Final Results
Capital & Regional plc
11 March 2008
11 March 2008
CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC: PRELIMINARY RESULTS 2007
Capital & Regional plc, the co-investing property asset manager, today announces
its unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 30 December 2007.
Financial Highlights* 2005 2006 2007
Property under management £5.1bn £6.5bn £6.1bn
Net assets £708m £913m £703m
Triple net diluted NAV per share £9.85 £12.72 £10.04
Return on equity 41% 32% (18%)
Recurring pre-tax profit £23.1m £32.3m £32.7m
Dividend per share 18p 26p 27p
Recurring pre tax profit per share 33p 46p 46p
Basic Earnings per share (note 6) 394p 317p (236p)
Profit/(loss) before tax £199m £251m (£167m)
* for definition of terms, refer to "Glossary of Terms" on page 30
** before adjusting for performance fee clawback (50p per share after adjusting
for PF clawback)
Highlights
• Total return for twelve months: (18%)
• Triple net diluted asset value per share: £10.04 per share
• Recurring pre-tax profit up 1% to: £32.7m
• Final dividend: 17p per share
Commenting on the results, Martin Barber, Chief Executive said:
"Turmoil in financial markets led to a rapid fall in property values in the last
quarter of 2007. Our UK portfolio was not immune and it fell in value by 10% in
line with other retail property. However, our tenant markets have held up well,
and our diversification into Germany is showing rewards. There is every chance
that if credit conditions ease the property market will stabilise in mid 2008,
and values may even be starting to rise slightly by the end of the year."
- ENDS -
For further information:
Capital & Regional:
Martin Barber, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7932 8000
William Sunnucks, Finance Director Tel: 0207 932 8000
Maitland
Martin Leeburn or Emma Burdett Tel: 020 7379 5151
Chairman's statement
Tom Chandos
Capital & Regional has seen a marked fall in the valuation of many of its
property interests in 2007, a year in which there have been exceptional stresses
in the world's financial markets.
Although net rental income and management fees were resilient, contributing to
recurring pre-tax profits of £32.7m (2006: £32.3m), the weakness of UK
property valuations, the impact of gearing in a falling market and the
claw-back of performance fees led to a reduction in triple net NAV per share to
£10.04 per share (December 2006: £12.72 per share). The pre-tax loss for the
year, which under IFRS rules includes the unrealised valuation deficit, was
£167m (2006: £251m profit).
A final dividend of 17p per share is being recommended, the same level as last
year. When combined with the increased interim dividend of 10p per share already
paid, shareholders will enjoy 4% higher dividend income than in respect of 2006.
2008 promises a continuation of the challenging conditions seen in 2007, with a
market consensus of further downward movements in UK valuations during the
course of the year. The Company is prepared for these conditions and the release
of capital arising from the formation of a trade parks fund since the year end
has further strengthened our position.
Turbulence in the financial markets is outside the Company's control, whereas
the active management of the £6 billion of properties for which we are
responsible is our constant focus. We have continued to work on our tenant mix,
grow footfall and concentrate on what the visitors to our centres and parks
want. The attractiveness of our properties to our tenants is consequently
strengthened; and, in turn, looking through the volatility of current
conditions, their ultimate value should be enhanced.
This can only be achieved through the efforts of all of our employees and, in
such a testing year, their performance has been exemplary and deserves our
thanks. They will be led from April 1 2008 by a new chief executive, Hugh
Scott-Barrett, who was from 2000 to 2007 a member of the managing board of
ABN AMRO, most recently as chief financial officer. He succeeds the Company's
founder Martin Barber, whose success in building the Company over the past
thirty years provides the base from which future growth can be built.
Operating review
Martin Barber, Chief Executive
Xavier Pullen, Deputy Chief Executive
Occupier markets
Our occupier markets have been generally stable, and as yet we haven't seen any
tangible signs of the long anticipated downturn. Market conditions in our five
portfolios are described below:
Our shopping centres enjoyed "business as usual" during 2007. Estimated Rental
Values (ERVs) grew by 5.5% (1.9% excluding major developments) and net rental
income increased by 6.3%, (2.8% on a like for like basis). The annualised rental
income lost through bankruptcies in January and February 2008 was 1.3% of the
total, compared to 2.1% in Q1 2007. Our average occupancy level throughout 2007,
including space under development, was 94.9%, down from a 95.3% average in 2006.
This reflects increased development activities principally at our Malls in
Blackburn and Wood Green. Net space available to let at the year end represented
2% of ERV compared with 2.1% in 2006.
Our retail parks held throughout the year saw an increase in net rental income
of 5.0% and a fall in retail warehouse vacancies from 5.3% to 4.5%. However,
rental growth prospects for bulky goods retail parks were adversely affected in
early 2007 as a result of "big-box DIY" market rent reviews and declining
demand for space from other bulky goods operators. The Junction portfolio has
6 B&Q's whose estimated rental values (ERVs) on a like for like basis fell by
7.6%. ERVs in the remainder of the portfolio remained stable with a nominal
fall of 0.9%.
Our leisure portfolio has seen the best cinema trading for the last decade.
Overall Leisure has been very resilient as an asset class and is confirming our
previous experience that consumer spending continues in leisure throughout the
economic cycle, but with a shift to quality and good value for money offers in
tougher times. We believe that our properties are well positioned for this
market. 2007 saw rental growth of 2.0% and occupancy stable at 96.7%.
Our "Fix" trade centres portfolio has shown rental growth of 3.3% for the year
on a like-for-like basis. Vacancies which were not backed by rental guarantees
fell from 7.6% to 5.2%. There is strong tenant demand for these
properties which offer occupiers the potential for substantial profit on
moderate rents.
Our German portfolio is producing a strong and stable cash flow, contributing
£9.6m to our recurring pre-tax profit from 22% of the portfolio. The German
economy is performing well, and fears that the 3% increase in VAT in January
2007 would dampen the recovery of consumer spending appear to have been
misplaced.
Property investment market
After a five year run in which our properties substantially increased in value,
we saw a sharp correction in 2007, driven by a drop in confidence and tightening
of credit conditions in the wider financial markets. Transactions were
scarce, but valuers rapidly raised the yields in their valuations in line with
market sentiment. Our portfolios have been affected by yield shift as follows:
Portfolio Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent C&R yield
yield Dec yield Dec yield Dec 2007 in
2005 2006 2007 2007
Mall 5.73% 5.21% 5.69% 0.48%
Junction 4.86% 4.45% 5.32% 0.87%
X-Leisure 6.32% 5.69% 5.78% 0.09%
Fix 5.72% 6.26% 0.54%
UK Weighted average 5.14% 5.69% 0.55%
Germany* 6.60% 6.01% 5.99% (0.02%)
* Initial rather than equivalent yield
Overall our UK portfolios fell in value by 10% in line with the IPD retail
property index for the year.
The German market showed slight yield compression in the first half of 2007, and
largely stable yields in the second half. Our German portfolio, which now
accounts for 22% of our total exposure, has shown a £9.6m revaluation surplus
for the year.
Portfolio Performance
Almost all UK property portfolios will have had negative returns in 2007 due to
adverse yield shift. Our portfolios have also suffered.
The Mall's direct management model once again outperformed the IPD shopping
centre index by 1.0% (IPD quarterly total return) at an ungeared level, adding
to its five year track record of out performance.
The Junction underperformed the IPD retail parks index, partly because of the
concentration of big box DIY anchors such as B&Q in its portfolio. It has also
seen more adverse yield shift than the sector as a whole.
