e. the 2020 rental income includes (i) € 0.3 million of rent for the period 1 January 2020 to 15 October 2020 related to the property portfolio sold during the seventh closing with VGP European Logistics joint venture on 15 October 2020 (compared to € 0.8 million of rent for the period 1 January 2019 to 1 April 2019 related to the property portfolio sold during the fifth closing and € 1.4 million of rent for the period 1 January 2019 to 30 November 2019 related to the property portfolio sold during the sixth closing); (ii) € 3.7 million of rent for the period 1 January 2020 to 16 November 2020 related to the property portfolio sold during the second closing with the VGP European Logistics 2 joint venture on 16 November 2020 (compared to € 4.4 million of rent for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 July 2019 related to the property portfolio sold during the first closing with the VGP European Logistics 2 joint venture).
At the end of December 2020, the Group (including the joint ventures) had annualised committed leases of € 185.2 million1 compared to € 155.0 million2 as at 31 December 2019.
| The breakdown of future lease income on an annualised basis for the own portfolio was as follows: | |
|---|---|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- |
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Less than one year | 41,713 | 52,665 |
| Between one and five years | 155,977 | 205,603 |
| More than five years | 215,843 | 399,922 |
| Total | 413,533 | 658,190 |
1 € 143.5 million related to the JV Property Portfolio and € 41.7 million related to the Own Property Portfolio.
2 € 102.3 million related to the JV Property Portfolio and € 52.7 million related to the Own Property Portfolio.
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Unrealised valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties | 188,863 | 117,366 |
| Unrealised valuation gains / (losses) on disposal group held for sale | 11,358 | 35,907 |
| Realised valuation gains / (losses) on disposal of subsidiaries and | ||
| investment properties | 166,140 | 34,892 |
| Total | 366,361 | 188,165 |
The own property portfolio, excluding development land but including the assets being developed on behalf of the Joint Venture, is valued by the valuation expert at 31 December 2020 based on a weighted average yield of 5.51% (compared to 5.76% as at 31 December 2019) applied to the contractual rents increased by the estimated rental value on unlet space. A 0.10% variation of this market rate would give rise to a variation of the total portfolio value of € 16.7 million.
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | (9,876) | (7,943) |
| Audit, legal and other advisors¹ | (15,593) | (5,931) |
| Other administrative expenses | (1,751) | (3,019) |
| Depreciation | (2,076) | (1,207) |
| Total | (29,296) | (18,100) |
¹ The comparative figure as at 31December 2019 was restated for the amount contributed by the Company to the VGP Foundation. As from 31 December 2020, the amount contributed by the Company to the VGP Foundation has been classified separately under "Other expenses" in the income statement.
The table below presents a summary Income Statement of the Group's joint ventures with (i) Allianz Real Estate (VGP European Logistics, VGP European Logistics 2, VGP Park München) and the associates; and (ii) the joint venture with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer (LPM), all of which are accounted for using the equity method.
VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2 are incorporated in Luxembourg. VGP European Logistics owns logistics property assets in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. VGP European Logistics 2 owns logistics property assets in Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy and Romania. VGP Park München is incorporated in München (Germany) and owns and develops the VGP park located in München. LPM Joint Venture will develop Logistics Park Moerdijk ("LPM") together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50-basis. The objective is to build a platform of new, grade A logistics and industrial properties of which 50% for account of the LPM Joint Venture and 50% directly for account of the Port Authority Moerdijk.
VGP NV holds 50% directly in all joint ventures and holds another 5.1% in the subsidiaries of VGP European Logistics holding assets in Germany.
