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Abacus — H1 FY2020 Earnings Presentation

41 slides from Abacus's earnings presentation, Feb 18, 2020

  1. Slide 1: HY20 Results Presentation

    Abacus Property Group HY20 Results Presentation 18 February 2020

  2. Slide 2: Abacus platform HY20 overall

    Abacus platform HY20 overall WEIGHTED TOTAL PROFORMA AVERAGE FFO ASSETS GEARING CAP RATE A$3.3bn1 6.09%1,3,4 26.8%1,2 $67.3m 17.8% on FY19 20bps on FY19 270bps on FY19 3.0% on HY19 NET STATUTORY FFO EPS DPS TANGIBLE PROFIT ASSETS 10.59cps 9.45cps $3.41ps1 $82.1m 6.0% on HY19 2.2% on HY19 2.4%

  3. Slide 3: HY20 highlights

    HY20 highlights Abacus is a strong asset backed, annuity style investment house, with focus on ownership/management of Office and Self Storage assets  Balance sheet transformation with 92% of investment assets deployed into key sectors  Achieved over A$1 billion Self Storage exposure1  Over $500

  4. Slide 4: Strategic priorities

    Strategic priorities Abacus continues to successfully execute on its stated strategy to pursue long term value enhancing investments and realise non-core assets  201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW – 32% interest acquired in a consortium with Charter Hall for $202 million1   99 Walker Street, North

  5. Slide 5: Balance sheet allocation

    Balance sheet allocation DECEMBER 20191 JUNE 2019 $3.3 billion of Total Assets2 $2.8 billion of Total Assets2 Core Non-core Core Non-core 92% 8% 87% 13% $2.8 billion $252 million $2.3 billion $334 million Office $1,520m Residential $252m Office $1,078m Residential $334m Self Storage $1,058m Self Sto

  6. Slide 6: Portfolio composition transitions

    Portfolio composition transitions Capital recycling into key focus sectors of Office and Self Storage Total Assets1 ($ billions) 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Office Self Storage Retail 2 Residential FY18 HY19 FY19 HY20 1. Includes post balance date acquisitions 2. Includes equity accounted invest

  7. Slide 7: Financial results

    Financial results

  8. Slide 8: HY20 key financial metrics

    HY20 key financial metrics Result highlights in HY20: KEY FINANCIAL METRICS HY20 HY19  FFO up 3% to $67.3 million – Commercial portfolio FFO flat at $33.5 million AIFRS statutory profit $82.1m $127.8m – Self Storage portfolio FFO up 14% to $26.9 million  Established2 Self Storage portfolio of $716

  9. Slide 9: Balance sheet – HY20

    Balance sheet – HY20  NTA per security grew by 2.4% to $3.41 during HY20  Revaluations as a result of: capital raising, redeployment of KEY FINANCIAL METRICS HY20 FY19 capital into key sectors, income growth and cap rate compression  Balance sheet gearing at 31 December 2019 was 16.2% NTA per sec

  10. Slide 10: Investment portfolio – valuation

    Investment portfolio – valuation  Valuation uplift across the investment portfolio HY20 FY19  Excluding acquisition costs and straight-lining, the revaluation HY20 FY19 weighted weighted process for Abacus resulted in a net increase in investment Valuation Valuation property values for HY20 of app

  11. Slide 11: HY20 Operating Performance

    HY20 Operating Performance  Office  Self Storage  Super convenience and other Retail

  12. Slide 12: Office portfolio – snapshot

    Office portfolio – snapshot OFFICE $1,520m1 91.9% 3.2% Occupancy1 LFL rental growth 3.7 years 5.62% WALE1 WACR2 $689 psm $376 psm Average CBD1,2 rent Average fringe3 rent 1. Post settlement of 99 Walker Street, North Sydney 2. North Sydney, Sydney and Melbourne 3. Fringe Sydney and Melbourne Kingsga

  13. Slide 13: Portfolio additions – Office (201 Elizabeth Street)

    Portfolio additions – Office 201 ELIZABETH STREET, SYDNEY NSW  Acquired a 32% interest for $202 million1 in partnership with Charter Hall in August 20192  Acquisition reflects an equivalent market yield of 5.0% and c.$16,000 per square metre of NLA  The building comprises circa 38,934sqm NLA over

  14. Slide 14: Portfolio additions – Office (99 Walker Street)

    Portfolio additions – Office 99 WALKER STREET, NORTH SYDNEY NSW  Exchanged in November 2019, settled in January 2020 for $311 million1  Acquisition reflects an equivalent market yield of 5.0% and c.$16,100 per square metre of NLA  Offering 21 levels of office accommodation over circa 19,295sqm of

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio additions – transport infrastructure

