INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION - 30 NOVEMBER 2020 - Tower Property Fund
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AGENDA Tower strategy 2 Financial highlights 3 Operational highlights 4 Tower at a glance 5 Net property operating income 6 Distribution analysis 7 Condensed consolidated statement of financial position 8 Capital structure 10 Capital structure - continued 11 Operational performance 12 Top 10 properties by value 13 Major valuation movements 14 Impact of Covid-19 15 Success – Cape Quarter leasing 16 Old Cape Quarter leasing and sales 17 TPF International 18 Deployment of capital 19 Developments 20 Risks 21 Areas of focus 22 Corporate Social Responsibility 23 Value add opportunities 24 Prospects 25
TOWER STRATEGY The objective of Tower is to deliver attractive, growing, total returns by: • Investing in properties in strong nodes with growth potential • active property asset management of our existing portfolio, with a particular focus on unlocking available profits • prudent balance sheet management in order to manage risk and create capacity to unlock value • accepting variances in income where these can be shown to add sustainable value • selling non-core and ex-growth properties to realise capital for re-investment, and • cost containment, with a focus on “greening” initiatives 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 2
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Loan to value of 40.1% (39.1% at 30 May 2020) Portfolio vacancy of 15.2% (7.9% at May 2020), expected Vacancy 12% at year end Average collections of 94% for period March 2020 – January 2021 Sale of Euro 9.1 million (at book value) of Croatian properties during the period Sale of R77 million (at book value) of South African properties (Pending Transfer) Refinancing of Euro 31.5 million debt secured by South African properties with Rand debt Investment property valuations down by R149 million during the period 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 3
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS SA Vacancies 17.9% (9.5% at May 2020), expected to be 12% at year end WALE (portfolio) 5.5 years GLA WALE (SA) 2.6 years WALE (Croatia) 6.2 years Rental reversions: -8.8% (Retail -14.3%, Offices -8.3%, Industrial -1.3%) Tenant retention 95% Net operating cost ratio of 20% (gross of 35%) Croatia vacancies – *Physical vacancies are approximately 2 410m² 6.3% * Physical vacancies covered by held lease 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 4
TOWER AT A GLANCE Revenue by sector (%) Property portfolio value R4.5 billion Industrial Rentable area (GLA) 254 336m² 8 Occupancy rate (GLA) 84.8% (as at 31 May 2021 expected to be 88%) 47 Office Gearing (LTV) 40.1% Retail 45 Average gross rental R112.00/m² Existing lease escalations 7.2% Number of properties 41 Revenue by geography (%) Average property value R110 million 25 Western Cape Croatia 35 9 31 Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 5
NET PROPERTY OPERATING INCOME South Africa Croatia Total 30 Nov 2020 30 Nov 2019 30 Nov 2020 30 Nov 2019 30 Nov 2020 30 Nov 2019 R’000 R’000 % mvt R’000 R’000 % mvt R’000 R’000 % mvt Rental income 113 272 141 054 -20% 60 785 60 074 1% 174 057 201 128 -13% Net property operating expenses (18 074) (12 827) 41% (2 241) (618) 263% (20 315) (13 445) 51% * Net property income 95 198 128 227 -26% 58 544 59 456 -2% 153 742 187 683 -18% On a like-for-like basis, net property income was down 20.3% in South Africa and 3.2% in Euros in Croatia South Africa Croatia • Rental income • Rental income › Decrease due to: › Increase due to: – covid concessions given – the increase in the exchange rate – the acquisition of Yazaki Block B – indirect impact of covid › Partially offset by: – increased vacancies – sales of Vukovarska and Velika Gorica • Net property operating expenses – expiry of the VMD headlease on 31 July 2020 › Increase predominately due to increased bad debts written off (R3 million) • Net property operating expenses › Increase due to property management fees incurred at VMD (post headlease expiring) and Yazaki '* These figures exclude the straight-line lease accrual. 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 6
DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS 30 Nov 2020 30 Nov 2019 % R’000 R’000 Variance Administration expenses Net property income 153 742 187 683 -18% • Decrease due to no bonuses being paid in Administration expenses (13 983) (14 600) -4% the period under review Realised foreign exchange gain/ (loss) 582 (445) Net finance costs Profit from operations 140 340 172 638 -19% • Increase due to the increased interest Net finance costs (57 235) (47 157) 21% expense resulting from the conversion of Taxation (7 638) (2 831) Euro 31.5 million debt with Rand debt and Equity-settled share-based payment reserve 23 285 the increase in the exchange rate Distributable earnings 75 491 122 934 -39% Taxation Non-controlling interest (10 222) (11 130) • R4.3 million tax arose as a result of the 65 270 111 804 -42% expected dividend payout ratio of 75% for Distributable earnings attributable to parent the year Development income lost - 6 259 -100% • Balance relates to tax payable in Croatia Distribution paid - 118 063 -45% and Mauritius Non-controlling interest Distribution per share (cents) - 35.0 -100.0% • Oryx 26% holding in TPF International and VMD Group's 20% of Tower Europe 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 7