Portfolio performances Geared Ungeared Benchmark
Return Return Return
(IRR) (IRR) (IRR)
Mall 2005 22.8% 16.5% 16.3%
Mall 2006 26.3% 17.6% 12.7%
Mall 2007 (13.2%) (3.3%)** (4.3%)**
Junction 2005 34.1% 23.3% 22.1%
Junction 2006 18.3% 15.0% 14.7%
Junction 2007 (34.0%) (16.8%) (10.2%)**
X-Leisure 2005 28.3% 15.3% 12.0%
X-Leisure 2006 30.4% 19.7% 12.0%
X-Leisure 2007 (3.0%) 2.1% 12.0%
German portfolio 2006 34.2% 15.2%
German portfolio 2007 16.2% 7.5%
Fix UK 2006 37.6% 20.8%*
Fix UK 2007 (32.9%) (9.8%)*
* LFL Return
** IPD quarterly (total return)
Recognising market concerns
Over recent months we have been asked questions on the following issues,
and we feel it is appropriate to address them within our results statement.
1. Fund redemptions: some open ended property funds are suffering from
equity redemptions which are forcing them to sell. All three Capital &
Regional funds are closed end and have long lives and therefore don't suffer
this problem.
2. Defensive qualities of our portfolios: we aim to invest in property
which is dominant in its local market and where there is a ready market for
tenants and customers. We manage it intensively and believe that such
property is likely to trade relatively well in an economic downturn.
3. Performance fees: the performance fee formula has earned us £161m
over the last five years to 30 December 2006 and we are expecting to repay
up to £53m as a result of the recent downturn in values. Now that full
provision has been made, our performance fee rights should be seen as an
opportunity to earn future fees rather than a liability
4. Banking arrangements: we are well aware of the potential impact of tightening
credit conditions and falling property prices on our bank covenants.
However at 30 December 2007 we had undrawn core revolving facilities of
£114m and were in compliance with all the financial covenants in our banking
agreements. More information is given on page 11.
Outlook
The property market is expecting further downward movement in property values
over the next six months, and stabilisation followed by moderate growth
thereafter. The extent of this will depend on whether credit conditions ease and
whether the problems in financial markets have a significant impact on consumer
spending.
Our co-investing business model is capable of delivering enhanced returns
throughout the property cycle. Valuations will rise and fall and with them our
performance fees. But we have base fee and rental income which generates a
recurring profit, and our specialist teams focussed on well ordered
portfolios have every chance of outperforming.
Financial review
William Sunnucks, Group Finance Director
This section considers
• The 2007 results, focussing on our key performance indicators
• Balance sheet, debt and hedging
• Corporate structure and share buybacks
The 2007 Results
We lay out below the Key Performance Indicators we use to monitor our financial
performance, and explain them in the paragraphs that follow.
Key performance indicators
2005 2006 2007
Scale of business:
Property under management £5.1bn £6.5bn £6.1 bn
Investment returns
Triple net diluted NAV per share £9.85 £12.72 £10.04
Total return on equity 41% 32% (18%)
Year end share price £8.68 £15.42 £3.92
Total shareholder return 28% 81% (73%)
Profitability
Recurring pre-tax profit £23.1m £32.3m £32.7m
Dividend per share 18p 26p 27p
Profit or loss before tax £199m £251m (£167m)
Scale of the business
There were no major acquisitions during 2007. There was however significant
asset management activity and recycling of capital as follows:
• The Mall acquired three neighbouring properties in order to advance
asset management schemes, and spent £66m on reconfigurations and
redevelopments
• Two significant disposals in the Junction fund (at Wembley and Worcester)
reduced the fund's gearing.
• The completion of the sale of Star City by the X-Leisure fund financed
the acquisition of Cardigan Fields in Leeds and a commitment to buy a
completed development in Bournemouth.
• X-Leisure acquired two of the three Xscapes from the partnerships that
developed them. C&R's interest in the fund increased from 10.6% to 19.4%.
• We acquired 25 properties in the Fix portfolio bringing the total to 49
properties valued at £170m.
• We acquired 6 properties in Germany for £63m increasing our portfolio to
50 properties, valued at £490m, with total floor space of 469,000 sq metres.
Portfolio movements 2007
Acquisitions Disposals Revaluation Exchange Total
movements Difference
£m £m £m £m £m
PUM at Jan 2007 6,457
Mall 145 - (254) - (109)
Junction 68 (130) (305) - (367)
X-Leisure 243 (86) (17) - 140
FIX UK portfolio 84 (1) (24) - 59
German portfolio 63 - 10 35 108
Joint ventures 42 (192) (3) - (153)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Movement in 2007 645 (409) (593) 35
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------
PUM at Dec 2007 6,135
Investment returns
Our revaluation deficit in 2007 was nearly identical to the surplus in 2006,
supporting the view that 2006 was "a year too far". However, crucially for the
future, our underlying profitability continues with recurring pre-tax profit of
£32.7m and has been further diversified due to the growth of our German
portfolio.
Total returns
2005 2006 2007
£m £m £m
Recurring pre-tax profit 23.1 32.3 32.7
Revaluation change 153.9 166.7 (164.4)
Performance fees 50.9 62.6 (52.8)
Other non-recurring items (29.2) (10.7) 17.5
Tax and reserves movements 4.4 (27.0) 1.9
------- ------- -------
Total returns 203.1 223.9 (165.1)
------- ------- -------
As % of opening equity 41% 32% (18%)
The other non-recurring items are shown in detail in note 2 on pages 18 and 20.
They include the mark to market of our interest rate swaps and the share of
performance fee which we bear as investors in the funds.
During the same two year period our triple net NAV per share increased from
£9.85 to £10.04. Our 2007 £167m loss follows a four year period in which we
made gains of £664m.
Profitability
Our recurring pre-tax profit has remained stable at just under £33m.
Recurring pre-tax profit
2005 2006 2007
£m £m £m
Property investment UK 10.3 11.3 10.2
Property investment Germany 0.9 5.8 9.6
Managing property funds 10.2 13.4 10.8
SNO!zone 1.7 1.8 2.1
------- ------- -------
Recurring pre-tax profit 23.1 32.3 32.7
------- ------- -------
The German portfolio contributed £9.6m, up from £5.8m in 2006 due to the full
year effect of the Weigelt portfolio acquisition in 2006 and further investment
in 2007.
The UK property investment business bore larger interest charges on borrowings
to fund the equity we have invested in Germany and share buybacks. We estimate
the impact of these two items at £2.9m. Excluding these factors the profits
from the UK portfolio grew during the year.
Dividend
Our dividend has tripled over the last four years in line with our recurring
profits. This years dividend distributes about 59% of our recurring pre-tax
profits.
Dividend profile Actual Actual Actual
2005 2006 2007
pps pps pps
Interim 7 9 10
Final 11 17 17
------- ------- -------
Total 18 26 27
------- ------- -------
Increase 29% 44% 4%
% of recurring profit 55% 58% 59%
Earnings Businesses
SNO!zone
SNO!zone is the UK's premier real indoor snow slope operating business. With
virtually no capital requirements, it has been generating strong cash flows and
profits since 2001. During 2007 it traded from three locations in Milton Keynes,
Castleford and Braehead and generated profit as follows:
SNO!zone
Profit and loss account
2005 2006 2007
£m £m £m
Income 9.3 13.1 14.3
Operating expenses (7.6) (10.4) (11.5)
-------- -------- --------
Cash profit 1.7 2.7 2.8
Tenant incentives - (0.9) (0.7)
-------- -------- --------
Accounting profit 1.7 1.8 2.1
Capital & Regional Property Management (CRPM)
This company earns fees from managing our funds and joint ventures and employs
all our staff. Costs related to our own investment portfolio are allocated to
the property investment business. The profitability of the fund management
business (excluding the £6.5m cost related to managing our own assets) can be
summarised as follows:
Property Management Business
Profit and loss account
2005 2006 2007
£m £m £m
Fixed fees 15.3 17.0 18.6
Service charge fees 3.9 4.6 4.4
Other fees 3.6 5.8 3.0
Fixed management expenses* (12.6) (14.0) (15.2)
------- -------- --------
Profit from management fees 10.2 13.4 10.8
Performance fees 50.9 62.6 (52.8)
Variable overhead - bonuses, CAP, LTIP (18.6) (18.3) 7.9
Other non-recurring items - (2.1) -
------- -------- --------
CRPM profit/(loss) before tax 42.5 55.6 (34.1)
------- -------- --------
* 30% (25% in 2005 and 2006) of overhead allocated to property investment
business reflecting growth in Fix and Germany portfolios.
