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Aspen — Investor Presentation (August 2020)

41 slides from Aspen's investor presentation, Aug 21, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Aspen Group FY20 Investor Update

    Aspen Group FY20 Investor Update 21 August 2020 Barlings Beach, NSW

  2. Slide 2: Contents

    Residents at Four Lanterns Estate, NSW Contents 1 FY20 Financial Highlights & Results 2 Operations & Development 3 Projects 4 Portfolio 5 Managed Funds 6 Statutory Accounts Extract 7 Appendices Sweet Water Grove – marketing campaign, NSW

  3. Slide 3: FY20 Financial Highlights and Results

    1 FY20 Financial Highlights and Results Four Lanterns Estate, Leppington NSW Sweet Water Grove Estate, Tomago, NSW 3

  4. Slide 4: Aspen Group Overview

    Aspen Group Overview 1.1 Current Lease Offering ▪ Aspen is a leading provider of quality accommodation on (by number of dwellings and land sites) competitive terms in the residential, retirement and short stay sectors ▪ Aspen has enormous opportunities within Australia’s $7 trillion residential mark

  5. Slide 5: Aspen's Competitive Value and Rents

    Aspen’s Competitive Value and Rents 1.2 As at June 20201 Portfolio Value $174m Number of Dwellings/Sites 2,264 Average Value per Dwelling/Site $77k WACR 8.1% Land Lease Workforce Houses Apartments Mixed Use Parks Communities Accommodation Average Value per Dwelling/Site $252k $276k $67k $77k $61k Av

  6. Slide 6: FY20 Results Summary

    FY20 Results Summary 1.3 Aspen’s truly affordable accommodation offering is growing rapidly and generating attractive returns… STRATEGY FINANCIAL ▪ Key strategic priority is positioning for ▪ Portfolio value of $174m1 – up 36% on FY19 leadership and scale in the provision of ▪ Gearing 18.8% - covena

  7. Slide 7: Financial Performance – FY20

    Financial Performance – FY20 1.4 FY20 FY19 ▪ Revenue – up 2% mainly attributable to increases at Key Metrics Change $m $m Highway 1, AKV, and the Lindfield apartments and Perth Residential Portfolio acquisitions during the Statutory profit 11.87 (0.96) 1,338% year, largely offset by the collapse in

  8. Slide 8: COVID-19 Impact - Q4 FY20 Profitability

    COVID-19 Impact - Q4 FY20 Profitability 1.5 FY20 Q4 FY20 Q4 ▪ The negative impacts of COVID-19 became evident in March 2020 Summary Metrics and affected operating performance over the entire 4Q FY20 $m $m Contribution ▪ During the period, some state governments placed restrictions on Rental and anci

  9. Slide 9: Reconciliation of Statutory Profit to Operating Profit

    Reconciliation of Statutory Profit to Operating Profit 1.6 FY20 FY19 Asset revaluations $m $m ▪ 5 properties were externally revalued during the period and the remainder were subject to review by Directors Statutory Net Profit after Tax 11.87 (0.96) ▪ Revaluation gains were recorded at Mandurah Gard

  10. Slide 10: Balance Sheet and Capital Management

    Balance Sheet and Capital Management 1.7 FY20 FY19 ▪ Property Assets increased 30% - driven by the acquisition of Key Metrics $m $m Lindfield Apartments and Perth Residential Portfolio during the year and net gains from property revaluations Property Assets4 167.0 128.0 ▪ In June 2020, Aspen raised

  11. Slide 11: FY21 Outlook

    FY21 Outlook 1.8 Aspen is not quantifying FY21 EPS and DPS guidance at this stage given the continuously evolving economic and operating conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic - we aspire to continue to grow the business and profitability in FY21 against the competing challenges and opportunities…

  12. Slide 12: Operations and Development & Trading

    Treatts Rd – Lindfield Apartments 2 Operations and Development & Trading 12

  13. Slide 13: Property NOI – FY20 vs. FY19

    Property NOI – FY20 vs. FY19 2.1 Residential Land Lease Mixed-Use Workforce Short Stay Perth Four Tween Barlings Residential Lanterns AKV Waters Beach New +11% +6% (65%) +14% Koala Lindfield Mandurah Highway Shores Apartments Gardens One1 (10%) New +33% +13% Adelaide CP Sweetwater Grove (25%) (9%) D

