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Boulogne-Billancourt, 13 February 2020
2019 Annual Results
Carmila exceeded its growth objective for recurring earnings per share which
stood at €1.63/share, up +6.6%
Carmila's model of leading local shopping centres demonstrates its commercial and financial efficiency and its attractiveness to customers: retailer revenues increased by +2.0%
and organic growth of net rental income stood at +3.1%
The 2019 results are proof of the strong business momentum and demonstrate the power and efficiency of Carmila's positioning around proximity.
2019 was a profitable operating year for Carmila and its retailers.
- Retailer revenues grew +2.0% on a like-for-like basis.
- Net rental income increased by +6.2% to €333.2 million, including organic growth of +3.1%.
- Recurring earnings amounted to €222.5 million, an increase of +7.2% compared with 2018. Recurring earnings per share grew +6.6% to €1.63 per share. Carmila thus exceeded its growth objective for the year of between +5.0% and +6.5%.
- The portfolio valuation, including transfer taxes, stood at €6,421.5 million at 31 December 2019, a +0.3% increase.
Appraisers consolidated their portfolio valuations for the second half of 2019: over 6 months, the appraised value of Carmila's portfolio was stable on a like-for-likebasis (+0.3%), as was the portfolio's average capitalisationrate (5.90%).
Over 12 months, on a like-for-like basis, the portfolio valuation dropped slightly by -0.9%(-€56.8 million). - The EPRA NAV per share stood at €27.79, a drop of €0.6/share over 12 months (-2.1%) after the distribution of a €1.50 per share dividend.
- The LTV1 remains low at 34.9% at end December 2019 (+90 bp in 12 months).
Confident in its outlook and the sustainability of its cash flows and growth drivers, Carmila has an objective for 2020 recurring earnings per share growth of between +2% and +4% based on 2019 recurring earnings per share of €1.61, adjusted for the €2.0 million of financial income from securities recorded in the 2019 financial statements.
Alexandre de Palmas commented: "2019 was a very successful year for Carmila and its retailers, who faced numerous operational challenges with enormous flexibility and efficiency, relying on the strength of centres with deep ties to their community and long- appreciated by their customers.
2019 was also a year of new business development. In 2019, Carmila made structural achievements and explored promising avenues both in terms of partnerships with dynamic, high-performing retailers and the development of new expertise. Thanks to its expert and entrepreneurial teams, business development proved to be a significant future growth driver for the group."
- The consolidated net financial debt/fair value of property portfolio ratio (including transfer taxes).
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2019 Income
Gross rental income for 2019 totalled €359.5 million, an increase of +5.6% as a result of organic growth combined with acquisitions and extension projects completed in 2018 and 2019.
Net rental income for 2019 stood at €333.2 million, an increase of +6.2%.
Like-for-like growth in 2019 was €9.7 million, i.e. +3.1% including 1.6% for indexation and 0.5% from the application of IFRS 16 in 2019.
Acquisitions completed in 2018 represented 2.2% of the 2019 growth in net rental income (+€6.9 million) and the extension projects delivered in 2018 and 2019 were responsible for 1.5% of this growth (+€4.6 million).
Other effects represent -0.6% growth in net rental income and include the impact of strategic vacancies of premises to allow for restructuring and extension operations.
Operating costs net of other operating income and expenses for 2019 totalled €52.8 million, versus €50.6 million in 2018, an increase of +4.5%. This growth was mainly linked to variable expenses indexed to income or activity.
EBITDA for 2019 stood at €282.6 million, up +6.9% compared with 2018 EBITDA. EBITDA growth, higher than gross rental income growth, bears witness to the sound management of operating costs and unrecoverable expenses.
The net financial expense for 2019 was -€58.1million, versus -€58.6 million in 2018. The cost of net debt was up due to the interest paid on the bond issued in March 2018. However, other financial income and expenses benefited from a positive adjustment in the market value of the short-term investments portfolio (a €2.0 million reversal in 2019), and the positive impact of the application of IFRS 9. The average cost of debt for the financial year stood at 2.1%.
EPRA Recurring Earnings, after restatement for adjustments related to the application of IFRS 9, the amortisation of fees from the bond issue and adjustments to the market value of short-term investments, stood at €222.5 million, up +7.2% compared to 2018.
Recurring earnings per share were up 6.6% to €1.63 per share. Carmila exceeded its announced 2019 objective for recurring earnings per share between +5% and +6.5%.
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Letting activity
2019 proved to be a busy year, with 874 leases signed for a minimum guaranteed rent of €38.3 million. These lettings comprised signed leases on (i) 436 vacant premises for a minimum guaranteed rent of €16.9 million, (ii) 48 premises on extension projects for €3.8 million, and (iii) 390 renewals for €17.5 million, generating a reversion of 6.9%.
The portfolio's financial occupancy rate2 at 31 December 2019 was 96.3%, up 0.1% compared to 31 December 2018 (a rate of 96.2%).
Lettings of vacant premises enabled Carmila to diversify its retail offering: across the three countries 69% of leases in 2019 (in gross rental income) were signed with tenants active in the Services and Restaurant sectors, particularly in Beauty and Health 24%, Culture, Gifts and Leisure also 24% while Food and Restaurants represented 14%. Clothing and accessories represented 26%.
Temporary retail activity was also part of Carmila's letting momentum. This includes Specialty Leasing and Pop-up Stores, with lease terms for retail premises ranging up to 36 months. Temporary retail activity grew by a remarkable 33.9% in 2019, with total revenues standing at €14.3 million. The most significant share of this growth was generated in Spain where Carmila has a stronger rental market share than in 2018.
Retailer performance
On a like-for-like basis, retailer revenues grew +2.0% cumulative for all three countries in 2019, with France at +2.1%, Spain at +2.0% and Italy at +1.7%.
This overall growth is due to the sharp increase in revenue in three different sectors: Food and Restaurants significantly increased (France +3.3%, Spain +2.7%, Italy +0.9%) thanks to the solid performance of fast food chains, followed by Services (France +5.1%, Spain +1.8%, Italy +6.9%) supported by the good performance of telephony. The Health and Beauty sector (France +3.1%, Spain +5.6%) benefited from solid performance from opticians and hairdressers-barbers, who showed momentum in 2019.
The revenue growth trend for Ready-to-Wear was overall positive (+1.0% in France, +3.2% in Spain and +0.8% in Italy). Retail brand performance varied, with some retail brands growing strongly (including H&M, Zara, Kiabi and Mango) and others under-performing (such as children's fashion).
Digital marketing strategy
In 2019, Carmila continued its distributed marketing strategy, allowing each of its centres to have the best marketing and digital tools available in the market and local data bases.
Our B-to-B digital tools offering is increasingly used by retailers. More than 800 transactions per month were carried out in France, Spain and Italy as part of Kiosque, i.e. in total more than 10,000 B-to-B marketing transactions during 2019, two times more than in 2018. The stores supported for at least six months in 2019 (+67% in number terms over 2018) out-performed their network by 4.4 points due to the use of locally-activated digital levers. This outperformance rose to 8.1 points for campaigns greater than €2,000.
For this reason, initiatives to accelerate the development of local customer databases are expanding. At end-2019, the number of "opt-in" contacts able to be activated in these databases was 2.8 million across our three countries (+25% compared to end-2018).
- Excluding 1.8% strategic vacancy rate at end-2019, 1.9% at end-2018.
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CSR activity
In 2019, Carmila strengthened its CSR commitments, by developing a programme of responsible initiatives entitled "Here, we act" built around three pillars.
Pillar no. 1: "Here, we act" for the local regions
Carmila is undertaking actions to develop the local economic network, initially aimed at retailers, with the development of the "tenants' extranet" intended to enable retailers to obtain information and perform administrative tasks. Actions also apply to the centre's customers, with the organisation in 2019 of 1,000 campaigns on the theme of the food transition and responsible consumption trends.
Lastly, these actions apply more broadly to stakeholders in local life, through partnerships with associations like the French "Secours Populaire", or start-ups from the social and solidarity economy like Too Good To Go.
Pillar no. 2: "Here, we act" for the planet
Carmila is committed to a process of continuous improvement of its environmental performance. To that end, the company launched a wide-ranging campaign to certify its assets, and thus 45 sites have been certified during 2019 (30 in France, 10 in Spain, 5 in Italy).
At 31 December 2019, Carmila's BREEAM certification rate stood at 61% of its portfolio by value (an increase of 25 points compared with 2018), with 76% of the sites receiving a Very Good or Excellent score.
Pillar no. 3: "Here, we act" for the employees
During 2019, a well-being at work programme was developed in Spain under the name "A tu Salud". This programme is intended to be rolled out in France and Italy. Carmila also encourages its employees to participate in the CSR programme through, for example, the creation of a joint council on gender equality, or by financing the participation of two teams in the Oxfam 100 km solidarity walk.
Thanks to these actions, the employee satisfaction rate is high: 87% of employees expressed satisfaction with their job3.
Debt and balance sheet structure
In November 2019, Carmila privately placed a fourth bond with a face value of €50 million, a 12-year maturity and a coupon of 1.89%.
At 31 December 2019, Carmila's gross debt stood at €2,416 million and its cash position amounted to €174 million. Available facilities (RCF and net available cash) stood at €1.2bn. The average debt term was 5.0 years (5.5 years at 31 December 2018).
At the end of December 2019, the consolidated net financial debt/fair value of property assets
(including transfer taxes) was low at 34.9%. The consolidated net financial debt/fair value of property assets (excluding transfer taxes) was 36.7%.
The EBITDA/Net cost of financial debt ratio at 31 December 2019 was 5.0x, compared with 4.9x one year earlier, well above the minimum contractually agreed bank covenant threshold of 2.0x.
The Net debt/EBITDA ratio was 7.9x in 2019, a -30 bp improvement over 2018.
- Annual survey of all employees in the three countries
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Portfolio valuation and NAV
The portfolio valuation, including transfer taxes, stood at €6,421.5 million at 31 December 2019, +€16.9 million higher (+0.3%) than at 31 December 2018 (€6,404.6 million).
Over 12 months, on a like-for-like basis, the portfolio valuation declined by -0.9%(-€56.8 million). Appraisal values showed this slight drop in the first half of 2019. In the second half, appraisers stabilised their valuations (+0.3%).
The average capitalisation rate for the portfolio was 5.90% compared with 5.77% at 31 December 2018. This increase in the average capitalisation rate was the result (i) of a slight increase in the market capitalisation rates in France (+24 bp) mitigated by the work of asset management (-9 bp) and (ii) a slight decompression in the market capitalisation rates in Spain (+14 bp).
The fully diluted EPRA NAV per share at 31 December 2019 stood at €27.79, versus €28.39 per share at 31 December 2018, i.e. a drop of -€0.60 per share (-2.1%) after the distribution of a €1.50 per share dividend.
The fully diluted EPRA triple net asset value (EPRA NNNAV) was €26.45 per share, i.e. a change of - 2.5%.
Extension pipeline and acquisitions
In 2019, Carmila opened the fully let extension of the Rennes-Cesson shopping centre. A leading shopping centre in the east of Rennes, the shopping centre is home to 30 new stores and counts 70 retail brands across 11,500 sqm centred around H&M, Mango, Maisons du Monde and a 9,800 sqm Carrefour hypermarket. The revamped merchandising plan hosts a balance of branches, master franchisees operating major brands as well as successful, high-performing local independent players (Holly's Dinner, Bessec, Made in Dé), which strengthens this shopping centre as a destination for upscale (CSP+) customers.
The extension will generate €2.4 million of additional rental income on an annual basis.
After the delivery of Rennes-Cesson, a restructuring at Bourg-en-Bresse in 2019, and placing five projects on standby, the 2020-2024 extension pipeline at 31 December 2019 includes 19 projects for a forecast investment of €1.3 billion and an average developer yield of 7.2%. The pipeline includes 9 flagship projects in Nice - Lingostière, Montesson (western Paris), Barcelona - Tarassa, Marseille - Vitrolles, Aix-en-Provence, Thionville, Antibes, Toulouse - Labège and Lyon - Vénissieux. These projects represent 90% of the value of the pipeline.
Carmila plans to deliver three projects in 2020, in particular the extension of the Nice Lingostière shopping centre and the restructuring of Calais - Coquelles, for annualised net rental income of €8.0 million and a total investment of €118.4 million.
Business development
Carmila Retail Development
In 2019 Carmila continued to develop its joint venture activity through its Carmila Retail Development subsidiary. This company partners with high-performing retailers in the growth phase of their development, to support them and enable them to have priority access to premises in Carmila shopping centres. At the end of 2019, four main partners operated 56 stores in Carmila's French and Spanish shopping centres for an annual rental income of €2.1 million, and 15 stores in third-party centres. Commitments to date from these partnerships represent a total of €7.5 million for an unrealised capital gain of €6.5 million.
In the upcoming two or three years, the development plan of these four partnerships envisions more than 160 stores open for an annual rental income of €6 million, a net commitment of €15 million and a potential capital gain of €12 million.
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Carmila believes that this activity is a powerful future growth driver and aims, when fully up and running, to be continuously partnered with 15 to 20 retail brands for a net commitment of approximately €20 million and an unrealised capital gain on the order of €50 million (Carmila share). The investments in two to four brands would be reconsidered each year.
Health Hub
Carmila also intends to implement an ambitious Health offer in its shopping centres to strengthen its "convenient " and "practical" offer and meet a substantial need for the population with regard to large pharmacies, dental and ophthalmology practices, primary care, etc. The Carmila sites, accessible, at the heart of urban areas and with free parking facilities, are particularly appropriate to this offer.
The company is thus partnering with experienced and well-known professionals to develop health activities in its shopping centres. In 2019, a partnership was formed as a joint venture called Pharmalley. To date, the joint venture has partnered with pharmacists to transfer or expand four pharmacies in its shopping malls, with the goal to acquire five to ten pharmacies per year (investment of €0.5 million to €1.5 million each and a similar expected capital gain in four years.
At the end of 2019, a new joint venture was being created: Dentalley, which is set to launch its dental practice offering with the first openings in 2020. The objective is to develop 50 dental centres in five years for an EBITDA after six years of €15 million/year and a maximum commitment of €7 million. Carmila partners with the best references in the business to develop this activity.
Lou5G
Lastly, the Lou5G subsidiary is actively developing its land rental business for telephone antennas. By renting land to each of the four national telephone operators for the installation of antennas, Lou5G is helping the national effort to bridge the digital divide. 130 antennas have been let in 2019 for €1.5 million of signed leases. Carmila's objective is to continue developing this activity to reach a valuation of €100 million in five years.
Dividends and Outlook
Confident in the robustness and effectiveness of Carmila's business model, the Company's management will ask the General Meeting scheduled for 14 May 2020 to approve the payment of a 2019 dividend matching that of 2018, i.e. €1.50 per share.
This dividend level represents a pay-out ratio (dividend/recurring earnings) of 92.0% for 2019 versus 98% for the financial year 2018, with a target pay-out ratio standing at 90%.
Carmila has excellent visibility for its income (long leases, indexation, highly stable occupancy rate), productivity gains that enable it to reduce its cost ratio, and a solid financial structure with stable and predictable cost of debt (S&P rating of BBB, long maturity debt, 82% of which is fixed rate, good financial liquidity). Furthermore, Carmila has powerful growth drivers at its disposal, including sustained organic growth, a carefully managed pipeline comprising large-scale structural and value-creating projects, and a local digital marketing strategy intended to help retailers develop their revenues.
In addition, Carmila's teams are agile, dynamic experts in the leading shopping centres in their local regions and focused on innovation. They are researching and developing promising growth drivers, such as land development in partnership with Carrefour Property, and continuing development of joint venture activities with double-digit5-year IRR objectives.
Consequently, Carmila's management is confident in the sustainability and strength of the company's business model.
2020 will be a year of large project launches to develop the company's growth with the following objectives:
- Three deliveries of development projects, in particular the extension of Nice Lingostière and the restructuring of Calais Coquelles with the establishment of Primark on 6,000 sqm;
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- Significant advances on flagship projects after the municipal elections;
- Continued selectivity on acquisitions to concentrate on financially very favourable opportunities;
- Acceleration of growth from Business Development.
In this context, Carmila's objective for recurring earnings per share growth is between +2% and +4% based on recurring earnings per share in 2019 of €1.61 per share, adjusted for the €2.0 million of financial income from securities recorded in the 2019 financial statements.
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Main results and financial indicators
(in thousands of euros) | at | at | % | |||||||||
31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | change | ||||||||||
Gross Rental income | 340,250 | 5.6% | ||||||||||
359,457 | ||||||||||||
Charges rebilled to tenants | 79,359 | 74,799 | ||||||||||
Total Income from rental activity | 438,816 | 415,049 | ||||||||||
Real estate expenses | -21,214 | -18,659 | ||||||||||
Rental charges | -71,307 | -71,076 | ||||||||||
Property expenses (landlord) | -13,111 | -11,656 | ||||||||||
Net Rental Income | 333,184 | 313,658 | 6.2% | |||||||||
Payroll expenses | -52,840 | -50,574 | ||||||||||
Allowances for depreciation of fixed assets, amortisation of intangible fixed | -3,493 | -3,508 | ||||||||||
assets and provisions | ||||||||||||
Other operating income and expenses | 1,343 | -277 | ||||||||||
Gain (losses) on disposals of investment properties and equity investments | -610 | -1,796 | ||||||||||
Change in fair value adjustment | -90,172 | 13,586 | ||||||||||
Share in net income of equity-accounted investments | 4,376 | 3,882 | ||||||||||
Operating income | 191,788 | 274,971 | -30.3% | |||||||||
Financial income | 559 | 384 | ||||||||||
Financial expenses and allowances | -57,277 | -54,011 | ||||||||||
Cost of net indebtness | -56,718 | -53,627 | ||||||||||
Other financial income (expenses) | -1,389 | -4,931 | ||||||||||
Net financial income/(expense) | -58,107 | -58,558 | -0.8% | |||||||||
Income before taxes | 133,681 | 216,413 | -38.2% | |||||||||
Income tax | -17,804 | -52,804 | ||||||||||
Consolidated net income | 115,877 | 163,609 | -29.2% | |||||||||
Consolidated net income (Group share) | 115,686 | 163,557 | -29.3% | |||||||||
EBITDA | 282,563 | 264,347 | 6.9% | |||||||||
EPRA earnings | 219,407 | 202,447 | 8.4% | |||||||||
Recurring Earnings | 222,545 | 207,521 | 7.2% | |||||||||
Portfolio valuation | 6,421,482 | 6,404,613 | 0.3% | |||||||||
EPRA NAV | 3,799,450 | 3,876,129 | -2.0% | |||||||||
Per-share data (euros) | ||||||||||||
Recurring Earnings per share (average) | 1.63 | 1.53 | 6.6% | |||||||||
Diluted EPRA NAV per share | 27.79 | 28.39 | -2.1% | |||||||||
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Investor and analyst contact Marie-FloreBachelier - General Secretary marie_flore_bachelier@carmila.com
+33 6 20 91 67 79
Press contacts
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Next events and publications:
14 February 2020 (9:00 am Paris time): Investors and Analysts Meeting
14 May 2020 (9:30 am Paris time): Shareholders' Annual General Meeting
29 July 2020 (After market close): 2020 Half Year Results
30 July 2020 (14:30 Paris time): Investors and Analysts Meeting
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About Carmila
Carmila was founded by Carrefour and large institutional investors in order to develop the value of shopping centres anchored by Carrefour stores in France, Spain and Italy. At 31 December 2019, its portfolio comprised 215 shopping centres in France, Spain and Italy, leaders in their catchment areas, and with a total value of €6.4 billion. Inspired by a genuine retail culture, Carmila's teams include all of the expertise dedicated to retail attractiveness: leasing, digital marketing, specialty leasing, shopping centre management and portfolio management.
Carmila is listed in compartment A of Euronext Paris under ticker CARM. It benefits from SIIC ("sociétés d'investissements immobiliers cotées") tax status (French REIT regime).
On 18 September 2017, Carmila joined the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate (EMEA Region) indices.
On 24 September 2018, Carmila joined the Euronext CAC Small, CAC Mid & Small and CAC All-tradable indices. On 26 November 2019, Carmila joined the MSCI Global Small Caps Index.