The profit from our Property Management business relates to long term management
contracts on the Mall, Junction and X-Leisure funds, expiring in 2016, 2011 and
2018 respectively. CRPM profit, from management fees, fell in 2007 for several
reasons: the level of transactions fell, there were no major acquisitions or
new funds created and our management expenses were geared towards a growing
portfolio.
Performance fees
CRPM receives performance fees from the funds it manages on a complex
formula designed to give us a share of the fund's out performance over a three
year period compared to a defined IPD index and an absolute 12% hurdle return.
Fees can be positive or negative, but negative fees are subject to a maximum
amount.
Over the five years to 30 December 2006 we earned £161m in performance fees. We
took credit for the fees in the third and final year of each performance period
and no credit was taken for the contribution positive past performance would
make to performance periods ending in future years. Despite this carry forward,
the unexpected and rapid drop in property values in the last quarter of 2007
resulted in a negative calculation for 2007, driven by a substantial gap between
the 12% absolute performance hurdle and the negative geared returns in the
funds. The amount to be repaid is restricted to the amount paid in the previous
two years. We have accounted for the full amount up to this maximum for both
Mall and Junction.
• Mall: we earned £36m in 2006 which was paid by the Fund in December
2007. We expect to pay back £4m in December 2008. A portion of the remainder
will be repayable in December 2009 dependent on 2008 performance; the maximum
amount will only be reached if there is more than 70bps further adverse yield
shift. We have provided in full on this basis, although such a big shift is
at the outer end of market expectations.
• Junction: we earned £16.6m during 2006, but when it was due in December
2007 we postponed payment because it was becoming clear that much of it
would be repayable - £14m in December 2008 and the balance in December 2009.
We do not expect to make any further payments.
• X-Leisure: we earned a performance fee of £5.3m for 2007, but no credit
has been taken for this amount due to the likelihood of claw back.
• Please see contingent liability note 7 on page 27.
Performance fee history
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Recognised
£m £m £m £m £m £m in 2007
£m
Mall 3 11 23 30 36 (4) (36)
Junction 2 7 17 17 (14) (17)
X-Leisure 1 4 10
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Total 3 13 31 51 63 (18) (53)
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Less backcharge - C&R share as investor 18
Less net adjustment to management incentives 8
-------
NAV effect £m (27)
-------
NAV effect £ per share (0.38)
-------
The impact on C&R is mitigated by the benefit it receives from claw back as an
investor and by the adjustment to management incentives. The net impact on NAV
is shown above at 38p per share.
Balance sheet, debt and hedging
Three balance sheet presentations
We look at our balance sheet in three ways:
• the enterprise balance sheet shows everything we manage
• the "see through" balance sheet shows our share of each portfolio
• the statutory balance sheet net of fund and JV debt, as required by the
accounting rules
Three balance sheets at 30 December 2007
Enterprise See through Statutory
Funds £m £m £m
Mall 3,111 754 344
Junction 1,197 327 166
X-Leisure 945 183 90
Other portfolios
Trade Parks 169 169 169
Germany 490 452 490
Joint ventures
Xscape Braehead 72 36 5
Manchester Arena 67 19 5
Cardiff 29 14 (1)
Wholly owned
Hemel Hempstead 17 17 17
Gt Northern 95 95 95
-------- --------- --------
Total property 6,192 2,066 1,380
Working capital etc. 45 (29) (52)
Debt (3,586) (1,334) (625)
-------- --------- --------
Net assets 2,651 703 703
-------- --------- --------
C&R shareholders 703 703 703
Fund investors 1,948
-------- --------- --------
Total equity 2,651 703 703
-------- --------- --------
Leverage (LTV) 58% 65% 45%
Note: This table shows accounting figures, which treat head leases and tenant
incentives differently. They differ from the valuation figures shown on page 7.
The key judgements in our balance sheet relate to:
1. Property valuations: all of which are carried out by independent
valuers.
2. Development issues: it often takes some years after a development is
completed before all commercial issues are resolved.
3. Tax provisioning: judgement is needed on the correct level of provisioning
for tax payable over "open" years where the final figures have not yet been
agreed with the tax authorities.
4. Performance fee accounting: where events over a five year period can affect
the amount earned in any one year, and some judgement about future
performance is required.
Debt
Debt at 30 December 2007
Debt £m Average % Fixed Duration of Duration to
interest rate fixing loan expiry
% (months) (months)
Core revolving
credit facility 61 5.69 107% 24 38
Great Northern debt 69 5.70 100% 34 34
Hemel Hempstead debt 12 5.52 100% 9 21
Victoria debt 8 7.48 - - 22
Fix UK 120 6.49 72% 39 83
Germany 355 4.68 100% 44 44
------ ------- ------ ------- -------
Group debt* 625 5.28 94% 39 49
------ ------- ------ ------- -------
JV debt (our share) 55 6.38 68% 45 51
German minorities (29) 4.68 100% 44 44
Mall (24.2% share) 412 5.48 74% 52 52
Junction (27.3% share) 177 5.35 90% 49 39
X-Leisure (19.4% share) 94 6.06 81% 33 46
------ ------- ------ ------- -------
Off balance sheet debt 709 5.63 77% 49 51
------ ------- ------ ------- -------
Total See through debt 1,334 5.46 85% 44 50
* before loan amortisation costs.
The main reason for the increase in our balance sheet debt from £457m to £625m
is the building up of the Fix and German portfolios.
• Our German portfolio supports £355m of debt, which is non-recourse to the UK
group. This portfolio has strong cash flows secured on good covenants and
values have been stable. The cash flows are fully able to support the debt,
which stands at 72% LTV.
• The Fix portfolio has become a fund since the year end, removing £120m of debt
from our balance sheet and adding £33m of cash for the sale of 80% of the
equity. We remain exposed to 20% of the bank debt on a see through basis.
The remaining £150m is supported mainly by the recurring cash flows from Great
Northern, fund units, CRPM and SNO!zone.
We have very little debt falling due for refinancing over the next two years,
although we plan to extend the £8.4m debt secured on 10 Lower Grosvenor Place,
London, SW1, this year.
Treasury statistics
Treasury statistics (see through basis) 2005 2006 2007
Year end debt
• Balance sheet debt* £396m £457m £625m
• C&R share of all debt £892m £1,138m £1,334m
% of debt with fixed or swapped interest rates 75% 82% 85%
Weighted average duration of hedge (months) 52 48 44
Weighted average interest rate % 5.10% 5.23% 5.46%
Weighted average interest margin % 0.74% 0.67% 0.71
Interest cover (Recurring PBIT / I) 1.54 1.58 1.48
% of net Euro denominated assets hedged 75% 75% 66%
Fair value of interest rate swaps (before tax) (6.5) 17.0 11.8
Fair value of fixed loans (before tax) 0.5 3.1 4.4
* Before loan amortisation costs
We continue to hedge a large portion of our exposure to interest rate and
currency movements. Interest rate swaps cover 85% of our borrowings for an
average duration of 44 months on a see through basis. A forward exchange
contract covers 66% of the net asset exposure of the German portfolio which
is denominated in euros.
