Earnings Release • May 10, 2017
Earnings Release
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• Consolidated revenue: €405.1 million (+26.1%)
Unaudited figures at 31 March 2017
"Despite a pre-election first quarter that is traditionally unfavourable for our markets, Altarea Cogedim experienced stronger than expected growth across all our businesses. This strong increase leads to a significant readjustment in our guidance for FFO per share (recurring earnings), both for the 2017 financial year and following years.
In terms of retail, Altarea Cogedim recorded significant growth in its rental income, driven in particular by the opening of L'Avenue 83 in Toulon-La Valette. The footfall and revenue indicators of our retailers remained stable in a consistently sluggish consumption environment.
In terms of property development, Altarea Cogedim recorded very strong growth (both in residential and office property), with market share gains exceeding those of all other major players in the sector. Residential transactions launched this quarter were highly successful in a favourable environment (low interest rates, interest-free loans, Pinel law). In office property, our Group reaped the fruits of its development work over the last few years in a favourable environment both in terms of rental demand and investment. At the current rate, and taking into account calendar effects in office property, we should achieve between €3.7 and 4 billion (incl. tax) in new orders for 2017 as a whole (residential and offices), i.e. an increase of more than 25% compared with 2016 (which had already seen growth of +46%).
This change in dimension for property development will have a considerable impact on all our financial indicators (revenue, earnings, backlog), in particular generating very strong visibility with respect to the next three to four years. Accordingly, we have revised our guidance for 2017, with FFO (recurring earnings) expected to reach €16.00 per share, instead of €14.50 announced initially (+18% compared with 2016 on a fully diluted basis1 ), a figure that should represent the new benchmark for growth over the following years."
Alain Taravella, Chairman and Founder of Altarea Cogedim
| New orders (incl. tax) | 31/03/2017 | 31/03/2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | €601 million | €435 million | +38.2% |
| No. of units | 2,422 units | 1,881 units | +28.8% |
| Offices | €482 million | €175 million | +175.4% |
| Property Development New Orders | €1,083 million | €610 million | +77.5% |
| New orders (incl. tax) | 31/03/2017 | 31/03/2016 | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional investors | €167 million | 28% | €109 million | 25% | +53.2% |
| Individuals | €435 million | 72% | €326 million | 75% | +33.4% |
| TOTAL in value terms | €601 million | €435 million | +38.2% | ||
| Institutional investors | 819 units | 34% | 648 units | 34% | +26.4% |
| Individuals | 1,603 units | 66% | 1,233 units | 66% | +30.0% |
| TOTAL in number of units | 2,422 units | 1,881 units | +28.8% |
This quarter, the Group secured 29 new projects, representing 4,064 units for potential revenue of €835 million.
1 Including taking into account a percentage of conversion of the future script dividend into shares with a level similar to 2016.
| New orders (incl. tax) | 31/03/2017 | 31/03/2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offices | €482 million | €175 million | +175.4% |
The Group recorded a very strong level of new orders this quarter, in particular with the significant impact of the "Pont d'Issy" project in Issy-les-Moulineaux (56,800 m²), for which work started in February.
| Revenue (excl. tax) | 31/03/2017 | 31/03/2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | €280.5 million | €234.7 million | +19.5% |
| Offices | €71.6 million | €33.9 million | +111.6% |
| Property Development Revenue | €352.2 million | €268.6 million | +31.1% |
| Backlog (excl. tax) | 31/03/2017 | 31/12/2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | €2,799 million | €2,640 million | +6.0% |
| Offices | €834 million | €630 million | +32.4% |
| Property Development Backlog | €3,633 million | €3,270 million | +11.1% |
During this quarter, Altarea Cogedim recorded an increase of +7.4% (+€3.2 million) in rental income at €46.6 million. This increase includes in particular the impact of the opening of L'Avenue 83 in April 2016, together with the like-forlike change3 .