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT
31 DECEMBER 2019
CONTENTS | |
1. ASSETS AND VALUATION ................................................................................................. | 4 |
1.1. Competitive advantages ............................................................................................................................. | 4 |
1.1.1. A major player in the Continental European shopping centre real estate sector ............................................... | 4 |
1.1.2. Asset leadership at the heart of the Carmila strategy......................................................................................... | 4 |
1.2. Key figures concerning the portfolio ........................................................................................................... | 5 |
1.2.1. Description of the portfolio................................................................................................................................. | 5 |
1.2.2. Presentation of Carmila's most important assets ............................................................................................... | 5 |
1.2.3. Classes of assets by type ..................................................................................................................................... | 5 |
1.3. Asset valuation............................................................................................................................................ | 6 |
1.3.1. Trends in the commercial real estate market and the competitive environment .............................................. | 6 |
1.3.2. Appraisals and methodology............................................................................................................................... | 7 |
1.3.3. Geographical segmentation of the portfolio....................................................................................................... | 9 |
1.3.4. Evolution of asset valuation ................................................................................................................................ | 9 |
1.3.5. Changes in capitalisation rates.......................................................................................................................... | 10 |
1.3.6. Breakdown of the appraisal values by CNCC typology...................................................................................... | 10 |
1.3.7. Reconciliation of the valuation of the assets with the value of the investment properties on the balance sheet
..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
1.4. Overview of valuation reports prepared by the independent external appraisers of Carmila.................. | 11 |
1.4.1. General context of the valuation ...................................................................................................................... | 11 |
1.4.2. Valuation considerations and assumptions ...................................................................................................... | 12 |
1.4.3. Confidentiality and disclosure........................................................................................................................... | 13 |
1.5. Extension pipeline at 31 December 2019.................................................................................................. | 13 |
1.5.1. Developments ................................................................................................................................................... | 13 |
1.5.2. Development pipeline....................................................................................................................................... | 13 |
1.5.3. 2019 Projects .................................................................................................................................................... | 15 |
1.5.4. 2020 Projects .................................................................................................................................................... | 16 |
1.5.5. Administrative authorisations........................................................................................................................... | 16 |
1.6. Detailed presentation of the operating asset base of Carmila at 31 December 2019.............................. | 17 |
2. Activity during the year ................................................................................................ | 21 |
2.1. Selected financial information .................................................................................................................. | 21 |
2.2. Financial statements................................................................................................................................. | 22 |
2.2.1. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income ......................................................................................... | 22 |
2.2.2. Consolidated statement of financial position ................................................................................................... | 23 |
2.2.3. Consolidated Cash Flow statement................................................................................................................... | 24 |
2.2.4. Statement of changes in consolidated equity ................................................................................................... | 25 |
2.3. Analysis of the activity .............................................................................................................................. | 26 |
2.3.1. Economic environment ..................................................................................................................................... | 26 |
2.3.2. Retailer activity ................................................................................................................................................. | 26 |
2.3.3. Letting activity................................................................................................................................................... | 27 |
2.3.4. Structure of leases ............................................................................................................................................ | 30 |
2.3.5. Financial occupancy rate................................................................................................................................... | 35 |
2.3.6. Occupancy cost ratio of retailers ...................................................................................................................... | 35 |
2.4. Corporate Social Responsibility................................................................................................................. | 36 |
2.4.1. Pillar 1: Here, we act for the local regions ........................................................................................................ | 36 |
2.4.2. Pillar 2: Here, we act for the planet .................................................................................................................. | 36 |
2.4.3. Pillar 3: Here, we act for employees ................................................................................................................. | 37 |
2.5. Digital marketing ...................................................................................................................................... | 37 |
2.6. Business development............................................................................................................................... | 38 |
Carmila - Annual Financial Report 31 december 2019 | 2 |
2.6.1. Carmila Retail Development ............................................................................................................................. | 38 |
2.6.2. Health Hub ........................................................................................................................................................ | 38 |
2.6.3. LouWifi .............................................................................................................................................................. | 39 |
2.6.4. Lou 5G ............................................................................................................................................................... | 39 |
2.7. Comments on the year's activity............................................................................................................... | 39 |
2.7.1. Gross rental income (GRI) and Net Rental Income (NRI)................................................................................... | 39 |
2.7.2. Operating expenses .......................................................................................................................................... | 41 |
2.7.3. EBITDA............................................................................................................................................................... | 42 |
2.7.4. Net financial income (expense)......................................................................................................................... | 42 |
2.8. EPRA performance indicators ................................................................................................................... | 43 |
2.8.1. EPRA earnings and recurring earnings .............................................................................................................. | 43 |
2.8.2. EPRA Cost Ratio................................................................................................................................................. | 44 |
2.8.3. Going concern NAV, EPRA NAV and EPRA NNNAV............................................................................................ | 44 |
2.8.4. EPRA vacancy rate............................................................................................................................................. | 46 |
2.8.5. EPRA yield: EPRA NIY and EPRA "Topped-Up" NIY ............................................................................................ | 46 |
2.8.6. EPRA investments ............................................................................................................................................. | 46 |
3. Financial policy............................................................................................................. | 48 |
3.1. Financial resources.................................................................................................................................... | 48 |
3.2. Hedging instruments................................................................................................................................. | 49 |
3.3. Cash .......................................................................................................................................................... | 50 |
3.4. Rating........................................................................................................................................................ | 50 |
3.5. Dividend distribution Policy ...................................................................................................................... | 50 |
4. Equity and shareholding............................................................................................... | 51 |
5. Additional information.................................................................................................. | 52 |
5.1. Changes in governance ............................................................................................................................. | 52 |
6. Outlook .......................................................................................................................... | 52 |
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1. ASSETS AND VALUATION
1.1. Competitive advantages
1.1.1. A major player in the Continental European shopping centre real estate sector
With more than €6.4 billion in assets and 215 shopping centres and retail parks located in France, Spain and Italy, Carmila is the number one listed company in shopping centres adjacent to large food retail brands in continental Europe and the third largest listed company in commercial property by market value of its assets at 31 December 2019.
Carmila has a broad portfolio of assets, with strong local leadership in their respective catchment areas. With the
quality and positioning of its shopping centres, reinforced by a renovation plan for its centres based on the "Air de Famille" concept, Carmila offers tenant retailers space located in modern shopping centres, designed to fulfil the requirements and expectations of consumers. The type of shopping centres held by Carmila is very diversified, thus enabling the main national and international brands to work in several formats, while providing local retailers with an attractive showcase environment.
1.1.2. Asset leadership at the heart of the Carmila strategy
Local asset leadership lies at the heart of Carmila's strategy: the vast majority of Carmila's shopping centres are leaders or co-leaders in their respective catchment areas. At 31 December 2019, Carmila had 157 leader or co-leader shopping centres, representing 88% of its portfolio.
Leader or co-leader status in a catchment area provides a competitive advantage in facilitating the marketing of retail space to brands seeking significant and sustainable footfall in a dynamic, high-quality commercial environment.
Renovation programme
Over the 2014-2018 period Carmila completed its renovation programme for a total investment of €350 million, of which €90 million was provided by Carmila and €260 million financed by the Carrefour group, generally the main co-owner of Carmila's sites. By 2019, almost all of the sites were renovated; those centres not renovated at this date, or recently acquired will be renovated shortly.
Carmila undertook €6.2 million of renovation work on its asset base in 2019, in particular for the Rennes-Cesson,Bourg-en-Bresse and Guéret sites. All sites were delivered at the end of 2019.
Dynamic letting strategy
Carmila also improved the commercial power of its centres, with more than 4,800 leases signed over the 2014-2019 period (of which 874 in 2019) and a consolidated financial occupancy rate of 96.3% at 31 December 2019 against 86.1% at 16 April 2014. Carmila has endeavoured to attract strong retail brands and concepts to make its shopping centres more attractive. The opening of temporary "pop-up" stores and the development of speciality leasing is also helping to
Targeted acquisitions
Between 2014 and 2019, Carmila acquired 37 shopping centres adjacent to Carrefour hypermarkets in France, Spain and Italy and also acquired several units in shopping centres that it already owned, for a total of €2.2 billion,
reinforce the leadership of its shopping centres by diversifying offerings to satisfy consumers seeking new products and innovative concepts.
Expansion pipeline for shopping centres
Since its creation in April 2014, Carmila has delivered 19 extensions for a surface area of 162,306 sq.m and an investment of €435 million. Rent creation generated by these extensions was €31.4 million and the average Carmila yield on cost was 7.2% (incorporating the purchase of the share owned by Carrefour).
For the 2020-2024 period, Carmila's expansion pipeline includes 19 projects representing a total forecasted investment of €1.3 billion at 31 December 2019.
Developed jointly with Carrefour Property, these expansion projects enable Carmila to make its shopping centres more attractive, by adapting to retailers' needs and to those of their customers. In particular, these extensions will facilitate the opening of medium-sized retailers in shopping centres, real traffic drivers complementing Carrefour hypermarkets, increasing footfall and enhancing the appeal of these centres.
almost all of which was carried out through off-market transactions. These acquisitions had an average net initial yield of 5.9%.
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1.2. Key figures concerning the portfolio
1.2.1. Description of the portfolio
At 31 December 2019, Carmila had 215 shopping centres and retail parks adjacent to Carrefour hypermarkets located in France, Spain and Italy, valued at more than €6.4 billion including transfer taxes and work in progress, for a total leasable area of close to 1.57 million square meters.
In France, Carmila is the direct or indirect owner of a very large majority of its real estate assets (with the remaining properties held under long-term leases or ground leases),
1.2.2. Presentation of Carmila's most important assets
Out of 215 commercial real estate assets making up Carmila's portfolio, 15 assets represent 38% of the appraisal value (including transfer taxes) and 27% of the
which are either divided into units or held under co- ownership arrangements. In Spain, Carmila holds, directly or indirectly, the full ownership of its assets organised through co-ownership arrangements. All of Carmila's assets in Italy are fully owned, directly or indirectly.
The real estate of Carrefour's hypermarkets and supermarkets, as well as the car parks adjacent to the shopping centres held by Carmila in France, Spain and Italy, are owned by Carrefour group entities.
gross leasable area at 31 December 2019. The following table shows information on these 15 properties:
Name of centre, city | Year of | Year of | Year of | Total number | Carmila Group gross | Carmila Group share | |||
construction | acquisition | renovation | of units | leasable area (sq.m.) | per site (%) | ||||
France | |||||||||
BAB 2 - Anglet | 1967 | 2014 | 2017 | 124 | 27 016 | 52,4% | |||
Bay 2 | 2003 | 2014 | - | 103 | 21 041 | 37,0% | |||
Calais - Coquelles | 1995 | 2014 | 2019 | 152 | 51 167 | 77,6% | |||
Chambourcy | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 70 | 21 343 | 44,0% | |||
Evreux | 1974 | 2014 | 2017 | 76 | 37 781 | 57,0% | |||
Montesson | 1970 | 2014 | - | 61 | 13 175 | 32,8% | |||
Orléans Place d'Arc | 1988 | 2014 | 2018 | 69 | 13 590 | 53,6% | |||
Ormesson | 1972 | 2015 | 2018 | 123 | 26 696 | 14,5% | |||
Perpignan Claira | 1983 | 2014 | 2015 | 78 | 21 038 | 52,1% | |||
Saran - Orléans | 1971 | 2014 | 2017 | 90 | 38 846 | 64,2% | |||
Thionville | 1971 | 2016 | - | 162 | 28 348 | 62,9% | |||
Toulouse Labège | 1983 | 2014 | - | 129 | 22 219 | 44,9% | |||
Vitrolles | 1971 | 2018 | - | 85 | 24 275 | 55,2% | |||
Total France | 1 322 | 346 533 | |||||||
Spain | |||||||||
Fan Mallorca | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 104 | 38 141 | 75,0% | |||
Huelva | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 93 | 34 036 | 82,4% | |||
Total Spain | 197 | 72 177 | |||||||
Total | 1 519 | 418 710 | |||||||
For a detailed presentation of Carmila's portfolio of | Operating Asset Base of Carmila at 31 December 2019". | ||||||||
commercial assets, see "Detailed Presentation of the |
1.2.3. Classes of assets by type
At 31 December 2019, Carmila held 157 "leader" or "co- leader" shopping centres (as defined below) in their catchment areas (representing 74% of the total number of Carmila's shopping centres and 88% of its portfolio in terms of appraisal value, including transfer taxes).
A shopping centre is defined as a "leader" if (i) it is the leader in its commercial area by the number of commercial units (Source: Codata database, 2019) or (ii) it includes, for shopping centres in France, more than 80
commercial units or, for shopping centres in Spain or Italy, more than 60 commercial units.
A shopping centre is defined as a "co-leader" if (i) it is not a "leader" and (ii) (x) it includes the leading hypermarket in its commercial area (for France and Italy) in terms of revenues or (for Spain) in terms of leasable area (source: Nielsen database) or (y) the annual revenue (incl. VAT) of the adjoining hypermarket is over €100 million for hypermarkets in France or €60 million for hypermarkets in Spain or Italy.
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Gross Asset Value (GAV) Including | GAV ITT (€M) | % Market | Number |
transfer taxes (ITT) of portfolio | at 31/12/2019 | value | of sites |
Leader | 3 154,2 | 68% | 54 |
Co-Leader | 916,9 | 20% | 31 |
Other* | 544,2 | 12% | 44 |
France | 4 615,3 | 100% | 129 |
Leader | 828,8 | 57% | 31 |
Co-Leader | 470,4 | 32% | 35 |
Other* | 150,1 | 10% | 12 |
Spain | 1 449,3 | 100% | 78 |
Leader | 167,6 | 47% | 3 |
Co-Leader | 99,1 | 28% | 3 |
Other* | 90,2 | 25% | 2 |
Italy | 356,9 | 100% | 8 |
Leader | 4 150,6 | 65% | 88 |
Co-Leader | 1 486,4 | 23% | 69 |
Other* | 784,5 | 12% | 58 |
Total | 6 421,5 | 100% | 215 |
* Local centres, isolated units
1.3. Asset valuation
1.3.1. Trends in the commercial real estate market and the competitive environment
Commercial real estate is defined as all properties owned by professionals who do not occupy them and who draw income from them on a regular basis. Such properties fall into several categories:
- business properties, which make up the majority of commercial real estate assets. Business properties can be divided into four large classes each covering different segments: (i) offices, (ii) retail (high street shops, shopping centres and retail parks), (iii) industrial and logistic premises for designing, producing and storing goods (warehouses, production premises etc.), and (iv) service properties, i.e. hotels, health and leisure establishments;
- other non-residential properties, such as car parks; and
- residential properties (other than publicly- owned housing entities), including multi-family residential properties.
The shopping centre segment has a dynamic and resilient profile with highly visible cash flows supported by a solid, indexed revenue base, low vacancy levels notably due to the lease right ownership in France (which encourages tenants wishing to terminate an on-going lease to look for their successors themselves) or the restrictive legislation on new developments (e.g. in France the authorisations required from the Departmental Commission on Commercial Development) and the risk sharing across a large number of sites and leases. It also offers the ability to create value by focusing on merchandising and shopping centre management, renewal and letting negotiations, and by engaging in programs to renovate, restructure, and extend sites to improve their competitiveness.
Retail property is sensitive to the macroeconomic climate (notably growth, inflation, level of employment and household expenditure, which impacts prices, the number of transactions, the vacancy and default rates and rent changes, etc.) and to arbitrations with other classes of financial assets.
The shopping centre market in France
2019 ended with investment in the retail sector amounting to €4.7 billion, up by 2.2% compared to 2018. 2019 was marked by the stability of the rental values and the maintaining of investment at a low level according to
CBRE, which notes that, similarly to 2018, a reduced number of large-scale transactions took up a substantial proportion of the year's investments.
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The shopping centre market in Spain
Capital invested in Spain in the commercial real estate sector amounted to nearly €2.1 billion in 2019, significantly below 2018, due in particular to a lack of opportunities to purchase prime assets on the Spanish market. It should be noted that the month of December alone accounts for nearly a quarter of the invested amount (€ 475 million), due to the sale of the Puerto Venecia centre by Intu to Generali - Union. The slowdown in the pace of transactions is also attributable to changes in purchasing habits leading to uncertainty with regard to future gross rental income according to Cushman & Wakefield. However, investors in shopping centres
Carmila's competitive environment and positioning
Carmila assesses its competition on a shopping centre by shopping centre basis, in a given catchment area, depending on the site's attractiveness to consumers and retailers and if necessary, taking other retail formats, such as town centre shopping areas in the same catchment area into account. A site's attractiveness may also be measured compared to national or international networks, for large retail brands.
These competing properties are held by a number of different companies, including:
- institutional investors (insurance companies, pension funds, other asset managers, such as Allianz, APG, NBIM);
- real estate companies, most of which are REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts, for example listed real estate companies specialising in retail, such as Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Klépierre, Altarea Cogedim, Mercialys and Eurocommercial Properties, or unlisted companies, such as Ceetrus, as well as real
remain attracted to quality assets, that still exist on the market, which may lead to increased footfall and rental income.
The shopping centre market in Italy
According to CBRE, the retail sector represented almost 16% (vs. 25% in 2018) of total investment in the property sector in Italy in 2019 for a value of €2.0 billion. The amounts invested in shopping centres declined compared with 2018 due to a lack of prime assets available on the market.
estate companies with more diversified portfolios, such as Merlin Properties);
- funds dedicated to professional investors or retail funds focusing on individual investors (for example Amundi, AXA Real Estate, CBRE Global Investors, etc.);
- private equity funds (such as Blackstone and KKR); and
- family funds (funds managed by family offices or family real estate companies).
Competition among the participants in the shopping centre market impacts acquisitions of existing shopping centres and the development and creation of new shopping centres. Carmila benefits from access to a wide range of development and acquisition opportunities because of its special relationship with the Carrefour group.
1.3.2. Appraisals and methodology
The investment properties that comprise Carmila's assets are initially recognised and valued individually at the cost of construction or acquisition, including expenses and taxes, then subsequently at their fair value. Any variation is recognised in the income statement.
The fair values used are determined on the basis of the conclusions of independent experts. Carmila uses appraisers to value the whole of its asset portfolio at the end of every half-year. The assets are inspected by the appraisers annually. The expert valuations comply with the guidance contained in the RICS Appraisal and Valuation Manual, published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ("Red Book"). In order to conduct their work, the appraisers have access to all the information
required for valuation of the assets, and specifically the rent roll, the vacancy rate, rental arrangements and the main performance indicators for tenants (revenues).
They independently establish their current and future cash flow estimates by applying risk factors either to the net rental income capitalisation rate or to future cash flows.
For buildings under construction, the valuation takes into account work in progress as well as the increase in fair value compared to the total cost price of the project (IPUC). Investment properties are subject to an appraisal while under construction to determine their fair value on the opening date. Carmila considers that a development project may be valued reliably if the following three conditions
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are simultaneously fulfilled (i) all of the administrative authorisations necessary to complete the extension have been obtained, (ii) the construction contract has been signed and the works have begun and, (iii) uncertainty concerning the amount of future rent has been eliminated.
The appraisers appointed by Carmila are as follows:
- in France: Cushman & Wakefield and Catella;
- in Spain: Cushman & Wakefield and Catella;
- in Italy: BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Comments on the scope
- 28% of the sites in France and 21% of the sites in Spain (in numbers) were rotated
between the appraisers Cushman & Wakefield and Catella in 2019
- assets acquired in 2018 and extensions delivered in 2018 were included in the portfolio at their appraised values
- in the second half of 2019, Carmila delivered the Rennes Cesson extension; this extension is recognised at 31 December 2019 at its appraised value
- Carmila did not acquire any new shopping centre during 2019
- for ongoing extensions (Nice Lingostière) works in progress were recognised in the financial statements as investment properties carried at cost; the value creation above the cost price (IPUC) was recognised.
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1.3.3. Geographical segmentation of the portfolio
The valuation of the portfolio (Group share) was €6,421.5 million, including transfer taxes, at 31 December 2019 and breaks down as follows :
Gross Asset Value (GAV) Including transfer taxes (ITT) of portfolio
Country
France
Spain
Italy
Total
31/12/19
millions | % | In number |
of euros | of assets | |
4 615,3 | 71,9% | 129 |
1 449,3 | 22,6% | 78 |
356,9 | 5,6% | 8 |
6 421,5 | 100% | 215 |
Apart from the fair values determined by the experts for each shopping centre, this assessment takes into account assets under construction which amounted to €68.8 million at 31 December 2019 and the share of the Nice Lingostière extension operation margin of €11.7 million.
Also, this valuation includes Carmila's share in the investment properties valued at fair value held in the subsidiaries consolidated by the equity method (As Cancelas shopping centre, at Santiago de Compostela in Spain, taken into account at 50%) which represents €68.2 million.
1.3.4. Evolution of asset valuation
Gross Asset Value (GAV) | ||||||||||||
Including transfer taxes (ITT) of | 31/12/19 | 30/06/19 | 31/12/18 | |||||||||
portfolio | ||||||||||||
Change vs. | Change vs. | |||||||||||
30/06/19 | 31/12/2018 | |||||||||||
GAV ITT | in | at current | like for | at current | like for | GAV ITT | GAV ITT | |||||
% | number | % | % | |||||||||
(€M) | scope | like | scope | like | (€M) | (€M) | ||||||
(in millions of euros) | of assets | |||||||||||
France | 4 615,3 | 71,9% | 129 | 1,2% | 0,6% | 0,3% | -1,3% | 4 561,1 | 71,5% | 4 600,3 | 71,8% | |
Spain | 1 449,3 | 22,6% | 78 | -0,9% | -0,9% | 0,0% | 0,0% | 1 462,0 | 22,9% | 1 449,8 | 22,6% | |
Italy | 356,9 | 5,6% | 8 | 0,7% | 0,7% | 0,7% | 0,7% | 354,3 | 5,6% | 354,5 | 5,5% | |
Total | 6 421,5 | 100% | 215 | 0,7% | 0,3% | 0,3% | -0,9% | 6 377,4 | 100% | 6 404,6 | 100,0% | |
During 2019, the total value of Carmila's assets increased by €16.9 million; this variation breaks down as follows:
- the value of the assets, on a like-for-like basis, decreased by 0,9%, i.e. -€56,8 million. The variation on a like-for-like basis includes shopping centres on a comparable basis, excluding extensions over the period; the impact of the increase in capitalisation rates on valuation (-2.2%) is partially offset by the increase in rents over the period (+1.3%).
