Investor Presentation • May 8, 2015
Investor Presentation
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"In the first quarter of 2015, the Dutch economy and the producer and consumer confidence improved. Thanks to our specific expertise and capabilities, we were able to benefit strongly from this. The occupancy rate of the total portfolio improved and NSI succeeded in letting out twice as much out of vacancy compared with last year. In combination with the improvement in the quality of the portfolio as result of asset rotation, we achieved a take up/supply ratio of 21% in the Dutch office portfolio, significantly better than the market average of (17%).
Also the direct investment result showed an improvement compared with both the last and the first quarter of last year. Although this has been positively influenced by a large one-off item, the first quarter is altogether a strong quarter, reflecting the effects of our strategy."
| Results (x € 1,000) | Q1 2015 | Q4 2014 | Q1 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross rental income | 34,085 | 33,289 | 33,869 |
| Net rental income | 29,898 | 27,237 | 27,823 |
| Direct investment result | 13,496 | 11,908 | 12,826 |
| Occupancy rate (in%) | 80.6 | 79.9 | 78.5 |
| Offices NL* | HNK | Retail | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2015 | Q4 2014 | Q1 2015 | Q4 2014 | Q1 2015 | Q4 2014 | |
| Occupancy rate | 71.4% | 71.5% | 57.5% | 56.6% | 88.2% | 88.4% |
| Take up in sqm | 9,090 | 3,216 | 4,250 | 1,778 | 831 | 2,489 |
| Take up/supply ratio | 21% | 13% | 36% | 26% | 13% | 41% |
| Effective rent lever per sqm new lettings | € 130 | €151 | € 175 | € 196 | € 178 | € 193 |
| Effective rent level persqm total portfolio | € 146 | €149 | € 167 | € 163 | € 180 | € 182 |
| *) includes HNK |
NSI aims to increase the quality of its portfolio through its asset rotation strategy. Through the sale of the non core portfolio in 2014, NSI sold approx. 10% of the bottom end of its portfolio so that the average quality of the portfolio has increased. With the total asset sales since the start of the asset rotation strategy in 2014, NSI is approx. halfway in achieving its 2016 targets in its office portfolio.
NSI signed 9,090 sqm of new leases (take-up) in the Dutch office portfolio in Q1 2015. This is significantly higher that the take up in Q1 2014 (5,131 sqm) and Q4 2014 (3,216 sqm) and represents approx. 2.9% of the total take up in the market (NSI portfolio represents 1.1% of the total market). The take-up/supply1 ratio of 21% was considerably better that the market average of 17%. This sharp improvement was driven by the strong leasing performance and the reduction in supply in the NSI portfolio as result of the sale of the non core portfolio.
The effective rent level of new leases in the office portfolio amounted to €130 per sqm in Q1 2015 (€125 per sqm over the last 12 months). The effective rent level for the overall Dutch office portfolio amounted to €146 per sqm as per 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: €149 per sqm).
The average lease duration of the portfolio remained stable at 3.8 years as per 31 March 2015.
HNK represented almost 50% of the total take up in offices in Q1 2015. A number of large leases (3,500 sqm) took place in the 'tailor made office' proposition, including Panasonic in HNK Den Bosch (1,100 sqm) and the Rutgers Stichting (1,100 sqm) in HNK Utrecht Central Station. In this proposition, tenants exactly determine the required floorplate, while benefiting from the added value of the HNK concept, including the meeting room and conferencing facilities and the possibility of having access to office space in multiple locations at relatively low costs. Also for the larger floorplates, the 'social heart' turns out to be a key differerentiator which makes HNK the preferred solution over conventional office space. HNK tenants increasingly rent in multiple locations with multiple products. For example through combining 'tailor made office' with a Managed Office or memberships at other HNK locations. The take up/ supply ratio in HNK amounted to 36%, compared to the market average of 17% and 21% in de total Dutch office portfolio of NSI.
The roll-out to 20 HNK locations branches with nationwide coverage in 2016 is on schedule. With the opening of HNK Den Bosch on 22 April 2015, NSI added a strategic location in the Southern part of the Netherlands to its HNK network. HNK Ede is expected to be opened on 1 July 2015 and HNK Utrecht Central Station on 1 September 2015.
The average occupancy rate in HNK was 57.5% as per 31 March 2015 (31 December 2015 56.6%). The average effective rent level in the HNK portfolio amounted to €167 per sqm. The retention rate of 85% shows that the flexibility for which HNK tenants choose in the HNK concept practically translates into long-term leasing.
The share of HNK in the total gross rental income of the Dutch office portfolio grew from 9.9% to 12.6%. HNK showed a like-for-like growth of 29.7%. The organic growth in Q1 2015 versus Q4 2014 was 1.4%.
NSI invested €1.7 million in HNK in Q1 2015, bringing the total cumulative investments in the HNK roll-out to €13.4 million, out of the total 3-years investment plan (until 2016) of €31.0 million.
1 The take-up supply ratio is recalculated on annualized basis. According to Dynamis, total take up in the Dutch office market amounted to 304,205 sqm
The retail landscape remains challenging despite the improving consumer confidence. Also 2015 has again seen a number of bankruptcies of a number of national retail chains. With the focus on 'convenience' and neighbourhood shopping centers, NSI managed to maintain the occupancy rate stable at 88.2% on 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: 88.4%).
The effective rent level in the retail portfolio was €180 per sqm as per 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: €182 per sqm), while the effective rent level of new leases amounted to €178 per sqm in Q1 2015.
The average lease duration of the portfolio increased slightly to 4.6 years as per 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: 4.5 years).
The occupancy rate in the Belgian portfolio improved slightly from 86.0% as per 31 December 2014 to 86.7% per 31 March 2015 as a result of a slight improvement in both portfolios; the occupancy rate of the logistics portfolio improved from 91.2% to 91.7% and the office portfolio improved from 82.7% to 83.1%.
The leasing activities involved primarily renewals in both portfolios in Q1 2015. In the logistic site Neerland 1 in Wilrijk the lease of 3,653 sqm to a governmental agency (Facilitair Agentschap) was extended. Furthermore, after the closing of Q1 2015, the extension and expansion was agreed with CooperVision Belgium in the recently acquired logistics site in Herstal. Due to the strong growth of CooperVision and the centralization of the continental European distribution activities, the capacity of the site had to be expanded considerably. The new agreement commences on April 1, 2015 and runs until 2024 and delivers an annual rental income of €0.8 million per year.
| Results (x € 1,000) | Q1 2015 | Q4 2014 | Q1 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross rental income | 34,085 | 33,289 | 33,870 |
| Net rental income | 29,898 | 27,237 | 27,823 |
| Direct investment result | 13,496 | 11,908 | 12,826 |
| Occupancy rate (in%) | 80.6 | 79.9 | 78.5 |
Gross rental income by segment in the Netherlands and Belgium:
| x € 1.000 | Q1 2014 | Purchases | Disposals | Organic Growth | Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | |||||
| Offices | 13,725 | - | -142 | -1,200 | 12,382 |
| Retail | 6,849 | - | - | 210 | 7,059 |
| Large scale retail | 1,522 | - | - | 124 | 1,646 |
| Industrial | 1,716 | - | -10 | -209 | 1,497 |
| Residential | 69 | - | -69 | - | - |
| Total | 23,881 | - | -221 | -1,075 | 22,585 |
| Belgium | |||||
| Offices | 6,135 | - | - | 270 | 6,450 |
| Industrial | 3,854 | 1,116 | -16 | 141 | 5,095 |
| Total | 9,989 | 1,116 | -16 | 411 | 11,500 |
| Total NSI | 33,870 | 1,116 | -237 | -664 | 34,085 |
The negative like-for-like growth is largely due to the expiration of a number of large contracts, as previously announced, at 31 December 2014. The impact of the expiration of the contracts with the Central Government Real Estate agency ("Rijksgebouwendienst", 5,000 sqm) ROC Amsterdam (5,000 sqm) and Prorail amounted to €0.9 million (9,000 sqm).
In the large scale retail, Q1 was influenced by the positive effect of the settlement of turnover rent over 2014 (€0.4 million).
The acquisitions of the logistics site in Opglabbeek (end 2014) and the logistics site in Herstal (February 2015) contributed to the gross rental income in line with expectations.
Gross rental income by segment in the Netherlands and Belgium:
| x €1.000 | Q4 2014 | Purchases | Disposals | Organic Growth | Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | |||||
| Offices | 13,410 | - | 87 | -1,114 | 12,382 |
| Retail | 6,578 | - | - | 481 | 7,059 |
| Large scale retail | 1,297 | - | - | 349 | 1,646 |
| Industrial | 1,810 | - | -273 | -40 | 1,497 |
| Total | 23,095 | - | -186 | -324 | 22,585 |
| Belgium | |||||
| Offices | 6,206 | - | - | 199 | 6,405 |
| Industrial | 3,989 | 1,049 | - | 57 | 5,095 |
| Total | 10,195 | 1,049 | - | 274 | 11,500 |
| Total NSI | 33,289 | 1,049 | -186 | -67 | 34,085 |
The net rental income amounted to €29.9 million in Q1 2015 (Q4 2014: €27.2 million, Q1 2014: €27.8 million). This increase is largely due to received refurbishment fees in Belgium of €2.5 million.
The direct investment result increased to €13.5 million (Q4 2014: €11.9 million, Q1 2014: €12.8 million). Besides the higher net rental income, slightly lower financing costs and administrative costs also contributed to the improved direct investment result.
NSI completed and signed the documentation of the refinancing, which was announced on 13 February 2015. With this facility of €550 million, NSI has given substance to the key objectives of its funding strategy; the diversification of funding resources, the extension of the average maturity of the loan portfolio, and the reduction of financing costs. Moreover, NSI has significantly simplified the structure.
Characteristics of the new facility are:
The facility will take effect as per mid May 2015, after which the average financing costs will decrease to 4.4% as at 30 June 2015 compared with 4.6% at 31 December 2014, and to approx. 4.0% in 2016.
The LtV (loan-to-value) was 47.7% as at 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: 48.9%). It should be taken into account that no dividend is distributed in the Q1 and that the Dutch portfolio is not being appraised in Q1. The interest cover ratio was 3.0 as per 31 March 2015 (31 December 2014: 2.6). The interest cover ratio was positively influenced by the one-off refurbishment fees in Belgium.
In Q1 2015 NSI sold an office property at the Karel du Jardinstraat in Amsterdam at 70% above book value. By identifying opportunities for alternative use, and by integrating this in the sale process, NSI was able to realize the maximum vale under its management.
Furthermore, NSI completed a number of previously announced transactions in Q1 2015, including the sale of 14 non-core assets, resulting in the disposal of 43,000 sqm of non performing assets. Furthermore, the sale of an office property at the Bovendonk (3,361 sqm) in Roosendaal and a non-strategic property at the Montaubanstraat (2,143 sqm) in Zeist was completed. The annual gross rental income of these sold properties amount to €1.3 million. The total proceeds of the sales completed in 2015 amounted to €24,5 million. On average, the sales took place as 24% above book value.
With these transactions NSI gives substance to the execution of its asset rotation strategy. This asset rotation strategy involves the disposal of properties of which the value has been optimised or when the required investments will not result in the required returns. This enables NSI to improve the quality of the portfolio and to reinvest its resources in properties where NSI can create value through its active management strategy.
Intervest Offices & Warehouses (IOW) completed the acquisition of the logistics site of 52,000 sqm in Herstal (Liege) for €28.6 million in February 2015. The site was fully occupied as per 31 March 2015. IOW has expanded its position on the logistic axes Antwerp-Limburg-Liege through this transaction. This transaction is another step
in progressing to its strategic target to grow the logistics portfolio to at least 60% of its total portfolio.
NSI creates - with and for its customers - inspiring environments to meet, work and do business. NSI realises this by investing in offices and retail in attractive, high-quality locations in the Netherlands and Belgium. NSI is a publicly listed real estate company, and manages invested assets of around €1.7 billion.
| Financial calandar | Date |
|---|---|
| Interim report half-year results 2015 | 31 July 2015 |
| Trading update Q3 2015 | 30 October 2015 |
| Dividend distribution 2015 | Datum |
| Setting interim-dividend 2015 | 31 July |
| Listing ex-dividend | 4 August 2015 |
| Record date | 5 August 2015 |
| Payment interim-dividend 2015 | 11 August 2015 |
For more information: NSI N.V. – Eva Lindner
T (020) 763 0300 E [email protected] / I www.nsi.nl
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