25th Mar 2021 11:34
25 March 2021
Yew Grove REIT plc
(the "Company" or "Yew Grove ")
Update to Portfolio Valuation
Yew Grove REIT plc (LSE:YEW, Euronext:YEW), which owns a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property assets, is pleased to announce an increase in the Company's portfolio valuation as of 1 March 2021.
The Company is preparing a prospectus in connection with the Company's intended listing on the Main Securities Market of Euronext Dublin. As part of that process the Company's external valuers, Lisney Limited, were required to prepare a valuation of the Company's properties as at 1 March 2021. This valuation reflects asset management initiatives since the year end, including the new leases in Cork Airport and East Wall Road, other rent reviews and the passage of time since 31 December, 2020. The valuation as at 1 March 2021 is €143,185,000, an increase of €1,260,000 on the year end valuation.
The details of the 1 March 2021 valuation are set out in the table below:
| Property | Type | Location | Value (€'000) | Contracted Rent Roll (€'000) | Gross Yield at Fair Value | Reversionary Rent Roll (€'000) | Gross Reversionary Yield | WAULT to lease break (years) | WAULT to lease end (years) | Portfolio Vacancy |
1 | One Gateway | Office | Dublin | 19,180 | 1,306 | 6.8% | 1,495 | 7.8% | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.4% |
2 | Letterkenny | Office | North West | 15,640 | 1,437 | 9.2% | 1,458 | 9.3% | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.0% |
3 | Three Gateway | Office | Dublin | 15,350 | 913 | 6.0% | 1,178 | 7.7% | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.0% |
4 | IDA Athlone Unit B & B2 | Industrial | Midlands | 11,625 | 1,013 | 8.7% | 1,013 | 8.7% | 2.3 | 12.7 | 0.0% |
5 | Teleflex | Office | Midlands | 11,550 | 948 | 8.2% | 851 | 7.4% | 7.6 | 10.6 | 0.0% |
6 | Ashtown Gate Blocks B&C | Office | Dublin | 10,010 | 800 | 8.0% | 770 | 7.7% | 4.9 | 6.5 | 0.0% |
7 | Birch House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 8,300 | 697 | 8.4% | 697 | 8.4% | 9.3 | 14.4 | 0.0% |
8 | Unit 2600, Cork Airport | Office | Cork | 7,250 | 350 | 4.8% | 689 | 9.5% | 4.8 | 14.8 | 49.2% |
9 | Chestnut House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 6,200 | 507 | 8.2% | 574 | 9.3% | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0% |
10 | Airways Units 7&8 | Industrial | Dublin | 5,860 | 320 | 5.5% | 550 | 9.4% | 4.6 | 9.6 | 0.0% |
11 | IDA Waterford Block A | Office | South East | 4,150 | 353 | 8.5% | 424 | 10.2% | 2.5 | 13.9 | 0.0% |
12 | IDA Athlone Block A | Industrial | Midlands | 3,640 | 270 | 7.4% | 313 | 8.6% | 4.7 | 7.8 | 0.0% |
13 | Hazel House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 3,460 | 341 | 9.8% | 341 | 9.8% | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.0% |
14 | Willow House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 3,300 | 222 | 6.7% | 315 | 9.5% | 3.9 | 5.0 | 16.6% |
15 | Ash House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 3,310 | 326 | 9.8% | 331 | 10.0% | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0% |
16 | IDA Athlone Block C | Industrial | Midlands | 3,215 | 280 | 8.7% | 253 | 7.9% | 3.6 | 8.6 | 0.0% |
17 | Blackwater House | Office | Cork | 2,860 | 236 | 8.3% | 343 | 12.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | 29.0% |
18 | Beech House MP | Office | Dublin Catchment | 2,170 | 229 | 10.6% | 225 | 10.4% | 1.5 | 6.6 | 0.0% |
19 | Unit L2 Toughers | Industrial | Dublin Catchment | 1,930 | 170 | 8.8% | 211 | 10.9% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0% |
20 | Old Mill Lane | Mixed Use | South West | 1,690 | 247 | 14.6% | 162 | 9.6% | 5.5 | 7.9 | 0.0% |
21 | Bridge Centre | Retail | Midlands | 1,575 | 209 | 13.3% | 161 | 10.2% | 7.6 | 8.2 | 0.0% |
22 | Canal House | Mixed Use | Midlands | 920 | 107 | 11.6% | 55 | 6.0% | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.0% |
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| Total |
| 143,185 | 11,281 | 7.9% | 12,408 | 8.7% | 4.8 | 7.7 | 4.0% |
Jonathan Laredo, Chief Executive of Yew Grove, commented:
"I am pleased that our active management of the portfolio continues to improve the Company's rent and WAULT, and is being reflected in the underlying valuation."
For further information contact:
Yew Grove REIT plc | +353 1 485 3950 |
Jonathan Laredo, Chief Executive Officer |
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Charles Peach, Chief Financial Officer |
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Michael Gibbons, Chief Investment Officer |
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Goodbody Stockbrokers UC | +353 1 667 0400 |
Joint Broker & Euronext Growth Advisor |
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David Kearney, John Flynn, Edel O'Reilly |
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Liberum Capital Limited |
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Joint Broker & Nomad | +44 20 3100 2000 |
Richard Crawley, Jamie Richards |
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IFC Advisory Limited | +44 203 934 6630 |
Financial PR | |
Tim Metcalfe, Graham Herring |
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Forward-looking Statements
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Notes to editors
Yew Grove REIT plc, quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market and on the Euronext Growth Market in Dublin, is an Irish commercial real estate company invested in a diversified portfolio of Irish commercial property. Yew Grove has a particular focus on well-tenanted commercial real estate assets comprising of office and industrial assets outside of Dublin's Central Business District.
Yew Grove's highly experienced team has a proven track record in commercial property investment and asset management in Ireland and internationally and is focused on delivering results. Its investment approach is strategic, not speculative, principally on assets that are let, pre-let or to be let after refurbishment. Shareholders are provided with stable, long-term income from a diverse portfolio of commercial property comprising well-tenanted real estate in strategic centres let to Irish government entities and other state bodies, IDA Ireland supported and other FDI companies, and larger corporates.
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