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 30 Nov 2020 31 May 2020 R’000 R’000 Investment property ASSETS • Decrease as a result of sales, the reduction Non-current assets in valuations and the decease in the Fair value of investment property exchange rate SA 2 764 293 2 956 500 • Partially offset by the capex spent, the Old Croatia 1 517 798 1 601 714 Cape Quarter development and the 4 282 091 4 558 214 reallocation of properties from held for sale Inventory Current assets • Napier Street residential units and the Old Cape Quarter residential units under Inventories 86 717 54 411 construction Trade and other receivables 147 269 149 977 Investment property held for sale Cash and cash equivalents 159 795 336 678 • Shoprite Ennerdale (R77m) and a sectional Straight-line lease accrual 8 653 12 414 title unit at Upper Grayston (R3m) Investment property held for sale 79 958 176 646 482 392 730 126 TOTAL ASSETS 4 763 483 5 288 340 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 8
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 30 Nov 2020 31 May 2020 R’000 R’000 Non-controlling interest EQUITY • VMD Group's 20% share of Tower Europe Equity attributable to the parent 2 415 005 2 571 106 and Oryx's 26% share of TPF International Non-controlling interest 298 136 339 000 Tax payable TOTAL EQUITY 2 713 141 2 910 106 • Includes R10.5 million tax payable in Croatia on the sale of Vukovarska and LIABILITIES Velika Gorica and R7.5 million tax payable Bank debt 1 889 747 2 214 605 in SA from not distributing 75% of the 31 May 2020 distributable income SA 1 411 194 1 653 124 SA REIT NAV per share Croatia 478 553 561 481 Derivatives 56 919 52 514 • Down as a result of the negative fair value adjustments to investment property and Loan payable to shareholder 31 461 33 342 interest rate derivatives Trade and other payables 54 894 69 085 Rental guarantee - 1 184 Tax payable 18 321 7 504 TOTAL LIABILITIES 2 051 342 2 378 234 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 4 764 483 5 288 340 SA REIT NAV per share (cents) -5% 733 768 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 9
CAPITAL STRUCTURE 30 Nov 2020 Rand Euro 31 May 2020 Rand Euro ‘000 Total ’000 ’000 ‘000 Total ’000 ’000 Loan facilities (R’000) 1 949 956 1 372 857 577 099 2 214 605 740 779 1 473 826 Weighted cost of funding (%) 6.50% 7.94% 3.10% 4.90% 8.55% 3.07% Debt expiry profile (years) 2.3 1.6 3.9 2.5 2.1 2.7 Percentage hedged (%) 75% 84% 62% 87% 67% 98% Hedging expiry profile (years) 2.9 2.7 3.7 2.2 3.2 1.8 Highlights • Refinanced Euro 31.5 million debt with Rand debt at an all-in interest rate of 7.02% • The full proceeds from the sale of Vukovarksa used to reduce debt, including Euro 6.5 million of Tower's SA Euro debt on 1 June 2020 • Euro 3.6 million of the proceeds from the sale of Velika Gorica used to reduce SA Euro debt further • A further Euro 1.4 million of proceeds from the sale of Velika Gorica will be received at the end of March 2021 as a liquidation dividend and used to reduce South African debt 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 10
CAPITAL STRUCTURE | CONTINUED 30 Nov 2020 SA Croatia 31 May 2020 SA Croatia ‘000 Total ‘000 ‘000 ‘000 Total ‘000 ‘000 Loan facilities (R’000) 1 949 956 1 470 086 479 870 2 214 605 1 653 124 561 481 LTV* 40.1% 47.5% 25.7% 39.1% 45.6% 28.2% Debt Allocation 30 Nov 2020 (%) Debt Allocation 31 May 2020 (%) Croatian Croatian SA Euro debt Euro debt Rand debt 25 25 34 SA Euro debt 5 SA Rand debt 70 SA Euro debt 41 *The LTV is calculated as other financial liabilities less cash, divided by investment property, assets held for sale and inventory. 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 11
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Lease expiry profile by revenue per sector (%) m² 60% Space let in the period 35 054 50% New space let 6 097 40% 30% Renewable space let 28 957 20% 10% Total vacant space (SA) 38 694 (17.9%)* 0% Monthly < Nov-21 < Nov-22 < Nov-23 < Nov-24 < Nov-25 < Nov-26 > Nov-27 Total vacant space (Croatia) 2 410 (6.3%)* Retail Office Industrial Lease expiry profile by GLA per sector (%) 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Vacant Monthly Nov-26 Retail Office Industrial * Excluding Konzum head lease and including vacancies committed to and in the process of signing | Vacancies Include: Upper Grayston, The Braides, Jan Smuts, 135 Musgrave, Link Hills Shopping Centre, 31 Beacon, Wellington Road and Cape Quarter 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 12
TOP 10 PROPERTIES BY VALUE Value Property Sector Rm Location Sub- Dubrovnik Retail 545 Dubrovnik, Croatia* VMD Kvart Office 518 Zagreb, Croatia* Cape Quarter Square Mixed use 515 Cape Town Sunclare Mixed use 308 Claremont, Cape Town Meridijan 16 Retail 295 Zagreb, Croatia* Cape Quarter Piazza Mixed use 292 Green Point, Cape Town De Ville Centre Mixed use 215 Durbanville, Cape Town Link Hills Shopping Centre Retail 196 Waterfall, KwaZulu-Natal Yazaki Industrial Industrial 160 Zagreb, Croatia* Evagold Centre Retail 120 Evaton, Johannesburg South * At R18.32 to the Euro 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 13
MAJOR VALUATION MOVEMENTS • SA valuations decreased by 2.8% (May to November) • Croatian valuations decreased by 5.6% (Rand) and 0% (Euro) VMD Kvart Properties with significant decrease in value • Cape Quarter Square -18.0% › Vacancies and negative rent reversions • 15 Wellington Road -37.5% 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 14
