Earnings Release • Mar 27, 2014
Earnings Release
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27th March 2014
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I. Highlights FY-2013
II. Portfolio and Operating Performance
| Total Portfolio | |
|---|---|
| 31 Dec. 2013 |
∆ (YOY) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| # of units | 94,311 | +3.7% | |
| In-place rent (sqm) | €4.96 (€4.97)** | +2.1% (+2.3%)** | |
| Occupancy | 97.1% (97.3%)** | +20bps (+40bps)** | ** like for like |
| High-Growth Markets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ 31 Dec. 2013 (YOY) |
|||||
| # of units | 31,506 | +0.1% | |||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €5.54 (€5.54)** |
+3.0% (+3,0%)** |
|||
| Occupancy | 98.8% (98.8%)** |
+20bps (+20bps)** |
| Stable Markets with Attractive Yields | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ 31 Dec. 2013 (YOY) |
|||||
| # of units | 34,631 | +8.1% | |||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €4.67 (€4.66)** |
+1.5% (+1.5%)** |
|||
| Occupancy | 96.5% (96.9%)** |
+30bps (+70 bps)** |
| Higher-Yielding Markets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ 31 Dec. 2013 (YOY) |
|||||
| # of units | 26,697 | +2.6% | |||
| In-place rent (sqm) | €4.58 (€4.58)** |
+1.4% (+1.6%)** |
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| Occupancy | 95.6% (95.9%)** |
+10bps (+40bps)** |
III. Financial Performance
| Condensed Income Statement (€ million) |
2013 | 2012 | Higher rental income (+€16.2m/+4.7%); organic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net rental and letting income |
257.7 | 247.7 | growth (+2.7%) Higher maintenance expenses (-€6.4m) |
| Net income from the disposal of investment property | -1.8 | -1.4 | Lower opex |
| Net income from the valuation of investment property | 81.6 | 120.3 | Valuation uplift of +1.7% YOY |
| Net income from the disposal of real estate inventory | -3.1 | -1.8 | €3.3m Long Term Incentive Plan – non-cash |
| Net income from Other services | 2.3 | 3.0 | pass-through item C. €10.9m non-recurring |
| Administrative and Other expenses | -51.5 | -59.4 | items (incl. former development project) Stable recurring admin. |
| Other income | 0.2 | 1.7 | costs of €35.2m |
| Operating earnings |
285.5 | 310.1 | Slightly higher cash interest expenses (€91m vs. €90.1m) |
| Net finance costs |
-126.9 | -195.6 | Lower non-cash loan amortisation (mainly due |
| Earnings before income taxes |
158.6 | 114.5 | to refinancing effect in 2012) 2012 burdened by |
| Income tax expense |
-21.7 | -2.4 | €37.8m prepayment penalties |
| Consolidated net profit |
136.9 | 112.1 | Deferred taxes (thereof cash taxes: +€0.5m) |
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | +€6.4m higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 294.1 | 318.7 | maintenance cost in FY-2013 |
| Net income from the valuation of investment property |
-81.6 | -120.3 | Valuation uplift of +1.7% on back of operating |
| Long-term incentive program (LTIP) | 3.3 | - | performance |
| Non-recurring project costs | 7.9 | 20.3 | IFRS implementation Restructuring, refinancing, etc. |
| Extraordinary and prior-period expenses and income | 3.2 | 1.2 | €4.1m risk provision for a former development project |
| Net income from the disposal of investment property | 1.7 | 1.4 | |
| Net income from the disposal of real estate inventory |
3.1 | 1.8 | Winding down of former development business Disposals at €1.4m premium to book values |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 231.7 | 223.1 | of €7.6m Inventories: €10.1m |