The Group's shopping centres outperformed the market, with footfall up +0.1%4 and tenant revenue down -0.4%5 likefor-like, in an environment of decreasing consumption (CNCC Index down -2.8 % for footfall and -2.3% for tenant revenue, respectively6 ).
One year after its opening, the shopping and leisure centre L'Avenue 83 (Toulon-La Valette) confirmed the success of its opening: footfall targets exceeded from the first year (nearly 6 million visitors), excellent performance of the Pathé cinema (already ranked in the top 20 most-visited cinemas on a weekly basis), with already loyal customers.
For its second year of operation, the centre's commercial offering will be enhanced with the opening of eight new shops (ground floor of the residential buildings currently being delivered).
2 Residential backlog: Residential backlog consists of revenues (excluding tax) from notarised sales to be recognised on a percentage-of-completion basis and individual and block reservations to be notarised.
Offices Backlog: the offices backlog consists of revenues (excluding taxes) from notarised sales to be recognised in the accounting turnover using the percentage of completion method, sales agreement not yet regularised by notarial deed (development contract "CPI") and fees to be received from third parties for signed contracts.
3 On a like-for-like basis, the Group recorded an increase in rental income of +0.3%.
4 Aggregate change in footfall at end-March 2017, for French assets at 100%, excluding assets under refurbishment.
5 Change in cumulative tenant revenue on a like-for-like basis at end-March 2017, for French assets at 100%, excluding acquisitions, disposals and redevelopments.
6 CNCC index for all shopping centres, on an aggregate comparable basis at the end of March 2017.
| In € millions (excl. tax) | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental income | 46.6 | 43.4 | 7.4% |
| Services | 4.4 | 5.4 | -19.6% |
| Property development revenue | 2.0 | 3.8 | -48.4% |
| Retail | 52.9 | 52.6 | 0.6% |
| Revenue | 280.0 | 234.6 | 19.4% |
| Services | 0.5 | 0.1 | 273.1% |
| Residential | 280.5 | 234.7 | 19.5% |
| Revenue | 69.9 | 32.9 | 112.3% |
| Services | 1.7 | 0.9 | 85.3% |
| Offices | 71.6 | 33.9 | 111.6% |
| Revenue | 405.1 | 321.2 | 26.1% |
Net financial debt (bank and bond) amounted to €2,603 million at 31 March 2017, compared with €2,426 million at 31 December 2016. This change is mainly due to the implementation of development projects and to Retail REIT investments.
As announced during the annual results, the Group will ask the General Meeting of 11 May 2017 to approve the payment of a dividend of €11.50 per share.
It will also propose the option of converting the amount into shares, for an issue price of €153.84 per share.7 .
General meeting: Thursday 11 May at 11:00 AM H1 2017 results: Thursday 27 July 2017 after closing
Altarea Cogedim is a leading property group. As both a commercial land owner and developer, it operates in all three main classes of property assets: retail, residential and offices. It has the know-how in each sector required to design, develop, commercialise and manage made-to-measure property products. With operations in France, Spain and Italy, Altarea Cogedim manages a shopping centre portfolio of €4.5 billion by the end of 2016. Listed on compartment A of Euronext Paris, Altarea had a market capitalisation of €2.7 billion at 31 March 2017.
Eric Dumas, Chief Financial Officer [email protected], Tel: + 33 1 44 95 51 42
Catherine Leroy, Analyst and Investor Relations [email protected], Tel: + 33 1 56 26 24 87
Agnès Villeret, Press Relations – KOMODO [email protected], Tel: +33 6 83 28 04 15
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to purchase Altarea shares. For more detailed information concerning Altarea, please refer to the documents available on our website www.altareacogedim.com.
This press release may contain declarations in the nature of forecasts. While the Company believes such declarations are based on reasonable assumptions at the date of publication of this document, they are by nature subject to risks and uncertainties which may lead to differences between real figures and those indicated or inferred from such declarations.
7 Based on a 10% discount on the average of the price in the last 20 trading days prior to the General Meeting, less the dividend.
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