Comment of the fund manager Viljar Arakas:
The financial results of EfTEN Real Estate Fund III AS in the first half of
2021 have been good beyond expectations. The fund's EBITDA for the first six
months of this year totals 4.89 million euros, which is 27% higher than the
EBITDA for the same period of last year. By the beginning of the year, the
alarmingly rapid spread of the coronavirus had severely limited business,
especially in Latvia and Lithuania, and the outlook was pessimistic. In Estonia,
significant movement restrictions came into force in February. Nevertheless, we
were able to keep all the fund's assets running successfully - as far as
restrictions allowed, and we applied very strict controls on running costs.
In terms of management, the focus in the first half of the year was primarily on
our customers i.e. tenants. Customer-specific solutions were found for all kinds
of business interruptions caused by the pandemic, and the occupancy rate of the
fund's rental space has been very good. As at the end of June, the vacancy rate
of the fund's real estate portfolio is only 0.7%. Despite the delays in payments
due to the corona crisis (mainly in the Saules Miestas shopping center), the
payment behavior of tenants has also been good. In connection with payment
problems, we have also made agreements with tenants to defer payment, mainly
until the end of August, and we have been able to keep the rotation number of
tenants to a minimum.
The successful emission of shares in the first half of the year in the total
amount of 15.13 million euros is also worth noticing. A total of 4,564
subscription orders were submitted in the emission and it was oversubscribed
3.6 times. The costs of emission were again minimal for investors, amounting to
only about 0.4% of the issue volume. The external advisors were involved
minimally by the management company to the organization of the emission and the
offer was made only in Estonia.
In the first half of 2021, we made additional investments in the fund's existing
portfolio, mainly in the territory of the Saules Miestas shopping center in
Shiauliai, Lithuania, where the fund's subsidiary built a separate KFC fast food
restaurant building. As fund managers, we are constantly looking for ways to
increase the value of our existing assets through additional developments. As an
additional example of such investments, we can cite the construction of a solar
park on the roof of the Laagri Selver shopping center building.
In the first half of the year, we made one new investment, acquiring two
industrial and warehouse buildings in Panevezhys, Lithuania, for a total of 10
million euros. The unleveraged entry yield of the transaction with a bank loan
was 8.0% and the purchase price of the building per square meter was 500 euros,
which is lower than the restoration value of the house. The building is leased
by ADAX UAB on the basis of a 16-year lease agreement. The transaction was
financed by Siauliu bankas in the amount of 6 million euros.
The successful first half of the fund allows us to look at the second half of
2021 with an optimistic look.
Financial overview
EfTEN Real Estate Fund III AS's consolidated sales revenue for the second
quarter of 2021 totaled 3.088 million euros (2nd quarter of 2020: 2.422 million
euros), increasing by 27.5% (0.666 million euros) compared to the previous year.
Of the increase in rental income, 349 thousand euros (52%) was the rental income
from the acquisition of new investments (Pirita care home, Rutkausko office
building and Ramygalos warehouse and industrial building complex). The remaining
increase was mainly due to temporary rent discounts from last year's Covid-19
discount on the existing real estate portfolio (like-for-like).
EfTEN Real Estate Fund III AS's consolidated sales revenue for the first half of
2021 is 5.955 million euros (first half of 2020: 4.865 million euros),
increasing by 22.4% (1.090 million euros) compared to the previous year. Rental
income from investment properties acquired during the last 12 months totaled
665 thousand euros (61%).
The Group's profit before revaluations of investment properties, changes in the
fair value of interest rate swaps and income tax expense in the first half of
2021 totaled 3.951 million euros (first half of 2020: 3.132 million euros),
increasing by 28.3% year-on-year.
In the first half of 2021, the fund earned consolidated EBITDA of 4.9 million
euros (first half of 2020: 3.8 million euros).
During the next 12 months, the loan agreements of the two subsidiaries of the
Group will mature. Most of the Group's loans are concluded with a term of 5
years, which is refinanced upon termination of the loan agreement. Over the next
12 months, 7.5 million euros, i.e. 10% of the total loan portfolio, will be
refinanced from the Group's loan liabilities. As of 30.06.2021, the average
interest rate of the Group's loan agreements (incl. considering interest rate
swap agreements) is 2.2% (31.12.2020: 2.3%) and LTV (Loan to Value) 46%
(31.12.2020: 50%).
