Dream Global REIT
Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Third Quarter Results
DGAP-News: Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust / Key word(s): 9-month figures / DREAM GLOBAL ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS TORONTO, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 DREAM GLOBAL REIT (TSX:DRG.UN, FRA:DRG) (or “Dream Global”, the “Trust” or “we”) today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2018. Dream Global REIT’s management team will be holding a conference call Friday, November 9, 2018 at 8:00am (EDT). HIGHLIGHTS – Strong operating performance drives Dream Global’s Q3 results – Fully diluted Funds from Operations (“FFO”) was 25.3 cents per unit in the quarter, compared to 26.5 cents per unit in Q2 2018. As expected, Q3 FFO per unit was impacted by dilution from timing of deployment of funds from the June 2018 equity offering; – Cash generated from operating activities increased to $29.0 million in Q3 2018, an increase of $1.2 million, or 4.3%, compared to Q3 2017; – Comparative properties net operating income (“NOI”) increased by 3.8% year-over-year from Q3 2017, reflecting the continuing leasing momentum, indexation and rental growth in the German portfolio; – In-place and committed occupancy rate increased by 245 basis points from September 30th, 2017 in comparative properties, including 310 basis points occupancy growth in comparative Dutch properties. The Trust’s value-add properties had a 10.7% occupancy gain contributing to the overall occupancy growth; – Net rental income increased by 19% in Q3 2018 from Q3 2017, reflecting both the Trust’s external growth initiatives and organic growth driven by occupancy gains and rental increases in the Trust’s portfolio; – Deutsche Post 2018 indexation; Rental income under Deutsche Post leases is subject to automatic adjustments in relation to German CPI. During August 2018, CPI index reached 111.7 index points resulting in an increase of 4.1%, or approximately EUR540 thousand in gross rental income on an annualized basis. – Proceeds from the June equity offering fully deployed – Four acquisitions for EUR138.9 million ($209.2 million), excluding transaction costs, were closed in the quarter. In addition, the Trust entered into a purchase agreement for Innovum, in Nuremberg, Germany for a purchase price of EUR79.6 million. The Trust expects to close Innovum, as well as the previously announced acquisition of Handwerkstrasse, in Stuttgart, Germany in November; – Weighted average going-in cap rate was 5.5% on the acquisitions completed in the quarter; including the two aforementioned assets currently under contract, the weighted average going-in cap rate for all acquisitions completed in 2018 is expected to be 5.8%; – Dispositions totaling EUR30.9 million ($46.6 million) closed during Q3 with over EUR95 million additional dispositions expected to close in Q4, which includes our share of proceeds on the disposition of our joint venture interest in Werfthaus, in Frankfurt, Germany for EUR37.2 million, or EUR74.3 million at 100%. – Capital structure provides solid foundation – The portfolio had EUR37.4 million ($56.8 million) of fair value increases in Q3 2018 as a result of completion of certain value add initiatives, continuing strength of the German occupier markets, and market rent growth as well as capitalization rate compression in key German office markets; – Level of debt declined to 41.9% at the end of Q3 2018 from 46.3% at the end of 2017; including the Trust’s share of joint ventures, the ratio declined to 44.7% at the end of Q3 2018 from 49.2% at the end of 2017.
(1) Includes Trust’s owned share of joint ventures, but excludes properties classified as assets held for sale. (2) Includes Trust’s owned share of joint ventures. (3) Net operating income, FFO, AFFO, interest coverage ratio, level of debt (net debt‐to‐gross book value, net of cash) are non‐GAAP measures used by Management in evaluating operating performance. Please refer to the cautionary statements under the heading “Non‐GAAP Measures” in this press release. (4) A description of the determination of basic and diluted amounts per unit can be found in section “Non-GAAP measure and other disclosures” under the heading “Weighted average number of Units” of the latest management discussion and analysis of the Trust . (5) This metric excludes amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility.