  14. Slide 14: Operational Performance and Opportunities

    Operational Performance and Opportunities 2.2 Residential Land Lease Mixed-Use Perth Portfolio Lindfield Apartments Four Lanterns Mandurah Gardens Sweetwater Grove Highway One • Purchased in late • Acquired 20 August • NOI up 11% on FY19 • NOI up 33% on FY19 • NOI down 9% on FY19 • NOI up 13% compar

  15. Slide 15: Operational Performance and Opportunities

    Operational Performance and Opportunities 2.3 Mixed-Use (continued) Workforce Short Stay Barlings Beach AKV Adelaide CP Koala Shores Tween Waters Darwin Freespirit • NOI up 14% on FY19 • NOI up 6% on FY19 • NOI down 25% on FY19 • NOI down 10% on FY19 • NOI down 65% on FY19 • NOI 61% below FY19 follo

  16. Slide 16: Development & Trading Activity

    Development & Trading Activity 2.4 Aspen continued to grow its development and trading Development & Trading Activity No. of Sales income in FY20: Sales 60 $12.0M 50 ▪ Development and sales of houses under a land $10.0M Value up 96% lease model: Volume up 43% 40 $8.0M - Profit of $676k from the sale

  17. Slide 17: Development & Trading Activity

    Development & Trading Activity 2.5 Strong growth in the profitable development and trading of house and land inventory… House and Land Sales Summary House & Lot Inventory - FY2020 No. of Sales Average Sales Price Houses for Developed Future Pipeline Sale Land Lots (Lots) FY2020 FY2019 Variance FY202

  18. Slide 18: Projects

    Treatts Rd – Lindfield Apartments 3 Projects BIG4 Koala Shores Holiday Park, NSW 18

  19. Slide 19: Sweetwater Grove Transformation

    Sweetwater Grove Transformation 3.1 Welcome to Sweetwater Grove, a warm and relaxed lifestyle community in NSW’s Hunter Region… New House – asking price $229,000 Modern and spacious kitchen in New House ▪ Rebranded from Tomago Van Village ▪ The whole community is being enhanced with new facilities i

  20. Slide 20: Darwin Freespirit Resort - Entertainment Facilities

    Darwin Freespirit Resort - Entertainment Facilities 3.2 ▪ Over the past 12 months Darwin Freespirit Resort’s entertainment offering has been significantly enhanced with the installation of a new marquee and a sports lounge and gaming room ▪ These additions are very complimentary to the existing acco

  21. Slide 21: Highway - New Cabins & Masterplanning

    Highway 1 - New Cabins & Masterplanning 3.3 ▪ Aspen is continuously considering ways to provide its customers with quality accommodation products at the lowest possible prices and rents ▪ Trial of new high-tech cabins – four currently being installed: o Modern design, space & energy efficient, cheap

  22. Slide 22: Treatts Road Lindfield – Tenant Remix & Refurbishment

    Treatts Road Lindfield – Tenant Remix & Refurbishment 3.4 ▪ This property is currently registered as a Retirement Village (RV) ▪ Upon acquisition in August 2019, 12 of the apartments were occupied by RV tenants and the remainder by residential tenants ▪ We have offered all the RV tenants the opportu

  23. Slide 23: Sustainability & Cost Saving Initiatives

    Sustainability & Cost Saving Initiatives 3.5 ▪ Aspen has undertaken various initiatives to reduce its environmental impact - these measures also generally result in lower operating costs ▪ Current projects include: - Installation of solar panels: currently installed at 6 properties, with further rol

  24. Slide 24: Key Development Projects & Pipeline

    Key Development Projects & Pipeline 3.6 Ample investment opportunities exist within the current portfolio to deliver attractive returns… Development Timeline Available Key Projects FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 Sites1 Developments – new income producing sites / enhance quality of broader asset and tenancies /

  25. Slide 25: Portfolio

    Four Lanterns Estate, Leppington NSW Newcastle, NSW 4 Portfolio Newcastle, NSW 25

  26. Slide 26: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary 4.1 Portfolio Aggregates1 ▪ Aspen currently has 15 properties valued at approximately $174m: o Average value of approximately $77k per approved dwelling/site Properties* 15 o WACR of 8.1% Land Area 62.5 hectares ▪ Aspen also manages 3 major residential and retirement projects and e