During the first half of 2021, the Group has earned a free cash flow of 2.2
million euros (6 months of 2020: 1.7 million euros), of which the cash flow from
investment properties during the last 12 months amounts to 215 thousand euros.
In mid-June 2021, the Group acquired one new investment property in Panevezhys,
Lithuania. The cost of investment property, including transaction costs, totaled
10.011 million euros and the annual rental income is 799 thousand euros.
As of the end of June, 2021, the Group has 16 (31.12.2020: 15) commercial real
estate investments with a fair value of 157.162 million euros (31.12.2020:
144.235 million euros) and an acquisition cost of 147.137 million euros
(31.12.2020: 136.349 million euros) at the balance sheet date.
In June, the fund conducted its usual valuation of investment properties, during
which the value of the fund's real estate portfolio increased by 1.4% (2.020
million euros). The change in value was mainly due to improved cash flow
expectations in Saules Miestas and the Ulonu office building. The increase in
the value of other objects was mainly due to a decrease in exit yield by half or
a quarter of a percentage point.
The net asset value of EfTEN Real Estate Fund III shares as of 30.06.2021 was
17.60 euros (31.12.2020: 16.93 euros). The net asset value of EfTEN Real Estate
Fund III AS increased by 4.0% in the first half of 2021.
In April 2021, the general meeting of the fund decided to distribute a total of
2,798 thousand euros (66.3 eurocents per share) in net dividends from the net
profit of 2020. Without the distribution of dividends, the net asset value of
the fund's share would have increased by 6.7% in the first half of the year.
In June 2021, EfTEN Real Estate Fund III AS conducted a public offering of
shares, as a result of which the share capital of the fund increased by 8,500
thousand euros. During the share emission payments in the amount of 15,130
thousand euros were made to the fund's share capital.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
I half of the
II quarter year
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EUR thousands 2021 2020 2021 2020
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Revenue 3,088 2,422 5,955 4,865
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Cost of services sold -73 -59 -139 -147
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Gross profit 3,015 2,363 5,816 4,718
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Marketing costs -59 -43 -90 -136
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General and administrative expenses -492 -358 -876 -772
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Gain / loss from revaluation of investment
properties 2,020 -3,986 2,020 -3,986
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Other operating income and expense 3 -5 6 0
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Operating profit 4,487 -2,029 6,876 -176
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Other finance income and expense -418 -345 -839 -678
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Profit before income tax 4,069 -2,374 6,037 -854
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Income tax expense -394 201 -567 49
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Net profit for the financial year(1) 3,675 -2,173 5,470 -805
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Earnings per share
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- Basic 0.83 -0.51 1.27 -0.19
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- Diluted 0.83 -0.51 1.27 -0.19
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
30.06.2021 31.12.2020
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EUR thousands
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents 9,932 5,128
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Receivables and accrued income 2,120 2,018
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Prepaid expense 19 128
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Inventory 29 0
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Total current assets 12,100 7,274
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Long-term receivables 4 18
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Investment property 157,162 144,235
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Property, plant and equipment 150 101
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Intangible assets 3 4
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Total non-current assets 157,319 144,358
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TOTAL ASSETS 169,419 151,632
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Borrowings 10,695 28,781
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Derivative instruments 180 246
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Payables and prepayments 1,102 1,995
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Total current liabilities 11,977 31,022
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Borrowings 62,197 43,587
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Other long-term debt 1,015 957
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Deferred income tax liability 4,944 4,583
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Total non-current liabilities 68,156 49,127
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Total liabilities 80,133 80,149
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Share capital 50,725 42,225
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Share premium 16,289 9,658
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Statutory reserve capital 1,489 1,323
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Retained earnings 20,783 18,277
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Total equity 89,286 71,483
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 169,419 151,632
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Marilin Hein
CFO
Phone 655 9515
E-mail: marilin.hein@eften.ee (mailto:marilin.hein@eften.ee)
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