Average interest costs rose slightly at the year end due to a short term rise in
LIBOR reflecting tight credit conditions in the banking market.
Cash and debt management
At the year end, we had £37m in cash and £114m available in undrawn core
revolving credit facilities. This availability or "headroom" increased with the
formation of the FIX fund, which generated cash of about £33m.
Our wholly owned properties are financed with conventional secured debt. We use
our central revolving credit facility to fund fluctuations or shortfalls. If
there is a shortage of cash or covenants are tight in these portfolios, we have
the option of injecting equity.
Joint ventures normally have their own debt. The owners (including C&R) give
limited guarantees for cost over-runs and interest shortfall but not for the
principal owing.
Fund cash is managed entirely separately from C&R's own money. Fund banks rely
on the portfolios to support the debt rather than the property manager (C&R) or
the fund manager (Morley Fund Management/Hermes).
Financial covenants
At the year end we complied with all our financial covenants. The most important
covenants relate to the interest cover ratio (ICR) which should not fall below a
certain level. This level ranges from 100% to 160% depending on the
characteristics of the portfolio. We also have covenants relating to the Loan to
Value ratio, (LTV covenants) which must not be allowed to rise above a certain
level. Our LTV covenants were met without difficulty at the year end.
Fund debt
The three funds each have their own financial covenants. More significant than
the bank covenants however is the desire of the institutional investors who
invest in our funds to limit leverage to 60% LTV in the case of the Mall and
Junction funds and 70% in the case of X-Leisure.
Further decreases in asset values will put pressure on these covenants. The
funds have a number of options including realisation of assets to ensure they
remain within the agreed covenants.
The Mall fund has issued £1.4bn in Mall bonds, which have an ICR covenant at
130% but no direct LTV covenant. The ICR is currently 170-180%, comfortably over
the limit. The interest rate on these bonds is advantageous in current market
conditions, and it is a priority not to breach any of the covenants associated
with it.
Corporate Structure and share buybacks
Tax
Our corporate structure remains tax efficient under current legislation. During
2007 we have minimal UK tax payable. We have tax losses arising from the
negative performance fees of around £40m which may be available for offset
against future profits, but we haven't carried a deferred tax asset for this
The UK tax authorities are currently consulting on changes which could affect
our operating model going forward from April 2009, but it isn't clear at this
stage exactly how the proposed legislation might work, or whether our assets
would be impacted by the changes.
In Germany we currently pay no cash tax but provide deferred tax at about 16%
on tax depreciation allowances and revaluations.
Returning capital
During summer 2007 we returned £28m of capital through the repurchase of
1,575,000 CULS and 1,442,598 shares. This continued the Company's long track
record of buying back shares when the opportunity arises. Since 2000, we have
spent £198m on share and CULS buybacks, while expanding the property under
management from £1.1bn to £6.1bn.
In September 2007, we served notice on the holders of the last 0.1m CULS to
force conversion into C&R shares. At the year end no CULS were outstanding.
Final dividend 2007 timetable
Record date 18 April 2008
Last day to receive DRIP mandates 30 May 2008
Dividend warrants posted 12 June 2008
Payment date/shares purchased 13 June 2008
Certificates/purchase statements dispatched 18 June 2008
CREST accounts credited 19 June 2008
Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 30 December 2007
Unaudited Audited
2007 2006
Notes £m £m
Rents, management fees and other revenue 86.8 69.5
Performance fees (52.8) 62.6
-------- -------
Revenue 34.0 132.1
Cost of sales (19.1) (15.5)
-------- -------
Gross profit 14.9 116.6
Administrative costs (13.7) (39.0)
Share of (loss)/profit in joint ventures and
associates 3a (119.2) 164.6
(Loss)/gain on revaluation of investment properties (14.8) 26.0
Profit on sale of properties and investments 1.8 6.3
-------- -------
(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before financing (131.0) 274.5
Finance income 3.5 2.0
Finance costs (39.5) (25.6)
-------- -------
(Loss)/profit before taxation (167.0) 250.9
-------- -------
Current tax 3.9 (16.5)
Deferred tax (3.7) (12.1)
-------- -------
Tax credit/(charge) 0.2 (28.6)
-------- -------
(Loss)/profit for the year (166.8) 222.3
-------- -------
Basic (loss)/earnings per share 6a (236)p 317p
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share 6a (236)p 311p
-------- -------
All results derive from continuing activities
Consolidated balance sheet
As at 30 December 2007
Unaudited Audited
2007 2006
Notes £m £m
Non-current assets
Investment property 678.5 511.4
Interest in long leasehold property 15.6 16.0
Goodwill 12.2 12.2
Plant and equipment 1.5 1.0
Investments 0.3 0.2
Receivables 7.2 -
Investment in associates 3c 599.4 685.4
Investment in joint ventures 4b 12.0 67.6
--------- ---------
Total non-current assets 1,326.7 1,293.8
--------- ---------
Current assets
Trading property assets 95.9 94.4
Receivables 19.9 87.9
Tax recoverable 1.6 1.1
Cash and cash equivalents 37.1 35.5
--------- ---------
Total current assets 154.5 218.9
--------- ---------
Total assets 1,481.2 1,512.7
--------- ---------
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (102.4) (69.4)
Current tax liabilities (18.4) (25.5)
--------- ---------
(120.8) (94.9)
--------- ---------
Non-current liabilities
Bank loans (622.4) (456.8)
Convertible subordinated unsecured loan stock - (1.3)
Other payables (17.5) (32.8)
Deferred tax liabilities (17.5) (13.8)
--------- ---------
Total non-current liabilities (657.4) (504.7)
--------- ---------
Total liabilities (778.2) (599.6)
--------- ---------
Net assets 703.0 913.1
--------- ---------
Equity
Called-up share capital 7.1 7.2
Share premium account 219.7 219.5
Revaluation reserve 2.4 2.7
Other reserves 10.9 9.6
Capital redemption reserve 4.4 4.3
Own shares held (8.7) (6.9)
Retained earnings 467.2 676.7
--------- ---------
Equity shareholders' funds 703.0 913.1
--------- ---------
Triple net, diluted net assets per share 5 £10.04 £12.72
EPRA diluted net assets per share 5 £10.08 £12.75
--------- ---------
Consolidated statement of recognised income and expense
For the year ended 30 December 2007 Unaudited Audited
2007 2006
£m £m
Foreign exchange translation differences 7.6 (0.7)
Revaluation (loss)/gain on owner occupied property (0.3) 2.3
Net investment hedge (5.6) -
-------- -------
1.7 1.6
(Loss)/profit for the year (166.8) 222.3
-------- -------
Total recognised income and expense (165.1) 223.9
-------- -------
Attributable to:
Equity shareholders (165.1) 223.9
-------- -------
Reconciliation of movement in equity shareholders' funds Unaudited Audited
Unaudited 2007 2006
£m £m
Opening equity shareholders' funds 913.1 707.7
Issue of shares 0.2 2.7
Acquisition of own shares - (8.3)
Share buy back and cancellation (17.2) -
LTIP credit in respect of LTIP charge 0.2 2.1
Arising on conversion/repurchase of CULS (9.0) (0.8)
Amortisation of IFRS 1 reserve (0.1) (0.1)
-------- -------
887.2 703.3
Total recognised income and expense (165.1) 223.9
-------- -------
722.1 927.2
Dividends paid (19.1) (14.1)
-------- -------
Closing equity shareholders' funds 703.0 913.1
-------- -------
Consolidated cash flow statement
For the year ended 30 December 2007 Unaudited Audited
2007 2006
£m £m
Net cash generated from operations 62.6 89.5
-------- -------
Distributions received from joint ventures and associates 25.6 21.9
Interest paid (30.7) (22.1)
Interest received 2.7 1.9
Income taxes paid (3.8) (3.8)
-------- -------
Cash flows from operating activities 56.4 87.4
-------- -------
Investing activities
Acquisitions of investment properties (62.8) (251.4)
Capital expenditure on investment properties (15.2) (2.0)
Acquisitions and disposals of other fixed assets (1.1) -
Acquisition of companies (39.4) -
Cash acquired in business combinations 1.0 -
Proceeds from sale of investment and trading properties 1.0 111.0
Proceeds from sale of investments 0.2 -
Investment in joint ventures (3.3) (8.1)
Loans to joint ventures (6.1) (0.7)
Loans repaid by joint ventures 0.7 -
Disposal of units in associated entity - 30.0
Acquisitions and disposals - (14.4)
-------- -------
Cash flows from investing activities (125.0) (135.6)
-------- -------
Financing activities
Proceeds from the issue of ordinary share capital 0.1 0.4
Purchase of own shares (1.3) (8.3)
Share buy backs and cancellation (17.2) -
Repurchase of CULS (10.5) -
Bank loans draw down 172.3 639.4
Bank loans repaid (48.5) (575.0)
Loan arrangement costs (0.9) -
Settlement of foreign exchange forward (4.6) -
Dividends paid to minority interests (1.4) (0.6)
Equity dividends paid (19.1) (14.1)
-------- -------
Cash flows from financing activities 68.9 41.8
-------- -------
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 0.3 (6.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 35.5 40.1
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes 1.3 1.8
-------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 37.1 35.5
-------- -------
1. Notes to the accounts
The financial information set out in the announcement does not constitute the
company's statutory accounts for the years ended 30 December 2006 or 2007. The
financial information for the year ended 30 December 2006 is derived from the
statutory accounts for that year which have been delivered to the Registrar of
Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was
unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis without
qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under s237(2) or (3)
Companies Act 1985. The audit of the statutory accounts for the year ended 30
December 2007 is not yet complete. These accounts will be finalised on the basis
of the financial information presented by the directors in this preliminary
announcement and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the
company's annual general meeting.