| In thousands of € | VGP European Logistics (excl. minorities) at 100% |
VGP European Logistics 2 at 100% |
VGP Park München at 100% |
LPM at 100 % |
Joint Ventures at 50% |
VGP European Logistics German Asset Companies at 5.1% |
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross rental income | 84,896 | 12,251 | 1,283 | - | 49,215 | 2,880 | 52,095 |
| Property Operating expenses |
|||||||
| - underlying property operating expenses |
(419) | (730) | (154) | (48) | (675) | (11) | (687) |
| - property management fees |
(6,850) | (1,311) | (241) | - | (4,201) | (246) | (4,447) |
| Net rental income | 77,626 | 10,210 | 888 | (48) | 44,338 | 2,624 | 46,962 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties |
82,403 | 5,847 | - | - | 44,125 | 3,947 | 48,072 |
| Administration expenses |
(1,440) | (327) | (75) | (270) | (1,056) | (36) | (1,092) |
| Operating profit | 158,589 | 15,730 | 813 | (318) | 87,407 | 6,535 | 93,942 |
| Net financial result | (24,855) | (6,054) | (2,878) | - | (16,893) | (857) | (17,751) |
| Taxes | (20,909) | (2,864) | (195) | - | (11,984) | (869) | (12,853) |
| Profit for the period | 112,826 | 6,812 | (2,260) | (318) | 58,530 | 4,808 | 63,338 |
| In thousands of € | VGP European Logistics (excl. minorities) at 100% |
VGP European Logistics 2 at 100% |
VGP Park München at 100% |
LPM at 100 % |
Joint Ventures at 50% |
VGP European Logistics German Asset Companies at 5.1% |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross rental income | 74,204 | 4,121 | n.a. | n.a. | 39,162 | 2,482 | 41,645 |
| Property Operating expenses |
|||||||
| - underlying property operating expenses |
(195) | (1,345) | n.a. | n.a. | (770) | (12) | (782) |
| - property management fees |
(5,735) | (451) | n.a. | n.a. | (3,093) | (201) | (3,294) |
| Net rental income | 68,274 | 2,325 | n.a. | n.a. | 35,299 | 2,269 | 37,569 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties |
108,906 | 3,374 | n.a. | n.a. | 56,140 | 4,612 | 60,752 |
| Administration expenses |
(1,902) | (199) | n.a. | n.a. | (1,051) | (28) | (1,078) |
| Operating profit | 175,277 | 5,500 | n.a. | n.a. | 90,389 | 6,854 | 97,242 |
| Net financial result | (28,731) | (2,046) | n.a. | n.a. | (15,388) | (768) | (16,157) |
| Taxes | (27,543) | (1,355) | n.a. | n.a. | (14,449) | (934) | (15,383) |
| Profit for the period | 119,003 | 2,099 | n.a. | n.a. | 60,551 | 5,152 | 65,703 |
| VGP European Logistics (excl. minorities) |
VGP European Logistics 2 |
VGP Park München |
LPM | Joint Ventures |
VGP European Logistics German Asset Companies |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of € | at 100% | at 100% | at 100% | at 100 % | at 50% | at 5.1% | 2020 |
| Investment properties | 1,847,545 | 403,423 | 418,918 | 80,496 | 1,375,191 | 69,871 | 1,445,062 |
| Other assets | 353 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 19 | 252 |
| Total non-current assets |
1,847,898 | 403,536 | 418,918 | 80,496 | 1,375,424 | 69,890 | 1,445,314 |
| Trade and other receivables |
11,372 | 8,157 | 8,451 | 24 | 14,002 | 449 | 14,451 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
56,724 | 17,284 | 14,368 | 15 | 44,196 | 1,945 | 46,140 |
| Total current assets | 68,096 | 25,441 | 22,819 | 39 | 58,198 | 2,394 | 60,591 |
| Total assets | 1,915,995 | 428,977 | 441,737 | 80,535 | 1,433,622 | 72,283 | 1,505,905 |
| Non-current financial debt |
898,911 | 245,188 | 165,528 | 49,779 | 679,703 | 34,574 | 714,277 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities |
1,537 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 823 | 0 | 823 |
| Other non-current liabilities |
6,819 | 2,561 | 1,727 | 0 | 5,553 | 164 | 5,718 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 143,377 | 27,749 | 1,821 | 0 | 86,474 | 5,165 | 91,638 |
| Total non-current liabilities |
1,050,644 | 275,606 | 169,076 | 49,779 | 772,552 | 39,903 | 812,456 |
| Current financial debt | 22,509 | 3,532 | 0 | 0 | 13,020 | 707 | 13,728 |
| Trade debts and other current liabilities |
17,888 | 9,370 | 16,947 | 4,750 | 24,477 | 471 | 24,949 |
| Total current liabilities |
40,396 | 12,902 | 16,947 | 4,750 | 37,498 | 1,179 | 38,676 |
| Total liabilities | 1,091,040 | 288,508 | 186,023 | 54,529 | 810,050 | 41,082 | 851,132 |