    Portfolio additions – transport infrastructure Recent Sydney and North Sydney acquisitions are positioned to benefit from new Metro connectivity Recent Acquisitions: T  99 Walker Street, North Sydney W L E 201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney sam M Existing Infrastructure: L Light Rail W T Heavy Rail L

  16. Slide 16: Office portfolio – diversification metrics

    Office portfolio – diversification metrics Recent transactions deliver geographic and asset class diversification, long term stability and improved quality of income Geographic diversification Asset quality HY201 HY201 SA ACT 5% Other 4% 6% VIC NSW 27% 47% B Grade A Grade 41% 53% QLD 17% 1. Post set

  17. Slide 17: Self Storage – snapshot

    Self Storage – snapshot Abacus, a long term owner of a portfolio of Self Storage locations across Australia and New Zealand SELF STORAGE $1,058m1 6.4% 1.2% Passing yield2 RevPAM growth2,3 88.6% $254 Occupancy2 RevPAM2 42 $287 Average length of stay Average rent psm2 (months)4 1. Portfolio value incl

  18. Slide 18: Self Storage – operating performance

    18 $210 $220 $230 $240 $250 $260 $270 $280 $290 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% Sep 14 Sep-14 Dec 14 Dec-14 Mar 15 Mar-15 Jun 15 Jun-15 Rental rate psm Sep 15 Sep-15 Dec 15 Dec-15 Mar 16 Mar-16 Jun 16 Jun-16 Sep 16 Sep-16 Dec 16 Dec-16 Mar 17 Mar-17 Rent roll growth (quarter on quarter) Jun 17 Jun-17 Sep 17

  19. Slide 19: Portfolio additions – Self Storage

    Portfolio additions – Self Storage ACQUISITIONS DEVELOPMENTS  Disciplined, metro acquisition strategy with a strong pipeline  Developments at Brookvale and Macquarie Park completed, – 96% (by value) metro/suburban delivering c. 6,700 and 3,700sqm of premium Sydney NLA respectively  $89 million of

  20. Slide 20: Retail – super convenience and other

    Retail – super convenience and other RETAIL $210m1 $210m 96.8% Abacus investment Occupancy 4.9 years 5.83% WALE WACR ASSET VALUE2 NLA KEY TENANTS STATUS ($m) (SQM) Ashfield, 207 24,945 Coles, Aldi, Core hold – Sydney NSW Woolworths, Kmart co-ownership Lutwyche, 142 24,450 Coles, Aldi, Core hold – Br

  21. Slide 21: Non-core asset disposals

    Non-core asset disposals Legacy exposure realisations  Land and mortgages – equity exposure continues to be reduced – Continue to recycle capital from legacy investments – Refinanced or sold over $150 million of residential land and mortgages (including Riverlands1) – At Camellia and our remaining

  22. Slide 22: Sustainability – embedded in how we conduct business

    Sustainability – embedded in how we conduct business Actively exploring opportunities Integration of ESG across the business to drive long term and managing risks sustainable growth Solar installed Analytics to optimise 32 building Self Storage performance Improved sites System Sustainability report

  23. Slide 23: Summary & outlook

    Summary & outlook

  24. Slide 24: Outlook

    Outlook Abacus is a strong asset backed, owner and manager with a focus on the Office and Self Storage sectors  Execution of our stated strategic objectives: – Increasing our investment in quality Office assets in selected markets with potential for income growth – Increasing our investment in Self

  25. Slide 25: Abacus Property Group HY20 Data Pack

    Abacus Property Group HY20 Data Pack

  26. Slide 26: Contents

    Contents Abacus Property Group Overview 27 Financial Performance 28-32 Investment Portfolio 33-38 Developments 39 Glossary 40 Important information 41 26 Abacus Property Group | HY20 Data Pack

  27. Slide 27: About Abacus

    About Abacus Abacus Property Group (ASX:ABP), is a diversified Australian REIT with an investment portfolio concentrated in the Office and Self Storage sectors. We invest capital in real estate opportunities to deliver superior long term returns and maximise securityholder value. Abacus’ key focus i

  28. Slide 28: Segment balance sheet

    Segment balance sheet PROPERTY PROPERTY OTHER HY20 FY19 ABACUS BALANCE SHEET INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT ($m) ($m) ($m) ($m) ($m) Commercial investment properties 1,340.3 1,340.3 1,221.0 Self Storage investment properties 972.7 972.7 841.5 PP&E, equity accounted and other investments, 140.5 1.7 69.5 211.

