Press release
Paris, 25 April 2022, 5:45 p.m.
Business driven by the urban transformation market
Altarea, leader in urban transformation
A comprehensive real estate offering serving the city and its users
A €19.4 bn pipeline1 (4.3 million m², 800 projects)
Major progress on large mixed-use projects
"Cœur de ville" delivered in Bezons (65,000 m²), construction in Bobigny (100,000 m2) launched
New projects in the Regions (Rouen, Tours, Annecy)
Residential supply rebuilt amid persistently strong demand
Supply ramped up, particularly in new regional markets Priority given to Individuals with new orders up +28% Agile monitoring of activity in a context of inflation
Multiple value-creating transactions in Business Property
Sale of the remainder of Orange's head office; offices sold off-plan in the Regions Lease of the Group's first urban logistics project in Paris's 12th arrondissement
Retail business gets back to normal
Retailer sales back to 2019 levels
Net rental income up, collection rate near normal, sharp decline in bad debts
Financial performance
Consolidated revenue up to €661.2 m (+0.9% vs 2021 and +11.6% vs 2019)
Net debt down to €1,518 m (-€128 m vs 31/12/2021 and -€798 m over 12 months)
Strong liquidity at €3,035 m
Annual General Meeting on 24 May 2022
Proposed dividend for 2021: €9.75/share (+2.6% vs 2020)
Change in payment terms: dividend to be paid fully in cash on 31 May 2022
Outlook
Given the non-completion of the acquisition of the Primonial group, Altarea modifies the guidance announced on 22 February 2022
Considering the first quarter performance, Altarea expects its 2022 operating profit to be significantly higher than 2021 and 2019, unless the macroeconomic and geopolitical context deteriorates further
By 2025, Altarea is targeting FFO2 per share of around €18, mainly generated by organic growth
Unaudited data as of 31 March 2022
1 Potential value at end-December 2021. Potential value = market value at delivery date. Retail: potential market value including transfer duties of projects on delivery (net rents capitalised at a market rate) at 100%, and revenue excluding tax for development projects. Residential: offer for sale + portfolio incl. VAT. Business property: potential market value excl. transfer duties on the date of disposal for investment projects (at 100%), amount excl. VAT of off-plan sales/PDCs for the other development programmes (at 100%, or Group share for jointly owned projects), and capitalised DPM fees, near stable year-on-year.
2 Funds from operations (FFO): net profit excluding changes in value, calculated expenses, transaction fees and changes in diffe red tax.
"Since the beginning of the year, Altarea has taken full advantage of the booming urban transformation market, in which it holds undisputed leadership positions with its comprehensive offering and wide product ranges. Operational successes achieved in each of our business lines make us confident about our outlooks, while remaining vigilant as to the changes in the environment.
In an inflationary context, driven by the consequences of the war in Ukraine, Altarea has already hardened its criteria in terms of land commitments and project launches. We note, however, that demand remains strong from all customers, with real estate playing its full role as a safe haven in times of crisis. More than ever, Altarea is proactive in terms of risk management, and will make the most of its agility and ability to seize opportunities in a market that remains favourably oriented.
Altarea remains confident in its long-term outlooks, which are fundamentally based on the urban transformation market. Given the non-completion of the acquisition of the Primonial group, we modify the guidance announced on 22 February. Considering the first quarter performance, we expect its 2022 operating profit to be significantly higher than 2021 and 2019, unless the macroeconomic and geopolitical context deteriorates further. By 2025, we are targeting FFO per share of around €18, mainly generated by organic
growth.
Altarea's financial structure is particularly sound, with historically low net debt and abundant liquidity. As a result, and given the absence of any significant acquisition in the short term, Altarea will propose to the next
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders the payment of the annual dividend entirely in cash."
Alain Taravella, Chairman and Founder of Altarea
Residential: supply rebuilt amid persistently strong demand
Supply ramped up, particularly in new regional markets
Over the quarter, Altarea intensified its efforts to increase supply, which rose to 5,795 units, +25% vs 2021 and +29% vs 2019. Growth was mainly driven by the new territories which contributed nearly a quarter of Q1 supply (Angers, Tours, Caen, Amiens, etc.).