| Net assets | 824,955 | 140,469 | 255,714 | 26,006 | 623,572 | 31,201 | 654,773 |
| In thousands of € | VGP European Logistics (excl. minorities) at 100% |
VGP European Logistics 2 at 100% |
VGP Park München at 100% |
LPM at 100 % |
Joint Ventures at 50% |
VGP European Logistics German Asset Companies at 5.1% |
2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment properties | 1,603,926 | 145,281 | n.a. | n.a. | 874,603 | 59,404 | 934,008 |
| Other assets Total non-current assets |
838 1,604,763 |
24 145,305 |
n.a. n.a. |
n.a. n.a. |
431 875,034 |
43 59,448 |
474 934,482 |
| Trade and other receivables |
12,201 | 3,351 | n.a. | n.a. | 7,776 | 446 | 8,222 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
51,134 | 3,198 | n.a. | n.a. | 27,166 | 1,636 | 28,802 |
| Total current assets | 63,335 | 6,549 | n.a. | n.a. | 34,942 | 2,082 | 37,024 |
| Total assets | 1,668,098 | 151,854 | n.a. | n.a. | 909,976 | 61,530 | 971,506 |
| Non-current financial debt |
823,106 | 88,068 | n.a. | n.a. | 455,587 | 31,512 | 487,099 |
| Other non-current financial liabilities |
5,337 | 40 | n.a. | n.a. | 2,689 | - | 2,689 |
| Other non-current liabilities |
7,208 | 1,508 | n.a. | n.a. | 4,358 | 190 | 4,548 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 116,130 | 3,121 | n.a. | n.a. | 59,626 | 3,845 | 63,470 |
| Total non-current liabilities |
951,781 | 92,737 | n.a. | n.a. | 522,259 | 35,547 | 557,806 |
| Current financial debt | 20,022 | 784 | n.a. | n.a. | 10,403 | 631 | 11,034 |
| Trade debts and other current liabilities |
25,914 | 3,443 | n.a. | n.a. | 14,678 | 742 | 15,421 |
| Total current liabilities |
45,936 | 4,227 | n.a. | n.a. | 25,081 | 1,373 | 26,455 |
| Total liabilities | 997,717 | 96,964 | n.a. | n.a. | 547,341 | 36,920 | 584,260 |
| Net assets | 670,381 | 54,890 | n.a. | n.a. | 362,635 | 24,610 | 387,246 |
In June 2020, the Group entered into a new 50/50 joint venture with Allianz Real Estate -VGP Park München-(the Third Joint Venture) for an initial term of 10 years. Contrary to the two existing joint ventures with Allianz Real Estate which concentrate on the acquisition of income-generating assets developed by VGP, this Third Joint Venture will initially be focused on the development of VGP Park München. On 16 December 2020, the newly established Third Joint Venture (VGP Park München GmbH) completed a first, and currently only, closing with the acquisition of 1 parking house and the first part of the building pre-let to BMW.
The First Joint Venture (VGP European Logistics) recorded one closing during the year. On 15 October 2020, VGP completed a seventh and currently last closing, whereby the First Joint Venture ("VGP European Logistics S.à r.l.") acquired 10 logistic buildings, including 2 buildings in 2 new VGP parks and another 8 newly completed buildings (in parks which were previously transferred to the First Joint Venture).
The Second Joint Venture (VGP European Logistics 2) recorded one closing during the year. On 16 November 2020, VGP completed a second and currently last closing, whereby the Second Joint Venture ("VGP European Logistics 2 S.à r.l.") acquired 9 logistic buildings, including 7 buildings in 4 new VGP parks and another 2 newly completed buildings (in parks which were previously transferred to the Second Joint Venture).
In November 2020, the Group entered into a new 50/50 joint venture ("LPM Joint Venture") with Roozen Landgoederen Beheer. This Fourth Joint Venture will develop Logistics Park Moerdijk ("LPM") together with the Port Authority Moerdijk on a 50:50-basis. The objective is to build a platform of new, grade A logistics and industrial properties of which 50% for account of the Fourth Joint Venture i.e. VGP Park Moerdijk and the other 50% directly for account of the Port Authority Moerdijk.
The Joint Ventures' property portfolio, excluding development land and buildings being constructed by VGP on behalf of the Joint Ventures, is valued at 31 December 2020 based on a weighted average yield of 4.76 %1 (compared to 5.16% as at 31 December 2019). A 0.10% variation of this market rate would give rise to a variation of the Joint Venture portfolio value (at 100%) of € 62.5 million.