2. Segmental analysis
2a. Business segments on a see through basis
We show below the segmental profit on a non-statutory see through basis, as we
believe that this is most informative for shareholders. The statutory
disclosures will be included in the annual report.
The Group operates in two main business segments, an assets business and an
earnings business. The assets business consists of property investment
activities and the earnings business consists of property management activities
and the ski slope business of SNO!zone. The businesses are the basis on which
the Group reports its primary business segments.
Unaudited
Assets Earnings Year to
Property Property Property 30 December
investment investment management 2007
UK Germany UK SNO!zone Total
2007 Note £m £m £m £m £m
Net rents 2b 70.0 24.9 - - 94.9
Net interest 2b (54.2) (14.4) - - (68.6)
-------- -------- --------- ------- --------
Contribution 2b 15.8 10.5 - - 26.3
Management fees - - 26.0 - 26.0
SNO!zone income - - - 14.3 14.3
SNO!zone expenses - - - (12.2) (12.2)
Management expenses (5.6) (0.9) (15.2) - (21.7)
-------- -------- --------- ------- --------
Recurring pre-tax profit 10.2 9.6 10.8 2.1 32.7
Performance fees/(clawback) - - (52.8) - (52.8)
Benefit of performance fees 3c 18.1 - - - 18.1
Variable overhead credit - - 7.9 - 7.9
Revaluation of investment properties (174.0) 9.6 - - (164.4)
Profit on disposals 1.6 - - - 1.6
(Loss)/gain on financial instruments (8.8) 1.8 - - (7.0)
Other non-recurring items (3.1) - (3.1)
-------- -------- --------- ------- --------
(Loss)/profit before tax (152.9) 17.9 (34.1) 2.1 (167.0)
-------- -------- --------- -------
Tax 0.2
--------
(Loss)/profit after tax (166.8)
--------
Net assets/(liabilities) at 30 Dec 2007 613.3 123.8 (34.0) (0.1) 703.0
-------- -------- --------- ------- --------
2b. Contribution
Unaudited
Contribution
Year to
30 December
Gross Property Void Net Net 2007
Rent Costs Costs rent interest Total
2007 Note £m £m £m £m £m £m
Mall (C&R share: 24.2%) 1 44.2 (10.1) (1.8) 32.3 (19.6) 12.7
Junction (C&R share: 27.3%) 1 15.7 (2.9) (0.3) 12.5 (9.5) 3.0
X-Leisure (C&R share: 19.4%) 1 9.9 (2.1) (0.3) 7.5 (5.1) 2.4
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total associates 3c 69.8 (15.1) (2.4) 52.3 (34.2) 18.1
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Xscape Braehead (C&R share 50%) 1 2.0 (0.4) (0.1) 1.5 (1.9) (0.4)
Manchester Arena (C&R share 30%) 1 1.6 (0.3) (0.1) 1.2 (0.9) 0.3
Others (C&R share: 50%) 1 0.9 (0.4) (0.1) 0.4 (0.4) -
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total joint ventures 4b 4.5 (1.1) (0.3) 3.1 (3.2) (0.1)
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Statutory information
Other UK 1.0 - - 1.0 (6.1) (5.1)
Fix UK 9.5 (1.2) (0.4) 7.9 (6.7) 1.2
Germany 29.6 (4.6) (0.1) 24.9 (14.4) 10.5
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total rental income
investment property 40.1 (5.8) (0.5) 33.8 (27.2) 6.6
Great Northern2 6.4 (0.3) (0.4) 5.7 (4.0) 1.7
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total wholly owned rental income 46.5 (6.1) (0.9) 39.5 (31.2) 8.3
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total on a see through basis 2a 120.8 (22.3) (3.6) 94.9 (68.6) 26.3
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
1 Capital & Regional's share at end of year.
2 Great Northern is carried as a trading property in the balance sheet.
2a. Segmental analysis Audited
Year to
Property Property Property 30 December
investment investment management 2006
UK Germany UK SNO!zone Total
2006 Note £m £m £m £m £m
Net rents 2b 65.5 11.5 - - 77.0
Net interest 2b (49.6) (5.7) - - (55.3)
-------- -------- --------- ------- ---------
Contribution 2b 15.9 5.8 - - 21.7
Management fees - - 27.4 - 27.4
SNO!zone income - - - 13.1 13.1
SNO!zone expenses - - - (11.3) (11.3)
Management expenses (4.6) - (14.0) (18.6)
-------- -------- --------- ------- ---------
Recurring pre-tax profit 11.3 5.8 13.4 1.8 32.3
Performance fees - - 62.6 - 62.6
Cost of performance fees 3c (20.1) (0.3) - - (20.4)
Variable overhead - - (18.3) - (18.3)
Revaluation of investment properties 149.5 17.2 - - 166.7
Profit on disposals 11.1 - - - 11.1
Gain on interest rate swaps 23.5 - - - 23.5
Other non-recurring items (2.0) (2.5) (2.1) - (6.6)
-------- -------- --------- ------- ---------
Profit before tax 173.3 20.2 55.6 1.8 250.9
-------- -------- --------- -------
Tax (28.6)
---------
Profit after tax 222.3
---------
Net assets/(liabilities) at 30 December 2006 774.9 103.5 35.0 (0.3) 913.1
-------- -------- --------- ------- ---------
2b. Contribution Audited
Contribution
Year to
30 December
Gross Property Void Net Net 2006
Rent Costs Costs rent interest Total
2006 Note £m £m £m £m £m £m
Mall (C&R share: 24.2%) 1 45.1 (11.5) (1.5) 32.1 (18.0) 14.1
Junction (C&R share: 27.3%) 1 14.5 (3.1) (0.4) 11.0 (9.2) 1.8
X-Leisure (C&R share: 10.6%) 1 4.9 (0.8) (0.2) 3.9 (2.5) 1.4
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total associates 3c 64.5 (15.4) (2.1) 47.0 (29.7) 17.3
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Xscape (C&R share)1 6.6 (1.2) (0.4) 5.0 (4.8) 0.2
Others (C&R share: 30-50%) 1 0.3 (0.1) - 0.2 (0.1) 0.1
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total joint ventures 4b 6.9 (1.3) (0.4) 5.2 (4.9) 0.3
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Statutory information
Other UK 4.6 1.3 - 5.9 (8.2) (2.3)
Fix UK 4.7 (1.1) (0.4) 3.2 (3.0) 0.2
Germany 14.3 (2.8) - 11.5 (5.7) 5.8
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total rental income
investment property 23.6 (2.6) (0.4) 20.6 (16.9) 3.7
Great Northern2 5.3 (0.5) (0.6) 4.2 (3.8) 0.4
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total wholly owned
rental income 28.9 (3.1) (1.0) 24.8 (20.7) 4.1
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Total 2a 100.3 (19.8) (3.5) 77.0 (55.3) 21.7
------ ------- ------ ------ ------- --------
Associates and Joint Ventures are all held within the United Kingdom.