  29. Slide 29: Segment earnings

    Segment earnings SELF PROPERTY COMMERCIAL OTHER HY20 TOTAL HY19 TOTAL STORAGE DEVELOPMENT Rental income 49.2 42.8 92.0 85.6 Finance income1 35.2 35.2 24.2 Fee income 2.8 2.8 6.1 Share of profit from equity accounted investments2, 3 2.9 0.5 2.3 5.7 8.9 Sale of inventory 8.8 6.3 15.1 15.7 Other income

  30. Slide 30: Net tangible asset reconciliation

    Net tangible asset reconciliation HY20 FY19 Consolidated Group net assets 2,235.7 1,965.4 Less Total external non-controlling interest (4.7) (4.7) Total stapled securityholders’ interest in equity 2,231.0 1,960.7 Less Intangible assets, right-of-use property assets and goodwill (35.1) (32.4) Deferre

  31. Slide 31: Debt facilities

    Debt facilities CAPITAL MANAGEMENT METRICS HY20 FY19 Total bank debt facilities $1,048m $1,048m Total bank debt drawn $568m $711m Term to maturity 4.9yrs 5.3yrs % hedged 63% 50% % hedged of total debt facilities 34% 34% Weighted average hedge maturity 2.1yrs 2.6yrs Average cost of debt – drawn 4.0%

  32. Slide 32: Debt maturity profile as at 31 December 2019

    Debt maturity profile as at 31 December 2019 ($’m) 300 Available bank facility Drawn bank debt 44.3 200 174.8 100 185.7 176.8 150.0 150.0 100.0 55.2 11.0 0 0.0 HY21 FY21 HY22 FY22 HY23 FY23 HY24 FY24 HY25 FY25 HY26 FY26 32 Abacus Property Group | HY20 Data Pack

  33. Slide 33: Investment portfolio metrics

    Investment portfolio metrics POTFOLIO METRICS SELF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION1 OFFICE OTHER TOTAL HY20 STORAGE Value1,2 ($m) Industrial and Other Retail 1,520 250 1,058 2,828 7% 1% No. of assets1 24 7 813 112 Office NLA (sqm)1,4 147,286 60,223 366,927 574,436 54% Self Storage 38% WA

  34. Slide 34: Office lease expiry profile

    Office lease expiry profile Office Portfolio1 Lease Expiry by Rent 28% 18% 17% 14% 9% 9% 5% Monthly CY20 CY21 CY22 CY23 CY24 CY25+ 1. Post settlement of 99 Walker Street, North Sydney 34 Abacus Property Group | HY20 Data Pack

  35. Slide 35: Portfolio revaluations

    Portfolio revaluations Revaluation process for Abacus resulted in a net increase in the investment properties values for HY20 of approximately $38.9 million excluding acquisition costs and straight-lining Average cap rate across the Abacus Commercial1 and Self Storage portfolios has decreased to 5.6

  36. Slide 36: Self Storage metrics

    Self Storage metrics PERFORMANCE METRICS AUS NZ HY20 FY19 PERFORMANCE METRICS HY20 HY19 Total Assets 66 15 811 701 Storage revenue 38.4 33.0 NLA (sqm) 288,931 77,996 366,927 320,901 Other revenue 4.3 3.9 Occupancy 88.6 88.5 88.62 88.52 Total revenue 42.8 36.9 Rental Rate (psm) A$286 A$288 A$2872 A$2

  37. Slide 37: Self Storage compound growth

    Self Storage compound growth Portfolio value compound growth of 17.8%1 pa since HY14 1000 100 Portfolio size ($m-lhs) Portfolio size (no. of assets-rhs) 900 90 800 80 700 70 600 60 500 50 400 40 300 30 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 Dec-15 Jun-16 Dec-16 Jun-17 Dec-17 Jun-18 Dec-18 Jun-19 Dec-19 37 Abac

  38. Slide 38: Self Storage development pipeline

    Self Storage development pipeline We will continue to identify additional development opportunities within our existing portfolio and strategically reinvest subject to market conditions 47,500sqm of identified net lettable area to be developed over the short to medium-term Anticipated return on inve

  39. Slide 39: Residential developments, land and mortgages

    Residential developments, land and mortgages INTEREST PRIMARY PROJECT TYPE EQUITY LOAN TOTAL RETURNS RATE SECURITY RCL Portfolio NSW1 JV/Loan $45.1m $132.3m $177.4m 1st Mortgagee 50% profit share Doonside NSW Loan - $11.1m $11.1m 1st Mortgagee 50% profit share Investment Funding Portfolio NSW Loan -

  40. Slide 40: Glossary

    Glossary TERM DEFINITION TERM DEFINITION AICD Australian Institute of Company Directors KW Kilowatt AIFRS Australian International Financial Reporting KWph Kilowatt per hour Standards BPS Basis points LFL Like for like CPS Cents per stapled security NABERS National Australian Built Environment Ratin

  41. Slide 41: Important information

    Important information The information provided in this document is general, and may not be suitable for the specific purposes of any user of this document. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to acquire Abacus Property Group securities (ASX: ABP). Abacus Property Group believes that the i

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