The (re)valuation of the First and Second Joint Ventures' portfolio was based on the appraisal report of the property expert Jones Lang LaSalle.
VGP provides certain services, including asset-, property- and development advisory and management, for the Joint Ventures and receives fees from the Joint Ventures for doing so. Those services are carried out on an arms-length basis and do not give VGP any control over the relevant Joint Ventures (nor any unilateral material decision-making rights). Significant transactions and decisions within the Joint Ventures require full Board and/or Shareholder approval, in accordance with the terms of the Joint Venture agreement.
| in thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholder loans to VGP European Logistics S.à.r.l. | 51,672 | 52,449 |
| Shareholder loans to VGP European Logistics 2 S.à.r.l. | 15,351 | 5,668 |
| Shareholder loans to VGP Park München GmbH | 82,911 | - |
| Shareholder loans to LPM Holding BV | 29,030 | - |
| Shareholder loans to associates (subsidiaries of VGP European Logistics S.à.r.l.) | 17,871 | 5,454 |
| Construction and development loans to subsidiaries of VGP European Logistics S.à.r.l. | 32,507 | 81,084 |
| Construction and development loans to subsidiaries of VGP European Logistics 2 S.à.r.l. | 37,226 | 33,806 |
| Construction and development loans reclassified as assets held for sale | (69,733) | (114,890) |
| Other non-current receivables | 67,203 | - |
| Total | 264,038 | 63,571 |
Other non-current receivables relate to the remaining non-current balance due by Allianz Real Estate in respect of the acquisition of VGP Park München and which shall become payable by Allianz Real Estate in different instalments based on the completion dates of the respective buildings.
1 The First and Second Joint Venture have been valued by an independent valuation expert. The valuation of the Third Joint Venture is based on the agreed proportional purchase price with Allianz Real Estate. The Fourth Joint Venture only holds development land and hence has been excluded from the weighted average yield calculation.
| in thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| As at 1 January | 387,246 | 241,427 |
| Additions | 211,091 | 80,116 |
| Result of the year | 63,338 | 65,703 |
| Repayment of equity | (6,902) | - |
| As at the end of the period | 654,773 | 387,246 |
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Bank and other interest income | 2 | 27 |
| Interest income - loans to joint venture and associates | 9,292 | 5,516 |
| Other financial income | 25 | - |
| Financial income | 9,319 | 5,543 |
| Bond interest expense | (24,706) | (20,840) |
| Bank interest expense – variable debt | (1,871) | (1,153) |
| Interest capitalised into investment properties | 11,881 | 4,230 |
| Net foreign exchange expenses | (282) | (108) |
| Other financial expenses | (2,933) | (1,910) |
| Financial expenses | (17,911) | (19,781) |
| Net financial costs | (8,592) | (14,238) |
| 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|
| 19,960,099 | 18,583,050 |
| - | - |
| 19,960,099 | 18,583,050 |
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Result for the period attributable to the Group and to ordinary | ||
| shareholders | 370,939 | 205,613 |
| Earnings per share (in €) - basic | 18.58 | 11.06 |
| Earnings per share (in €) - diluted | 18.58 | 11.06 |
In October 2019, the EPRA published its new Best Practice Recommendations which set out the financial indicators listed real estate companies should disclose so as to provide more transparency across the European listed sector. The EPRA NAV and EPRA NNNAV were consequently replaced by three new Net Asset Value indicators: Net Reinstatement Value (NRV), Net Tangible Assets (NTA) and Net Disposal Value (NDV). The EPRA NAV indicators are obtained by adjusting the IFRS NAV in such a way that stakeholders get the most relevant information about the fair value of assets and liabilities. The three different EPRA NAV indicators are calculated on the basis of the following scenarios:
| 31 December 2020 | EPRA NRV | EPRA NTA | EPRA NDV | EPRA NAV | EPRA NNNAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of € | |||||
| IFRS NAV | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 |
| IFRS NAV per share (in euros) | 63.44 | 63.44 | 63.44 | 63.44 | 63.44 |
| NAV at fair value (after the exercise of options, convertibles and other equity) |
1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 | 1,305,737 |
| To exclude: | |||||
| Deferred tax | 48,770 | 48,770 | - | 48,770 | - |
| Intangibles as per IFRS balance sheet | - | (557) | - | - | |
| Subtotal | 1,354,507 | 1,353,950 | 1,305,737 | 1,354,507 | 1,305,737 |
| Fair value of fixed interest rate debt | - | - | (8,021) | - | (8,021) |
| Real estate transfer tax | 25,019 | - | - | - | - |
| NAV | 1,379,526 | 1,353,950 | 1,297,716 | 1,354,507 | 1,297,716 |
| Number of shares | 20,583,050 | 20,583,050 | 20,583,050 | 20,583,050 | 20,583,050 |
| NAV / share (in euros) | 67.02 | 65.78 | 63.05 | 65.81 | 63.05 |
| 31 December 2019 | EPRA NRV | EPRA NTA | EPRA NDV | EPRA NAV | EPRA NNNAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of € | |||||
| IFRS NAV | 699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 |
| IFRS NAV per share (in euros) | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 |
| NAV at fair value (after the exercise of options, convertibles and other equity) |
699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 | 699,781 |
| To exclude: | |||||
| Deferred tax | 41,428 | 41,428 | 41,428 | ||
| Intangibles as per IFRS balance sheet | (46) | ||||
| Subtotal | 741,209 | 741,163 | 699,781 | 741,209 | 699,781 |
| Fair value of fixed interest rate debt | (24,808) | (24,808) | |||
| Real estate transfer tax | 16,246 | ||||
| NAV | 757,455 | 741,163 | 674,973 | 741,209 | 674,973 |
| Number of shares | 18,583,050 | 18,583,050 | 18,583,050 | 18,583,050 | 18,583,050 |
| NAV / share (in euros) | 40.76 | 39.88 | 36.32 | 39.89 | 36.32 |
| 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of € | Under | Development | ||||
| Completed | Construction | land | Total | |||
| As at 1 January | 94,056 | 338,266 | 360,623 | 792,945 | ||
| Capex | 67,452 | 201,226 | 7,353 | 276,031 | ||
| Acquisitions | - | 9,851 | 130,256 | 140,107 | ||
| Capitalised interest | 3,902 | 7,934 | 45 | 11,881 | ||
| Capitalised rent free and agent's fee | 3,245 | 2,351 | 32 | 5,628 | ||
| Sales and disposals | (191,596) | (292,107) | (10,083) | (493,786) | ||
| Transfer on start-up of development | - | 193,574 | (193,574) | - | ||
| Transfer on completion of development | 155,018 | (155,018) | - | - | ||
| Net gain from value adjustments in | 36,477 | 150,604 | 2,408 | 189,489 | ||
| investment properties | ||||||
| Reclassification to held for sale | (2,144) | - | - | (2,144) | ||
| As at 31 December | 166,410 | 456,681 | 297,060 | 920,151 |
| 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In thousands of € | Completed | Under Construction |
Development land |
Total | ||
| As at 1 January | 121,454 | 134,286 | 212,773 | 468,513 | ||
| Reclassification from held for sale¹ | 107,630 | - | - | 107,630 | ||
| Capex | 74,369 | 133,667 | 27,717 | 235,753 | ||
| Acquisitions | - | - | 281,764 | 281,764 | ||
| Capitalised interest | 2,126 | 1,789 | 315 | 4,230 | ||
| Capitalised rent free and agent's fee | 1,412 | 9,816 | - | 11,228 | ||
| Sales and disposals | (306,308) | (91,134) | (33,119) | (430,561) | ||
| Transfer on start-up of development | - | 147,698 | (147,698) | - | ||
| Transfer on completion of development | 86,631 | (86,631) | - | - | ||
| Net gain from value adjustments in investment properties |
6,742 | 88,775 | 18,871 | 114,388 | ||
| Reclassification to held for sale | - | - | - | - | ||
| As at 31 December | 94,056 | 338,266 | 360,623 | 792,945 |
¹ Relates to investment properties reclassified as held for sale as at 31 December 2018 and which were sold to the Joint Ventures during 2019. The effects of these sales to the Joint Ventures have been
included under the "Sales and disposals" line.
As at 31 December 2020 investment properties totalling € 30.8 million (same as at 31 December 2019) were pledged in favour the Group's banks.
| In thousands of € | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Investment property | 608,483 | 476,345 |
| Trade and other receivables | 16,011 | 6,011 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 24,057 | 20,425 |
| Non-current financial debt | - | - |
| Shareholder Debt | (372,515) | (337,305) |
| Other non-current financial liabilities | (2,229) | (3,431) |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (31,459) | (23,452) |
| Trade debts and other current liabilities | (26,637) | (23,153) |
| Total net assets disposed | 215,711 | 115,440 |
| Realised valuation gain on sale | 167,111 | 34,891 |
| Total non-controlling interest retained by VGP | (1,989) | (3,020) |
| Shareholder loans repaid at closing | 313,415 | 285,777 |
| Equity contribution | (191,454) | (73,655) |
| Total consideration | 502,794 | 359,433 |
| Consideration to be received - Third Joint Venture | (73,093) | - |
| Consideration paid in cash | 429,701 | - |
| Cash disposed | (24,057) | (20,425) |
| Net cash inflow from divestments of subsidiaries and investment | ||
| properties | 405,644 | 339,008 |
Consideration to be received - Third Joint Venture relates to the remaining current and non-current balance due by Allianz Real Estate in respect of the acquisition of VGP Park München and which shall become payable by Allianz Real Estate in different instalments based on the completion dates of the respective buildings.
The table below includes the proportional consolidated income statement interest of the Group in the Joint Ventures. The interest held directly by the Group (5.1%) in the German asset companies of the Joint Ventures have been included in the 50% Joint Ventures' figures (share of VGP).
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint | Joint | |||||
| In thousands of € | Group | Ventures | Total | Group | Ventures | Total |
| Gross rental income | 12,078 | 52,095 | 64,173 | 11,653 | 41,645 | 53,298 |
| Property operating expenses | (3,784) | (5,133) | (8,917) | (2,556) | (4,076) | (6,632) |
| Net rental and related income | 8,294 | 46,962 | 55,256 | 9,097 | 37,569 | 46,666 |
| Joint venture management fee income |
14,699 | - | 14,699 | 10,492 | - | 10,492 |
| Net valuation gains / (losses) on investment properties |
366,361 | 48,072 | 414,433 | 188,165 | 60,752 | 248,917 |
| Administration expenses | (29,296) | (1,092) | (30,388) | (18,100) | (1,078) | (19,178) |
| Other expenses | (4,000) | - | (4,000) | (3,000) | - | (3,000) |
| Operating profit / (loss) | 356,058 | 93,942 | 450,000 | 186,654 | 97,242 | 283,896 |
| Net financial result | (8,593) | (17,751) | (26,344) | (14,238) | (16,157) | (30,395) |
| Taxes | (39,865) | (12,853) | (52,718) | (32,506) | (15,383) | (47,889) |
| Profit for the period | 307,600 | 63,338 | 370,938 | 139,910 | 65,703 | 205,613 |
The table below includes the proportional consolidated balance sheet interest of the Group in the Joint Ventures. The interest held directly by the Group (5.1%) in the German asset companies of the Joint Ventures have been included in the 50% Joint Ventures' figures (share of VGP).