1 Capital & Regional's share at end of year.
2 Great Northern is carried as a trading property in the balance sheet.
3. Associates and joint ventures
Unaudited Audited
3a. Share of (loss)/profit Year to Year to
30 December 30 December
2007 2006
Note £m £m
-------------- ----------
Associates 3b, 3c (118.1) 153.4
Joint ventures 4a, 4b (1.1) 11.2
-------------- ----------
(119.2) 164.6
-------------- ----------
3b. Investment in associates Unaudited Audited
30 December 30 December
2007 2006
Note £m £m
At the beginning of the year 685.4 583.7
Investment in X-Leisure Fund 53.9 -
Disposal of Mall units - (30.7)
Dividends and capital distributions received (21.8) (21.0)
Share of results 3a, 3c (118.1) 153.4
---------- ----------
At the end of the year 3c 599.4 685.4
---------- ----------
3c. Analysis of investment in associates
Unaudited Audited
Year to Year to
30 December 30 December
The Mall The Junction X-Leisure1 2007 2006
LP LP LP Total Total
Note £m £m £m £m £m
Income statement (100%)
Revenue 182.5 57.0 52.0 291.5 275.5
Property expenses (33.2) (2.6) (6.2) (42.0) (42.5)
Management expenses (16.0) (9.1) (6.4) (31.5) (30.9)
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Net rents 133.3 45.3 39.4 218.0 202.1
Net interest payable (81.0) (36.2) (26.6) (143.8) (127.5)
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Contribution 52.3 9.1 12.8 74.2 74.6
Performance fees 5.8 7.4 (6.5) 6.7 (84.4)
C&R accounting policy adjustment2 43.4 15.4 6.5 65.3 -
Revaluation of investment properties (257.5) (299.8) (16.6) (573.9) 559.3
(Loss)/profit on sale of investment
properties (0.1) (16.2) - (16.3) 10.7
Fair value of interest rate swaps (11.5) (6.6) (2.3) (20.4) 86.3
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss)/Profit before and after tax (100%) (167.6) (290.7) (6.1) (464.4) 646.5
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Balance sheet (100%)
Investment property 3,111.3 1,196.5 945.2 5,253.0 5,567.1
Current assets 178.6 90.2 42.5 311.3 293.8
Current liabilities (179.0) (36.5) (42.7) (258.2) (262.0)
Non-current liabilities (1,690.8) (646.0) (483.3) (2,820.1) (2,665.6)
-------- --------- -------- ---------- ----------
Net assets (100%) 1,420.1 604.2 461.7 2,486.0 2,933.3
-------- --------- -------- ---------- ----------
C&R interest at year end 24.2% 27.3% 19.4%
C&R interest at start of year 24.2% 27.3% 10.6%
C&R average interest during the
year 24.2% 27.3% 18.8%
Group share of Revenue 2b 44.2 15.7 9.9 69.8 64.5
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Net rents 2b 32.3 12.5 7.5 52.3 47.0
Net interest payable 2b (19.6) (9.5) (5.1) (34.2) (29.7)
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Contribution 2b 12.7 3.0 2.4 18.1 17.3
Performance fees 1.4 2.0 (1.2) 2.2 (20.1)
C&R accounting policy adjustment2 10.5 4.2 1.2 15.9 -
Revaluation of investment properties (59.3) (82.0) (5.2) (146.5) 133.9
(Loss)/profit on sale of
investment properties - (2.7) - (2.7) 2.1
Fair value of interest rate swaps (2.8) (1.8) (0.5) (5.1) 20.2
------- --------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss)/Profit for the year 3a, 3b (37.5) (77.3) (3.3) (118.1) 153.4
------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Investment property 754.2 326.9 183.3 1,264.4 1,286.8
Current assets 43.2 24.6 8.2 76.0 68.0
Current liabilities (43.4) (9.9) (8.3) (61.6) (58.8)
Non-current liabilities (409.8) (176.5) (93.7) (680.0) (611.2)
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Associate net assets 344.2 165.1 89.5 598.8 684.8
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Unrealised profit on sale of
property to associate (0.3) 0.9 - 0.6 0.6
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Group share of associate
net assets 3b 343.9 166.0 89.5 599.4 685.4
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
1 X-Leisure is accounted for as an associate as Capital & Regional has
significant influence arising from its membership of the General Partner Board.
The X-Leisure results have been adjusted, to conform to Group accounting
policies, to include the sale of Star City which did not complete until after
the prior year end.
2 The results of the three associates above have been adjusted to ensure the
consistency of accounting in relation to the estimated repayment of performance
fees between the Group and its associates.
4a. Investment in joint ventures Unaudited Audited
30 December 30 December
2007 2006
Note £m £m
At the beginning of the year 67.6 49.8
Net assets disposed of on sale of Xscape
Milton Keynes and Xscape Castleford to
X-Leisure Fund (51.3) -
Investment in joint ventures 3.3 8.1
Dividends and capital distributions receivable (6.5) (1.5)
Share of results 3a, 4b (1.1) 11.2
---------- --------
At the end of the year 4b 12.0 67.6
---------- --------
4b. Analysis of investment in joint ventures Unaudited Audited
Year to Year to
Xscape 30 December 30 December
Braehead Manchester 2007 2006
Partnership Arena Others1,2 Total Total
Note £m £m £m £m £m
Income statement (100%)
Revenue 4.0 5.3 1.5 10.8 13.2
Property expenses (0.7) (1.2) (0.6) (2.5) (2.8)
Management expenses (0.2) - (0.1) (0.3) (0.3)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net rents 3.1 4.1 0.8 8.0 10.1
Net interest payable (3.8) (3.1) (0.7) (7.6) (8.8)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Contribution (0.7) 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.3
Revaluation of investment properties (5.7) (2.5) 0.1 (8.1) 13.8
Income and fair value movements
on financial asset - - 4.8 4.8 5.5
Fair value of interest rate swaps (0.4) (0.3) - (0.7) 2.9
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss)/Profit before and after tax (100%) (6.8) (1.8) 5.0 (3.6) 23.5
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Balance sheet (100%)
Investment property 71.4 67.3 28.9 167.6 320.7
Current property assets - - - - 0.5
Current assets 13.3 4.5 9.7 27.5 42.9
Other financial assets - - 0.4 0.4 -
Current liabilities (8.0) (5.3) (9.8) (23.1) (29.6)
Non-current liabilities (67.0) (47.5) (26.4) (140.9) (198.0)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net assets (100%) 9.7 19.0 2.8 31.5 136.5
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
C&R interest at year end 50.00% 30.00% 50-66.67%
C&R interest at start of year 50.00% 30.00% 50-66.67%
C&R average interest during the year 50.00% 30.00% 50-66.67%
Group share of Revenue 2b 2.0 1.6 0.9 4.5 6.9
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net rents 2b 1.5 1.2 0.4 3.1 5.2
Net interest payable 2b (1.9) (0.9) (0.4) (3.2) (4.9)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Contribution 2b (0.4) 0.3 - (0.1) 0.3
Revaluation of investment properties (2.9) (0.8) 0.6 (3.1) 6.8
Income and fair value movements on
financial asset - - 2.4 2.4 2.7
Fair value of interest rate swaps (0.2) (0.1) - (0.3) 1.4
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(Loss)/Profit for the year 4a (3.5) (0.6) 3.0 (1.1) 11.2
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Investment property 35.7 20.2 14.4 70.3 158.3
Current property assets - - - - 0.3
Current assets 6.7 1.4 4.8 12.9 21.5
Other financial assets - - 0.2 0.2 -
Current liabilities (4.0) (1.6) (4.9) (10.5) (16.1)
Non-current liabilities (33.5) (14.3) (13.1) (60.9) (96.4)
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Group share of joint venture net assets 4a 4.9 5.7 1.4 12.0 67.6
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1 Principally the joint ventures are Auchinlea with British Land plc (C&R share 50%)
and at Cardiff, but also includes the results of Xscape Milton
Keynes and Xscape Castleford up to the date of sale to the X-Leisure Fund
(23 February 2007).
