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30 August 2019
Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
("Globalworth" or the "Company")
Notice of Interim Results & Preliminary Interim Financial Information
Globalworth announces that it intends to publish its Interim Report and Financial Statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2019 during the week commencing 16 September 2019. Ahead of this publication, the Company is today providing a preliminary release of its unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and unaudited Consolidated Statement of Financial Position to 30 June 2019.
In addition, the Company is pleased to report its preliminary EPRA Net Asset Value as at 30 June 2019 to be €1,754 million or €9.05 per share.
For further information visit www.globalworth.com or contact:
Enquiries
Andrew Cox Tel: +44 20 3026 4027
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Jefferies (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 20 7029 8000
Stuart Klein
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Tel: +44 20 7886 2500
Alina Vaskina/Justin Gulston
Milbourne (Public Relations) Tel: +44 7903 802545
Tim Draper
About Globalworth / Note to Editors:
Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Romania and in Poland, where the Company has a >99% shareholding in Globalworth Poland, a pure-play Polish real estate platform listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and logistics/light-industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by over 200 professionals across Romania and Poland, the combined value of its portfolio is over €2.7 billion, as at 31 December 2018 and proforma for subsequent acquisitions. Over 90% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of some 650 national and multinational corporates. In Romania, Globalworth is present in Bucharest, Timisoara and Pitesti, while in Poland its assets span Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice. For more information, please visit www.globalworth.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2019
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30 June 2019 |
30 June 2018 |
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Unaudited €'000 |
Unaudited €'000 |
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Revenue |
103,792 |
78,097 |
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Operating expenses |
(35,790) |
(26,398) |
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Net operating income |
68,002 |
51,699 |
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Administrative expenses |
(6,984) |
(6,456) |
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Acquisition costs |
(15) |
(952) |
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Fair value gain on investment property |
49,049 |
38,558 |
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Gain on acquisition of subsidiaries |
- |
251 |
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Share-based payment expense |
(390) |
(97) |
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Depreciation on other long-term assets |
(159) |
(179) |
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Other expenses |
(6,548) |
(1,494) |
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Other income |
615 |
215 |
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|
Foreign exchange loss |
(553) |
(883) |
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Gain from fair value of financial instruments |
1,569 |
1,653 |
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|
36,584 |
30,616 |
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|
Profit before net financing cost |
104,586 |
82,315 |
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Net financing cost |
||||||
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Finance cost |
(22,629) |
(20,505) |
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|
Finance income |
1,691 |
1,425 |
||||
|
(20,938) |
(19,080) |
|||||
|
Share of profit of equity-accounted investments in joint ventures |
4,384 |
717 |
||||
|
Profit before tax |
88,032 |
63,952 |
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|
Income tax expense |
(12,150) |
(7,573) |
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|
Profit for the period |
75,882 |
56,379 |
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|
Other comprehensive income |
- |
- |
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Profit attributable to: |
75,882 |
56,379 |
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|
- Equity holders of the Company |
69,902 |
49,766 |
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|
- Non-controlling interests |
5,980 |
6,613 |
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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 JUNE 2019
|
30 June 2019 |
31 December 2018 |
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Unaudited |
Audited |
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|
€'000 |
€'000 |
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|
ASSETS |
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Non-current assets |
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Investment property- freehold |
2,639,345 |
2,390,994 |
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Investment property - leasehold |
31,079 |
- |
||
|
Goodwill |
12,349 |
12,349 |
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Advances for investment property |
5,396 |
4,209 |
||
|
Investments in joint-ventures |
48,183 |
38,316 |
||
|
Equity investments |
9,483 |
8,837 |
||
|
Other long-term assets |
1,520 |
1,035 |
||
|
Prepayments |
1,409 |
1,472 |
||
|
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
2,854 |
2,829 |
||
|
2,751,618 |
2,460,041 |
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Current assets |
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Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
20,402 |
12,878 |
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|
Trade and other receivables |
22,595 |
25,281 |
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Contract assets |
4,622 |
3,937 |
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|
Guarantees retained by tenants |
12 |
11 |
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|
Income tax receivable |
422 |
395 |
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|
Prepayments |
2,890 |
4,929 |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
396,271 |
229,527 |
||
|
447,214 |
276,958 |
|||
|
Total assets |
3,198,832 |
2,736,999 |
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|
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES |
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|
Total equity |
||||
|
Issued share capital |
1,414,464 |
897,314 |
||
|
Treasury shares |
(3,581) |
(842) |
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|
Share-based payment reserve |
31,778 |
2,117 |
||
|
Retained earnings |
171,341 |
186,326 |
||
|
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company |
1,614,002 |
1,084,915 |
||
|
Non-controlling interests |
1,186 |
212,407 |
||
|
1,615,188 |
1,297,322 |
|||
|
Non-current liabilities |
||||
|
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings |
1,260,710 |
1,235,106 |
||
|
Deferred tax liability |
116,428 |
106,978 |
||
|
Lease liabilities |
28,990 |
- |
||
|
Guarantees retained from contractors |
621 |
693 |
||
|
Deposits from tenants |
12,133 |
13,754 |
||
|
Provision for tenant lease incentives |
602 |
780 |
||
|
Trade and other payables |
1,557 |
694 |
||
|
1,421,041 |
1,358,005 |
|||
|
Current liabilities |
||||
|
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings |
82,048 |
23,965 |
||
|
Guarantees retained from contractors |
3,611 |
3,353 |
||
|
Trade and other payables |
64,110 |
32,956 |
||
|
Contract liability |
1,501 |
1,401 |
||
|
Other current financial liabilities |
1,906 |
2,084 |
||
|
Deposits from tenants |
4,777 |
2,241 |
||
|
Provision for tenant lease incentives |
1,538 |
1,211 |
||
|
Current portion of lease liabilities |
2,089 |
- |
||
|
Dividends payable |
26 |
10,731 |
||
|
Income tax payable |
997 |
3,730 |
||
|
162,603 |
81,672 |
|||
|
Total equity and liabilities |
3,198,832 |
2,736,999 |
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