- Other changes are due to the extensions. Projects under construction (Nice), are valued by their works in progress as well as their share of the margin (IPUC). Projects delivered (Rennes) are recognised in the gross asset value at their appraisal value at 31 December 2019. The valuation of the works in progress and IPUC as well as the project delivered in 2019 (Rennes) is €99.2 million, i.e. a change of +€73.7 million due to extensions in 2019.
- No shopping centre was acquired during 2019.
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The annual 2019 variation on a like-for-like basis is broken down by country as follows:
- In France, the variation in value on a like- for-like basis is -1.3% which corresponds to -€59.0 million: the impact of the decompression of the capitalisation rates of -2.3% is partially offset by the +1.0% revaluation of rents.
- In Spain, the valuation on a like-for-like basis is stable, the impact of the
1.3.5. Changes in capitalisation rates
NIY | |||
31/12/2019 | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
France | 5,36% | 5,36% | 5,22% |
Spain | 6,41% | 6,28% | 6,23% |
Italy | 6,18% | 6,16% | 6,16% |
Total | 5,64% | 5,62% | 5,50% |
decompression of the capitalisation rates (-2.2%) is entirely offset by the increase in rents (+2.2%)
- In Italy, the value of the assets, on a like- for-like basis, increased by +0.7%, i.e. +€2.4 million. The impact of the change in capitalisation rates is low (-0.3%) and the increase in rents is +1.0%.
NPY
31/12/2019 | 30/06/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
5,68% | 5,70% | 5,54% |
6,54% | 6,47% | 6,40% |
6,18% | 6,16% | 6,16% |
5,90% | 5,91% | 5,77% |
In 2019, the NPY (Net Potential Yield) is up slightly over the total portfolio: +13 bps; this decompression is more significant in France (+14 bps) and in Spain (+14 bps) while Italy remains stable (+2 bps). The increase was greater in France in the first half of the year while the second half remained stable. In Spain, the annual rise in NPY was spread over the two half years.
In France, the change in the NPY is 14 bps between 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018. This increase is the result of two main factors: the impact of market decompression on capitalisation rates (+24 bps) is offset by the asset management actions (restructuring and delivery of extensions -9 bps). The impact of the market decompression of
1.3.6. Breakdown of the appraisal values by CNCC typology
In accordance with the CNCC typology, the sites are grouped into three categories: regional shopping centres, large shopping centres and small shopping centres (called local shopping centres in this document).
capitalisation rates on Carmila's portfolio remains contained, appraisers having emphasised its considerable resilience compared to the market, owing to the full and recent renovation of the portfolio, tenants' occupancy cost ratios, and realistic letting values for vacant premises.
In Spain, the change in the NPY is 14 bps between 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2018. This change is due to a slight market decompression of capitalisation rates.
In Italy, the rates were stable over 2019.
The change in the NIY in the three countries is comparable to the change in the NPY.
At 31 December 2019, regional shopping centres and large shopping centres accounted for 81% of the market value of Carmila's portfolio.
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Expertise 31/12/2019 | ||||||
% of | Average | Average | ||||
GAV ITT (€M) | net rent | vacant | NIY | |||
value | ||||||
€/m² | ERV | |||||
Regional Shopping Centres | 1 659,4 | 36,0% | 310 | 233 | 5,1% | |
Large Shopping Centres | 2 123,0 | 46,0% | 267 | 267 | 5,2% | |
Local Shopping Centres | 833,0 | 18,0% | 196 | 123 | 5,7% | |
France | 4 615,3 | 261 | 184 | 5,4% | ||
Regional Shopping Centres | 360,3 | 24,9% | 206 | 123 | 5,6% | |
Large Shopping Centres | 750,6 | 51,8% | 198 | 177 | 6,6% | |
Local Shopping Centres | 338,3 | 23,3% | 289 | 250 | 7,0% | |
Spain | 1 449,3 | 217 | 196 | 6,4% | ||
Regional Shopping Centres | 16,8 | 4,7% | 238 | 6,1% | ||
Large Shopping Centres | 318,5 | 89,2% | 247 | n.d. | 6,2% | |
Local Shopping Centres | 21,6 | 6,1% | 269 | 6,5% | ||
Italy | 356,9 | 248 | n.d. | 6,2% | ||
Regional Shopping Centres | 2 036,5 | 31,7% | 282 | 230 | 5,2% | |
Large Shopping Centres | 3 192,1 | 49,7% | 242 | 217 | 5,7% | |
Local Shopping Centres | 1 192,9 | 18,6% | 220 | 145 | 6,1% | |
Grand Total | 6 421,5 | 247 | 186 | 5,6% | ||
1.3.7. Reconciliation of the valuation of the assets with the value of the investment properties on the balance
sheet
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
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GAV ITT of portfolio | 6 421,5 | 6 404,6 |
Works in progress | -68,8 | -62,6 |
Valuation of the share of equity-accounted investments | -68,2 | -69,2 |
Transfer taxes and registrations (excluding equity-accounted | -317,4 | -319,2 |
investments) | ||
Market value excluding transfer taxes (including IPUC) (A) | 5 967,1 | 5 953,7 |
IPUC | -11,7 | 0,0 |
Market value excluding transfer taxes (excluding IPUC) | 5 955,4 | 5 953,7 |
Fair value of BAC (IFRS 16) (B) | 34,5 | 0,0 |
Investment property carried at appraised value (balance | ||
sheet, including IPUC) (A+B) | 6 001,6 | 5 953,7 |
1.4. Overview of valuation reports prepared by the independent external appraisers of Carmila
1.4.1. General context of the valuation
Context and instructions
In accordance with Carmila's instructions ("the Company") as detailed in the signed valuation contracts between Carmila and the Appraisers, we have valued the assets held by the Company, taking account of their ownership (freehold, ground lease, etc). This Summary
Report has been prepared for inclusion in the Company's annual report.
The valuations were undertaken locally by our valuation teams present in each market. In order to estimate the market value for each asset, we have not only taken into consideration domestic retail investment transactions but
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have also considered transactions on a European level. We confirm that our valuations have been prepared in a similar way to other valuations undertaken in Europe, in order to maintain a consistent approach and to take into consideration all the market transactions and information available.
Reference Documents and General Principles
We confirm that our valuations were undertaken in accordance with the appropriate sections of the June 2017 Edition (effective from 1st July 2017) of the RICS Valuation - Global Standards 2017 (the "Red Book"). This is a valuation basis accepted on an international level. Our valuations are compliant with the IFRS accounting standards and the IVSC standards. The valuations have also been prepared on the basis of the AMF recommendations on the presentation of valuations of
Basis of Valuation
Our valuations correspond to the Market Value and are reported to the Company as both gross values (market
The valuations are based on the discounted cash flow method and the capitalisation method, which are regularly used for these types of assets.
Our valuations were undertaken at 31 December 2019.
real estate assets owned by listed companies, published on 8 February 2010. Furthermore, they take into account the recommendations of the Barthès de Ruyter report on valuation of real estate owned by listed companies, published in February 2000.
We confirm that we have prepared our valuations as independent external appraisers, as defined by the Red Book standards published by RICS
value before deduction of transfer costs) and net values (market value after deduction of transfer costs).
1.4.2. Valuation considerations and assumptions
Information
The Company's management was asked to confirm that the information provided relating to the assets and tenants is complete and accurate in all significant aspects. Consequently, we have assumed that all relevant information known by our contacts within the Company that could impact value has been made available to us and that this information is up to date in all significant aspects. This includes running costs, works undertaken, financial elements, including turnover rents, lettings signed or in the process of being signed and rental incentives, in addition to the list of let and vacant units.
Leasable areas
We have not measured the assets and have therefore based our valuations on the leasable areas that were provided to us.
Environmental analysis and ground conditions
We have not been asked to undertake a study of ground conditions nor an environmental analysis. We have not investigated past events in order to determine if the ground or buildings have been contaminated. Unless provided with information to the contrary we have worked on the assumption that the assets are not and should not be affected by ground pollution and that the state of the land will not affect their current or future usage.
Town planning
We have not studied planning consents or other permits and have assumed that the assets have been built and are occupied and used in conformity with all necessary authorisations and that any outstanding legal issues have been resolved. We have assumed that the layout of assets conforms to legal requirements and town planning regulations, notably concerning the structural materials, fire safety and health and safety. We have also assumed that any extensions in progress are being undertaken in line with town planning rules and that all necessary permissions have been obtained.
Titles deeds and tenancy schedules
We have relied upon the tenancy schedules, summaries of complimentary revenues, non-recoverable charges, capital projects and the business plans which were provided to us. We have assumed, with the exception of what may be mentioned in our individual asset reports, that the assets are not inhibited by any restriction which could impede a sale and that they are free from any restrictions or charges. We have not read the title deeds and have taken as correct the rental, occupational and all other pertinent information that has been provided to us by the Company.
Condition of the assets
We have taken note of the general condition of each asset during our inspection. Our instruction does not include a
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building or structural survey but we have indicated in our report, where applicable, any maintenance problems which were immediately apparent during our inspection. The assets have been valued based on the information provided by the Company according to which no deleterious material was used in their construction.
Taxation
Our valuations were undertaken without taking into account potential sales or legal fees or taxes which would come into effect in the case of a transfer. The rental and market values produced are net of VAT.
1.4.3. Confidentiality and disclosure
Finally, and in accordance with our standard practice we confirm that our valuation reports are confidential and are addressed solely to the Company Carmila. We accept no liability to third parties. Neither the whole reports, nor any extracts may be published in a document,
declaration, memorandum or statement without our written consent as regards the form and context in which this information may appear. In signing this Summary Report, the valuation firms accept no liability for the valuations carried out by the other firms.
Jean-Philippe Carmarans
Head of Valuation & Advisory France
Cushman & Wakefield Valuation France
Tony Loughran
Partner
C&W Valuation & Advisory, Spain
Simone Scardocchia
Head of Corporate Valuation
BNP Paribas Real Estate, Italy
Jean-François Drouets
Chairman
Catella Valuation
Ana Flores
Head Of Valuation
Catella Property Spain S.A.
1.5. Extension pipeline at 31 December 2019
1.5.1. Developments
In each of its markets, Carmila continues to implement its extension programme for high- potential shopping centres, and is also performing restructuring operations to optimise its centres, increase their yield and enhance their leadership.
Pursuant to the Renovation and Development Agreement, extension projects are developed jointly by Carmila and Carrefour. Initially, extension projects are researched and defined jointly by a partnership committee. Once the pre-rentals of the extension project are deemed satisfactory (approximately 60%), a final project package is
submitted to the relevant decision-making bodies of Carmila and Carrefour for approval and the start of work. In order to ensure that the interests of both parties are met, the Renovation and Development Agreement provides that the financing costs and the development margin achieved for each development project will be divided equally (50% each) between Carmila and Carrefour.
Once opened to the public, put and call options enable Carmila to purchase the entire extension jointly developed with Carrefour.
1.5.2. Development pipeline
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The 2020-2024 expansion pipeline at 31 December 2019 encompassed 19 projects representing an estimated investment of €1.3 billion and an average yield on cost of 7.2%.1
Nine flagship projects represent 90% of the pipeline by value and are based on solid fundamentals:
Nice Lingostière: this shopping centre is adjacent to the third largest Carrefour hypermarket in France, and benefits from an excellent location at the entrance to the Vallée du Var.
Montesson: this shopping arcade is adjacent to the second largest Carrefour hypermarket in France and is located in a very dense catchment area with low competition. The project, for which there is a review clause, will be presented in CNAC during the first half of 2020.
Barcelona - Tarrassa: one of the structuring hypermarkets in the greater Barcelona urban area has strong potential for becoming a regional centre.
Marseille Vitrolles: this centre, acquired by Carmila in 2018, is adjacent to a structuring hypermarket of the greater Marseille area and is a strong competitor for the Plan de Campagne shopping centre, which is in the saturation phase.
Aix-en-Provence:Aix-la-Pioline shopping centre is adjacent to a powerful hypermarket and has loyal customers in its catchment area.
Thionville: the arcade adjacent to the sole Carrefour hypermarket in Lorraine is located in a highly competitive area close to Luxembourg. The project, comprising a restructuring phase and a promotional
phase, will enable the shopping centre to reinforce its regional leadership.
In particular, three out of the nine flagship projects lie within an urban context and have a strong potential for mixed use:
Antibes: this centre adjoins the largest Carrefour hypermarket in France and intends to maintain its top position by leveraging its exceptional location along the A8 motorway and the extension of the tram line. Carmila hopes to develop a mixed-use project here which forms part of the new consumption trends.
Toulouse Labège: this site will benefit from the completion of the Toulouse metro in 2025 and the presence of a co-leader hypermarket to the south of greater Toulouse.
Vénissieux: the fifth largest Carrefour hypermarket in France is a solid leader south of Lyon. The urban front site is an opportunity to develop a mixed office project. The project, with which Jean-Paul Viguier is associated, will also benefit from the openings of Ikea and Leroy-Merlin, which will contribute to an increase of 5 million visits in annual footfall to the area.
During 2019, one project was put on hold: Tourville- la-Rivière in France; and five projects were under review: Chambéry Bassens, Châteauneuf-les- Martigues, Draguignan, and Laon in France, León in Spain.
The following table presents the key information on Carmila's expansion projects for the 2020-2024 period.
1 Investment and yield on cost includes Carmila's share of | developer and the purchase price of the 50% owned by Carrefour |
investment for the 50% of the project for which it is the | group. |
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Planned area | Planned opening | Estimated | Full year additional | Yield | |||
Expansion project | Country | cost (1) | rental value | Yield (3) | (Carmila | ||
(sq.m) | date (sq.m.) | ||||||
(M€) | (€M) (²) | share) (4) | |||||
2020 Projects | |||||||
Nice Lingostière | France | 12 791 | 2020 | ||||
Toulouse Purpan | France | 1 200 | 2020 | ||||
Coquelles (restructuring) | France | 6 000 | 2020 | ||||
Laval | France | 5 600 | 2021 | ||||
Total Projects 2020 | 25 591 | 118,4 | 8,0 | 8,1% | 6,8% | ||
Flagship projects | |||||||
Vitrolles | France | 16 352 | 2022 | ||||
Tarrassa | Spain | 40 000 | 2022 | ||||
Montesson | France | 31 217 | 2023 | ||||
Aix-en-Provence | France | 5 978 | 2023 | ||||
Thionville | France | 4 161 | 2023 | ||||
Antibes | France | 35 968 | 2024 | ||||
Toulouse Labège | France | 25 231 | 2024 | ||||
Venissieux | France | 42 965 | 2024 | ||||
Total flagship projecs | 201 872 | 1 086,8 | 64,6 | 7,1% | 5,9% | ||
Other current projects | |||||||
Puget-sur-Argens | France | 1 513 | 2021 | ||||
(restructuring) | |||||||
Roanne Mably | France | 2 788 | 2021 | ||||
Burgos | Spain | 5 000 | 2021 | ||||
Francheville (stripmall) | France | 3 430 | 2022 | ||||
Thiene | Italy | 9 600 | 2022 | ||||
Nantes Beaujoire | France | 6 200 | 2023 | ||||
Orléans Place d'Arc | France | 10 528 | 2023 | ||||
Total other current projects | 39 059 | 104,4 | 7,4 | 7,6% | 7,1% | ||
Total projects controlled (5) | 266 522 | 1 309,7 | 80,0 | 7,2% | 6,1% | ||
Projects being studied (12 projects) | |||||||
Total projects being studied | 22 601 |
- Total investment represents Carmila's projected share (50% of the investment) plus Carrefour's share (50% of the investment and 50% of the margin) to be acquired upon delivery
- Includes projects for the promotion of extensions excluding restructuring
- Expected net annualised rents divided by the total estimated investment amount (excluding restructuring)
- Expected net annualised rents, divided by the total amount of the investment, including transfer taxes and Carrefour's share that is acquired upon delivery (excluding restructuring)
- Controlled projects: post-2019 projects for which studies are at a very advanced stage and Carmila controls the land or the building rights, but for which administrative authorisations have not necessarily all been obtained
1.5.3. 2019 Projects
- Bourg-en-Bresse(01) - Restructuring project of a shopping centre close to the city centre
At the end of 2019, Carmila delivered the Bourg-en- Bresse restructured centre. The new arcade particularly includes a Go Sport store, and Joué Club, thereby revitalising this centre which has a loyal and recurring customer base.
- Rennes Cesson (35) - Extension project for a shopping centre benefiting from a strategic location at the entrance to the city
In November 2019, Carmila inaugurated the extension to the Rennes Cesson shopping centre. The centre is located in the main technology park in the Rennes urban area. The extension enabled the size of the arcade to be doubled, now 12,823 sq.m., housing 70 stores. The extension was delivered entirely let with a differentiating and enriched cutomer experience in the catchment area. The customer experience was buikt around several themes including differentiation from local competitors (thanks to retail brands such as Holly's Dinner, Avril, Nicole or Made in Dé), the
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(re)discovery of regional or local concepts (Bessec, Iona Bis or Macadam Basket), around dynamic
1.5.4. 2020 Projects
- Toulouse Purpan (31) - Creation of a retail park in the Toulouse Purpan shopping centre
Following a full renovation of the hypermarket, Carmila will extend its offer within the Toulouse Purpan Carrefour shopping centre in the first half of 2020. Located in an urban environment, the shopping complex will accommodate five new brands (catering, leisure and sport) in the form of a retail park covering 3,100 sq.m.
- Calais-Coquelles(62) - Major restructuring to improve the retail momentum in this historic centre and prime site
In the summer of 2020, Carmila plans to complete the restructuring of the shopping mall in the Carrefour Cité Europe shopping centre, located at Coquelles in the urban district of Calais. In particular, the restructuring will include a Primark store, with a sales area of more than 4,000 sq.m on two levels, a direct connection with the cinema and simplification of the customer circuit, thus completing the transformation and relaunch of the retail momentum of this leading site.
1.5.5. Administrative authorisations
Building permits
A building permit is required in order to construct new buildings or to renovate existing buildings where the renovations change the intended use of the buildings and modify the supporting structure or the facade, or create additional floor area or footprint of more than twenty square meters.
Four building permits were granted for projects in the pipeline:
- Nice Lingostière
- Toulouse Purpan
- Calais Coquelles
- Marseille Vitrolles
Authorisations to operate retail facilities
An authorisation to operate a retail facility is required for the creation of a store or retail complex with retail space of more than 1,000 sq.m. or for an
customer-focused retail brands (H&M, Mango and Maisons du Monde).
- Nice Lingostière (06) - Extension project for a landmark leisure complex in France's fifth city
In the second half of 2020, Carmila plans to open the extension of the Carrefour shopping centre located at Nice Lingostière. The centre is located in a well-known leisure complex offering an appealing range of food outlets, clothing stores and numerous services. The extension will increase the centre's GLA from 7,811 sq.m. to 20,602 sq.m., covering a total of 92 stores.
Laval (53) - Extension project for the shopping centre located at the entrance to the city centre
In the 2nd half of 2020, Carmila will start work on the extension project for the Laval shopping centre located very close to the city centre. The extension will increase the centre's GLA by 5,602 m² and will include 26 new stores, with a renewed and varied offering: leisure goods, clothing and restaurants, in particular a Burger King.
extension of a store or of a retail complex that contains or will contain more than 1,000 sq.m. of retail space. This regulation primarily applies to food stores, retailers, and artisanal services.
Projects requiring construction permits are eligible for a "one-stop shopping" procedure in which the project leader files a single application for both the construction permit and for the authorisation to operate a retail facility.
