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1Q11 Trading Update

20th Apr 2011 10:31

RNS Number : 2586F
PIK Group
20 April 2011
 



 

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS RESTRICTED AND

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR

INDIRECTLY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

PIK GROUP ("The Group" or "PIK")

 

1Q11 TRADING UPDATE

PIK STARTS THE YEAR WITH STRONG CASH COLLECTIONS

 

(LONDON, April 20 2011) - PIK Group (LSE: PIK), one of Russia's leading residential real estate developers, is pleased to publish today a trading update for 3 three months ended March 31 2011 based upon management accounts.

 

Cash collections summary

(in RUB MM)

 

1Q2010

1Q2011

Change, %

TOTAL GROSS CASH COLLECTIONS

4,441

8,066

81.6%

TOTAL NET CASH COLLECTIONS*

4,416

7,218

63.5%

including:

Cash collections from residential real estate sales activities

comprising:

2,946

5,293

79.7%

- Cash collections from retail real estate sales

2,542

4,927

93.8%

- Cash collections from wholesale real estate sales

403

366

-9.2%

Cash collections from construction services activities and others

1,470

1,925

30.9%

Note: (*) excluding offsets with suppliers

Source: Management accounts

 

Quarterly cash collections summary in 2010

(in RUB MM)

 

1Q2010

2Q2010

3Q2010

4Q2010

TOTAL NET CASH COLLECTIONS*

4,416

8,421

11,326

11,545

including:

Cash collections from residential real estate sales activities

comprising:

2,946

5,736

5,770

8,942

- Cash collections from retail real estate sales

2,542

3,468

4,383

6,282

- Cash collections from wholesale real estate sales

403

2,269

1,388

2,660

Cash collections from construction services activities and others

1,470

2,685

5,556

2,603

Note: (*) excluding offsets with suppliers

Source: Management accounts

 

Strong cash collections were achieved due to growing customer interest in new projects launched in the final quarter of 2010, during which thirteen new properties were put on sale (FY10: 25 properties were put on sale). During the first quarter of 2011, eleven new properties have been put on sale, as shown below.

Pre-sales launches summary (2011 YTD)(1)

Project

Location

Type of housing

Start of sales

South Chertanovo, mcr.17, 18

Moscow

Mass-market

 "Chertanovsky", bldg. 40A

February 2011

Khimki, 'Novokurkino'

Moscow region

Mass-market

- bldg 10

April 2011

- bldg 11

April 2011

Khimki, 'Levoberezny'

Moscow region

Mass-market

- bldg 18

April 2011

- bldg 2

March 2011

Khimki, 'Yubileiniy'

Moscow region

Mass-market

- bldg 8a

February 2011

Mytischi 'Yaroslavsky'

Moscow region

Mass-market

- bldg 13

February 2011

- bldg 14

February 2011

Obninsk, mkr. 38

Russian regions

Mass-market

- bldg 5

January 2011

Kaliningrad 'Selma-2'

Russian regions

Mass-market

- bldg 11

January 2011

Roston-on-Don

Russian regions

High-end residential

- Grecheskogo str.

March 2011

Note: In Rostov-on-Don, PIK launched (pre)-sales on a project reactivated early 2011

Source: Management accounts

New sales contracts to retail customers (contracted retail volume)

New sales contracts to customers

1Q2010

1Q2011

Change, %

value (in RUB MM)

2,928

5,502

+87.9%

size (in thousand sqm)

40

66

+65.0%

size (in units*)

828

1,212

+46.4%

Note: (*) equivalent to the aggregated amount of apartments, ground floors and parking lots

Source: Management accounts

 

New sales contracts to retail customers summary in 2010

New sales contracts to customers

 

1Q2010

2Q2010

3Q2010

4Q2010

FY2010

value (in RUB MM)

2,928

4,029

5,110

6,091

18,158

size (in thousand sqm)

40

54

70

76

240*

as of total by value, %

16.1%

22.2%

28.1%

33.6%

100%

Note: (*) total new sales in 2010 including wholesales contracts amounted to 392 thousand sqm

Source: Management accounts

 

The first quarter of the year traditionally has lower seasonal activity, however, despite this fact, new sales to retail customers were significantly higher, surging by 87.9% year-on-year to RUB5.5billion in Q1 2011.

This is another sign of the residential mass market recovery in Moscow metropolitan area ('MMA'), which contributed around 90% to the Group's 1Q11 sales numbers.

In addition to the above factors, mortgage affordability continued increasing with the introduction of various mortgage programs for properties under construction. Since 2011, PIK sees increasing interest from commercial banks to provide mortgages to customers on PIK's properties. The share of mortgage funded sales surged to an average of approx 12.4% of total sales in 1Q11 vs. 3.1% in 1Q10, evidencing the growing affordability of mortgages. In March 2011 alone, share of mortgage funded sales were at 18.2% of total sales.

Average unit sales to retail customers in 1Q11 reached 21.6 units per business days vs. 14.0 units in 1Q10.

PIK believes that this recovering trend will continue going forward. In terms of total new sales to all type of customers PIK aims to reach the 2008 level of 520,000 sqm.

Note: (1) In our press-release, we reported upon 1Q11 new sales contracts to customers (RUB5,502million), which is not equivalent to 1Q11 cash collections from retail real estate sales activities (RUB4,927million) given the fact that cash collections represents cash received by the Group while new sales contracts mean signed agreements with individuals. In line with PIK's standard sales practice, individuals usually pay 100% upfront within 5 working days for residential real estate or they are offered to pay in installments within a certain period (e.g. up to 6 months for apartments);

(2) In line with PIK's accounting standards, these cash collections will be recognized as sales revenue once the residential real estate properties have been completed and third party acceptance acts (formal building certification provided by authorities) are received upon the completed units.

 

Enquiries:

Investors

PIK Group

Viktor Szalkay

 

Tel: +7 495 505 97 33 ext. 1315/1358

International media

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Tom Baldock

Priscilla Garcia

 

Tel: +44 20 7638 9571

Russian media

Dmitry Ivliev

 

Tel: +7 495 505 97 33 ext. 1010/1028

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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