  27. Slide 27: FY20 Acquisitions – Attractively Priced and Profitable

    FY20 Acquisitions – Attractively Priced and Profitable 4.2 Apartments House Portfolio Co-Living Community Townhouses 1 Lindfield 2 Perth 3 Cooks Hills, Newcastle 4 Burleigh Heads, Qld Status: Settled August 2019 Settled November 2019 Settled July 2020 Under Contract Purchase Price: $8.65m $20m $3.75

  28. Slide 28: Aspen's Portfolio Composition & Growth

    Aspen’s Portfolio Composition & Growth 4.3 ▪ Aspen’s portfolio composition and income streams have Property Type Property Type improved materially over the past 12-18 months (value weighted) (NOI weighted) o Increased weighting to: - Metropolitan locations - More stable, less seasonal rental income

  29. Slide 29: Aspen's portfolio is geographically diversified…

    Aspen’s portfolio is geographically diversified… 4.4 Land Area Land Area WA Sites NT (Hectares) Sites Property Type by Location (Hectares) 11 Mandurah 6.8 158 14 Darwin FreeSpirit 10.8 461 (value weighted) 12 AKV 2.9 180 13 Perth Residential 3.4 84 14 Total Sites 2,264 up 10% on FY19 Regional (39%)

  30. Slide 30: Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary

    Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary 4.5 New South Wales Queensland Cooks Hill Four Lindfield Sweetwater Koala Barlings Tween NSW Burleigh Lindfield Kiah Co-Living Lanterns Kalinda Grove Shores Beach Waters TOTAL Heads7 Community6 Sydney Sydney Sydney Greater Greater Greater South South Region Metro Metro

  31. Slide 31: Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary

    Aspen Group: Portfolio Summary 4.6 WA South Australia NT GROUP Mandurah Perth Adelaide Highway Darwin AKV WA TOTAL SA TOTAL TOTAL Gardens Residential CP One FSR South Region Coast Pilbara Perth Metro Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro Darwin Metro Land Ownership Freehold Freehold Freehold Freehold Freeho

  32. Slide 32: Managed Funds

    5 Managed Funds Coorong Quays, SA 32

  33. Slide 33: Funds Managed by Aspen

    Funds Managed by Aspen 5.1 Coorong Quays ▪ Operating business performance was significantly above FY20 forecast ▪ Marina berth occupancy up 9% in FY20 ▪ Continued good land sales activity – 23 lots in FY20 ▪ Completed construction of the new Coorong Quays Club facility – a community facility for the

  34. Slide 34: Aspen Group Statutory Accounts Extracts

    6 Aspen Group Statutory Accounts Extracts 16 Treatts Rd, Lindfield Apartments, NSW Seabreeze Villa cabins – Barlings Beach, NSW 34

  35. Slide 35: Statutory Accounts Extract: Statement of Profit and Loss

    Statutory Accounts Extract: Statement of Profit and Loss 6.1 PLACEHOLDER 35

  36. Slide 36: Statutory Accounts Extract: Balance Sheet

    Statutory Accounts Extract: Balance Sheet 6.2 36

  37. Slide 37: Statutory Accounts Extract: Cash Flow Statement

    Statutory Accounts Extract: Cash Flow Statement 6.3 PLACEHOLDER 37

  38. Slide 38: Statutory Accounts Extract: Segment Information

    Statutory Accounts Extract: Segment Information 6.4 PLACEHOLDER 38

  39. Slide 39: Appendices

    7 Appendices 16 Treatts Perth, WA Rd, Lindfield Apartments, NSW Seabreeze Villa cabins – Barlings Beach, NSW 39

  40. Slide 40: Distribution & Tax History

    Distribution & Tax History 7.1 Aspen Group Ltd Aspen Property Trust1 Period / Quarter Total Amount Paid Date Paid Distribution Type Tax Deferred / Ended cents Cps Cps Non assessable income Dec-17 28/02/2017 Ordinary - 2.10 - 2.10 Jun-17 29/08/2017 Ordinary - 2.50 - 2.50 Oct-17 20/10/2017 Special Cap

  41. Slide 41: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Aspen Group Limited on behalf of Aspen Group Limited and Aspen Property Trust (“Aspen”) and should not be considered in any way to be an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the subscription for, purchase or sale of any s

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