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | 231.7 | 223.1 | Higher financial debt due |
| Cash interest expenses and income | -91.0 | -90.1 | to acquisitions Slightly lower interest costs (Ø 3,2%;-10bps) |
| Cash income taxes | 0.5 | 3.5 | Tax reimbursement in FY-2012 |
| FFO I (not including disposal of investment property) |
141.2 | 136.5 | |
| Net income from the disposal of investment property |
-1.7 | -1.4 | Disposals of non-core assets slightly above book value |
| FFO II (including disposal of investment property) | 139.5 | 135.1 | |
| Capex | -43.7 | -41.5 | |
| Capex-Adjusted FFO I (AFFO) | 97.5 | 95.0 | €8.6m higher capex & maintenance (YOY) |
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported interest expense |
131.4 | 195.0 | Major effect from refinancing in 2012 |
| Interest expense related to loan amortisation |
-30.2 | -52.9 | Recurring expenses approx. €20m |
| Refinancing fees | -2.9 | -0.6 | |
| Prepayment penalties | 0.0 | -37.8 | Refinancing completed |
| Interest on shareholder loans | -0.2 | -1.4 | |
| Interest charges relating to valuation of assets/liabilities |
-2.3 | -3.5 | |
| Leasing related interest expense | -1.6 | -1.6 | |
| Interest expenses related to changes in pension provisions |
-3.6 | -4.3 | |
| Other interest expenses | -0.2 | -1.3 | |
| Bank charges | 1,5 | - | |
| Interest income | -0.9 | -1.5 | |
| Cash effective interest expense | 91.0 | 90.1 |
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity (excl. minority interests) |
2,248.8 | 2,060.6 | €40.5m increase from |
| Note: Shareholder loans to be converted in to equity | 0.0 | 40.5 | shareholder debt-to equity swap in Q1-2013 |
| Effect of exercising options, convertible loans and other rights | - | - | |
| NAV | 2,248.8 | 2,060.6 | Rising rates with positive impact on |
| Fair value of financial derivatives | 52.0 | 89.7 | valuation of interest hedges |
| Deferred taxes | 271.1 | 221.5 | |
| EPRA-NAV | 2,571.9 | 2,371.8 | Only deferred taxes related to investment properties and assets |
| Number of shares outstanding (m) | 52,963 | 52,963 | held for disposal are taken into account |
| EPRA-NAV per share in € | 48.56 | 44.78* |
* adjusted
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | Purchases €128.5m Capex €43.7m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment property | 5,163.4 | 4,937.1 | Revaluation €81.6m |
| Prepayment for investment property |
6.9 | Reclassification €28.4m |
|
| Other non-current assets | 91.9 | 114.1 | |
| Non-current assets | 5,262.2 | 5,051.2 | |
| Receivables and other assets | 33.8 | 50.7 | For acquisitions |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 110.7 | 133.7 | consolidated as of H1-2014 |
| Current assets | 144.5 | 184.4 | |
| Assets held for disposal | 16.4 | 2.2 | |
| Total Assets | 5,423.1 | 5,237.8 | |
| Equity | 2,276.1 | 2,085.5 | |
| Non-current financial liabilities | 2,396.7 | 2,102.9 | Equity ratio of 42.0% |
| Other non-current liabilities |
443.9 | 480.2 | |
| Non-current liabilities | 2,840.6 | 2,583.1 | |
| Current financial liabilities | 187.0 | 396.8 | |
| Other current liabilities | 119.4 | 172.4 | |
| Current liabilities | 306.4 | 569.2 | |
| Total Equity and Liabilities |
5,423.1 | 5,237.8 |
| € million |
2013 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial debt | 2,583.7 | 2,499.7 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 110.7 | 133.7 | |
| Net Debt |
2,473.0 | 2,366.0 | |
| Investment properties | 5,163.4 | 4,937.1 | Low LTV offers significant |
| Properties held for sale | 16.4 | 2.2 | headroom for external growth |
| Prepayment for investment properties |
6.9 | - | |
| 5,186.7 | 4,939.3 | ||
| Loan to Value (LTV) in % | 47.68 | 47.90 |
IV. Business Update and Outlook
Rent increase of 2.1% for rent-restricted units triggers accelerating rent growth in FY-2014
*according to definition of Deutsche Boerse; of the former owners only Perry Capital kept a 7.7% share
| 2014 | Guidance |
|---|---|
| L-F-L rent growth | upper end of 2-3% range |
| Maintenance/Capex: | approx. €13 /sqm (capex ratio c. 50%) |
| Acquisitions: | >10,000 units by end 2014 |
| FFO I: | €155m - €159m/ €2.93 - 3.00 per share; excl. future acquisitions |
| Dividend | 65% of FFO I |
V. Appendix
| Release Date (expected) |
High-Growth Market1 |
Market1 Stable |
Higher-Yielding Market1 |
Total Portfolio1,2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Q1) | 6,529 units (mainly Dusseldorf, Ratingen) |
10,996 units (mainly Hamm, Bochum, Solingen) |
2,103 units (mainly Hagen, Lunen) |
19,737 units |
| 2014 (Q2) | 389 units | 389 units | ||
| 2014 (Q3) | 209 units | 310 units | 5,374 units (mainly Gelsenkirchen, Unna) |
5,893 units |
| 2014 (Q4) | 399 units | 165 units | 1,801 units (mainly Recklinghausen) |
2,365 units |
| Total 1,2 | 7,137 units | 11,860 units | 9,278 units |
28,384 units |
| Thereof: - Ahlen - Bochum |
1,049 units 1,477 units |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Dusseldorf - Gelsenkirchen - Hamm - Ratingen |
3,293 units 2,794 units |
3,977 units | 2,918 units 1,765 units |
|
| - Recklinghausen - Siegen - Solingen - Unna |
1,027 units 1,451 units |
1,211 units | 1) Sub-portfolios also include restricted units 2) Total Portfolio also include 109 units Non NRW |
| Adj. EBITDA margin | 2012 | 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | Margin % |
€m | Margin % | ||
| Reported | 223.1 | 64.8 | 231.7 | 64.3 | |
| Gap restricted vs. unrestricted rents* | 19.4 | 66.7 | 22.5 | 66.4 | |
| Positive effect from subsidized loans on interest result** |
17.6 | 66.5 | 17.4 | 65.9 |
• *€4.48 per sqm vs. €5.13 in 2013, €4.49 vs. €5.27 in 2013
• **€Financing costs 1.4% (maturity 30 years) vs. Swap 2.6% +175 bps margin
| Residential | GAV Residential |
% of Total Residential |
GAV/ | In-Place | Market | GAV Commercial/ Other |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market | Units | Assets (€m) | GAV | sqm (€) | Rent Multiple | Rent Multiple | Assets (€m) | Total GAV |
| High- Growth Markets |
31,506 | 2,205 | 45% | 1,060 | 16.1x | 13.9x | 181 | 2,386 |
| Stable Markets with Attractive Yields |
34,631 | 1,545 | 32% | 698 | 12.9x | 11.9x | 83 | 1,628 |
| Higher-Yielding Markets |
26,697 | 1,030 | 21% | 625 | 11.9x | 11.2x | 42 | 1,072 |
| Subtotal NRW | 92,834 | 4,780 | 98% | 804 | 13.9x | 12.6x | 306 | 5,086 |
| Portfolio outside NRW |
1,477 | 85 | 2% | 872 | 14.3x | 13.5x | 12 | 97 |
| Total Portfolio | 94,311 | 4,865 | 100% | 806 | 13.9x | 12.6x | 318 | 5,183 |
| Other Assets | 38 | |||||||
| Total (Incl. Landbank | and DevCo) | 5,222 |
Source: LEG
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 27.03.2014 | Annual Report 2013 |
| 15.05.2014 | Quarterly Report Q1 as of 31st March 2014 |
| 25.06.2014 | Annual General Meeting |
| 12.08.2014 | Quarterly Report Q2 as of 30th June 2014 |
| 14.11.2014 | Quarterly Report Q3 as of 30th September 2014 |
Contact
Burkhard Sawazki Head of Investor Relations Tel: +49 211 4568 204 [email protected]
Frank Hilbertz Manager Investor Relations Tel: +49 211 4568 284 [email protected]
Hans-Boeckler-Str. 38 40476 Dusseldorf Germany
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