2 Since the date of sale in 2004 of its interest in Glasgow Fort the Group has
received a total of £8.4m further profits from its remaining interest in the
joint venture. Further profits are potentially receivable and are largely
dependent upon planning consent being obtained for future phases and the
letting of units at above target rents. We have estimated our share of the
fair value of the right to receive these future profits at 30 December 2007
at £0.2m. The value reflects our assessment of the considerable uncertainty
surrounding the receipt of further amounts and the fact that there is no ready
market for such assets. In accordance with current accounting standards we
have recognised this right as a financial asset in our 30 December 2007
balance sheet. In prior years we have disclosed the right as a contingent
asset and the effect of this accounting changes in our 2007 financial
statements is not considered material to our prior year results.
5. Net assets per share
The European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA") has issued recommended
bases for the calculation of certain net asset per share information and this is
shown in the following notes.
Unaudited Audited
30 December 2007 30 December 2006
Net Net
Net Number assets assets
assets of shares per share per share
£m m £ £
Basic 703.0 71.1 9.89 12.61
Own shares held - (0.9)
Fair value of fixed rate loans (net of tax) 3.2 -
Fair value of trading properties 1.6 -
Dilutive share options 1.1 0.4
------- -------- ------- --------
Triple net diluted net assets per share 708.9 70.6 10.04 12.72
Exclude fair value of derivatives not
designated as financial instruments (8.5) -
(net of tax)
Exclude fair value of fixed (3.2) -
rate loans (net of tax)
Exclude deferred tax on unrealised gains
and capital allowances 14.7 -
------- -------- ------- --------
EPRA diluted net assets per share 711.9 70.6 10.08 12.75
------- -------- ------- --------
6. Earnings per share
6a. The European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA") has issued recommended
bases for the calculation of certain earnings per share information and these
are shown in the following tables.
Weighted
average Pence
Earnings number per
2007 £m of shares share
Weighted average number of shares 71.7
Own shares held (0.9)
-------
Basic (166.8) 70.8 (236)
------- ------- -------
Adjusted basic (166.8) 70.8 (236)
Dilutive share options - -
Conversion of Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock - -
------- ------- -------
Diluted (166.8) 70.8
------- -------
Revaluation movements on investment properties,
development properties and other investments 164.4 232
Profit on disposal of investment properties (net of tax) (1.1) (2)
Movement in fair value of financial instruments 7.0 10
Deferred tax charge (3.0) (4)
------- -------
EPRA diluted 0.5 1
Performance fee clawback (net of back charge) 26.8 38
------- -------
Adjusted EPRA diluted 27.3 39
------- -------
Weighted
average Pence
Earnings number per
2006 £m of shares share
Weighted average number of shares 71.5
Own shares held (1.3)
-------
Basic 222.3 70.2 317
------- ------- -------
Adjusted basic 222.3 70.2 317
Dilutive share options - 0.5
Conversion of Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 0.2 0.9
------- ------- -------
Diluted 222.5 71.6 311
-------
Revaluation movements on investment properties,
development properties and other investments (166.7) (233)
Profit on disposal of investment properties (net of tax) (10.8) (15)
Movement in fair value of interest rate swaps (23.5) (33)
Deferred tax charge 11.7 16
------- -------
EPRA diluted 33.2 46
------- -------
The calculation includes the full conversion of the Convertible Unsecured Loan
Stock where the effect on earnings per share is dilutive. The Convertible
Unsecured Loan Stock charge added back to give the diluted earnings figures is
net of tax at the effective tax rate for the year.
6b Reconcilliation of earnings figures included in EPS calculation to the
income statement
2006
2007 Movement
Movement in fair
in fair 2006 value of
2007 2007 value of 2006 Profit interest
Revaluation Profit on interest Revaluation on rate
movements disposal rate swaps movements disposal swaps
Note £m £m £m £m £m £m
Share of profits 3c (146.5) (2.7) (5.1) 133.9 2.1 20.2
associates
Share of profits
of joint ventures 4b (3.1) 2.4 (0.3) 6.8 2.7 1.4
Wholly owned (14.8) 1.8 (1.6) 26.0 6.3 1.9
Tax effect - (0.4) - - (0.3) -
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Total per EPS
calculation (164.4) 1.1 (7.0) 166.7 10.8 23.5
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
7. Contingent liability
CRPMs property management agreements provide that the amount of negative
performance fee in any year is limited to the amount paid for the previous two
years. The Fund and the Group are jointly seeking clarification on how this
limit is applied. On present forecasts and an alternative interpretation of
the agreement, CRPM could be exposed to a further £17m over and above the amount
already in the 2007 accounts. After offsetting the benefit we get as investors
and the reduction in management incentives the net impact would be £6.7m or
9.5p per share.
Portfolio information - Unaudited
Portfolio under management*#
30 December 30 December 30 December 30 December 31 December
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
£m £m £m £m £m
Investment properties 679 512 320 83 52
Trading property 96 94 94 8 8
The Mall Fund 3,016 3,125 2,338 2,099 1,243
The Junction Fund 1,223 1,590 1,459 1,010 757
X-Leisure Fund 947 807 702 597 501
Other joint ventures 174 329 226 226 332
------------ -------- -------- -------- --------
Total 6,135 6,457 5,139 4,023 2,893
------------ -------- -------- -------- --------
Properties under management above are shown at valuation, except for trading
property which is held at cost.
* Accounting for head leases that are deemed to be finance leases are not
included in the above figures.
# The treatment required by IFRS of rent free periods, capital contributions and
leasing costs are not included in the above figures.