In units | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2019 |
Supply | 5,795 | 4,623 | 4,032 | 4,480 |
In addition to these development successes, Altarea has succeeded in speeding up times to market, with, in particular, an increase in building permits granting.
In units | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2021 | |
Building permits granted | 2,323 | 1,933 | +20% |
Land bought | 2,600 | 1,446 | +80% |
Commercial launch (individuals only) | 1,753 | 924 | +90% |
Priority given to Individuals with new orders up +28% |
Despite a clear rise in supply, demand cannot be fully met. In this context, Altarea has pro-actively given priority to Individual investors. First-quarter sales were stable in value terms but with a radically changed mix: new orders from Individual investors grew +28% to represent 75% of sales (against 58% in 2021), so recovering to pre-Covid levels.
New orders | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2019 | |
In value (incl. VAT) | €588m | €587m | +0% | €627m |
o/w Individual investors | €439m | €343m | +28% | €440m |
o/w Institutional investors | €149m | €245m | -39% | €187m |
In volume (units) | 1,944 units | 2,121 units | -8% | 2,651 units |
o/w Individual investors | 1,445 units | 1,144 units | +26% | 1,543 units |
o/w Institutional investors | 499 units | 977 units | -49% | 1,108 units |
Outlook: Agile monitoring of activity in a context of inflation
In an environment dominated by resurgent inflation and supply chain disruptions, commercial mix management is a lever for steering the Group's profitability. Real estate is playing its role as a safe-haven asset, particularly for Individual investors. Altarea is therefore focusing its offer on this customer segment, even though Institutional demand remains strong. With the supply now regularly replenished, Altarea intends to pursue this strategy over the coming months. In the short term, Altarea can rely on a near-stable backlog3 of €3,650 million (-1.9% vs end-2021), representing around 1.5 times 2021 Residential revenue.
3 The backlog is a leading indicator of potential revenue, which includes revenue from sold units and those subject to completion to be booked in revenue according to technical progress.
Business Property: value-creating transactions
Offices
Paris region: full disposal of Orange's global headquarters
During the first quarter 2022, Altarea sold to Crédit Agricole Assurances its remaining 10% stake in Bridge, Orange's global headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux (58,000 m²). This project is particularly representative of the Group's expertise in new-generation offices, characterised by user comfort adapted to new ways of working and with exemplary energy efficiency.
Regions: two off-plan sales4
In the Regions, Altarea has agreed a third off-plan sale with Tivoli capital, to develop a 4,200 m2 co-working space in the Jolimont building in Toulouse, and another in Marseille with Erilia, a social housing enterprise (SHE) which will move its head office into 6,200 m2 of the Porte Est project by 2024.
Logistics
Logistics platform off-plan lease5
Altarea Logistique has signed an off-plan lease with Logeos covering 25,000 m2 out of a total 38,000 m2 in a future multi-user logistics platform located on the link road between Nantes and Rennes, confirming the Group's growing expertise in this fast-growing real estate sector.
Urban logistics
At the end of March Altarea signed an agreement to let the Manufacture de Reuilly building. This project, located in the heart of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, is the first urban logistics site to be developed by the Group.
Outlook
With a pipeline of nearly €5 billion, Altarea is France's leading Business Property developer not only by volume but also by the depth and diversity of its offering. Business Property should continue to contribute significantly to Group profits in the future.
Retail: business gets back to normal
Retailer sales: back to 2019 levels
In the first quarter of 2022, tenant's revenue returned to their level of 20196 despite lower footfall7. The end of Covid restrictions8 since mid-March should help restaurants and leisure activities, the sectors hardest hit by these measures.
CAP3000 won the world's "Best shopping centre" award at the MIPIM Awards 20229
CAP3000, the emblematic shopping centre on the Côte d'Azur, has once again been rewarded for its sea-front extension and its catering & lifestyle offering. This exceptional site, certified BREEAM "Excellent", is also the first shopping centre in the world to earn the BiodiverCity label.