To date six CDAC/CNAC have been obtained for projects in the pipeline:
- Nice Lingostière - CNAC
- Toulouse Purpan - CDAC
- Calais Coquelles - CDAC
- Laval - CDAC
- Marseille Vitrolles - CDAC
- Montesson - CDAC
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1.6. Detailed presentation of the operating asset base of Carmila at 31 December 2019
Year of | Year of | Year of | Total | Carmila Group Carmila Group | ||
Name of centre, city | number of | gross leasable | share per site | |||
construction | acquisition | renovation | ||||
units | area (sq.m.) | (%) | ||||
France | ||||||
Aix en Provence | 1971 | 2014 | 2015 | 40 | 8 327 | 31,3% |
Amiens | 1973 | 2014 | 2014 | 18 | 4 432 | 25,2% |
Angers - Saint Serge | 1969 | 2014 | 2015 | 27 | 5 206 | 24,5% |
Angoulins | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 34 | 4 804 | 22,6% |
Annecy Brogny | 1968 | 2014 | 2015 | 23 | 4 444 | 24,6% |
Antibes | 1973 | 2014 | 2014 | 35 | 4 830 | 22,6% |
Athis Mons | 1971 | 2014 | 2014 | 46 | 10 117 | 44,9% |
Auch | 1976 | 2014 | 2014 | 13 | 928 | 16,3% |
Auchy les Mines | 1993 | 2014 | 2015 | 27 | 2 761 | 26,1% |
Auterive | 2011 | 2014 | - | 19 | 6 674 | 36,8% |
Bab 2 - Anglet | 1967 | 2014 | 2017 | 124 | 27 016 | 52,4% |
Barentin | 1973 | 2016 | - | 14 | 7 403 | 14,5% |
Bassens (Chambéry) | 1969 | 2014 | 2014 | 19 | 2 719 | 17,1% |
Bay 1 | 2004 | 2014 | - | 26 | 8 767 | 32,9% |
Bay 2 | 2003 | 2014 | - | 103 | 21 041 | 37,0% |
Bayeux Besneville | 1974 | 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 585 | 11,0% |
Beaucaire | 1989 | 2014 | 2015 | 33 | 6 839 | 21,4% |
Beaurains 2 | 2011 | 2014 | - | 10 | 4 364 | 39,8% |
Beauvais | 1969 | 2014 | 2016 | 15 | 3 299 | 21,1% |
Berck sur Mer | 1995 | 2014 | 2014 | 34 | 11 220 | 60,3% |
Besançon - Chalezeule | 1976 | 2014 | 2018 | 30 | 16 836 | 52,0% |
Bourg-en-Bresse | 1977 | 2014 | 2019 | 19 | 5 845 | 19,2% |
Bourges | 1969 | 2014 | 2016 | 49 | 7 218 | 31,7% |
Brest Hyper | 1969 | 2014 | 2014 | 45 | 18 268 | 41,0% |
Calais - Beau Marais | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 21 | 5 123 | 28,3% |
Calais - Coquelles | 1995 | 2014 | 2019 | 152 | 51 167 | 77,6% |
Chambourcy | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 70 | 21 343 | 44,0% |
Champs Sur Marne | 1967 | 2014 | 2014 | 19 | 1 770 | 15,5% |
Charleville-Mézières | 1985 | 2014 | 2014 | 26 | 2 481 | 17,5% |
Château Thierry | 1972 | 2014 | 2015 | 9 | 652 | 8,8% |
Châteauneuf-les-Martigues | 1973 | 2014 | 2016 | 21 | 12 745 | 12,5% |
Châteauroux | 1969 | 2014 | 2014 | 24 | 6 977 | 22,4% |
Cholet | 1970 | 2014 | 2014 | 32 | 5 362 | 16,9% |
Condé Sur L'Escaut | 1987 | 2014 | 2015 | 6 | 529 | 9,6% |
Conde Sur Sarthe | 1972 | 2014 | 2014 | 33 | 9 282 | 71,8% |
Crèches sur Saone | 1981 | 2014 | 2015 | 57 | 19 008 | 48,7% |
Denain | 1979 | 2014 | 2016 | 8 | 636 | 6,0% |
Dinan Quevert | 1970 | 2016 | - | 19 | 3 199 | - |
Douai Flers | 1983 | 2014 | 2015 | 47 | 7 263 | 20,7% |
Draguignan | 1992 | 2014 | 2017 | 26 | 5 761 | 39,1% |
Échirolles (Grenoble) | 1969 | 2014 | 2014 | 32 | 4 765 | 20,6% |
Epernay | 1970 | 2014 | 2016 | 10 | 1 057 | 9,0% |
Epinal | 1983 | 2014 | 2016 | 23 | 19 122 | 100,0% |
Epinay-sur-Orge | 1992 | 2015 | - | 1 | 54 | - |
Etampes | 1983 | 2014 | 2015 | 3 | 878 | 7,7% |
Evreux | 1974 | 2014 | 2017 | 76 | 37 781 | 57,0% |
Feurs | 1981 | 2014 | 2019 | 6 | 1 025 | 12,1% |
Flers Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 1998 | 2016 | - | 14 | 1 892 | 30,8% |
Flins Sur Seine | 1973 | 2014 | 2014 | 17 | 4 663 | 21,3% |
Fourmies | 1985 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 1 869 | 16,1% |
Francheville | 1989 | 2014 | 2015 | 23 | 2 433 | 33,0% |
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Year of | Year of | Year of | Total | Carmila Group Carmila Group | ||
Name of centre, city | number of | gross leasable | share per site | |||
construction | acquisition | renovation | ||||
units | area (sq.m.) | (%) | ||||
Gennevilliers | 1976 | 2014 | 2015 | 17 | 2 422 | 14,1% |
Goussainville | 1989 | 2014 | 2015 | 28 | 3 175 | 38,1% |
Gruchet | 1974 | 2014 | 2015 | 29 | 11 844 | 38,7% |
Gueret | 1987 | 2014 | 2019 | 14 | 3 410 | 17,0% |
Hazebrouck | 1983 | 2014 | 2014 | 15 | 1 307 | 17,3% |
Herouville St Clair | 1976 | 2014 | 2016 | 48 | 14 405 | 47,0% |
La Chapelle St Luc | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 45 | 21 824 | 58,0% |
La Ciotat | 1998 | 2014 | 2015 | 16 | 619 | 5,3% |
La Roche Sur Yon | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 13 | 1 298 | 16,4% |
Laon | 1990 | 2014 | 2015 | 37 | 8 043 | 91,1% |
Laval | 1986 | 2014 | - | 37 | 7 205 | 42,0% |
Le Mans | 1968 | 2014 | 2014 | 21 | 1 919 | 11,9% |
L'Hay Les Roses | 1981 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 568 | 2,6% |
Libourne | 1973 | 2014 | 2014 | 19 | 4 150 | 18,0% |
Liévin | 1973 | 2014 | 2014 | 23 | 3 027 | 7,0% |
Limay | 1998 | 2014 | - | 9 | 329 | 4,8% |
Lorient | 1981 | 2014 | 2014 | 31 | 12 424 | 31,5% |
Mably | 1972 | 2014 | 2017 | 29 | 13 293 | 34,8% |
Meylan (Grenoble) | 1972 | 2014 | 2014 | 14 | 1 685 | 9,2% |
Mondeville | 1970 | 2014 | - | 3 | 2 401 | 2,6% |
Mondeville HE | 2013 | 2014 | - | 28 | 29 834 | 50,0% |
Mont Saint Aignan | 1987 | 2015 | - | 33 | 3 049 | 13,8% |
Montélimar | 1985 | 2014 | 2016 | 8 | 7 689 | 34,0% |
Montereau | 1970 | 2014 | 2015 | 11 | 867 | 10,4% |
Montesson | 1970 | 2014 | - | 61 | 13 175 | 32,8% |
Montluçon | 1988 | 2015 | 2016 | 32 | 3 478 | 23,0% |
Nantes Beaujoire | 1972 | 2014 | 2015 | 34 | 4 648 | 22,0% |
Nantes St Herblain | 1968 | 2014 | 2015 | 13 | 1 467 | 12,1% |
Nanteuil-Les-Meaux (GM) | 2014 | 2015 | - | 8 | 811 | 100,0% |
Nanteuil-Les-Meaux (PAC) | 2014 | 2014 | - | 5 | 4 927 | 100,0% |
Nevers-Marzy | 1969 | 2014 | 2016 | 56 | 20 078 | 49,7% |
Nice Lingostière | 1978 | 2014 | 2014 | 48 | 6 493 | 25,4% |
Nîmes Sud | 1969 | 2014 | 2015 | 21 | 2 969 | 14,4% |
Orange | 1988 | 2014 | 2014 | 36 | 5 215 | 29,3% |
Orléans Place d'Arc | 1988 | 2014 | 2018 | 69 | 13 590 | 53,6% |
Ormesson | 1972 | 2015 | 2018 | 123 | 26 696 | 14,5% |
Paimpol | 1964 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 2 656 | 20,8% |
Pau Lescar | 1973 | 2014 | 2017 | 76 | 11 977 | 31,0% |
Perpignan Claira | 1983 | 2014 | 2015 | 78 | 21 038 | 52,1% |
Port De Bouc | 1973 | 2014 | 2015 | 26 | 6 037 | 30,6% |
Pré-Saint-Gervais | 1979 | 2016 | - | 19 | 1 619 | - |
Puget-sur-Argens | 1991 | 2015 | 2017 | 51 | 4 638 | 28,4% |
Quetigny | 2014 | 2014 | - | 5 | 7 365 | 100,0% |
Quimper - Le Kerdrezec | 1978 | 2014 | 2016 | 40 | 8 520 | 26,1% |
Rambouillet | 2017 | 2017 | - | 4 | 4 848 | - |
Reims - Cernay | 1981 | 2014 | 2016 | 21 | 3 393 | 26,8% |
Rennes Cesson | 1981 | 2014 | 2014 | 70 | 12 912 | 31,0% |
Rethel | 1994 | 2016 | 2017 | 16 | 3 381 | 35,7% |
Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 1982 | 2014 | 2017 | 15 | 2 598 | 33,9% |
Saint-Lô | 1973 | 2016 | 2016 | 11 | 1 085 | 18,5% |
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt | 1991 | 2014 | 2016 | 9 | 858 | 15,6% |
Salaise sur Sanne | 1991 | 2014 | 2014 | 45 | 7 197 | 40,6% |
Sallanches | 1973 | 2014 | 2016 | 12 | 1 915 | 17,0% |
Sannois | 1992 | 2015 | 2015 | 36 | 3 810 | 27,4% |
Saran - Orléans | 1971 | 2014 | 2017 | 90 | 38 846 | 64,2% |
Sartrouville | 1977 | 2014 | 2014 | 37 | 5 597 | 26,6% |
Segny | 1980 | 2014 | 2017 | 17 | 3 258 | 30,0% |
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Year of | Year of | Year of | Total | Carmila Group | Carmila Group | |
Name of centre, city | number of | gross leasable | share per site | |||
construction | acquisition | renovation | ||||
units | area (sq.m.) | (%) | ||||
Sens Maillot | 1970 | 2014 | 2016 | 9 | 1 848 | 20,4% |
Sens Voulx | 1972 | 2014 | 2016 | 7 | 595 | 5,8% |
St André Les Vergers | 1975 | 2014 | 2016 | 7 | 1 096 | 5,2% |
St Brieuc - Langueux | 1969 | 2014 | 2017 | 46 | 13 924 | 37,1% |
St Egrève | 1986 | 2014 | 2014 | 35 | 9 389 | 13,3% |
St Jean de Védas | 1986 | 2014 | 2014 | 32 | 3 105 | 18,6% |
Stains | 1972 | 2014 | - | 26 | 2 970 | 16,7% |
Tarnos | 1989 | 2014 | 2014 | 27 | 4 108 | 29,0% |
Thionville | 1971 | 2016 | - | 162 | 28 348 | 62,9% |
Tinqueux | 1969 | 2014 | 2015 | 31 | 5 917 | 22,6% |
Toulouse Labège | 1983 | 2014 | - | 129 | 22 219 | 44,9% |
Toulouse Purpan | 1970 | 2014 | 2015 | 45 | 16 074 | 36,4% |
Tournefeuille | 1995 | 2014 | - | 20 | 5 685 | 39,5% |
Trans-en-Provence | 1976 | 2014 | 2016 | 28 | 3 923 | 31,6% |
Uzès | 1989 | 2014 | 2015 | 19 | 1 287 | 15,3% |
Vannes - Le Fourchêne | 1969 | 2014 | 2014 | 68 | 8 924 | 41,2% |
Vaulx en Velin | 1988 | 2014 | 2016 | 45 | 6 603 | 34,3% |
Venette | 1974 | 2014 | 2015 | 40 | 6 830 | 24,8% |
Venissieux | 1966 | 2014 | 2016 | 25 | 4 441 | 12,0% |
Villejuif | 1988 | 2014 | 2015 | 34 | 4 149 | 4,2% |
Vitrolles | 1971 | 2018 | - | 85 | 24 275 | 55,2% |
Spain | ||||||
Albacete - Los Llanos | 1989 | 2014 | - | 36 | 7 479 | 23,3% |
Alcala de Henares | 2007 | 2014 | 2016 | 21 | 1 667 | 17,3% |
Alcobendas | 1981 | 2014 | 2016 | 46 | 3 515 | 23,7% |
Alfafar | 1976 | 2014 | 2015 | 32 | 7 175 | 29,7% |
Aljarafe | 1998 | 2018 | - | 41 | 11 961 | 35,8% |
Almería | 1987 | 2014 | 2014 | 21 | 1 024 | 10,0% |
Alzira | 1991 | 2014 | 2017 | 18 | 7 712 | 18,3% |
Antequera | 2004 | 2018 | 2017 | 58 | 11 804 | 65,3% |
Azabache | 1977 | 2014 | 2016 | 32 | 5 839 | 22,4% |
Cabrera de Mar | 1979 | 2014 | 2014 | 28 | 14 240 | 17,9% |
Caceres | 1998 | 2014 | 2015 | 15 | 1 514 | 11,7% |
Cartagena | 1998 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 1 097 | 14,5% |
Castellón | 1985 | 2014 | 2015 | 22 | 2 664 | 8,6% |
Ciudad de la Imagen | 1995 | 2014 | 2016 | 23 | 2 039 | 14,2% |
Córdoba - Zahira | 1977 | 2014 | - | 16 | 996 | 7,4% |
Dos Hermanas (Sevilla) | 1993 | 2014 | 2017 | 17 | 1 411 | 13,4% |
El Alisal | 2004 | 2014 | 2016 | 40 | 15 161 | 43,9% |
El Mirador | 1997 | 2016 | - | 43 | 9 845 | 50,4% |
El Paseo | 1977 | 2018 | - | 57 | 10 454 | 18,5% |
El Pinar | 1981 | 2014 | 2014 | 35 | 4 360 | 14,0% |
Elche | 1983 | 2014 | 2015 | 17 | 10 086 | - |
Fan Mallorca | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 104 | 38 141 | 75,0% |
Finestrat - Benidorm | 1989 | 2014 | 2016 | 23 | 2 227 | 16,3% |
Gandía | 1994 | 2014 | 2015 | 19 | 2 040 | 13,3% |
Gran Via de Hortaleza | 1992 | 2018 | - | 69 | 6 267 | 27,2% |
Granada | 1999 | 2014 | 2015 | 26 | 2 673 | 15,7% |
Huelva | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 93 | 34 036 | 82,4% |
Jerez de la Frontera - Norte | 1997 | 2014 | 2017 | 46 | 6 899 | 37,5% |
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz - Sur | 1989 | 2014 | 2016 | 39 | 3 994 | 18,9% |
La Granadilla | 1990 | 2014 | 2014 | 16 | 1 029 | 7,0% |
La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz - Gran Sur | 1997 | 2014 | 2016 | 47 | 8 892 | 36,5% |
La Sierra | 1994 | 2018 | - | 78 | 17 611 | 18,9% |
Leon | 1990 | 2014 | 2016 | 17 | 2 486 | 18,6% |
Lérida | 1986 | 2014 | 2014 | 12 | 512 | 8,8% |
Los Angeles | 1992 | 2014 | 2016 | 42 | 6 772 | 34,4% |
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Year of | Year of | Year of | Total | Carmila Group | Carmila Group | |
Name of centre, city | number of | gross leasable | share per site | |||
construction | acquisition | renovation | ||||
units | area (sq.m.) | (%) | ||||
Los Barrios Algeciras | 1980 | 2014 | 2015 | 28 | 2 353 | 16,4% |
Lucena | 2002 | 2014 | 2016 | 13 | 1 394 | 11,4% |
Lugo | 1993 | 2014 | 2017 | 17 | 2 201 | 11,1% |
Málaga - Alameda II | 1987 | 2014 | 2016 | 31 | 8 839 | 37,6% |
Málaga - Los Patios | 1975 | 2014 | 2018 | 39 | 6 770 | 21,4% |
Manresa | 1991 | 2018 | - | 30 | 2 331 | 13,1% |
Merida | 1992 | 2014 | 2017 | 20 | 2 601 | 10,4% |
Montigala | 1991 | 2016 | 2018 | 58 | 10 668 | 43,7% |
Mostoles | 1992 | 2014 | 2016 | 24 | 3 291 | 20,1% |
Murcia - Atalayas | 1993 | 2016 | - | 43 | 11 275 | 45,2% |
Murcia - Zaraiche | 1985 | 2014 | 2014 | 23 | 2 566 | 14,1% |
Oiartzun | 1979 | 2014 | 2014 | 14 | 729 | 5,5% |
Orense | 1995 | 2014 | 2016 | 18 | 4 131 | 82,9% |
Palma | 1977 | 2014 | 2014 | 22 | 579 | 5,9% |
Paterna | 1979 | 2014 | 2016 | 18 | 1 679 | 9,2% |
Peñacastillo | 1992 | 2014 | 2014 | 53 | 10 259 | 42,0% |
Petrer | 1991 | 2014 | 2016 | 28 | 4 056 | 23,4% |
Plasencia | 1998 | 2014 | - | 13 | 1 299 | 11,9% |
Pontevedra | 1995 | 2014 | 2014 | 16 | 1 681 | 13,0% |
Reus | 1991 | 2014 | 2014 | 27 | 2 933 | 21,2% |
Rivas | 1997 | 2014 | 2016 | 25 | 2 159 | 21,5% |
Sagunto | 1989 | 2014 | - | 10 | 968 | 11,9% |
Salamanca | 1989 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 795 | 7,6% |
San Juan | 1977 | 2018 | - | 29 | 7 084 | 24,5% |
San Juan de Aznalfarache, Sevilla | 1985 | 2014 | 2015 | 34 | 4 999 | 21,5% |
San Sebastián de los Reyes | 2004 | 2014 | 2016 | 21 | 2 336 | 12,7% |
Sestao | 1994 | 2014 | 2016 | 19 | 1 317 | 48,8% |
Sevilla - Macarena | 1993 | 2014 | 2016 | 23 | 1 882 | 14,6% |
Sevilla - Montequinto | 1999 | 2014 | 2016 | 14 | 9 995 | 7,7% |
Sevilla - San Pablo | 1979 | 2014 | 2014 | 29 | 3 258 | 15,8% |
Talavera - Los Alfares | 2005 | 2014 | 2016 | 53 | 20 506 | 76,7% |
Tarragona | 1975 | 2014 | 2017 | 18 | 3 420 | 11,4% |
Tarrasa | 1978 | 2018 | - | 37 | 7 502 | 31,6% |
Torrelavega | 1996 | 2014 | 2016 | 17 | 2 144 | 9,7% |
Torrevieja | 1994 | 2014 | 2014 | 16 | 1 700 | 11,5% |
Valencia - Campanar | 1988 | 2014 | 2016 | 29 | 3 099 | 16,7% |
Valladolid | 1981 | 2014 | 2017 | 33 | 3 272 | 17,5% |
Valladolid II | 1995 | 2014 | 2017 | 19 | 3 551 | 21,5% |
Valverde Badajoz | 1996 | 2014 | 2015 | 28 | 2 688 | - |
Villanueva | 1995 | 2014 | 2016 | 10 | 687 | 10,2% |
Villareal de los Infantes | 1995 | 2014 | 2016 | 13 | 939 | 10,3% |
Zaragoza | 1989 | 2014 | 2015 | 19 | 4 301 | 23,4% |
As Cancelas wholly-owned (50% of assets | ||||||
held, based on the equity method) | 2012 | 2014 | 2012 | 115 | 50 264 | - |
Italy | ||||||
Massa | 1995 | 2014 | 2016 | 44 | 8 231 | 45,9% |
Burolo | 1996 | 2014 | 2016 | 10 | 946 | 10,9% |
Vercelli | 1987 | 2014 | 2016 | 20 | 3 098 | 24,1% |
Paderno Dugnano | 1974 | 2014 | 2019 | 73 | 15 508 | 47,6% |
Gran Giussano | 1997 | 2014 | 2017 | 48 | 9 338 | 47,4% |
Thiene | 1992 | 2014 | 2015 | 40 | 6 016 | 44,7% |
Turin | 1989 | 2014 | 2014 | 12 | 1 193 | 12,7% |
Limbiate | 2006 | 2015 | - | 1 | 1 923 | 4,4% |
Assago | 1988 | 2015 | - | 1 | 2 380 | 5,0% |
Nichelino | 1995 | 2014 | 2017 | 66 | 41 694 | 27,0% |
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2. ACTIVITY DURING THE YEAR
2.1. Selected financial information
Financial information from the income statement | |||||
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |||
Gross Rental income | 359,5 | 340,3 | |||
Net Rental Income | 333,2 | 313,7 | |||
EBITDA (excluding fair value adjustments)1 | 282,6 | 264,3 | |||
Change in fair value adjustments on investment | - 90,2 | 13,6 | |||
properties | |||||
Operating income | 191,8 | 275,0 | |||
Net financial income/(expense) | - 58,1 | - 58,6 | |||
Consolidated net income - Group share | 108,2 | 163,6 | |||
Earnings per share3 | 0,79 | 1,20 | |||
EPRA earnings2 | 218,5 | 202,5 | |||
EPRA earnings3 | 1,60 | 1,49 | |||
Recurring earnings4 | 222,5 | 207,5 | |||
Recurring earnings per share3 | 1,63 | 1,53 |
1 For a definition of EBITDA (excluding fair value) and the reconciliation with the closest IFRS indicator see Section "Comments on results for the year".
2 For a definition of "EPRA earnings", see the Section "EPRA performance indicators".
3 Number of average shares: 136,408,412 at 31 December 2019 and 135,860,096 at 31 December 2018.
4 Recurring earnings are equal to EPRA earnings excluding certain non-recurring items. See the Section "EPRA Performance indicators".
Selected financial information from the balance sheet | ||||
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | ||
Investment properties (carried at fair-value excluding | 6 001,6 | 5 953,7 | ||
Cash and cash equivalent investments | 174,2 | 207,1 | ||
Financial debt (current and non-current) | 2 416,0 | 2 389,9 | ||
Shareholders' equity - Group share | 3 540,4 | 3 646,9 |
Financial information related to key indicators and ratios
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Net financial debt | 2 241,8 |
Loan-to-value ratio ITT (LTV)1 | 34,9% |
Interest Coverage Ratio (ICR)2 | 5,0x |
EPRA net asset value, excluding transfer taxes | 3 799,4 |
EPRA net asset value, excluding transfer taxes, per | 27,79 |
share3 | |
Gross asset value (including transfer taxes, including | 6 421,5 |
works in progress) | |
31/12/2018
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177,2
34,0%
4,9x
- 876,1
28,39
6 404,6
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- LTV including transfer taxes and work in progress: ratio between the value of the investment properties (including transfer taxes and work in progress) and net financial debt.
- Ratio of EBITDA (excluding fair value adjustments) to net financial costs.
- Year end, fully diluted, on the basis of 136,705,504 shares at 31 December 2019 and 135,538,931 shares at 31 December 2018.
2.2. Financial statements
2.2.1. Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Gross Rental income | 359 457 |
Charges rebilled to tenants | 79 359 |
Total Income from rental activity | 438 816 |
Real estate expenses | - 21 214 |
Rental charges | - 71 307 |
Property expenses (landlord) | - 13 111 |
Net Rental Income | 333 184 |
Operating expenses | - 52 840 |
Income from management, administration and other activities | 10 477 |
Other income | 1 407 |
Payroll expenses | - 25 145 |
Other external expenses | - 39 579 |
Allowances for depreciation of fixed assets, amortisation of intangible fixed assets | - 3 493 |
and provisions | |
Other operating income and expenses | 1 343 |
Gain (losses) on disposals of investment properties and equity investments | - 610 |
Change in fair value adjustment | - 90 172 |
Share in net income of equity-accounted investments | 4 376 |
Operating income | 191 788 |
Financial income | 559 |
Financial expenses and allowances | - 57 277 |
Cost of net indebtness | - 56 718 |
Other financial income (expenses) | - 1 389 |
Net financial income/(expense) | - 58 107 |
Income before taxes | 133 681 |
Income tax | - 25 277 |
Consolidated net income | 108 404 |
Group share | 108 213 |
Noncontrolling interests | 191 |
Average number of shares comprising Carmila's share capital | 136 408 412 |
Earnings per share, in euros (Group share) | 0,79 |
Diluted average number of shares comprising Carmila's share capital | 136 705 504 |
Diluted earnings per share, in euros (Group share) | 0,79 |
31/12/2018
340 250
74 799
415 049
- 18 659
- 71 076
- 11 656
313 658
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50 574
4 595
6 631 - 24 839
- 36 961
- 3 508
- 277
- 1 796
13 586
3 882
274 971
384
- 54 011
- 53 627 - 4 931
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58 558
216 413 - 52 804
163 609
163 557
53
135 653 512
1,21
135 860 096
1,20
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
Consolidated net income | 108 404 | 163 609 | |
Items to be subsequently recycled in net income | - 10 923 | - 4 152 | |
Cash-flow Hedges (effective part) | - 10 923 | - 2 978 | |
Fair value of other financial assets | - | - 1 174 | |
Related income tax | - | - | |
Items not to be subsequently recycled in net income | - | 106 | |
Re-valuation of the net liabilities under defined-benefit schemes | - | 106 | |
Related income tax | - | - | |
Consolidated net comprehensive income | 97 481 | 159 563 |
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2.2.2. Consolidated statement of financial position
ASSETS | |||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
Goodwill | - | - | |
Intangible assets | 4 262 | 4 556 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 4 244 | 2 062 | |
Investment properties carried at fair value | 6 001 608 | 5 953 655 | |
Investment properties carried at cost | 68 785 | 62 605 | |
Investments in equity-accounted companies | 52 459 | 49 766 | |
Other non current assets | 12 427 | 11 948 | |
Deffered tax assets | 11 548 | 7 776 | |
Non current assets | 6 155 332 | 6 092 368 | |
Investment properties held for sale | - | - | |
Trade receivables | 117 105 | 123 616 | |
Other current assets | 69 127 | 217 244 | |
Cash and Cash equivalent | 178 172 | 70 518 | |
Current assets | 364 404 | 411 378 | |
Total Assets | 6 519 736 | 6 503 746 | |
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
Share capital | 820 091 | 819 370 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 2 129 169 | 2 268 204 | |
Treasury shares | - 2 676 | - 3 861 | |
Other comprehensive income | - 42 906 | - 31 983 | |
Consolidated retained earnings | 528 543 | 431 612 | |
Consolidated net income - Group share | 108 213 | 163 557 | |
Shareholders' equity - Group share | 3 540 434 | 3 646 899 | |
Noncontrolling interests | 5 612 | 5 781 | |
Shareholder's equity | 3 546 046 | 3 652 680 | |
Non-current provisions | 6 865 | 5 685 | |
Non-current financial debt | 2 295 954 | 2 301 426 | |
Lease deposits and guarantees | 77 722 | 76 454 | |
Non-current tax liabilities and deferred tax liabilities | 175 685 | 159 261 | |
Other non current liabilities | 7 489 | 7 473 | |
Non current liabilities | 2 563 715 | 2 550 299 | |
Current financial debt | 160 313 | 82 885 | |
Bank facilities | 4 141 | 5 617 | |
Current provisions | 658 | - | |
Trade payables | 28 855 | 28 370 | |
Fixed assets payables | 81 674 | 52 141 | |
Current tax and payroll related liabilities | 49 356 | 44 237 | |
Other current liabilities | 84 978 | 87 517 | |
Current liabilities | 409 975 | 300 767 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 6 519 736 | 6 503 746 | |
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2.2.3. Consolidated Cash Flow statement
in thousands of euros | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
Consolidated net income | 108 404 | 163 609 | |
Adjustments | |
Elimination of income from equity-accounted investments | -4 376 |
Elimination of depreciation, amortisation and provisions | 659 |
Elimination of change in fair value adjustments | 85 563 |
Elimination of capital gain/loss on disposals | 879 |
Other non-cash income and expenses | 3 567 |
Cash-flow from operations after cost of net debt and tax | 194 696 |
Elimination of tax expense (income) | 25 277 |
Elimination of cost of net debt | 55 462 |
Cash-flow from operations before cost of net financial debt and tax | 275 435 |
Change in operating working capital | 7 718 |
Change in lease deposits and guarantees | 1 259 |
Income tax paid | -2 795 |
Cash-flow from operating activities | 281 617 |
Change in scope of consolidation | - |
Change in fixed assets payables | 29 533 |
Acquisitions of investment properties | -120 845 |
Acquisitions of other fixed assets | -185 |
Change in loans and advances | 782 |
Disposal of investment properties and other fixed assets | 5 467 |
Dividends received | 1 684 |
Cash-flow from investment activities | -83 565 |
Share capital increase | - |
Transactions in share capital of equity accounted companies | - |
Net sale (purchase) of treasury shares | 1 185 |
Issuance of bonds | 50 000 |
Issuance of new bank loans | 75 235 |
Loan repayments | -100 000 |
Display of short term investments in other current receivables | 145 020 |
Interest paid | -56 019 |
Interest received | 559 |
Dividends and share premiums distributed to shareholders | -204 903 |
Cash-flow from financing activities | -88 923 |
-3 882
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154 559
52 804
53 628
260 991 -17247 4 387 -6012
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-145 053 -44 138 384 -101 461
101 867
Change in net cash position | 109 130 | - 224 367 | |
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2.2.4. Statement of changes in consolidated equity
Share | Additional | Treasury | Other | Consolidated | Consolidated net | Shareholders' | Noncontrolling | ||
paid-in | comprehensive | retained | income - Group | equity - Group | Shareholders' equity | ||||
in thousands of euros | capital | capital | shares | income | earnings | share | share | interests | |
Balance at 31 December 2017 | 810 360 | 2 321 671 | -2 653 | -27 937 | 121 234 | 313 787 | 3 536 462 | 5 999 | 3 542 461 |
19 754 | 19 754 | 19 754 | |||||||
Balance at 1 January 2018 | 810 360 | 2 321 671 | -2 653 | -27 937 | 140 988 | 313 787 | 3 556 216 | 5 999 | 3 562 215 |
Share capital transactions | 9 010 | 27 340 | 36 350 | 36 350 | |||||
Share-based payments | -1 501 | -1 501 | -1 501 | ||||||
Treasury share transactions | -1 208 | -1 208 | -1 208 | ||||||
Dividend paid | -80 807 | -20 384 | -101 191 | -271 | -101 462 | ||||
Allocation of income | 313 787 | -313 787 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Net income of the year | 163 557 | 163 557 | 53 | 163 610 | |||||
Gains and losses recorded directly in equity | |||||||||
Cross charging of OCI to income | 2 608 | 2 608 | 2 608 | ||||||
Change in fair value of other financial assets | -1 174 | -1 174 | -1 174 | ||||||
Change in fair value of hedging instruments | -5 586 | -5 586 | -5 586 | ||||||
Actuarial gains and losses on retirement benefits | 106 | 106 | 106 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | -4 046 | -4 046 | 0 | -4 046 | |||||
Other changes | -1 278 | -1 278 | -1 278 | ||||||
Balance at 31 December 2018 | 819 370 | 2 268 204 | -3 861 | -31 983 | 431 612 | 163 557 | 3 646 899 | 5 781 | 3 652 680 |
Share capital transactions | 721 | -721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Share-based payments | -17 | -17 | -17 | ||||||
Treasury share transactions | 1 185 | 1 185 | 1 185 | ||||||
Dividend paid | -138 314 | -66 229 | -204 543 | -360 | -204 903 | ||||
Allocation of 2018 net income | 163 557 | -163 557 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Net income of the year | 108 213 | 108 213 | 190 | 108 404 | |||||
Gains and losses recorded directly in equity | |||||||||
Cross charging of OCI to income | 1 944 | 1 944 | 1 944 | ||||||
Change in fair value of other financial assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Change in fair value of hedging instruments | -12 867 | -12 867 | -12 867 | ||||||
Actuarial gains and losses on retirement benefits | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | -10 923 | -10 923 | 0 | -10 923 | |||||
Other changes | -380 | -380 | -380 | ||||||
Balance at 31 December 2019 | 820 091 | 2 129 169 | -2 676 | -42 906 | 528 543 | 108 213 | 3 540 434 | 5 612 | 3 546 046 |
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2.3. Analysis of the activity
2.3.1. Economic environment
GDP growth | Unemployment rate | Inflation | ||||||||||
2018 | 2019E | 2020E | 2018 | 2019E | 2020E | 2018 | 2019E | 2020E | ||||
France | 1,7% | 1,3% | 1,2% | 9,1% | 8,5% | 8,2% | 0,9% | 0,6% | 0,8% | |||
Italy | 0,7% | 0,2% | 0,4% | 10,6% | 10,0% | 10,0% | 0,6% | 0,5% | 0,8% | |||
Spain | 2,4% | 2,0% | 1,6% | 15,3% | 14,2% | 14,1% | 1,0% | 1,1% | 1,3% | |||
Euro Zone | 1,9% | 1,2% | 1,1% | 8,2% | 7,6% | 7,5% | 1,0% | 1,0% | 1,1% | |||
* Source: OECD Economic Outlook N°106 - November 2019.
Forecasts for GDP growth in 2020 in the Euro Zone are weak (+1.1%) as a result of global trade tensions (international trade agreements between the USA and China, uncertainty surrounding the content of Brexit trade agreements), resulting in a decline in external demand and exports.
Public investment will be stable for countries such as France, Spain and Italy, sustained by ECB efforts to keep its key rates low (it lowered its deposit facility rate by 10 bps in September 2019, and resumed its asset purchase programme in November 2019).
The projected GDP growth rates in 2020 in France (+1.2%) and Spain (+1.6%) are higher than in Italy (+0.4%), the French and Spanish economies are less dependent on exports than Italy, which relies to a greater extent on the manufacturing industry and external demand.
2.3.2. Retailer activity
Private consumption will be indirectly sustained by the robustness of the labour market. The unemployment rate is expected to decline in the Euro Zone by 10 bps in 2020, in particular in France (-30 bps) and Spain (-10 bps), while it should remain stable in Italy.
The consequence of the resilience of the overall European labour market is that nominal salaries are increasing, which contributes to growth owing to the rise in real purchasing power for employees, given the anticipated weak inflation in the Euro zone, which was stable and low in 2019 (+1.0%) and slightly up in 2020 (+1.1%).
Inflation growth in 2020 is fairly even in the three countries: in Italy (+30 bps in 2020), France and Spain (+20 bps in both countries).
Country | Change in retail tenants' revenues in FY 2019 | National benchmark index performance | ||
France | 2,1% | +0,8% (1) | ||
Spain | 2,0% | +3,1%(2) | ||
Italy | 1,7% | -0,4%(3) | ||
Total | 2,0% | N/A | ||
- CNCC performance index November 2019 YTD
- Instituto nacional de estadística performance index November 2019 YTD
- Consiglio Nazionale dei Centri Commerciali performance index September 2019 YTD
The change in retail tenants' revenues was calculated over the period from 1 January to 31 December 2019, compared with the same period in 2018 and on a like-for-like basis.
Retailer sales revenue experienced overall growth in 2019 (+2.0% cumulative for all three countries, with France at +2.1% and Spain at +2.0%, and Italy at +1.7%).
This overall growth is explained by the net increase in revenue in three different sectors: Food and Restaurants grew significantly (France +3.3% in YTD, Spain +2.7%, Italy +0.9% thanks to the good progress of fast food retail brands such as McDonald's, Burger King, Colombus), followed by Services (France +5.1%, Spain +1.8%, Italy +6.9% sustained by good performances in telephony with Orange and Movistar) and Health and Beauty
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(France +3.1%, Spain +5.6%). Opticians and hairdressers-barbers were the most dynamic in 2019, driven by the strong performances of Krys and Alain Afflelou, and the retail brand Barbe de Papa (+10.2% for this brand co-developed with Carmila) in France.
The trend towards changes in Ready-to-Wear revenues is positive overall (+1.0% in France, +3.2% in Spain and +0.8% in Italy). Performances of retail brands varied, with some retail brands outperforming (including H&M, Zara, Kiabi and Mango)
2.3.3. Letting activity
Summary
In 2019, Carmila signed 874 leases for a total minimum guaranteed rent of €38.3 million.
Carmila let 436 vacant premises for a minimum guaranteed rent of €16.9 million, broken down as follows:
- 254 units for €10.1 million in France
- 160 units for €5.3 million in Spain
- 22 units for €1.5 million in Italy
The company also signed leases for 48 premises on its extension projects for a minimum guaranteed rent of €3.8 million, all of which in France.
and others under-performing (such as children's fashion).
In France, the Thionville Géric (+3.9%) and Calais Coquelles (+3.0%) sites saw particularly strong out- performance, as did Sartrouville (+2.3%) and Toulouse Purpan (+4.0%) thanks to restructuring carried out by Carmila. In Spain the large centres of Talavera (+6.3%), Fan Mallorca (+4.7%) and El Paseo (+4.0%) also experienced a significant increase in their retailers' revenues, as did Nichelino (+2.9%), Paderno (+2.4%) and Massa (+2.3%) in Italy.
During 2019, Carmila renewed 390 commercial leases for a minimum guaranteed rent of €17.5 million, thus generating a reversion of 6.9%, with the following breakdown:
- 162 leases were renewed in France, for a minimum guaranteed rent of €10.1 million and with a reversion of 9.0%
- 212 leases were renewed in Spain, for a minimum guaranteed rent of €6.5 million and with a reversion of 4.2%
- 16 leases were renewed in Italy, for a minimum guaranteed rent of €0.8 million and with a reversion of 1.5%
Letting of vacant premises | Letting of extensions | Renewals | ||||||||
Annual | Annual | Annual | ||||||||
(in | Number | minimum | Number of | Number | minimum | |||||
minimum | Reversion | |||||||||
thousands | of leases | guaranteed | leases | of leases | guaranteed | |||||
guaranteed rent | ||||||||||
of euros) | rent | rent | ||||||||
France | 254 | 10 098 | 48 | 3 805 | 162 | 10 146 | 9,0% | |||
Spain | 160 | 5 340 | - | - | 212 | 6 540 | 4,2% | |||
Italy | 22 | 1 481 | - | - | 16 | 845 | 1,5% | |||
Total | 436 | 16 919 | 48 | 3 805 | 390 | 17 531 | 6,9% |
France
Carmila diversified its rental base by letting its vacant premises to retail brands representative of a variety of activity sectors
- The Culture-Gifts-Leisure sector accounts for 29% of the leases signed in 2019 (by rent), primarily with national players in mobile telephony. It should be noted, amongst others, that Orange is
planning to open units in Aix-en-Provence, Toulouse Labège and Montesson, Bouygues Telecom in Chambourcy, and Free in five centres: Antibes, Bourges, Montesson, Nice Lingostière and Venette.
Players in the sports sector are also represented with letting of medium-sized surfaces to Intersport in Epinal and Roanne Mably, Fitness Park in Gennevilliers and Basic Fit in Gruchet le Valasse. Lastly, the retail brand Courir is broadening its
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presence with Carmila, with new stores in Angoulins and Charleville Mézières.
- 25% of the letting activities during the year concern the Clothing and Accessories sector. Carmila is introducing Bel Chous shoes to Ormesson and Chambourcy, and Tamaris in Torcy Collégien. This will be the first Tamaris store in a Carmila shopping centre. In the south of France, the company is also developing the presence of its partner Indémodable, which plans to open points of sale in Aix en Provence, Anglet, Orange, Pau Lescar, Toulouse Labège and Toulouse Purpan.
Lettings to major ready-to-wear players include Cache-Cache in Orleans Place d'Arc and Torcy Collégien, Tally Weijl in Orléans Cap Saran, Levis in Orléans Place d'Arc, Darjeeling in Calais Coquelles, as well as Eden Park in Thionville.
- 24% of the leases signed concern Health and Beauty. Carmila is endeavouring to expand this strategic development focus to strengthen the leading position of its centres and to diversify its merchandising mix.
Pharmacies have already opened or are planning to open in 10 shopping centres: Annecy Brogny, Brest Iroise, Dinan Quevert, Draguignan, Goussainville, Marseille Vitrolles, Montluçon, Rennes Cesson, Roanne Mably and Saint Brieuc. Carmila continues to expand the presence of opticians with leases signed with Optique Minute in Orange and Alain Afflelou on four sites: Denain, Laon, Le Mans and Salaise sur Sanne.
Beauty treatment centres continue to open at Carmila, similarly to Body Minute - Nail Minute in Evreux Guichainville and Stains, or beauty salons and bars in Evreux, Hérouville Saint Clair, Port De Bouc and Puget sur Argens.
Perfume shops are also represented with premises let to Sephora in Thionville and Villejuif, and Nocibé in Liévin.
Lastly, Carmila and its partner, the barber Barbe de Papa, continue to expand the retail brand in 12 centres spread over the whole of France: in the Ile de France: Chambourcy, Montesson, Ormesson and Torcy Collégien; in the North: Hérouville Saint Clair and Reims Tinqueux; in the West: Châteauroux, Condé sur Sarthe and Toulouse Purpan; in the South-East: Beaucaire, Saint-Egrève and Uzès.
- The Food and Restaurants sectors accounts for 15% of leases signed in 2019, with major players in catering such as Hippopotamus in Torcy Bay 1, Burger King in Laval, and Columbus Café in Calais Coquelles and Thionville Geric.
International and theme restaurants are expanding, such as Asian cooking, including Pitaya and Côté Sushi in Toulouse Labège, and Thaï Break in Orléans Cap Saran. American catering has come to Calais Coquelles with Old Wild West, and Italian cooking at Port De Bouc with La Cantina.
Regional "brasseries" and food stalls are setting up at Carmila with Capodimonte and the Brasserie du XV in Toulouse Labège, or the Délices de Bretagne in Evreux Guichainville and the Ambassade Bretonne in Brest.
Lastly, new chocolate shops are setting up in Carmila shopping centres, such as Jeff de Bruges in Anglet BAB2, the Comptoir de Mathilde in Cholet, Pau Lescar and Perpignan Claira, and Leonidas in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Orange, Quimper le Kerdrezec and Sartrouville.
- The remaining letting activities concern Household furnishings as well as Services with the opening of retail brands specialised in decoration, with Maison du Monde in Lorient, and in furnishing, with Poltronesofa in Orleans Cap Saran and Nouvelle Literie in Torcy Collégien.
Carmila is welcoming new retail brands and activities with the arrival of Normal in Calais Coquelles, Action in Draguignan or the real estate agencies Stéphane Plaza in Brest and Champs sur Marne.
Spain
The diversification of the merchandising mix is progressing in Carmila's Spanish centres:
- The Health and Beauty sector accounts for 26% of the leases signed in 2019, for instance with the hairdresser Carlos Conde in Parquesol. In particular, Carmila is increasing the number of beauty clinics in its Spanish centres, by signing up, with its partner Centros Ideal, an eleventh medical centre in Fan Mallorca, the opening of Lassersion in Paterna, Torrevieja and Orense, and 360° Clinics in Cartagena and La Veronica.
- 20% of the letting activities in the year concern the Clothing and Accessories sector, such
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as the international shoe brand Crocs in Fan Mallorca, and Mango in Atalayas. Retail sports fashion brands also found their place at Carmila, such as Oteros in Gran Via de Hortaleza and Peñacastillo.
- 17% of the leases signed concern Household furnishings, such as the mattress distributor Max Colchon in El Mirador and Granada.
- Culture-Gifts-Leisureaccounts for 14% of the leases signed in 2019, with, for example, the toy specialist Toy Planet in La Veronica, and the pet shops Crazypet in Sestao, Móstoles and Lugo, Kiwoko in Atalayas, and Madagascar in San Juan de Alicante.
- 14% of letting activities in 2019 concern Food and Restaurants, including the opening of the sixth KFC restaurant at Carmila in As Cancelas and two new Burger King restaurants in San Juan de Aznalfarache and Badajoz La Granadilla.
Temporary retail activity
The temporary store activity focuses on providing space in Carmila centres for short to medium periods (maximum one year). As part of a complementary approach to traditional stores, it provides visitors with the opportunity to discover a more innovative offer. It focuses upon two areas:
- Specialty leasing
- Pop-upstores
- The remaining letting activities involve Services, with, for example, Fotoprix, a strong brand with 1,000 stores in Spain, which is opening its first store at Carmila in Alcobendas.
Italy
In Italy letting activities mainly involved medium- sized clothing retailers and ready-to-wear retail brands, such as Terranova in Massa, or Sem Denim in Nichelino. Culture-Gifts-Leisure accounts for 15% of the leases, with the electronic retail brand Unieuro in Vercelli and the bookshop Giunti Al Punto in Nichelino. 13% of leases signed are in Health and Beauty, with, for example, the Little Italy Barber Shop in Massa. Lastly, the remaining leases were signed with Services, Household furnishings, and Food and Restaurants brands, with La Piadineria in Thiene and Massa.
As a result of a renegotiation with Carrefour Property Spain, Carmila is entitled to 100% of the Specialty Leasing income in Spain since December 2018.
Revenues arising from Specialty Leasing and Pop-up Stores in the three countries have grown strongly by 33.9% compared with 2018.
Gross Rental income | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | Change | ||||||||
(in thousands of | |||||||||||
Specialty | Pop-up | Total | Specialty | Pop-up | Total | % | |||||
euros) | Leasing | stores | SL+TS | Leasing | stores | SL+TS | |||||
France | 5 555 | 1 604 | 7 159 | 5 588 | 1 340 | 6 928 | 3,3% | ||||
Spain | 5 689 | 260 | 5 949 | 2 437 | 142 | 2 579 | 130,7% | ||||
Italy | 1 213 | - | 1 213 | 1 191 | - | 1 191 | 1,8% | ||||
Total | 12 457 | 1 864 | 14 321 | 9 216 | 1 482 | 10 698 | 33,9% |
Specialty Leasing
Specialty Leasing is dedicated to the development of event organisation as well as new and innovative services and products intended for customers in shopping centres. Constantly mirroring trends in consumption, the various players in Specialty Leasing make it possible to diversify the shopping
offer and enrich the customer experience. This diversification thus enables value to be added to the public areas of the centres. It is divided into two sub-activities:
- The letting of floor areas in the malls and in the car parks
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- A partnership, on an exclusive basis with the advertiser ClearChannel, for communication via a digital medium in the malls
The success of Specialty Leasing at Carmila stems from the intention to renew the concepts presented in the malls, with particular attention paid to the quality and relevance of the concepts with the centre's offer with regard to duration, type and theme.
2019 was marked by an increase in the number and diversity of themes for exhibitions (e.g. home, cars, camping-cars) and roadshows (Yamaha in La Sierra in Spain; in France, Nocibé in 5 centres, Prince in 11 centres). Specialty Leasing has made it possible to attract national and international brands (L'Oréal in Bay 2, Tassimo in four French centres), with theme weeks (vegan butter with Fruit d'Or in two centres, the rediscovery of olfactory senses for Ducros and its four days to discover spices at Montesson), and new signings with qualitative concepts, for example, engraving jewellery on the spot or the sale of e- cigarettes. At the end of the year, the Christmas markets were very successful once again, with chalets being set up in 24 shopping centres in France.
The launch of the Carmila Event entity during the last quarter within the Specialty Leasing department will enable the event organisation activity to expand in 2020.
2.3.4. Structure of leases
With 6,348 leases under management at 31 December 2019, Carmila has a solid and diversified base of tenants, with rents from the Carrefour
Pop-up stores
Carmila also leverages the attractiveness of its shopping centres to open pop-up stores in premises of between 50 and 3,000 sq.m., for leases ranging from 4 and 34 months. Carmila provides tenants with turnkey solutions, by dealing with the administrative tasks related to store openings and enabling them to focus entirely on their sales activities. Lessees are satisfied with the high service standards provided by Carmila for openings, particularly in Spain as evidenced by the numerous lease renewals following the Christmas period, thereby demonstrating these retailers' desire to move in for a longer-term after a successful initial experience. This specific form of letting, which complements traditional letting, enables Carmila to renew its merchandising mix and pursue opportunistic marketing of vacant spaces by taking advantage of seasonality with limited tenor leases.
Carmila is also attracting national retail brands (e.g. Volkswagen in Perpignan Claira, Lego in Rennes Cesson and Swarovski in Puget sur Argens) as well as e-retailers and promising young retail brands (e.g. CashKorner, which is having considerable success with customers in the Bay 2 centre and which will soon open in Toulouse Purpan), enabling them to test their concept before committing themselves to signing a commercial lease. Carmila has thereby confirmed its leadership in pop-up stores in shopping centres by offering dedicated premises with a high level of services to innovative and differentiating brands. Some stores even attract the interest of the regional press. For example, the opening of Repaire des Sorciers (Harry Potter branded goods) in Labège had a knock-on effect for the entire shopping centre and resulted in a significant increase in footfall.
group representing less than 1% of net rental income in 2019. Annualised rents totalled €361.7 million at 31 December 2019.
Breakdown of number of leases and contractual rents on an annualised basis by country
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At 31/12/2019 | |||
Number of | Annualised | ||
contractual rent (in | %/Total | ||
leases | |||
millions of euros) | |||
Country | |||
France | 3 537 | 238,9 | 66,1% |
Spain | 2 446 | 99,4 | 27,5% |
Italy | 365 | 23,4 | 6,5% |
Total | 6 348 | 361,7 | 100% |
Principal tenant retailers
At 31/12/2018 | ||
Annualised | ||
Number of | contractual rent | %/Total |
leases | (in millions of | |
euros) | ||
3 542 | 236,5 | 66,0% |
2 381 | 99,1 | 27,6% |
356 | 22,8 | 6,4% |
6 279 | 358,4 | 100% |
At 31 December 2019, the 15 leading tenants accounted for 18.8% of annualised rents, with one retailer alone accounting for 2.0% of gross rental income.
The table below shows the annualised rents and business sector of the 15 largest tenants at 31 December 2019.
At 31/12/2019 | ||||
Annualised | ||||
Business sector | contractual rent (in | %/Total | ||
Tenant | millions of euros) | |||
Inditex | Clothing and accessories | 7,1 | 2,0% | |
H&M | Clothing and accessories | 6,0 | 1,6% | |
Alain Afflelou | Health and Beauty | 6,2 | 1,7% | |
Feu Vert | Services | 5,5 | 1,5% | |
Camaïeu | Clothing and accessories | 5,4 | 1,5% | |
Orange | Culture, Gifts & Leisure | 5,3 | 1,5% | |
Mc Donald's | Food & Restaurants | 4,8 | 1,3% | |
Flunch | Food & Restaurants | 4,2 | 1,1% | |
Micromania | Culture, Gifts & Leisure | 3,8 | 1,1% | |
Celio | Clothing and accessories | 3,8 | 1,1% | |
Nocibé | Health and Beauty | 3,7 | 1,0% | |
Yves Rocher | Health and Beauty | 3,4 | 0,9% | |
C&A | Clothing and accessories | 3,0 | 0,8% | |
Histoire d'Or | Culture, Gifts & Leisure | 3,0 | 0,8% | |
Kiabi | Clothing and accessories | 2,9 | 0,8% | |
68,0 | 18,8% | |||
Distribution of contractual rent by business sector on an annualised basis
The table below shows Carmila's annualised rents by business sector at 31 December 2019:
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At 31/12/2019 | |||
Number of | Annualised | ||
contractual rent (in | %/Total | ||
leases | |||
millions of euros) | |||
Business sector | |||
Clothing and accessories | 1 484 | 124,3 | 34,4% |
Culture, gifts and leisure | 1 023 | 66,7 | 18,4% |
Health and Beauty | 1 195 | 64,7 | 17,9% |
Food and Restaurants | 866 | 46,3 | 12,8% |
Household equipment | 289 | 29,6 | 8,2% |
Services | 1 386 | 29,5 | 8,1% |
Other | 105 | 0,7 | 0,2% |
Total | 6 348 | 361,7 | 100% |
At 31/12/2018 | ||
Annualised | ||
Number of | contractual rent | %/Total |
leases | (in millions of | |
euros) | ||
1 519 | 125,8 | 35,1% |
965 | 63,0 | 17,6% |
1 178 | 64,1 | 17,9% |
855 | 46,0 | 12,8% |
282 | 29,1 | 8,1% |
1 402 | 29,8 | 8,3% |
78 | 0,5 | 0,2% |
6 279 | 358,4 | 100% |
The reduced influence of Clothing and accessories in total rents (-70 bps) was mainly to the benefit of the Culture, Gifts and Leisure sector (+80 bps), while the proportions of the rental base of the other sectors remained stable by rent.
Furthermore, four of the main activity sectors saw their respective rents increase compared with 2018: in particular, the Culture, Gifts and Leisure sector generated an additional 5.8% of rent, followed by Household furnishings with an increase of +1.5%, Health and Beauty with +1% and Food and Restaurants with +0.5%.
Distribution of contractual rent by business sector on an annualised basis
Carmila rents space to large, well-known national and international brands in order to promote the visibility of its shopping centres, as well as to local brands to reinforce its local roots.
The table below shows the breakdown of annualised rents between international, national, and local brands in 2018 and 2019:
At 31/12/2019 | At 31/12/2018 | ||||||||||
Number of | Annualised rent (in | %/Total | Number of | Annualised rent (in | %/Total | ||||||
leases | millions of euros) | leases | millions of euros) | ||||||||
Categories | |||||||||||
International brands | 2 558 | 194,6 | 53,8% | 2 671 | 197,5 | 55,1% | |||||
National brands | 2 279 | 114,6 | 31,7% | 2 144 | 110,0 | 30,7% | |||||
Local brands | 1 511 | 52,5 | 14,5% | 1 464 | 50,9 | 14,2% | |||||
Total | 6 348 | 361,7 | 100% | 6 279 | 358,4 | 100% | |||||
At 31/12/2019 | |||||||||||
Categories | France | Spain | Italy | ||||||||
International brands | 54,5% | 55,6% | 39,4% | ||||||||
National brands | 32,3% | 26,6% | 46,8% | ||||||||
Local brands | 13,2% | 17,8% | 13,9% |
Carmila is continuing its aim of community-based targeting, with the proportion of total rents from local brands increasing by 30 bps in one year. The share of national brands also increased (+100 bps).
Structure of leases
In France, commercial leases are entered into for terms that may not be shorter than nine years. The lessee has the right to terminate the lease at the close of each three-year period, subject to providing
The increasing share of local brands by country (+40 bps in Spain and Italy, +20 bps in France) reflects Carmila's desire to strengthen regional proximity with its customers.
a six month notice prior to the end of the said period. However, leases with terms longer than nine years, such as those entered into by Carmila, which generally have terms of 10 or 12 years, may
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provide otherwise. The lessor's right to terminate at the end of each three-year period is primarily limited to such purposes as construction, reconstruction, or raising the height of the existing building. In addition, the lessor only has the right to judicially terminate the lease if the tenant has breached its obligations.
In Spain, the tenor of the leases may be freely agreed on by the parties, as may methods of terminating, extending, or cancelling the lease. Leases have an average term of between five and eight years. They provide for a minimum term of three to five years and additional terms of varying lengths, with the lessee having the right to give notice prior to the end of the same period subject
Right to renegotiate
At 31 December 2019, the average lease term was
- years, with average lease terms by country of
- years in France, 4.2 years in Spain and 3.1 years in Italy.
to providing notice of between two and six months. The lessor is generally bound until the end of the term agreed upon by the parties.
In Italy, leases that are subject to the real estate lease regime are entered into for a term of six years, renewable automatically for six years (with a maximum duration of 24 years), and their termination by the lessee may give rise to payment of allowances. Leases subject to the rules of management leases or business leases have terms of various tenors (generally between five and seven years). Neither termination by the lessee nor termination by the lessor results in the payment of allowance to the lessor.
The table below shows the maturity dates of the commercial leases for the property portfolio for the
2019-2029 period (data at 31 December 2019):
At 31/12/2019 | |||
Number of | Annualised | ||
Maturity * contractual rent (in | |||
leases | |||
millions of euros) | |||
Expiration of leases | |||
Expired on 31/12/2019 | 694 | 0,0 | 34,7 |
2020 | 747 | 0,5 | 27,5 |
2021 | 633 | 1,6 | 32,8 |
2022 | 631 | 2,7 | 30,3 |
2023 | 538 | 3,7 | 26,9 |
2024 | 598 | 4,6 | 35,0 |
2025 | 405 | 5,6 | 22,1 |
2026 | 538 | 6,7 | 32,3 |
2027 | 507 | 7,6 | 40,6 |
2028 | 485 | 8,6 | 32,7 |
2029 | 304 | 9,5 | 20,8 |
Beyond 2029 | 268 | 12,4 | 26,0 |
Total | 6 348 | 4,4 | 361,7 |
* Average lease maturity remaining in years
In France, in addition to rent indexation in line with changes in various indices, the rent fixed when the lease is concluded can be revised at the request of one of the parties, subject to certain restrictive conditions. If the lease in question has a rent- indexation clause, which is the case for the majority of leases entered into in France, revision may be requested whenever, due to application of that clause, rent is increased or decreased by over 25%
as compared with the rent agreed on at the inception of the lease. The resulting change in rent may not lead to increases that are greater, for a given year, than 10% of the rent paid in the previous year.
In compliance with the rules governing commercial leases, Carmila re-evaluates rents when leases are renewed. In France, there is a cap removal provision
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for lease terms exceeding nine years. The change in rent resulting from the removal of the cap may not, since enforcement of the Pinel Law, lead to increases greater than 10% per year. However, as this cap removal provision is not a public prerequisite, it is not compulsory for leases.
Rent renegotiation may also occur when the tenant is contemplating selling its leasehold right to an acquirer of its business. Although the rules governing commercial leases prohibit the lessor from opposing the lessee's sale of the leasehold right to the acquirer of its business, Carmila benefits from pre-emption clauses in its commercial leases. Therefore, Carmila may exercise its pre-emptive
Method of setting rents
Leases in France comprise either a fixed rent or a dual component rent, which is called a "variable rent". Variable rents are composed of a fixed portion, the minimum guaranteed rent (or annual base rent), and an additional, variable rent, calculated as a percentage of the tenant's annual revenue, excluding taxes. In Spain, Carmila's leases include either fixed rent or dual component rent, similar to those under French leases. In Italy, the majority of the leases include double-component
right to acquire the business in the event that the premises could be re-let on better financial terms.
In Spain, the methods for renegotiating rent may be freely determined by the parties to the lease. Rent under certain leases is revised automatically at the beginning of each tacit renewal of the lease, resulting in a minimum guaranteed rent increase.
In Italy, the terms of commercial leases can be renegotiated each time the lease is renewed, in order to substitute real estate lease contracts with lease management contracts.
rents similar to those under the French and Spanish leases, with certain leases including only fixed rent. At 31 December 2019, for the three countries, Carmila had 4,891 leases with double-component rents and 1,457 leases with fixed rent only, representing, respectively, 84.4% and 15.6% of annualised rents.
The table below shows the structure of Carmila's rents at 31 December 2019 and 2018:
At 31/12/2019 | At 31/12/2018 | |
Number of | Annualised rent | ||
(in millions of | %/Total | ||
leases | |||
euros) | |||
Leases with variable rent clauses | 4 891 | 305,3 | 84,4% |
Of which leases with minimum guaranteed rent and | 4 862 | 299,9 | 82,9% |
additional variable rent | |||
Of which leases with variable rent only | 29 | 5,5 | 1,5% |
Leases without variable clauses, with only fixed rent | 1 457 | 56,4 | 15,6% |
Total | 6 348 | 361,7 | 100,0% |
Number of | Annualised rent (in | %/Total | |
leases | millions of euros) | ||
4 | 898 | 305,8 | 85,3% |
4 871 | 301,2 | 84,0% | |
27 | 4,6 | 1,3% | |
1 | 381 | 52,6 | 14,7% |
6 279 | 358,4 | 100,0% |
With respect to double-component leases, the minimum guaranteed rent is set by contract. The additional variable rent is the positive difference between a percentage of the tenant's annual sales, excluding taxes, and the minimum guaranteed rent. Different parameters are used to determine rents:
- the rents of competing shopping centres, (ii) the average rental for the shopping centre concerned (overall as well as per business sector), (iii) the quality of the site or (iv) the assessment of revenue, performance and the financial position of the potential tenant.
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2.3.5. Financial occupancy rate
Financial occupancy rate | ||
(excluding strategic vacancies) | ||
Country | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
France | 95,9% | 96,0% |
Spain | 96,4% | 96,0% |
Italy | 98,8% | 99,7% |
Total | 96,3% | 96,2% |
At 31 December 2019, the consolidated financial occupancy rate of Carmila's assets was 96.3%, of which 95.9% in France, 96.4% in Spain and 98.8% in Italy.
The financial occupancy rate is defined as the ratio between the amount of rent invoiced and the amount of rent that Carmila would collect if its entire portfolio were leased, with the estimated rent for vacant lots being determined on the basis of rental values used by the appraisers. The financial occupancy rate is stated excluding strategic
2.3.6. Occupancy cost ratio of retailers
The occupancy cost ratio of Carmila's tenants broken down by country at 31 December 2019 is as follows: France 10.6%, Spain 10.4% and Italy 12.3%.
Carmila takes tenants' occupancy cost ratios into account in determining rent levels. Occupancy cost ratio is an important indicator for Carmila in determining the proper level of rent for each tenant as a function of its business and in evaluating the financial health of a tenant over the term of its lease.
The occupancy cost ratio is defined as the ratio between (i) the total amount charged to tenants and (ii) the tenants' sales.
vacancies, which are the vacancies made necessary in order to implement renovation, expansion, or restructuring projects within the shopping centres.
The impact of strategic vacancies is 1.6% in France, 2.5% in Spain and 0.5% in Italy, which represents a consolidated impact for Carmila of 1.8% at 31 December 2019, slightly lower than at 31 December 2018, where the consolidated impact was 1.9%. This decrease is primarily due to the delivery of restructuring projects completed by Carmila.
The tenants included in the calculation are (i) the tenants present over the last 12 months with certified sales, and (ii) tenants present over the last 12 months and having reported their sales over 12 months on a rolling basis. If the tenant reports its certified sales and its sales over a rolling 12 month period, only the certified sales are used.
The rental charges used to calculate occupancy cost ratios are made-up of fixed rent, variable rent and rental charges that are passed on to tenants. Rental charges do not include (i) incentives (rent-free periods, step rents or relief), (ii) property taxes charged to tenants, or (iii) marketing fund costs passed on to tenants.
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2.4. Corporate Social Responsibility
2019 marked a turning point for Carmila, which increased and accelerated its CSR commitments This ambition is expressed in a programme of responsible initiatives entitled "Here, we act". This programme, which addresses the expectations of
2.4.1. Pillar 1: "Here, we act" for the local regions
This pillar marks Carmila's commitment towards stimulating and developing the attractiveness of the local infrastructure alongside retail brands and retailers. This year's major achievements are:
-A satisfaction survey with a panel of retailers: 85% of respondents said they had complete confidence in Carmila as a shopping centre manager and appreciate the digital tools made available to them, particularly the "Kiosque" and their centres' Facebook and Instagram pages.
-Carmila is the first retail real estate company to provide a digital platform for lease management: the "tenants' extranet". With just a few clicks, this platform enables retailers to obtain information such as the welcome guide or documentary proof of expenses. The platform can also be used for administrative tasks, such as downloading invoices, printing account statements or changing payment methods.
-A number of partnerships were set up to support start-ups coming from the social and solidarity economy, such as Bilum, which gives a second life to covers used on construction sites, Too Good To Go with 147 retailers and 72 shopping centre partners and the ability to reserve a "short date" basket of goods directly on the shopping centre's website, and Miimosa, the crowd-funding platform dedicated to agriculture and the food of tomorrow. Ten projects were supported with an effective
2.4.2. Pillar 2: "Here, we act" for the planet
By establishing its centres in the towns and cities of the future, Carmila is committed to continually improving its environmental performance. This commitment starts at every new project's design step, where Carmila obtained BREEAM new construction certificates for the Orléans - Cap Saran and Evreux retail parks in 2019, and Very Good for the design phase of the Rennes Cesson extension.
company stakeholders, combines all positive actions, with the aim of stimulating the local economy, protecting the environment and getting employees on board.
communication campaign within Carmila's shopping centres. Lastly, the Hucklink job terminals in seven centres enabled our retailers to advertise 72 job vacancies in their stores, and to receive 1,000 CVs, thus facilitating recruitment.
This pillar also marks Carmila's commitment to making its centres local focal points and an expression of local life. Centre directors committed to the "Here, we act" strategy organised more than 1,000 CSR actions in partnership with local associations, an increase of 17% compared with 2018. Twenty-eight events, most of which in partnership with Carrefour Hypermarkets, were organised on the theme of dietary transition. Emphasis was also set on new ways of consuming responsibly: recycling, recovery and reuse. Eight clothing donation initiatives were organised in partnership with local associations (Emmaüs, Le Relais); in certain centres, local influencers also took part in the operation.
Carmila's national partnership with the French Secours populaire was boosted at three key events: the charity "Easter egg hunt", the "Holiday-less" campaign in the summer and "Father Christmas goes green" at Christmas. This partnership results in actual and digital events in the shopping centres: each time a customer participates in the events a donation is made to the French Secours populaire for the campaigns conducted.
With regard to its operating facilities, Carmila launched a project of unprecedented scale, with 45 sites having been certified BREEAM in Use in 2019 (5 in Italy, 10 in Spain and 30 in France), thereby achieving a 61% certification rate for its portfolio by value, i.e. an increase of 25 points compared to 2018. Among the certified sites, 76% obtained a Very Good or Excellent score. In order to ensure optimum effectiveness for the management of this
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large-scale project, Carmila, in partnership with AD environnement, rolled out a digital platform dedicated to the management of data generated by BREEAM audits, which enables a detailed analysis of the results with the aim of establishing targeted action plans. This platform obtained the Digital
2.4.3. Pillar 3: "Here, we act" for employees
Acting daily for the employees means being the driver of fulfilment, satisfaction, exceeding one's limits and team spirit. This pillar is divided into various actions intended for employees, such as setting up a programme of well-being in the workplace, "A tu Salud", for the Spanish teams.
With the aim of bolstering diversity, inclusion and equality within the teams, in accordance with our commitment when signing the diversity charter, Carmila set up a joint working group to issue proposals on the theme of Gender Equality in the
Transformation Prize awarded by the periodical Business Immo.
Consistent with its commitment started in 2017, Carmila planted 7,000 trees in partnership with Reforest'action when the extension to the Rennes Cesson shopping centre was built.
company. The first meeting will be held in February 2020.
Lastly, Carmila hopes its employees can share life moments aimed at increasing solidarity and flourishing as part of a team. As part of this initiative, two teams took part in the Oxfam charity walk in May, a walk of 100 km with €1,500 donated by each team to the association.
As a result of these actions, in the annual survey 87% of employees said that they were satisfied with their jobs.
2.5. Digital marketing
Since its creation in 2014, Carmila has implemented a distributed marketing strategy by giving each shopping centre management the best marketing and digital tools on the market. Carmila rolled out this strategy to all its lessees in 2019, with the aim of improving communication of their offers and news in the centres' catchment areas, in order to increase retailers' revenues.
Distributed marketing, which makes it possible to make each centre a targeted local advertising medium, is possible thanks to close collaboration:
- of marketing and digital experts who build the tools and define best practices;
- of experts in their catchment area, daily users of these tools for their centre.
All Carmila's retailers benefit from this expertise through the "Kiosque": supporting an operation, communicating a commercial offer, highlighting an important moment, etc. These actions are performed by the Carmila teams on a daily basis for tenant-retailers. In 2019 Carmila conducted more than 760 "Kiosque" operations per month in France, Spain and Italy. As proof of the effectiveness of this strategy, the stores regularly supported in 2019,
with a "Kiosque" budget ranging from €2.000 to €2.500 out-performed their network at Carmila by 8.4 points.
Carmila also entered into a large number of partnerships with national brands (Adopt, Histoire d'Or, De Neuville, la Barbe de Papa, etc.) by developing a set of multi-local marketing operations together, such as the "egg or the chicken" at Easter and the "digital advent calendar" at Christmas.
The performances reflect the use of agile digital drivers, which centre directors can activate locally to ensure optimum visibility for our retailers:
- a geo-located customer database of 2.8 million "opt- in" contact points (+25% compared to 2018) within the centres' catchment areas. This database is powered by a game terminal facility in France and Italy, allowing for more than 1.1 million players' visits in 2019.
- A mobile-first website that is locally managed. Created as an additional showcase for retailers, it provides an accurate picture of what is going on at the centre for customers in the catchment area.
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- informative and up-to-date "My business" Google pages, that have been searched for more than 101 million times by customers (+188% compared to 2018).
- A differentiating content to bring out the
centres' voices on the social networks with
non-promotional content: on-line competitions, gallery interviews, web series, portraits of retailers. This content contributes to developing local community commitment. In 2019, 58,000 Facebook publications were displayed more than 238 million times, and 25 local ambassadresses (x5 compared with December 2018) shared the latest news about the centres and their retailers with their communities.
- Carmila's drive-to-store digital marketing expertise is acknowledged by Google and Facebook. Both companies offered Carmila the opportunity to beta-test their new features. Since early 2019, Carmila has thus been first in France to be able to beta-test the latest Google Automated Bidding Artificial Intelligence innovations that make it possible to optimise
marketing campaigns to generate in-person visits to sales outlets. Furthermore, Google has written a case study reporting on Carmila's use of the device
Constantly in search of new innovations to help its retailers or to offer new services to their customers, Carmila carried out a large number of tests with start-ups, in a variety of fields such as employment, management of lost property, emotion recognition, etc. Aware of the importance of supporting innovation at local level, the company is also the partner of several regional incubators, such as IoT Valley in Toulouse, a community of firms specialised in the Internet of Things, the French Tech Rennes- Saint Malo, an ecosystem of innovative young startups in the technology sector.
To share this dynamism with its retailers, at the beginning of 2018, Carmila set up "Smart Shopping Meetings" : opportunities to share best practices and innovations in digital drive-to-store marketing between retailers and digital experts. In 2019, the company met almost 400 retailers during 22 "Meetings" organised in France, Spain and Italy.
- Business development
- Carmila Retail Development
Innovation is at the heart of Carmila's projects. It is also reflected in the promotion of employee initiatives and business development. Accordingly, Carmila launched Carmila Retail Development dedicated to supporting the development of promising new concepts. In this way, Camila gives financial support to talented, dynamic entrepreneurs who wish to set up stores into its centres. These include the barber La Barbe de Papa, the shoemaker Indémodable, the Cigusto e- cigarette retailer, and the aesthetic clinics Centros Ideal in Spain.
At the end of 2019, these four retail brands represent 56 stores opened in Carmila shopping centres in France and in Spain, for an annual rental
2.6.2. Health Hub
Carmila also intends to implement an ambitious Health offer in its shopping centres to strengthen its "convenient " and "practical" offer and meet a substantial need for the population with regard to
income of €2.1 million. These retail brands also opened 15 stores with third-party lessors. Hence, partnerships represent a total of 71 stores in France and in Spain.
Following its initial successes, Carmila Retail Development's ambition is to sign new partnerships in 2020, for example with premium second-hand retail brands or local catering brands, to increase the offering in its centres and to meet customers' desire for something new. The challenge is also to be a partner working closely with these talented entrepreneurs to enable them to expand.
large pharmacies, dental and ophthalmology practices, primary care, etc. The Carmila sites, accessible, at the heart of urban areas and with free
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parking facilities, are particularly appropriate to this offer.
The company is thus partnering with experienced and well-known professionals to develop health activities in its shopping centres. In 2019, a partnership was formed as a joint venture called Pharmalley. To date, the joint venture has partnered with pharmacists to transfer or expand four pharmacies in its shopping malls, with the goal to acquire five to ten pharmacies per year
2.6.3. LouWifi
Carmila also increases the appeal of its centres through the roll out of fibre optics, via its subsidiary LouWifi. As an expert in network integration, LouWifi installs and maintains low-voltage networks (including Wifi) in Carmila's centres for the benefit of retail tenants, thus providing them with high- quality connectivity, and offering visitors and retailers ultra-fast broadband.
LouWifi performed well in 2019, thanks to the excellent performance of its Wifi service, widely used by customers in Carmila shopping centres, with more than 8,000 connections per day.
2.6.4. Lou 5G
Finally, through its Lou 5G subsidiary, Carmila provides land for antenna. Lou 5G owns land on which telecom companies can install antennas under a lease agreement.
The activity, created in 2019, was formalised and structured with the signature of a framework agreement with each of the four national telecommunications operators. Almost 130 antenna have been leased (subject to conditions
(investment of €0.5 million to €1.5 million each and a similar expected capital gain in four years).
At the end of 2019, a new joint venture was being created: Dentalley, which is set to launch its dental practice offering with the first openings in 2020. The objective is to develop 50 dental centres in five years for an EBITDA after six years of €15 million/year and a maximum commitment of €7 million. Carmila partners with the best references in the business to develop their activity.
This service contributed to the growth in the opt-in database with 800,000 contacts in France and 40,000 contacts in Spain, where the service was launched in October.
The activity has also gone international, with Wifi installed in 24 Spanish shopping centres in October 2019. This installation contributed 40,000 contact points to the customer database.
LouWifi brought its new expertise in video surveillance in-house, deployed in Nice Lingostière and Rennes Cesson.
precedent), generating annual rental income of €1.5 million.
2020 should see the activity rolled out at a faster pace.
Therefore, Carmila is contributing to the nationwide ambition of reducing the digital divide by pairing up with the governmental objectives of Blackspot coverage, 4G improvement, and preparation for the arrival of 5G.
2.7. Comments on the year's activity
2.7.1. Gross rental income (GRI) and Net Rental Income (NRI)
Gross Rental income
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Gross Rental income | 31/12/2019 | |
Variation vs. | ||
31/12/18 | ||
Gross Rental | Current scope | |
(in thousands of euros) | income | |
France | 242 408 | 3,5% |
Spain | 93 259 | 13,7% |
Italy | 23 790 | -1,1% |
Total | 359 457 | 5,6% |
31/12/2018
Gross Rental
income
234 177
82 018
24 055
340 250
Growth in Gross rental income stands at 5.6% during financial year 2019.
Net Rental Income
Net Rental Income | 31/12/2019 | ||
Variation vs. | Variation vs. | ||
31/12/18 | 31/12/18 | ||
Net Rental | Comparable | Current scope | |
(in thousands of euros) | Income | scope | |
France | 224 131 | 2,2% | 3,2% |
Spain | 87 216 | 5,5% | 16,5% |
Italy | 21 837 | 3,3% | 1,6% |
Total | 333 184 | 3,1% | 6,2% |
31/12/2018
Net Rental
Income
217 268
74 891
21 499
313 658
Growth in Net rental income totalled €19.5 million, i.e. +6.2% during financial year 2019. Growth in Net rental income was higher than that of Gross rental income due to the dynamic management of unrecoverable expenses.
This increase splits as follows:
Like-for-like growth represents €9.7 million or +3.1% during the year. It is calculated on Net rental income over 2019.2 Growth generated by the extensions delivered in 2018 and 2019, by acquisitions of new shopping centres in 2018 (no shopping centres were acquired in 2019), and by other effects (effect of strategic vacancies in particular) is excluded from like-for-like growth. The share of indexation in like-for-like growth is 1.6% and the impact of the first application of IFRS 16 in 2019 is +0.5% (also included in like-for-like growth). The scope of calculation for the like-for-like growth represents 89% of the overall scope in financial year 2019.
Growth generated by the extensions amounts to €4.6 million, or +1.5%. The extensions delivered in 2018 that generated this growth are: Athis-Mons, Besançon Chalezeule, Evreux Phase 2 and Saran. The Rennes Cesson extension was delivered in the second half of 2019 and is taken into account in this line.
Growth generated by acquisitions amounts to €6.9 million, or +2.2%. Acquisitions completed in 2018 are Marseille Vitrolles, Gran Via de Hortaleza, Antequera and the Pradera portfolio. The disposal of Grugliasco was also taken into account under this item.
The contribution of other effects is €-1,7 million, i.e. -0,6%. These other effects notably include the impact of strategic vacancies, that allow for restructuring and extension operations.
Like-for-like growth by country
In France, growth in Net rental income on a like-for- like basis stands at +2.2%. It includes the effect of rent indexation of 1.8%. Reversion on renewals and income growth from Pop-up Stores and Specialty Leasing offset the slight decrease in financial occupancy rate for the period.
In Spain, growth in Net rental income on a like-for- like basis is +5.5%. It includes the effect of rent indexation of 1.1%. The financial occupancy rate in Spain continued to improve in 2019 and is a significant growth driver on a like-for-like basis. The reversion on renewals, the increase in revenue from Pop up Stores and Speciality Leasing also contributed to this growth.
- In accordance with EPRA Best Practices
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In Italy, growth in Net rental income on a like-for- like basis is +3.3%; it includes a rent indexation impact of 0.6%. The performance of trade
2.7.2. Operating expenses
receivables turned out to be the main growth driver on a like-for-like basis during this financial year, the financial occupancy rate in Italy being near 100%.
Operating expenses | |
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Income from management, administration and other activities | 10 477 |
Other income | 1 407 |
Payroll expenses | -25 145 |
Operating expenses | -39 579 |
Payroll expenses | -52 840 |
31/12/2018
4 595
6 631 -24 839 -36 961
-50 574
Operating expenses were up 4.5% at 31 December 2019 compared to the previous financial year. This €2.3 million increase is partially due to non-linear expenses recognised during the first half year and the increase in costs associated with scope and indexation effects.
Income from management, administration, other activities and other services
This income includes new lease commission, marketing fund services dedicated to the development and attractiveness of the centres (retailers' associations), the re-billing to the Carrefour group of the share of payroll expenses for shopping centre management and LouWifi fees.
The total amount of this revenue was €11.9 million in 2019, an increase of €0.7 million, i.e. + 5.9% compared to 2018. The increase is primarily due to the LouWifi fees in 2019.
Payroll expenses
Payroll expenses amounted to -€25.1 million at 31 December 2019; the increase of 1.2% takes into account the growth in the average number of employees compared to last year. Carmila has established bonus share-based payment plans for executives and some employees. Related benefits are recognised as payroll expenses.
Operating expenses
The main components of Operating expenses are marketing expenses, chiefly relating to the build-up of digital applications, and fees, including those paid to Carrefour for the provision of services (accounting, human resources, general services, etc.), as well as appraisal fees for the asset portfolio, legal and tax fees, including auditors' fees, financial communication and advertising fees, travel expenses and directors' fees.
The amount of the other external expenses was -€39.6 million in 2019, up 7.1%. This increase is explained by the higher variable expenses rising from the increased rental income (similarly to lease management) and by the expenses generated by the ramp-up of business development activities.
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2.7.3. EBITDA
EBITDA | |
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Operating income | 191 788 |
Elimination of change in fair value | 90 172 |
Elimination of change in fair value in the Group | - 1 813 |
share of companies consolidated under the equity | |
Elimination of capital (gains)/losses | 610 |
Depreciation of tangible and intangible assets | 1 812 |
EBITDA | 282 569 |
31/12/2018
274 971
- 13 589
-
1 225
1 796
-
1 225
2 394
264 347
EBITDA stood at €282.6 million at 31 December 2019 up by 6.9% compared to the previous financial year. EBITDA growth is higher than gross rental
2.7.4. Net financial income (expense)
income growth, bearing witness to the sound management of operating expenses and unrecoverable expenses by the Carmila teams.
Financial expenses
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Financial income | 559 |
Financial expenses and allowances | - 57 277 |
Cost of net indebtness | -56 718 |
Other financial income and expenses | - 1 389 |
Net financial income/(expense) | -58 107 |
31/12/2018
384
-
54 011
-53 627
- 4 931
-58 558
Net financial income (expense) amounted to -€58.1 million at 31 December 2019.
The cost of net debt stands at €56.7 million at 31 December 2019, up €3.1 million year-on-year; the bulk of the increase stemmed from interest paid on the bond issued in March 2018.
Other financial income and expenses show a strong favourable variation. This is due to the adjustment
in the market value of the short-term investments which resulted in a provision of €2.1 million in 2018 and a net reversal for €2.0 million in 2019. This amount also includes the non-cash effect in connection with the application of IFRS 9; the proceeds from the 1-year extension of the maturity of the bank debt and the expense related to the adjustment of the effective rate of the debt to its original rate, resulting in a net effect of -€0.2 million for the financial year.
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2.8. EPRA performance indicators
2.8.1. EPRA earnings and recurring earnings
EPRA EARNINGS | |
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Consolidated net income (Group share) | 108 213 |
Adjustments to EPRA earnings | |
110 329 | |
(i) Changes in value of investment properties, development properties held | 90 172 |
for investment and other interests | |
(ii) Profits or losses on disposals of investment properties | 610 |
(iii) Profits or losses on disposals of properties held for sale | - |
(iv) Tax on profits or losses on disposals | - |
(v) Negative goodwill / goodwill impairment | - |
(vi) Changes in fair value of financial instruments and associated close-out | 596 |
(vii) Acquisition costs for share deal acquisitions | - |
(viii) Deferred tax in respect of EPRA adjustments | 20 764 |
(ix) Adjustments (i) to (viii) above in respect of joint ventures (unless | - 1 813 |
already included under proportional consolidation) | |
(x) Non-controlling interests in respect of the above | - |
(y) Other adjustments | - |
EPRA earnings | 218 543 |
Change vs N-1 | 8,0% |
Average number of shares | 136 408 412 |
EPRA earnings per share | 1,60 |
Change vs N-1 | 7,4% |
Average number of shares (diluted) | 136 705 504 |
EPRA earnings per share (diluted) | 1,60 |
Other adjustments | |
1 989 | |
IFRS 9 adjustments(1) | 167 |
Debt issuance costs paid offset by the reversal of amortised debt issuance | 3 835 |
Other non-recurring expenses or (income) | - |
Recurring Earnings | 222 545 |
Change vs N-1 | 7,2% |
Recurring earnings per share | 1,63 |
31/12/2018
163 557
38 890
-
13 589
1 796
-
647
1 851
49 410
- 1 225
-
-
202 447
135 653 512
1,49
135 860 096
1,49
5 074
- 446
3 126
2 394
207 521
1,53
Recurring earnings stand at €225.5 million for financial year 2019, up 7.2% over the financial year. Earnings per share are €1,63 up 6.6% compared to the previous financial year.
Comments on the other adjustments
- As part of the application of IFRS 9, an expense is recognised to adjust the effective interest rate of the debt to the original interest rate at inception, conversely income is recognised over the residual duration of this debt to reflect the renegotiation of the debt maturity. The net
impact of these two effects is an expense of €0.2 million for financial year 2019.
- Debt issuance costs amortised on a straight-line basis over the duration of the loan are restated; debt issuance costs paid during the year are reintegrated in recurring income.
Recurring earnings include reversal for valuation provisions from 2018 (income of €2 million) regarding cash positions. The provision impact was accounted for in recurring earnings in 2018.
