18th May 2015 07:00
18 May 2015
INDUSTRIAL MULTI PROPERTY TRUST PLC
(the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
Industrial Multi Property Trust plc is today announcing its trading update for the quarter ending 31 March 2015 and the period up until the date of this announcement. The information contained herein has not been audited.
Highlights:
· Adjusted net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share - 227 pence as at 31 March 2015 (220 pence at 31 December 2014), an increase of 7 pence (+3.1%).
· Adjusted earnings per ordinary share ("EPS") - loss of 3.6 pence for the three months to 31 March 2015 (loss of 19.4 pence for the twelve months to 31 December 2014).
· Portfolio valuation increased - the Group's property portfolio was valued at £80.8 million as at 31 March 2015 (£79.9 million as at 31 December 2014), an increase of £0.9 million (+1.1%).
· Occupancy improved - the occupancy level by Estimated Rental Value ("ERV") stood at 87.3% as at 31 March 2015, compared with 86.5% as at 31 December 2014, an increase of 0.8%.
· New lettings achieved - 22 new lettings and 13 lease renewals achieved during quarter ending 31 March 2015 (representing 7.6% of the estimated rental value ("ERV") of the total portfolio, based on the final achievable annual rent including stepped rent).
Revaluation and NAV
The Group's property portfolio was valued at 31 March 2015 by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Limited at £80.8 million and will next be valued by an independent valuer as at 30 June 2015.
The Company's adjusted NAV per ordinary share was 227 pence as at 31 March 2015 which represents an increase of 3.1% from 220p reported at 31 December 2014. Primarily, this increase resulted from the revaluation of the property portfolio, partly offset by losses after finance costs.
Adjusted EPS
The Company's adjusted EPS was a loss of 3.6 pence during the quarter ended 31 March 2015. Despite the improved occupancy and underlying rental income, the adjusted EPS loss is primarily due to finance costs.
Property Update
Tenant/letting activity can be summarised as follows:
Quarter ending 31 March 2015 | Number of Tenants | Rent p.a £ | As % of total Estimated Rental Value |
Tenant lease breaks exercised | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tenant vacated at lease end | 15 | 255,897 | 2.74 |
Tenant insolvency | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New lettings completed | 22 | *359,610 | 3.85 |
Tenant leases renewed | 13 | *346,232 | 3.71 |
*Final achievable annual rent including stepped rent |
The Investment Adviser and Manager continues to progress the strategy to deliver shareholder value, namely:
· To enhance net rental income.
· To reduce borrowings and to reduce the loan to value through limited strategic sales.
· To deploy capital when 'value add' opportunities are identified.
Occupancy across the portfolio has increased with 87.3% of the portfolio let as at 31 March 2015 based on ERV, compared with 86.5% as at 31 December 2014. Progress continues to be made in letting void units; 22 new lettings and 13 lease renewals have been successfully completed in the quarter to 31 March 2015 at a final achievable annual rent, including stepped rent, of approximately £0.7 million per annum.
Contact:
Jonathan ClagueChairman, Industrial Multi Property Trust plc+44 (0) 1624 681250Tom PissarroFund Manager, Alpha Real Capital LLP +44 (0) 20 7391 4714
For more information on the Company please visit www.industrialmultipropertytrust.com
For more information on the Company's Investment Manager please visit www.alpharealcapital.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This trading update contains forward-looking statements which are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Board's current view and information known to them at the date of this statement. The Board does not make any undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Nothing in this interim management statement should be construed as a profit forecast
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