IMPACT OF COVID-19 • Collections have steadily improved • Total collections at 94% (April 2020 – January 2021) St. Andrews • Focus on assisting highly impacted tenants (restaurants, hairdressers etc.) • Offices and convenience retail more resilient • A number of retail tenant requests for turnover related rental * Collections as a % of total billing less relief granted 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 15
SUCCESS – CAPE QUARTER LEASING Office Vacancy currently 7 850sqm Co-Working – 1 850sqm Cape Quarter • Opening 1 March 2021, 25% pre-let, projected to be 50% by May Ex Deloitte 6 000sqm • Finalising negotiations with significant international tenant occupying full vacant space to commence in April 2021 Retail Vacancy – 600sqm • 22 offers to lease received, oversubscribed by 150% • Cape Quarter Living fully let 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 16
OLD CAPE QUARTER LEASING AND SALES • Increased demand for retail space from national and international tenants Old Cape • Seven units have been sold at an average price of R72 000/sqm Quarter (inclusive) totalling R72 000 000 • Balance of units not sold to be pooled together with the Napier Street and Cape Quarter Living units and leased on a short to medium term basis • 4 Star Green Design rating achieved 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 17
TPF INTERNATIONAL Forward yield: Portfolio size: 7.38%* €82.5 million Loan value: Interest on funding: 25.7% ±3% Zero vacancies** Total return since acquisition 7.5% Current shareholders: Tower Property Fund 74% Oryx Properties Ltd: 26% * Forecast financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by Tower`s auditors | ** Due to head leases (6.3% actual vacancies) 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 18
DEPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL • The total cost incurred on the OCQ development to 30 November 2020 is R362 million (including land) Cape Quarter • Expected Capex at Cape Quarter is R16 million for upgrades required at Co-working and ex Deloitte space • Remaining cost to complete Old Cape Quarter is approximately R142 million 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 19
DEVELOPMENTS Old Cape Quarter • Construction to be completed by September 2021 Old Cape Quarter • Sale of apartments (7 closed) • Prices reduced given Covid-19 • Significant interest in commercial space • Balance of apartments to be leased for short- and long-term periods 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 20
RISKS • Increase in the debtor's book. Additional in-house staff appointed • Early terminations, negative reversions and reduced space De Ville requirements. Internal leasing resources appointed • Decline in trading densities – Pick n Pay, De Ville and Link Hills as well as Spar, Cape Quarter, have requested rent reductions • SA Vacancies have increased from 20 530sqm (9.5%) at year end May 2020 to 31 300sqm (14.5%) at the end of September to almost 40 000sqm (19%) currently › This is projected to decrease by approximately 8 500sqm over the next couple of months to approximately 31 500sqm (14.6% SA and 12.4% total portfolio) • De Ville – Virgin Active – Renewal concluded @ R135/m² • Covid-19 – collections @ 94% 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 21
AREAS OF FOCUS • A dedicated Tower leasing manager has been appointed in Gauteng • In house resources appointed in Gauteng (Asset and Leasing Link Hills Manager) with strong focus on sales • Repurposing of certain properties (e.g. Link Hills Shopping Centre underway with interest from strong national tenant) • Conversion to shared workspace in decentralised offices being investigated where possible 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 22
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Ubuntu Football Trust • Covid-19 lockdowns were a difficult time for Ubuntu with little to no football for most of the year and many educational challenges • Ubuntu's generous donors (including Tower) helped to provide over 100 GBs of data for online learning and 42 food packs for our families in need • Seven grade 12`s matriculated from the Ubuntu Football School . Their matric results have been delayed by Covid-19 • Ubuntu now has 14 students in the United States studying on scholarships worth a total of over R28.7 million • Ubuntu has made the transition to face to face teaching for 2021 from grade 7 to grade 12 and adding Xhosa as a second language 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 23
VALUE ADD OPPORTUNITIES • Old Cape Quarter – in progress • Link Hills refurbishment – in progress • Reduction in SBSA Euro loans (Euro 9 million left) • Increased focus on convenience retail 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 24
PROSPECTS • Interim distribution deferred to end of the financial year given risks of Covid-19 third wave and the requirement to protect cash flow • Old Cape Quarter on track to trade 1 September 2021 • Major strategic discussion underway at board level to specialise the company – details to be released in due course • Additions to the board bringing new expertise and focus 2020 TOWER PROPERTY FUND INTERIM RESULTS PRESENTATION 25
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