LondonMetric Plc – Final Results

Financials

31 March 2017

31 March 2016

Net rental income (£m)1

81.8

77.7

EPRA Earnings (£m)

51.0

48.5

EPRA EPS (p)

8.2

7.8

Dividend per share (p)

7.50

7.25

Reported Profit (£m)

63.0

82.7

EPRA NAV per share (p)

149.8

147.7

LTV (%)1

30

38

1 Including share of Joint Ventures. Further details on Alternative Performance Measures and the presentation of financial information can be found in the Finance Review

EPRA earnings of £51m or 8.2p per share, up 5%

·      Net rental income up 5% to £82m

·      £21m revaluation surplus contributed to a reported profit of £63m

 

Dividend increased 3% to 7.5p for year, 109% dividend cover in year

·      Fourth quarterly interim dividend declared today of 2.1p with scrip alternative

 

EPRA NAV of 149.8p (FY 16: 147.7p)

·      Portfolio revaluation surplus1 of £44m in second half resulted in a gain of £21m for the year    (FY 16: £50m)

·      Portfolio valued at £1,534m, topped up NIY of 5.4%

·      Total Property Return of 7.4% compared to IPD of 4.6%, 280 bps outperformance

 

Distribution weighting up to 64% following post period end activity, retail parks down to 13%

·      £148m of retail, leisure and residential assets sold, with a further £42m sold PPE

·      £107m of distribution investments and, as announced today, a further £24m acquired PPE

·      Urban logistics portfolio of 26 assets as at today, valued at £185m with strong terminal values

Strong income growth across the portfolio

·      £5.8m pa of additional income from 33 lettings at an average WAULT of 18.2 years

·      £1.3m pa of additional income from 36 rent reviews at 4.6% above passing, 4.3% above ERV

·      Portfolio delivered 4.6% like for like income growth and 3.8% ERV growth, 5.6% on distribution

 

Short cycle development activity creating future long income and capital growth

·      1.1m sq ft delivered at yield on cost of 6.5%, adding £7.9m pa of additional income

·      0.7m sq ft under construction at yield on cost of 6.3%, adding £4.9m pa of additional income

 

Portfolio metrics reflect income longevity, contractual uplifts and occupier contentment

·      Occupancy of 99.6%, WAULT of 12.8 years and only 1% of income expiring within 3 years

·      28% of rental income is inflation linked and 24% subject to fixed uplifts

Finances strengthened and diversified by private debt placement and equity placing

·      Undrawn facilities of £300m and LTV at 30% (FY 16: 38%)

·      Debt maturity of 5.2 years, average cost of debt at 3.5% with marginal cost at 1.5%

·      £95m of placing proceeds now fully allocated

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