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint | Joint | |||||
| In thousands of € | Group | Venture | Total | Group | Venture | Total |
| Investment properties Investment properties included in |
920,151 | 1,445,062 | 2,365,213 | 792,945 | 934,008 | 1,726,953 |
| assets held for sale | 102,309 | - | 102,309 | 169,655 | - | 169,655 |
| Total investment properties | 1,022,460 | 1,445,062 | 2,467,522 | 962,600 | 934,008 | 1,896,608 |
| Other assets | 283,325 | 252 | 283,575 | 69,599 | 474 | 70,073 |
| Total non-current assets | 1,305,785 | 1,445,314 | 2,751,097 | 1,032,199 | 934,482 | 1,966,681 |
| Trade and other receivables | 44,828 | 14,451 | 59,279 | 28,770 | 8,222 | 36,992 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 222,356 | 46,140 | 268,496 | 176,148 | 28,802 | 204,950 |
| Disposal group held for sale | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total current assets | 267,184 | 60,591 | 327,775 | 204,918 | 37,024 | 241,942 |
| Total assets | 1,572,969 | 1,505,905 | 3,078,872 | 1,237,117 | 971,506 | 2,208,623 |
| Non-current financial debt | 748,796 | 714,277 | 1,463,073 | 767,673 | 487,099 | 1,254,772 |
| Other non-current financial | ||||||
| liabilities | - | 823 | 823 | - | 2,689 | 2,689 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 10,461 | 5,718 | 16,179 | 12,789 | 4,548 | 17,337 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 43,813 | 91,638 | 135,451 | 31,647 | 63,470 | 95,117 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 803,070 | 812,456 | 1,615,526 | 812,109 | 557,806 | 1,369,915 |
| 0 | 0 | |||||
| Current financial debt | 34,468 | 13,728 | 48,196 | 12,673 | 11,034 | 23,707 |
| Trade debts and other current liabilities |
77,725 | 24,949 | 102,677 | 89,325 | 15,421 | 104,746 |
| Liabilities related to disposal group | ||||||
| held for sale | 6,742 | - | 6,742 | 10,475 | - | 10,475 |
| Total current liabilities | 118,935 | 38,676 | 157,614 | 112,473 | 26,455 | 138,928 |
| Total liabilities | 922,005 | 851,132 | 1,773,140 | 924,582 | 584,260 | 1,508,842 |
| Net assets | 650,964 | 654,773 | 1,305,737 | 312,535 | 387,246 | 699,781 |
The annualised committed rental income represents the annualised rental income generated or to be generated by signed lease agreements of which the start date is already in effect or will be in effect in the future.
First option to terminate a lease.
The gross rental income as contractually agreed in the lease agreement on the date of signing.
As a borrower, VGP wishes to protect itself from any rise in interest rates. This interest rate risk can be partially hedged using derivatives (such as interest rate swap contracts).
This is a valuation method based on a detailed projected revenue flow that is discounted to a net current value at a given discount rate based on the risk of the assets to be valued.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
The European Public Real Estate Association, a real estate industry body, which has issued Best Practices Recommendations Guidelines in order to provide consistency and transparency in real estate reporting across Europe.
Estimated rental value (ERV) is the market rental value determined by independent property experts.
Is the capitalisation rate applied to the net income at the end of the discounted cash flow model period to provide a capital value or exit value which an entity expects to obtain for an asset after this period.
Day-to-day maintenance, alteration and improvement work. VGP employs an internal team of facility managers who work for the VGP Group and for third parties
The fair value is defined in IAS 40 as the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's length transaction. In addition, market value must reflect current rental agreements, the reasonable assumptions in respect of potential rental income and expected costs.
Means VGP European Logistics S.à r.l., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz.
Means LPM Holding BV, the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Roozen Landgoederen Beheer
Is a ratio calculated as consolidated net financial debt divided by total equity and liabilities or total assets.
International Accounting Standards / International Financial Reporting Standards. The international accounting standards drawn up by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), for the preparation of financial statements.
The use of derived financial instruments to protect debt positions against interest rate rises.
A transaction in which the parties swap interest rate payments for a given duration. VGP uses interest rate swaps to hedge against interest rate increases by converting current variable interest payments into fixed interest payments.
Means either and each of (i) the First Joint Venture; (ii) the Second Joint Venture, (i) the Third Joint Venture; and (ii) the Fourth Joint Venture
The date on which a lease can be terminated
The value of the total assets minus the value of the total liabilities.
Total financial debt minus cash and cash equivalents.
The occupancy rate is calculated by dividing the total leased out lettable area (m²) by the total lettable area (m²) including any vacant area (m²).
Independent property expert responsible for appraising the property portfolio.
The property investments, including property for lease, property investments in development for lease, assets held for sale and development land.
Means VGP European Logistics 2 S.à r.l., the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz.
Signed lease agreements represent the signed lease agreements that represent certain rental income on an annual basis.
Means VGP Park München Gmbh, the 50:50 joint venture between VGP and Allianz.
Means the First Joint Venture
Means the Second Joint Venture.
Means the Fourth Joint Venture.
Means the Third Joint Venture.
The weighted average term of leases is the sum of the (current rent and committed rent for each lease multiplied by the term remaining up to the final maturity of these leases) divided by the total current rent and committed rent of the portfolio
The sum of the contractual rent of a property portfolio to the acquisition price of such property portfolio.
Realised and non-realised changes in value compared to the most recent valuation of the expert, including the effective or latent capital gain tax payable in the countries where VGP is active.
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