Group Highlights

  • 2018 rental determinations received; litigation begun in Victoria
  • Portfolio assessed by valuers as 33% under-rented*
  • FY21 distribution guidance of 21.5cps, up 3%
  • Property valuations up 4.4%, NTA $3.24ps
  • Gearing decreased to 39.7%
  • Portfolio highly resilient during COVID 19
    - all pub rent paid when due

*Refer our ASX announcement of 16 November 2020 for more details

Statutory Profit and Distributable Profit

Half Year to 31 December 2020

Millions

Dec 20

Dec 19

Total Revenue

$31.4

$30.9

Total Other Income (Including fair value increments)

$51.6

$8.8

Total Expenses (Including fair value decrements)

($14.9)

($19.2)

Income tax expense

($0.0)

($0.0)

Statutory Profit after income tax (IFRS)

$68.1

$20.5

Add back non cash items:

Fair value decrement/(increments) to investment properties

($51.6)

$(8.8)

Fair value decrements to derivatives

$0.8

$2.5

Employee share based payments

$0.1

$0.1

Non-cash finance costs

$0.5

$1.3

Income tax expense

$0.0

$0.0

Distributable Profit*

$17.9

$15.6

Distribution paid

$21.3

$20.4

Distributable Profit is a non-IFRS measure and has not been audited. Rounding differences may arise in the above table.

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Results analysis

Half Year to 31 December 2020

Millions

Dec 20

Dec 19

Comments

Revenue from properties

$31.4

$30.7

Impact of CPI increases and rental determinations

Other revenue

$0.0

$0.2

Lower cash balances and lower interest rates

Borrowing expense

$8.4

$11.0

Fixed interest rates on 100% of debt

Management expense

$3.4

$2.6

Increase in insurance costs, CEO transition costs and legal costs

Land tax expense

$1.7

$1.7

QLD properties only

Distributable Profit 1

$17.9

$15.6

Distribution (cps)

10.75c

10.45c

Reflects FY2021 guidance

  1. Distributable Profit excludes non-cash accounting items - see full reconciliation to IFRS Net Profit.
  2. Rounding differences may arise
  3. Note: ALE did not receive any government COVID-19 relief payments

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