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2.8.2. EPRA Cost Ratio
EPRA cost ratio | ||
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 | |
(i) | Administrative/operating expense line per IFRS income | |
77,7 | ||
statement | ||
Payroll expenses | 68,0 | |
Property expenses | 9,7 | |
(ii) | Net service charge costs/fees | 10,2 |
(iii) | Management fees less actual/estimated profit element | -10,5 |
(iv) | Other operating income/recharges intended to cover | -1,4 |
overhead expenses less any related profits | ||
(v) | Share of costs of equity-accounted companies | 1,0 |
(vi) | Impairment of investment properties and provisions | 0,0 |
included in property expenses | ||
(vii) | Service charge costs recovered through rents but not | -1,8 |
separately invoiced | ||
EPRA Costs (including direct vacancy costs) | 75,3 | |
(viii) | Direct vacancy costs | 7,8 |
EPRA Costs (excluding direct vacancy costs) | 67,4 | |
(ix) | Gross Rental Income less ground rents - per IFRS | 359,5 |
(x) | Less: service fee and service charge costs components of | -1,8 |
Gross Rental Income | ||
(xi) | Add: share of Joint Ventures (Gross Rental Income less | 4,9 |
ground rents) | ||
Gross rental income | 362,6 | |
EPRA cost ratio (including direct vacancy costs) | 20,8% | |
EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct vacancy costs) | 18,6% |
31/12/2018
73,7
62,1
11,7
11,1 -4,6
-6,6
1,1
-1,5
-2,1
71,0
7,4
63,6
336,4 -2,1
4,6
338,9
21,0%
18,8%
The EPRA Cost Ratio improved by -20 bps during financial year 2019 in comparison to 2018 (both excluding and including the cost of vacancies).
Structure expenses include Operating expenses, Payroll expenses, Other operating income and expenses as well as the non-billable land administration expenses.
Charges on real estate include losses on bad debts and non-billable maintenance and repair expenses.
2.8.3. Going concern NAV, EPRA NAV and EPRA NNNAV
Going concern NAV
Going concern NAV (including transfer taxes) | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
Consolidated shareholders' equity - Group share | 3 540 434 | 3 646 899 |
Elimination of the fair value adjustments of hedging instruments | 25 556 | 18 746 |
Reversal of the deferred income tax on potential capital gains | 175 685 | 154 419 |
Transfer taxes | 317 358 | 320 994 |
Going concern NAV (including transfer taxes) | 4 059 034 | 4 141 058 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,0% | |
Diluted number of shares comprising the share capital at period end | 136 705 504 | 136 538 931 |
Going concern NAV per diluted share at end of period (in euros) | 29,69 | 30,33 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,1% |
The net asset value (NAV) includes property transfer taxes to provide a NAV in light of the going concern.
At 31 December 2019,the going concern NAV per share was €29.69, down by -2.1% compared to 31 December 2018. It accounts for the dividend of €1.50 per share that was paid in May 2019.
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EPRA NAV
EPRA NAV | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
Consolidated shareholders' equity - Group share | 3 540 434 | 3 646 899 |
Elimination of the fair value of hedging instruments | 25 556 | 18 746 |
Reversal of the deferred income tax on potential capital gains | 175 685 | 154 419 |
Optimisation of transfer taxes | 57 723 | 56 065 |
EPRA NAV (excluding transfer taxes) | 3 799 399 | 3 876 129 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,0% | |
Diluted number of shares comprising the share capital at | ||
136 705 504 | 136 538 931 | |
period end | ||
EPRA NAV (excl. transfer taxes) per diluted outstanding | ||
share (in euros) | 27,79 | 28,39 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,1% |
The EPRA NAV (Net Asset Value) is an indicator of the fair value of a property company's assets. EPRA NAV is calculated by taking consolidated shareholders' equity Group share, which, stated at fair value, includes unrealised capital gains or losses on the assets. With a view to continuing operations, this indicator does not deduce the deferred tax on unrealised capital gains as well as the adjustment of fair value of financial instruments.
The transfer tax is optimised because the duty is calculated as if it involved sales of assets. However,
certain assets are owned by individual companies and would be sold in a share deal in the event of a disposal. The duty would then be calculated and paid on a reduced basis.
At 31 December 2019, the EPRA NAV per share was €27.79, down by -2.1% compared to 31 December 2018. Restated to take into account the €1.50 per share dividend paid in May 2019, the NAV per share increased by €0.90, i.e. 3.2%.
NNNAV EPRA
Triple net asset value (NNNAV EPRA) | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 |
EPRA NAV | 3 799 399 | 3 876 129 |
Fair value adjustments of hedging instruments | - 25 556 | - 18 746 |
Fair value adjustments of fixed rate debt | - 66 320 | - 38 473 |
Actual taxes on unrealised capital gains/losses | - 91 323 | - 113 771 |
Triple net asset value (NNNAV EPRA) | 3 616 200 | 3 705 139 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,4% | |
Diluted number of shares comprising the share capital at | 136 705 504 | 136 538 931 |
Triple Net NAV (NNNAV EPRA) per diluted outstanding | ||
share at end of period (in euros) | 26,45 | 27,14 |
Change vs N-1 | -2,5% |
Triple net asset value (NNNAV EPRA) is calculated by deducting from EPRA NAV the fair value adjustments of fixed-rate debt and the tax that would be owed on disposals in the event of liquidation (deferred taxes in Italy, and deferred taxes for single asset companies in Spain are restated, a share deal being more likely in the event of disposal). Financial instruments are also recognised at market value.
At 31 December 2019, EPRA NNNAV per share was €26.45, down by -2.5% compared to 31 December 2018. A dividend of €1.50 per share was paid in May 2019.
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2.8.4. EPRA vacancy rate
France Spain Italy Total
Rental value of vacant premises (in millions of euros) Total property portfolio rental value (in millions of euros)
EPRA vacancy rate
Impact of strategic vacancy
Financial vacancy rate
15,1 6,5
264,5 107,8
5,7% | 6,1% |
1,6% | 2,5% |
4,1% | 3,6% |
0,4
24,3
1,6% |
0,5% |
1,1% |
22,0
396,6
5,6%
1,8% |
3,8% |
The EPRA vacancy rate at 31 December 2019 was | used to calculate the EPRA vacancy rate is the gross | |||||||
5.6%, slightly down compared to 2018 (-10 bps). | rental value defined by expert appraisal. | |||||||
The EPRA vacancy rate is the ratio between the | Strategic | vacancies correspond to the vacant | ||||||
market rent of vacant areas and the total market | premises | required to | implement | renovation, | ||||
rent (of vacant and rented areas). The rental value | extension, | or restructuring projects | in shopping | |||||
centres. | ||||||||
2.8.5. EPRA yield: EPRA NIY and EPRA "Topped-Up" NIY | ||||||||
EPRA NIY and EPRA "Topped-Up" NIY | ||||||||
(in millions of euros) | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | ||||||
Total property portfolio value (excluding transfer taxes) | 6 104,1 | 6 085,4 | ||||||
(-) Assets under development and other | 68,8 | 62,6 | ||||||
Value of operating portfolio (excluding transfer taxes) | 6 035,3 | 6 022,8 | ||||||
Transfer taxes | 317,4 | 321,0 | ||||||
Value of operating portfolio (including transfer taxes) (A) | 6 352,7 | 6 343,8 | ||||||
Net annualised rental income (B) | 353,0 | 349,6 | ||||||
Impact of rent adjustments | 5,0 | 6,3 |
Net rental income excluding rent adjustments (C) | 358,0 |
EPRA Net Initial Yield (B) / (A) | 5,6% |
EPRA Net Initial Yield excluding rent adjustments (C) / (A) | 5,6% |
355,9
5,5%
5,6%
The weighted average residual duration of these rental arrangements is 1.5 year.
2.8.6. EPRA investments
Capital expenditures in investment properties by country are disclosed separately for acquisitions, developments and extensions, or capital expenditures in the portfolio on a like-for-like basis.
France | Spain | Italy | Total | |||||
(in thousands of euros) | ||||||||
31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2018 | |
Acquisitions | 457 222 | |||||||
5 390 | 172 205 | 2 969 | 285 013 | 0 | 4 | 8 359 | ||
Developments | 0 | 11 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 600 | ||
Like-for-like investments | 106 934 | 101 949 | 4 206 | 9 908 | 1 179 | 3 069 | 112 319 | 114 926 |
Extensions | 68 296 | 75 847 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 2 277 | 68 738 | 78 124 |
Restructurings | 19 552 | 3 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 552 | 3 529 |
Step-rents | 9 899 | 8 417 | 1 914 | 1 566 | 45 | 0 | 11 858 | 9 983 |
Renovations | 3 926 | 2 096 | 2 223 | 8 298 | 30 | 468 | 6 179 | 10 862 |
Maintenance capex | 5 261 | 12 060 | 69 | 44 | 662 | 324 | 5 992 | 12 428 |
Total investments | 112 324 | 285 754 | 7 175 | 294 921 | 1 179 | 3 073 | 120 678 | 583 748 |
Acquisitions include a retail space in Barentin (Normandie), exploitation rights regarding Specialty Leasing in 8 galleries owned by the group in Spain
and around 20 lands in France to set up relay antennas.
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The development investments amounts to € 0 in 2019, because the group has not led any greenfield project. In 2018, Orléans - Cap Saran's retail park was accounted for in this item line.
Lastly, investments on a like-for-like basis include extensions, restructuring works, tenant incentives, refurbishments, as well as maintenance CAPEX. In 2019 most investments were related to operations in France :
- Extensions are mainly focused on the projects in Nice (€41.6 million) and Rennes-Cesson (€23.9 million);
- Restructuring works and tenant incentives include this year's two major restructuring works in
Bourg-en-Bresse (€2.6 million) and Cité Europe in Coquelles (€ 17.9 million);
- Refurbishments are mainly related to assets that are being extended or renovated in France, mainly Bourg-en-Bresse, Rennes - Cesson and Thionville. Furthermore, refurbishment works regarding the sites bought in 2018 in Spain have been initiated;
- Maintenance CAPEX : these investments amount to 5% of total investments, and are mainly focused on assets being redeveloped where renovation and modernisation works have been carried out on existing parts in order to optimise value creation.
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3. FINANCIAL POLICY
3.1. Financial resources
Bonds
On 17 July 2019, Carmila has obtained an AMF ("Autorité des Marchés Financiers") Visa for the EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note Program) program, giving the Company easier access to the bond market.
As part of its EMTN programme, Carmila issued a new bond (private placement) on 6 November 2019 with a maturity of 12 years and a coupon of 1.89%. Carmila's outstanding bond debt of €1,550 million at end-2018 rose to €1,600 million at end-2019.
Loans from banks - non-current
Carmila entered into a loan agreement with a banking pool in 2017. This agreement was renegotiated several times since then. During 2019, its expected maturity of June 2023 was extended to June 2024. On 16 December 2019, Carmila repaid €100 million of this loan agreement, bringing the outstanding down from €770 million at 31 December 2018 to €670 million at 31 December 2019.
Compliance with the prudential ratios at 31 December 2019
The loan agreement, along with the revolving credit facilities are subject to compliance with financial covenants measured at the closing date of each half-year and financial year. At 31 December 2019, Carmila complied with the financial covenants.
Interest Cover Ratio
The ratio of EBITDA to the net cost of debt must be greater than 2.0 at the test dates.
Loan-to-value
The ratio of consolidated net financial debt to the fair value of the investment assets (including transfer taxes) must not exceed 0.55 on the same dates with the possibility of exceeding this ratio for one half-year period.
Debt Maturity
Debt maturity stands at 5.0 years at 31 December 2019.
Interest Cover Ratio | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | |
EBITDA | (A) | 282 569 |
Cost of net indebtness | (B) | 56 718 |
Interest Cover Ratio | (A)/(B) | 5,0 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | |
Net financial debt | (A) | 2 241 766 |
Current and non-current financial liabilities | 2 416 000 | |
Net cash | - 174 088 | |
Short term investment | - 146 | |
Property portfolio including transfer taxes | (B) | 6 421 482 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio including transfer taxes | (A)/(B) | 34,9% |
Property portfolio excluding transfer taxes | (C) | 6 104 124 |
Loan -to-value ratio excluding transfer taxes | (A)/(C) | 36,7% |
31/12/2018
264 347
53 627
4,9
31/12/2018
2 177 233
2 389 928
- 70 518
- 142 177
6 404 613
34,0%
6 083 619
35,8%
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Net debt / EBITDA | ||
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 | |
Net debt | (A) | 2 241 766 |
EBITDA | (B) | 282 569 |
Net debt / EBITDA | (A)/(B) | 7,9 |
31/12/2018
2 177 233
264 347
8,2
Gross financial liabilities do not include issuance fees for borrowings and bonds, derivative hedging instrument liabilities (current and non-current), bank facilities and IFRS 16 financial liabilities.
Other loans
Carmila strives to diversify its sources of financing and their maturities, and has set up a short term commercial paper programme (NEU CP) for a maximum amount of €600 million, registered with the Banque de France on 29 June 2017 and updated every year. The outstanding balance of this programme at 31 December 2019 was €146 million
with maturities mainly ranging from one to three months.
As part of its refinancing in 2017, Carmila negotiated new credit lines with leading banks, including:
- A revolving credit facility of €759 million, currently undrawn and for which the maturity has been extended to 16 June 2024;
- A revolving credit facility of €250 million under a club deal agreement with a limited number of leading banking partners close to Carmila maturing on 16 June 2020.
Breakdown of financial debt by maturity date and average rate
in thousands of euros
Bond issue I- Notional amount €600 million, coupon 2.375% Bond issue II- Notional amount €600 million, coupon 2.375% Bond issue III- Notional amount €350 million, coupon 2.125% Private Placement - Notional €50 million, coupon 1.89% Credit agreement
Commercial papers
Total
Gross amount | Starting date | Lease maturity | |||
600 000 | 18/09/2015 | 18/09/2023 | |||
600 000 | 24/03/2016 | 16/09/2024 | |||
350 000 | 07/03/2018 | 07/03/2028 | |||
50 000 | 06/11/2019 | 06/11/2031 | |||
670 000 | 16/06/2017 | 16/06/2023 | |||
146 000 | 31/12/2016 | 16/06/2023 | |||
2 416 000 | |||||
At 31 December 2019, the maturity of the debt was
5.0 years at an average interest rate of 2.1% including hedging instruments (excluding amortisation of issuance premiums, cancellation
3.2. Hedging instruments
As the parent company, Carmila provides for almost all of the group's financing and manages interest- rate risk centrally.
Carmila has implemented a policy of hedging its variable rate debt in order to secure future cash flows by fixing or capping the interest rate paid. This policy involves setting up derivatives instruments as interest rate swaps and options which are eligible for hedge accounting.
expenses for capitalised financial instruments and the non-utilisation fee for undrawn credit lines). The average rate excluding hedging instruments was 1.8%.
To optimise its hedging, on 16 and 17 December 2019, Carmila cancelled five fixed-rate payer swaps with maturities between 2020 and 2022 by paying a balance of €6.1 million. The notional amount of the five swaps cancelled was €275 million. To maintain optimal hedging, on 17 December 2019, Carmila set up a cap for a nominal amount of €100 million maturing in 2024, with a 0% strike by paying a premium of €0.2 million.
In December 2019, two caps with a total nominal amount of €100 million matured.
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At 31 December 2019, the Carmila portfolio of derivative instruments set up with leading banking partners comprised:
- five fixed-rate payer swaps at 3-month Euribor for a notional amount of €385 million covering a period up to December 2027, for the longest of them;
- one cap for a nominal amount of €100 million maturing in 2023.
3.3. Cash
These hedging instruments, still effective, were recognised as cash flow hedges. The consequence of this cash flow hedge accounting is that derivative instruments are recognised on the closing balance sheet at their market value, with the change in fair value on the effective part of the hedge recorded in shareholders' equity (OCI) and the ineffective part in the income statement.
The fixed rate position represents 82% of the gross debt at 31 December 2019 (with Swap and swaption collar) and 86% including the Caps.
(in thousands of euros) | 31/12/2019 |
Cash | 178 172 |
Cash equivalents | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 178 172 |
Bank facilities | -4 141 |
Net cash | 174 031 |
Marketable securities | 146 |
Net cash and cash equivalents | |
investments | 174 177 |
31/12/2018
70 518
-
70 518
-5 617
64 901
142 177
207 078
3.4. Rating
At 16 July 2019, S&P confirmed Carmila's BBB rating with a "positive" outlook. On 24 September 2019, as
part of a sectoral review, S&P revised Carmila's outlook from "positive" to "stable".
3.5. Dividend distribution Policy
In addition to legal constraints, Carmila's dividend policy takes into account various factors, notably the net income, the financial position and implementation of objectives.
Carmila's objective is to distribute to its shareholders an annual amount representing approximately 90% of recurring earnings per share. Where relevant, Carmila's payments will be based on distributable income, and premiums will be paid in addition to this distributable income.
It is reminded that, in order to benefit from the SIIC regime in France, Carmila is required to distribute a significant portion of its profits to its shareholders (within the limit of the SIIC income and distributable income):
- 95% of profits from gross rental income at Carmila level;
- 70% of capital gains; and
- 100% of dividends from subsidiaries subject to the SIIC regime.
Confident in the strength and effectiveness of Carmila's business model, the Company's management will ask the General Meeting scheduled for 14 May 2020 to approve the payment of a 2019 dividend matching that of 2018, i.e. €1.50 per share.
This dividend amount represents a payout ratio (dividend/recurring earnings) of 92.5% for 2019, versus 98% for 2018.
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4. EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDING
in €
On 1st January 2019
Cash payment dividend GM 16/05/2019 New shares issued
Adjustment on 2017 IPO-Capital increase costs
On 31 December 2019
Number of shares | Share capital | Issuance premium | Merger premium |
136 561 695 | 819 370 170 | 519 655 151 | 1 748 548 849 |
- | - | - | - 138 314 000 |
120 148 | 720 888 | - 720 888 | - |
- | - | 1 677 000 | - 1 677 000 |
136 681 843 | 820 091 058 | 520 610 381 | 1 608 558 263 |
At 31 December 2019, the share capital was made up of 136,561,695 Class A shares, each with a nominal value of six euros (€6) fully subscribed and paid up. The share capital also includes 120,148 Class B shares, each with a nominal value of six euros (€6).
At 16 May 2019 the General Meeting confirmed, upon proposal from the board of directors, the payment of a 2018 dividend of €1.50 per share. Shares were traded ex-dividend on 21 May and paid in one instalment on 23 May. It has been offset against distributable income for €66,5 million, and the remaining amount against share premium for €138.2 million.
Furthermore, the company has issued 112,611 Class B shares, as part of the preferred share allocation plan for key employees and corporate officers of Carmila, approved by the General Assembly at 16
May 2018. The capital increase has been offset against share premium.
Carmila's share capital is divided among long-term associates. At 31 December 2019, the largest shareholder is the Carrefour group, which has an equity investment of 35.4% in Carmila's share capital, which it consolidates in its financial statements using the equity method. Carrefour is developing a strategic partnership with Carmila, aimed at revitalising and transforming shopping centres adjoining its hypermarkets in France, Spain and Italy. The other 64.6% of the share capital is mainly owned by long-term investors from major insurance companies or leading financial players. The second-largest shareholder is the Colony Group, which holds 9.3% of Carmila's share capital.
The shares of Carmila S.A. are admitted to trading in Segment A of Euronext Paris since 1st January 2018.
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5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
5.1. Changes in governance
Resignation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and appointment of a new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
During the meeting of the Board of Directors of 15 May 2019, Mr Jacques Ehrmann resigned his functions as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carmila. This resignation became effective on 30 June 2019.
Following the recommendation of the Compensation and Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors selected Mr Alexandre de Palmas to succeed Mr Jacques Ehrmann as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carmila effective 1 July 2019.
6. OUTLOOK
Carmila's long-term growth prospects are sustainable. Carmila has excellent visibility for its income (long leases, indexation, highly stable occupancy rate), productivity gains that enable it to reduce its cost ratio, and a solid financial structure with stable and predictable cost of debt (S&P rating of BBB, long maturity debt, 82% of which is fixed rate, good financial liquidity). Furthermore, Carmila has powerful growth drivers at its disposal, including sustained organic growth, a carefully managed pipeline comprising large-scale structural and value- creating projects, and a local digital marketing strategy intended to help retailers develop their revenues.
In addition, Carmila's teams are agile, dynamic experts in the leading shopping centres in their local regions and focused on innovation. They are researching and developing promising growth drivers, such as land development in partnership with Carrefour Property, and continuing development of joint venture activities with double-digit5-year IRR objectives.
Following an initial experience in commercial real estate with the Casino Group, Alexandre de Palmas, 45, exercised management functions at Clear Channel, Elior (commercial catering) and Carrefour Proximité. These experiences enabled Mr De Palmas to develop and leverage strong expertise in retail and marketing issues, valuable knowledge for the development of Carmila, a key player in shopping centres in France, Spain and Italy.
Appointment of Mr Jérôme Nanty as Director
Mr Jérôme Nanty was co-opted as Director during the Board of Directors meeting of 3 April 2019, as replacement for Mr Francis Mauger.
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Consequently, Carmila's management is confident in the sustainability and strength of the company's business model.
2020 will be a year of large project launches to develop the company's growth with the following objectives:
- Three deliveries of development projects, in particular the extension of Nice Lingostière and the restructuring of Calais Coquelles with the establishment of Primark on 6,000m²;
- Significant advances on flagship projects after the municipal elections;
- Continued selectivity on acquisitions to concentrate on financially very favourable opportunities;
- Acceleration of growth from Business Development.
In this context, Carmila's objective for recurring earnings per share growth is between +2% and +4% based on recurring earnings per share in 2019 of €1.61 per share, adjusted for the €2.0 million of financial income from securities recorded in the 2019 financial statements.
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