Acquisitions ― During the third quarter, the Trust closed on acquisitions of four properties for a total purchase price of EUR138.9 million ($209.2 million) excluding transaction costs, including the previously announced acquisition of Podbi Park in Hannover, as well as three additional acquisitions in the Netherlands; Bleiswijk, Gaudi and Yin Yang. On August 31st, the Trust acquired a 258,900 square foot high quality industrial property located in Bleiswijk, at the center of the Randstad metropolitan region, between the Hague and Rotterdam. The property is 100% occupied by a high covenant tenant, and is expected to deliver strong NOI performance. The purchase price was EUR12.1 million ($18.4 million) with a going-in cap rate of 9.3%. / / Bleiswijk, Bleiswijk Gaudi, Amsterdam On September 20th, the Trust also acquired Gaudi, a Core+ office asset totalling 89,000 square feet in the South East submarket of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The property is located adjacent to Apollo, one of the Trust’s existing investments. It was built in 2004 and is among the newest buildings in the submarket, currently fully leased to the Municipality of Amsterdam for a term of 5 years, with estimated in-place rents at more than 15% below market. The purchase price of EUR23.7 million ($36.0 million) represents a going-in cap rate of 5.8%. / /Yin Yang, Utrecht Innovum, Nuremburg On September 21st, the Trust acquired also Yin Yang, in Utrecht, Netherlands, a 74,000 square foot value-add office building for EUR11.8 million ($17.9 million). The building is 70% occupied with a WALT of 4.3 years. The Trust expects to implement its well established office concepts in the property and stabilize the asset at a higher occupancy resulting in NOI and value growth. The going-in cap rate is 5.8% and is expected to average 7.8% over the next five years. During the quarter, the Trust entered into an agreement to acquire Innovum, a 379,500 square foot office property located in Nuremburg, Germany. This centrally located office campus consists of eight buildings developed and refurbished between 2000 and 2012 around a historic typewriter factory. The site enjoys direct subway access as well as a strong local amenity base. It is currently 95% leased to 37 tenants with a WALT of 3.4 years. The Trust estimates that in-place rents are 15% below market. The purchase price is approximately EUR79.6 million with a going-in cap rate of 5.1%, and is expected to close on November 9th, 2018. Dispositions ― During the three months ended September 30th, 2018, the REIT disposed of 16 German properties and two Dutch properties, for an aggregate gross sales price of approximately EUR30.9 million ($46.6 million), increasing total sales during 2018 to 27 investment properties for approximately EUR50.1 million ($76.6 million). On November 7th, the REIT and its joint venture partner completed the sale of their respective joint venture interests in Werfthaus, in Frankfurt, Germany. The Trust’s share of the gross sale price amounted to EUR37.2 million, representing a 14% premium to the most recent book value. As part of the transaction, the purchaser will assume the existing EUR40.7 million (EUR20.4 million at share), 3.1% mortgage maturing in 2023, subject to a customary mark-to-market adjustment. “We are pleased with the price we achieved for Werfthaus capitalizing on the strength of the German investment market.” said Alex Sannikov, Chief Operating Officer of Dream Global. “We opportunistically recycled capital from this asset and have already accretively reinvested the proceeds into high quality acquisitions announced today with a stronger growth profile and higher total returns.” Occupancy ― Excluding redevelopment assets, the occupied and committed occupancy of our total portfolio was 90.8% at September 30th, 2018, representing an increase of 350 basis points since Q3 2017. On a comparative property basis, occupancy increased by 245 basis points to 90.7% at September 30th, 2018 relative to Q3 2017, excluding redevelopment assets. Comparative properties NOI ― For the three months ended September 30th, 2018, comparative properties NOI increased by EUR1.1 million, or 3.8%, in Q3 2018 compared to Q3 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, comparative properties NOI increased by EUR2.8 million, or 3.5% from the comparative period in 2017. The increase was driven by higher in-place rents and increased occupancy in the comparative properties. Strong operating environment ― Office vacancy rate in the Germany’s Big 7 markets declined to 3.9% at the end of the third quarter, a drop of 100 bps from Q3 2017. Over the last 12 months, prime rents increased in all Big 7 cities in Germany. The biggest increases were registered in Berlin (+12%), Stuttgart (+7%) and Cologne (+5%). Fundamentals in the Dutch office market continued to strengthen leading to a decline in the vacancy rate in the G5 office markets to 7.1% in Q3 2018, 200 bps decline from the end of 2017 and 70 bps decline over Q2 2018. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Funds from operations ― FFO for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $49.3 million compared to $42.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. On a per unit basis, basic FFO for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $0.256/unit, flat compared to September 30, 2017. On a fully diluted basis, FFO for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $0.253/unit, no change from prior year comparative quarter. Adjusted funds from operations ― AFFO was $45.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $40.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. On a per unit basis, basic AFFO for three months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.24/unit, compared to $0.25/unit for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Cash generated from operating activities ― Cash generated from operating activities was $29.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared to $27.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase in FFO, AFFO and cash flow from operations in Q3 2018 compared to Q3 2017 reflects the Trust’s investments in the Netherlands and Germany, as well as comparative properties operating performance, offset by dilution impact on deployment of equity offering proceeds and the expiries of 2018 Deutsche Post leases. Net rental income ― For the three months ended September 30, 2018 net rental income increased by 19% to $63.1 million compared to Q3 2017, reflecting the Trust’s growth initiatives and strong leasing markets. Reduced leverage – The Trust’s level of debt was 41.9% at the end of Q3 2018, declining from 46.3% at the end of 2017. Including the Trust’s share of debt from investment in joint ventures and associates, its level of debt was 44.7% at the end of Q3 2018 compared to 49.2% at the end of 2017. On October 9, 2018, the Trust placed a senior mortgage in relation to the acquisition of Podbi Park for EUR46.75 million for a term of 10-years at a rate of 1.84%. The Trust has the option to draw an additional EUR9.35 million at any time during the term of the loan. The Trust expects to partially finance the acquisition of Innovum with a senior mortgage, with the remaining acquisitions added to our unencumbered asset pool. Equity – On September 30, 2018, the Trust had 192,052,084 units outstanding, at the November 7, 2018 closing price of $13.81 per unit, the Trust’s market capitalization is $2.7 billion. MANAGEMENT CHANGES “Alex has been an invaluable member of our management team from the inception of Dream Global in 2011. He has been instrumental to achieving our strategy of growing in scale and quality in the best office markets in Europe” said Jane Gavan, CEO of Dream Global. “In his new role, Alex will have responsibility for driving higher returns from our investments through value-add strategies with a focus on customer satisfaction and improving our competitiveness in a dynamic office environment.” Mr. Sannikov joined Dream in 2008 and most recently acted as Senior Vice-President, Commercial Properties of the REIT. Prior to joining Dream, Mr. Sannikov was with American Appraisal in Moscow, Russia. CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS Dream Global REIT’s management team will be holding a conference call Friday, November 9, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. (EDT). To access the conference call, please dial 1-888-465-5079 in Canada and the US or 416-216-4169 elsewhere and use passcode 9227 230#. A taped replay of the call will be available for ninety days. For access details, please go to Dream Global REIT’s website at www.dreamglobalreit.ca and click on the News & Events link, then click on Calendar of Events. Information appearing in this news release is a select summary of results. The financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the Trust are available at www.dreamglobalreit.ca and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Dream Global REIT is a real estate investment trust that provides investors with the opportunity to invest in commercial real estate exclusively outside of Canada. Dream Global REIT’s portfolio currently consists of approximately 19.7 million square feet of gross leasable area of office, industrial and mixed-use properties across Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium. For more information, please visit www.dreamglobalreit.ca.
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Company: | Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust |
30 Adelaide Street East | |
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