4 In French, VEFA (vente en l'état futur d'achèvement).
5 In French, BEFA (bail en l'état futur d'achèvement).
6+1,0% vs 2019 (at constant surface area, excluding restaurants and leisure activities). Cumulative data from January to March.
7 Footfall from January to March 2022 was down 14% on the same period 2019 at a constant surface area basis.
8 Mask-wearing and vaccine passports.
9 The MIPIM (Marché International des professionnels de l'Immobilier) Awards reward the world's most exciting real estate projects each year.
Net rental income up, collection rate near normal, sharp decline in bad debts
The Group's net rental income (IFRS) for the first quarter 2022, was €50.3 million, up +5.9% of which +4% due to scope effects. The collection rate is 91.6%10. Excluding catering and leisure activities, the rate stood at 94.1%, close to pre-Covid levels. As a result of this improvement, bad debts fell sharply, which should have a significantly favourable impact on net rental income for the first half 2022 (lower bad debts provisions).
Outlook
In an inflationary environment, Altarea expects a recovery in tenants' revenue, with increased differentiation by sector and retail concept. Demand from brands remains strong and the financial vacancy rate is nearly back to pre-crisis levels. As a result, rent levels should start growing again, thanks in part to the effect of rent indexation11.
Financial performance
First-quarter 2022 revenue: €661.2 million (+0.9% vs. 2021 and +11.6% vs. 2019)
In €m (excl. tax) | |||||
Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | Change 22/21 | Q1 2020 | Q1 2019 | |
Revenue by % of completion | 549.9 | 535.5 | +2.7% | 384.2 | 433.0 |
External services | 3.2 | 2.4 | - | 2.7 | 1.8 |
Residential | 553.0 | 537.8 | +2.8% | 386.9 | 434.8 |
Revenue by % of completion | 51.9 | 59.5 | -12.9% | 116.7 | 101.0 |
External services | 1.5 | 3.9 | - | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Business Property | 53.4 | 63.5 | -15.9% | 117.8 | 102.0 |
Rental income | 50.3 | 47.5 | +5.9% | 51.4 | 49.1 |
External services | 4.6 | 4.7 | - | 4.2 | 6.6 |
Revenue by % of completion | - | 1.6 | - | 6.0 | - |
Retail | 54.8 | 53.8 | +2.1% | 61.6 | 55.7 |
Revenue | 661.2 | 655.1 | +0.9% | 566.2 | 592.5 |
Consolidated first-quarter 2022 revenue amounted to €661.2 million (+0.9%):
• Residential: revenue growth (+2.8%) reflects healthy sales and technical progress,
• Business Property: the fall in revenue (-15.9%) is linked to the change in business mix (PDCs for large Paris projects delivered in 2021, increasing contribution of new projects in the Regions). The sale of the remaining stake of Bridge will be booked as a contribution by equity-method affiliates in the half-year financial statements,
• Retail: rental income grew +5.9%, of which +4% was linked to scope effects.
Reduction in net debt and strong liquidity
On 31 March 2022, net debt12 was €1,518 million, down €128 million vs 31 December 2021. This fall was in large part due to the signature in February 2022 of the Alta Infrastructures partnership specialising in retail outlets at European rail stations with Crédit Agricole Assurances.
Over 12 months, net debt has fallen by €798 million. As a reminder, Altarea's consolidated LTV13 was 24.1% at
31 December 2021.
10 €77.1 million received out of €84.2 million in rents and charges billed (including VAT).
11 There were changes to the way the French official retail rent index - Indice de Loyers Commerciaux (ILC) - is calculated. It is now composed 75% by the consumer price index (IPCL) and 25% by the construction cost index (ICC), giving an increase of +2.42% for the rolling annual inflation to end-2021.
12 Bank and bond debt.
13 Loan-to-Value (LTV): indebtedness ratio. Consolidated net bond and bank debt/Consolidated market value of Group assets.
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