Fund portfolio information (100% figures) - Unaudited
As at December 2007
The Mall The Junction X-Leisure German FIX UK
Portfolio
Physical data
Number of core properties 24 14 19 50 49
Number of lettable units 2,504 223 365 193 241
Lettable space (sq feet'000s) 8,668 3,365 3,677 5,044 1,585
Valuation data
Properties at market value (£m) 3,016 1,223 947 490 170
2007 valuation movement(£m) (257.5) (299.8) (16.6) 9.58 (24.08)
Initial yield (%) 4.84% 4.37% 5.06% 5.99% 5.26%
Equivalent yield (%) 5.69% 5.32% 5.78% n/a 6.26%
Geared returns (%) (13.20%) (34.00%) (3.00%) 16.20% (32.99%)
Property level return (%) (3.30%) (16.78%) 2.10% 7.50% (9.84%)
Reversionary (%) 15.66% 11.67% 4.42% n/a 14.44%
LTV (incl current assets) (%) 51.67% 50.40% 49.10% 69.61% 67.18%
Lease Data
Average lease length to Break 9.87 11.96 16.60 8.66 8.05
Average lease length to Expiry 10.23 12.58 17.60 8.66 9.70
Passing rent of leases expiring in:
2008 19.37 0.48 1.51 0.52 1.20
2009 5.50 0.41 0.43 2.30 0.63
2010-2012 31.02 1.82 1.86 3.99 1.05
ERV of leases expiring in:
2008 21.49 0.49 1.61 n/a 1.27
2009 6.24 0.40 0.56 n/a 0.84
2010-2012 31.62 2.24 1.91 n/a 1.19
Passing rent subject to review in:
2008 31.28 13.57 14.60 n/a 1.82
2009 15.56 12.98 2.70 n/a 1.36
2010-2012 45.39 26.95 13.77 n/a 4.33
ERV of passing rent subject to review in:
2008 33.22 15.24 16.95 n/a 2.10
2009 18.49 14.91 2.93 n/a 1.60
2010-2012 49.54 29.64 17.57 n/a 4.80
Fund portfolio information (100% figures) - Unaudited
As at December 2007
The Mall The Junction X-Leisure German FIX UK
Portfolio
Rental Data
Passing rent (£m) 174.5 56.56 50.67 30.75 9.24
Estimated rental value (£m per annum) 201.8 66.93 58.18 n/a 11.02
Rental Increase (ERV) % 5.50% (1.75%) 2.02% n/a 3.26%
Vacancy rate (%) 5.86% 5.18% 3.26% 1.29% 8.46%
Like for like net rental income (100%)
Current year net rental income £m £m £m £m £m
Properties owned throughout 2006/2007 110.7 31.5 36.5 10.0 3.7
Acquisitions 22.7 - 7.0 14.9 3.9
Disposals - 2.5 0.2 - -
Development property ------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Total net rental income 133.4 34.0 43.7 24.9 7.6
------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Prior year net rental income
Properties owned throughout 2006/2007 107.7 29.9 39.1 9.8 3.6
Acquisitions 16.8 - - 1.7 0.6
Disposals 0.9 8.6 0.3 - 0.1
Development property ------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Total net rental income 125.4 38.5 39.4 11.5 4.3
------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Other Data
Unit Price (£1.00 at inception) £2.0642 £1.8704 £1.6775 n/a n/a
C & R Share 24.2% 27.3% 19.4% 91.4% 100.0%
Glossary of terms
Capital allowances deferred tax provision. In accordance with IAS 12, full
provision has been made for the deferred tax arising on the benefit of capital
allowances claimed to date. However, in the Group's experience the liabilities
in respect of capital allowances provided are unlikely to crystallise in
practice and are therefore excluded when arriving at EPRA NAV.
CRPM Capital & Regional Property Management Limited is a subsidiary of Capital &
Regional plc and earns the management and performance fees arising from Capital
& Regional's interests in the associated Funds and joint ventures.
Contribution comprises Capital & Regional's share of the net rents less net
interest arising from Capital & Regional's interests in its joint ventures,
associates and wholly owned entities, including foreign exchang forward
points movements.
CULS is the Convertible Subordinated Unsecured Loan Stock.
EPRA adjusted fully diluted NAV per share includes the effect of those shares
potentially issuable under the CULS or employee share options and excluding own
shares held. The unrealised gains and capital allowances deferred tax provision,
the fair value of borrowings net of tax and the fair value of trading properties
are added back.
EPRA earnings per share (EPS) is the profit after taxation excluding gains on
asset disposals and revaluations and their related taxation, movements in the
fair value of financial instruments, intangible asset movements and the capital
allowance effects of IAS 12 where applicable, less taxation arising on these
items, divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year
excluding own shares held.
EPRA triple net, fully diluted NAV per share includes the effect of those shares
potentially issuable under the CULS or employee share options and excluding own
shares held. NAV is adjusted for the fair value of debt and the fair value of
trading properties.
Estimated rental value (ERV) is the Group's external valuers' opinion as to the
open market rent which, on the date of valuation, could reasonably be expected
to be obtained on a new letting or rent review of a property.
Equivalent yield is a weighted average of the initial yield and reversionary
yield and represents the return a property will produce based upon the timing of
the income received. In accordance with usual practice, the equivalent yields
(as determined by the Group's external valuers) assume rent received annually in
arrears and on gross values including prospective purchasers' cost.
ERV growth is the total growth in ERV on properties owned throughout the year
including growth due to development.
Gearing is the Group's net debt as a percentage of net assets. Seeing through
gearing includes our share of non-recourse net debt in the associates and joint
ventures.
IPD is Investment Property Databank Ltd, a company that produces an independent
benchmark of property returns.
Loan to value (LTV) is the ratio of net debt excluding fair value adjustments
for debt and derivatives, to the aggregate value of properties (including the
surplus of the open market value over the book value of trading properties),
investments in joint ventures and funds and other investments.
Like for like (LFL) figures exclude the impact of property purchases and sales
on year to year comparatives.
Market value is an opinion of the best price at which the sale of an interest in
the property would complete unconditionally for cash consideration on the date
of valuation (as determined by the Group's external valuers). In accordance with
usual practice, the Group's external valuers report valuations net, after the
deduction of the prospective purchaser's costs, including stamp duty, agent and
legal fees.
Net rent is Capital & Regional's share, on a see through basis, of the rental
income, less property and management costs excluding performance fees, of the
Group, its associates and joint ventures.
Net interest is Capital & Regional's share, on a see through basis, of the
interest payable less interest receivable of the Group, its associates and joint
ventures.
Passing rent is the gross rent, less any ground rent payable under head leases.
Property under management (PUM) valuation of properties for whom CRPM is the
asset manager.
Return on equity is the total return, including revaluation gains and losses,
divided by opening equity plus time weighted additions to share capital,
excluding share options exercised, less reductions in share capital.
Recurring pre-tax profit is the sum of Contribution plus management fees,
SNO!zone income less SNO!zone expenses, less fixed management expenses.
Recurring pre-tax profit per share is the recurring pre-tax profit divided by
the weighted average number of shares less own shares held.
Reversion is the estimated increase in rent at review where the gross rent is
below the estimated rental value.
Reversionary percentage is the percentage by which the ERV exceeds the passing
rent.
Reversionary yield is the anticipated yield, which the initial yield will rise
to once the rent reaches the estimated rental value.
See through balance sheet is the pro forma proportionately consolidated balance
sheet of the Group, its associates and joint ventures.
See through income statement is the pro forma proportionately consolidated
income statement of the Group, its associates and joint ventures.
Total return is the Group's total recognised income for the year as set out in
the Consolidated Statement of Recognised Income and Expense ("SORIE") expressed
as a percentage of opening equity shareholders' funds, excluding CULS reserve.
Total shareholder return is the growth in price per share plus dividends per
share.
Triple net, fully diluted NAV per share includes the dilutive effect of share
options and CULS and adjusts all items to market value, including trading
properties and fixed rate debt.
SIC 15 "Operating lease - incentives" debtors under accounting rules the balance
sheet value of lease incentives given to tenants is deducted from property
valuation and shown as a debtor. The incentive is amortised through the income
statement.
Vacancy rate is the estimated rental value of vacant properties expressed as a
percentage of the total estimated rental value of the portfolio, excluding
development properties.
Variable overhead includes discretionary bonuses and the cost of awards to
employees made under the LTIP and CAP and is spread over the performance period.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange