- Empiric Student Property
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- Empiric Student Property
Premium Student Accommodation in the UK Empiric Student Property plc Annual Results Presentation Agenda and Presentation Team Paul Hadaway, RIBA – CEO Section Page Property developer since 1997 Responsible for management, operations and communications Highlights 3 Financial Results 14 Appendix 18 Jointly responsible for the acquisition, development and investment management activities Architect by training; has acted for clients such as BAA, Westfield, Compass Group and Debenhams Tim Attlee, MRICS – CIO Focus on student residential sector since 2009 Jointly responsible for the acquisition, development and investment management activities Held senior roles at Knight Frank Qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1987 Michael Enright, FCA – CFO Previously finance director for two listed companies Focus on real estate since 1999, including investment in and advising London Cornwall Property Partners Limited (“LCPP”) since its inception Originally qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1978 Empiric Student Property 2 HIGHLIGHTS “We have had a successful first year and I am extremely encouraged about the development of Empiric. There are undoubtedly enormous opportunities in the student accommodation market and the potential for Empiric within its niche.” – Brenda Dean, Chairman Financial Highlights Portfolio Valuation(2) (£mm) Financing Gross equity proceeds raised of over £235 million and agreed debt financing with a diversified group of lenders of approximately £115 million(1) Portfolio Value Total property portfolio valuation of £271.9 million as at 30 June 2015(2) − Valuation uplift attributable to the standing assets of £13.4 million (+6.5%) over aggregate acquisition cost, with assets owned for an average of 146 days Rent Gross annualised rent on operating properties of £18.4 million as at 30 June 2015 with fully let portfolio NAV Audited NAV of 103.2 pence per share as at 30 June 2015(3), a 5.2% increase from an opening NAV of 98.1 pence as at 30 June 2014 and net of all property acquisition costs Dividends 40 assets 17 assets 271.9 110.2 H2 '14 H1 '15 Gross Annualised Rent (£mm) 18.4 8.4 H2 '14 H1 '15 Dividends of 4 pence paid for first financial year ended 30 June 2015. 6 pence dividend target for financial year commencing 1 July 2015 NAV per share (p) Total Return Total shareholder return for the period of 11.5%(4) Market Cap and Indices Current market capitalisation of £332.7 million and average daily trading volume of £0.71 million(5). Included in the FTSE All Share Index from 22 June 2015. EPRA Index inclusion expected in March 2016 103.2 98.1 30 June 14 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Including the Group’s share of the debt relating to joint venture developments Includes £20.6 million of assets which were subject to conditional completion as of 30 June 2015 For the purposes of calculating the audited NAV, the Company’s property portfolio has been independently valued by CBRE as at 30 June 2015 Based on closing share price of 108.5p as of 30 June 2015 and dividends paid for the period to 30 June 2015 as a percentage of the IPO issue price of 100 pence Average daily trading volume from 27 July 2015 (completion of last equity raise) to 11 September 2015 H1 '15 Picturehouse apartments, cinema Empiric Student Property 4 Operational Highlights Market The fundamentals of the student accommodation market remain very favourable Number of Beds 35.0% of target in 1 year Portfolio As at 30 June 2015, the property portfolio comprised an aggregate of 3,503 beds in operation or under development across 40 assets in 20 university cities and towns, 29 of which were standing assets and 11 were forward funded or development assets(1) Yields The average purchase net initial yield of the operating properties was 6.6% against a valuation yield of 6.1% as at 30 June 2015 10,000 3,503 1,499 H2 '14 Rent The average rent review increase for the 15/16 academic year is 3.25%(2) Operations Director appointed in February 2015 − New centralised marketing and accounting platform, run nationally and connecting entire portfolio of operating properties, aims to streamline billing and cash collection and present a consistent brand when marketing − (1) (2) Plan to develop relationships with local property managers through the appointment of a team of dedicated regional managers Includes 3 assets which were subject to conditional completion as of 30 June 2015 Represents the aggregate increase in gross rent on assets controlled by ESP in November 2014 5yr Target Number of Cities Empiric Operations Development of our internal operational capability continues with momentum − H1 '15 57.1% of target in 1 year 35 20 12 H2 '14 H1 '15 5yr Target Picturehouse apartments, cinema Empiric Student Property 5 Post Balance Sheet Highlights Financing and deployment The Company raised a further £75 million in July 2015 through an issue of equity pursuant to its Share Issuance Programme 400 Substantially all of the net proceeds this fundraising have been 350 committed in a further operating asset, nine forward funded/committed assets and one asset to be developed in conjunction with Revcap, representing a further 1,305 beds in aggregate 300 Portfolio The property portfolio now comprises an aggregate of 4,820 beds either operating or under development across 51 assets in 25 university cities and towns 150 − 36 standing assets (of which six convert from developments to income producing assets during September 2015) and 15 forward funded or development assets Funds Invested (£mm) 450 250 200 100 50 Jun-14 Aug-14 Oct-14 Total funds invested 2,953 operational beds, a further 970 contracted to be operational from September 2016 and a further 897 contracted to be operational from September 2017 Valuation Total property portfolio valuation of £365.4 million as at 14 September 2015 (including post balance sheet acquisitions at cost) Dec-14 Feb-15 Apr-15 Jun-15 Aug-15 Total funds raised (equity and debt) Portfolio post period end (£mm) Assets at 30 June 2015 New Standing Assets New Forward Commitment Assets New Forward Funded Assets 365.4 2.0 39.1 New Development Assets 32.7 Rent Annualised rent roll as at 14 September 2015 is £23.3 million 19.8 271.9 271.9 H1 '15 Sep '15 Empiric Student Property 6 Key Differentiators Our target market is what makes Empiric different: − − Focused on students from outside the UK and/or beyond their first year of study, at key universities Investing in mid-sized buildings in city centre clusters 435,000 international students in the UK in 2013/14 540,000 84% of student population is outside London 91% postgraduate students in the UK in 2013/14 of students beyond first year undergraduate level have no access to purpose-built accommodation Student Population with Access to Purpose-built Accommodation(1) 100% 90% Cities with Empiric presence 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% Average proportion of first year students 30% 20% 10% Source: ESP, Savills, HESA for 2013/14 academic year List of key cities reflects focus of attention but does not preclude investments in other locations (1) Reflects the 35 top tier university towns and cities targeted by the Company Stoke Hatfield Portsmouth Kingston on Thames Brighton Cardiff Huddersfield Chichester London Bournemouth Canterbury Aberdeen Southampton Edinburgh Bristol Stirling Birmingham Coventry Glasgow Bath York Newcastle Leeds Leicester St Andrews Sheffield Exeter Nottingham Durham Liverpool Manchester Cambridge Falmouth Oxford Lancaster 0% 7 Our Customers Customers by Year of Study as at 30 June 2015 Customers by Nationality as at 30 June 2015 2% = 1st Year 21% UK 31% UK based first year students aged under 20 customers, minimising overlap with other national student accommodation companies 4th Year and Postgraduate 43% 2nd Year 26% International 69% 3rd Year 10% Bed Count by City as at 30 June 2015 (Total: 3,503) 400 350 382 300 250 281 277 200 183 100 205 207 193 196 164 109 50 219 174 163 120 116 86 79 82 Manchester 179 London 150 88 Stoke-on-Trent (University of Keele) Southampton Nottingham Newcastle Liverpool Leicester Leeds Lancaster Huddersfield Hatfield (University of Hertfordshire) Glasgow Exeter Edinburgh Durham Cardiff Bristol Birmingham Aberdeen 0 Empiric Student Property 8 Asset Overview as at 14 September 2015 Location Beds Value / Cost (£m) Location Beds Value / Cost (£m) 1 Bristol (College Green) 84 10.9 27 Durham (St Margaret’s) 109 5.4 2 Exeter (Picturehouse) 102 12.6 28 Huddersfield (Oldgate) 179 2.3(1) 3 Cardiff (Summit) 87 10.4 29 Lancaster (CityBlock 1) 30 2.1 4 Edinburgh (Buccleuch) 86 6.3(1) 30 Lancaster (CityBlock 2) 77 5.6 5 Southampton (Brunswick)(2) 173 8.1(1) 31 Lancaster (CityBlock 3) 100 7.9 6 Birmingham (Brook) 106 12.8 32 Leicester (CityBlock 1) 98 6.2 7 Glasgow (Willowbank) 178 3.4(1) 33 Leicester (CityBlock 2) 76 5.0 8 Birmingham (Edge) 77 10.3 34 Liverpool (Art School Lofts) 64 8.4 9 Aberdeen (Centro) 56 7.1 35 Liverpool (Maple House) 147 12.9 10 Southampton (London Rd) 46 4.2 36 Liverpool (Chatham Lodge) 50 3.9 11 Nottingham (Talbot Studios) 98 8.8 37 Liverpool (Hayward House) 74 5.4 12 Cardiff (Alwyn) 51 3.8 38 Liverpool (The Octagon) 19 2.0 13 Cardiff (Northgate) 67 5.9 39 Liverpool (Grove Street Studios) 28 2.7 40 Stoke-on-Trent (Caledonia Mill) 120 6.3 14 (2) Huddersfield (Kingsmill Studio) 98 (1) 5.1 Hatfield (Curzon Point) 116 9.8 41 Falmouth (Maritime House) 132 8.1 16 Exeter (Dean Clarke Lofts) 30 4.7 42 Glasgow (Bath Street) 70 7.2 20 Leeds (Algernon Firth) 111 7.5 43 London (Halsmere) 79 15.6 (3) Portsmouth (The Registry) 41 4.5 44 Bath (James Street West) 78 7.7 (1) Nottingham (Talbot Street) 77 1.1 45 Bath (James House) 169 25.0 Glasgow (Ballet School) 103 13.0 46 Sheffield (Portobello House) 134 10.7 21 Aberdeen (St Peters) 123 5.2(1) 47 Exeter (Bonhay Road) 139 2.5 22 Leeds (St Marks) 85 7.3 48 Newcastle (Metrovick House) 63 7.4 (1) 50 7 42 20 48 26 30 31 29 30 Assets as at June 2015 3439 3 12 13 Nottingham (The Frontage) 162 18.5 24 Manchester (Baptist Chapel) 82 1.1(1) 50 Stirling (Forthside) 207 0.7 Standing Assets 1.3 Forward Committed Sites 61 6.9 88 11.5 51 Durham (Framwellgate) Total Note: asset valuations from CBRE as at 30 June 2015 or, if acquired after 30 June 2015, acquisition price (1) Valuation represents attributable value as of 30 June 2015 (2) Post period end, assets converted from forward funded to standing assets (3) Post period end ESP obtained planning permission for 12 additional rooms increasing total from 65 to 77 rooms 110 8 49 32 33 33 15 1 23 18 45 44 10 49 Newcastle (Claremont House) (2) 6 2 16 25 47 2.3 Exeter (Library Lofts) 14 28 24 40 80 26 17 22 46 Bristol (William & Matthew) (2) 51 19 11 23 25 4 27 15 Assets 17 as at December 18 2014 19 21 9 5 43 41 Development / Forward Funded Sites 4,820 Exchanged / Completed Since 30 June 2015 Empiric Student Property 9 Standing Asset Valuation Uplift as at 30 June 2015 Asset Location Bristol Exeter Cardiff Birmingham Birmingham Aberdeen Southampton Nottingham Cardiff Hatfield Exeter Leeds Cardiff London Glasgow Leeds Durham Leicester Leicester Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent College Green Picturehouse Apartments Summit House The Brook Edge Apartments Centro Court London Road Talbot Studios Alwyn Court Curzon Point Dean Clarke Lofts Algernon Firth Northgate House Halsmere Studios Ballet School St Mark’s Court St Margaret’s Flats City Block 1 City Block 2 City Block 1 City Block 2 City Block 3 Art School Lofts Maple House Chatham Lodge Hayward House The Octagon Grove Street Studios Caledonia Mills Standing Assets Development and Forward Funded Assets(2) Total Portfolio Value (1) (2) Beds 84 102 87 106 77 56 46 98 51 116 30 111 67 79 103 85 109 98 76 30 77 100 64 147 50 74 19 28 120 2,290 1,213 3,503 Acquisition Date Jul-14 Jul-14 Jul-14 Jul-14 Aug-14 Sep-14 Sep-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Dec-14 Feb-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Mar-15 May-15 May-15 May-15 May-15 May-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Jun-15 Valuation from CBRE as at 30 June 2015 Both Exeter Library and Claremont Place became standing assets post period end but are accounted for in development and forward funded assets in this analysis Acquisition Cost 10.0 11.4 9.6 12.0 8.9 6.5 3.6 8.2 3.5 9.2 4.5 7.2 5.2 13.3 11.9 7.1 5.1 6.2 4.8 2.1 5.6 7.9 8.4 12.9 3.9 5.4 2.0 2.7 6.3 205.4 Current Valuation(1) 10.9 12.6 10.4 12.8 10.3 7.1 4.2 8.8 3.8 9.8 4.7 7.5 5.9 15.6 13.0 7.3 5.4 6.2 5.0 2.1 5.6 7.9 8.4 12.9 3.9 5.4 2.0 2.7 6.3 218.8 53.1 271.9 Valuation Uplift 9.5% 10.7% 8.8% 7.0% 14.9% 9.7% 19.4% 7.4% 9.1% 6.1% 3.8% 4.9% 12.9% 18.0% 14.3% 3.2% 5.1% 6.5% Empiric Student Property 10 5.5% (1) Weighted by value 6.0% Cardiff (Alwyn) 6.0% Leeds (St Marks) 6.3% Liverpool (Maple House) 6.5% 6.5% Stoke-on-Trent (Caledonia Mill) 6.4% 6.3% Liverpool (Grove Street Studios) Liverpool (The Octagon) Liverpool (Hayward House) 6.5% 6.3% Liverpool (Art School Lofts) Liverpool (Chatham Lodge) 6.3% Leicester (CityBlock 2) 6.1% Lancaster (CityBlock 3) 6.3% 6.1% Lancaster (CityBlock 2) Leicester (CityBlock 1) 6.1% Lancaster (CityBlock 1) 6.8% 6.6% 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.6% 7.5% 7.5% Acquisition NIY Durham (St Margaret's) 6.0% 6.3% Glasgow (Ballet School) 5.5% 6.0% 6.4% 7.0% 7.0% 6.9% 6.8% 7.0% Current NIY London (Halsmere) Leeds (Algernon Firth) Exeter (Dean Clarke Lofts) 6.0% 6.5% 6.4% 6.7% 8.0% Hatfield (Curzon Point) 6.2% 6.0% Nottingham (Talbot Studios) Cardiff (Northgate) 6.0% 6.0% Aberdeen (Centro) Southampton (London Rd) 5.9% Birmingham (Edge) 6.2% 6.0% Birmingham (Brook) 6.0% 5.0% Cardiff (Summit) 6.3% 6.5% 5.9% 5.8% 7.0% Exeter (Picturehouse) Bristol (College Green) Standing Asset Net Initial Yield Analysis as at 30 June 2015 7.5% Average Acquisition NIY: 6.6%(1) Average Current NIY: 6.1%(1) Empiric Student Property 11 Growth: Development and Forward Funded Assets Strong pipeline of forward funding and development opportunities to deliver new purpose built accommodation Attractive yield on cost implying c.20+% uplift to completion Forward Funding(1) The Company acquires the site directly and funds the project in stages while receiving interest on instalments made The risk of cost and program overruns rests with Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh Acquired in July 2014, part of a listed former cinema building, located on Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh The project is in a sought after location next to the University of the third party developer Edinburgh Kingsmill Studios, Huddersfield Acquired in November 2014, the asset is due to become income producing in September 2015 The project is in a prime location close to the University of Huddersfield RevCap Development Joint Venture Development Assets(1) Joint Venture Headline Terms 20% promote over 20% IRR, split 60%/40% to Willowbank Primary School, Glasgow Former Willowbank Primary School, planning approval has been received for the development of a scheme comprising a mix of studio, two and three bed apartments ESP 3.5% of costs fee paid to ESP quarterly through life of project ESP has a ROFR on all JV development assets Brunswick House, Southampton Project comprises the redevelopment of a commercial office (1) (2) (3) As at 30 June 2015 ESP’s equity and share of JV debt CBRE as at 30 June 2015 property into direct-let, premium student accommodation The project is located in central Southampton, close to Southampton Solent University and between the city centre and the University of Southampton The asset is due to become income producing in September 2015 Total investment Valuation on completion Proposed beds (studio/ apartments) Completion date Yield on cost Yield on completion £8.5m £12.2m(3) 86 (47/39) Jun-16 8.0% 5.75% Total investment Valuation on completion Proposed beds (studio/ apartments) Completion date Yield on cost Yield on completion £7.2m £8.9m(3) 98 (90/8) Sep-15 8.22% 6.25% Total investment £7.1m(2) Yield on cost 9.0% Yield on completion 6.0% Valuation on completion £9.6m(3) Proposed beds (studio/ apartments) 178 (121/57) Completion date Sep-16 Total investment £7.5m(2) Yield on cost 9.6% Yield on completion 6.0% Valuation on completion £9.9m(3) Proposed beds (studio/ apartments) 173 (89/84) Completion date Sep-15 Empiric Student Property 12 Debt Financing Financing Strategy Conservative gearing strategy with diversified lending relationships Full asset substitution flexibility across all facilities Current LTV of 26.3%(1) Medium term debt financing strategy being finalised Loan Provider Size Type Term Expiry Cost Security Status RBS £35.5m Term 2019 LIBOR + 190bps Fully swapped at 1.78% Eight standing assets, nonrecourse to other assets Fully Drawn RBS Additional £20.0m Redrawable Loan Facility 2019 LIBOR + 190bps Capped at 2.50% Further standing assets, nonrecourse to other assets – provided prior to draw Signed, Undrawn Canada Life £31.1m Term 2030 3.97% Fixed Rate Eight further standing assets, nonrecourse to other assets Fully Drawn Santander £18.7m Term 2019 LIBOR + 250bps Urban Sleep standing assets Fully Drawn JV Development Loans with Close Brothers Brunswick House, Southampton and Willowbank, Glasgow, in which ESP has a 50% share, have arranged development facilities of £10.0 million and £10.1 million respectively(2) Source: ESP (1) Including the Company’s pro-rata share of development loans drawn down (2) These loans are non-recourse to the rest of the Group Empiric Student Property 13 FINANCIAL RESULTS Income Statement For the 12 months ended 30 June 2015 £’000 Revenue 8,303 Property Expenses (2,170) Gross Profit 6,133 Administrative and other expenses (4,794) Changes in fair value of investment properties 11,283 Operating profit 12,623 Net finance expense (1,163) Share of JV results Profit before taxation 2,760 14,219 Earnings per share – basic 9.67 Earnings per share – diluted 9.61 Empiric Student Property 15 Statement of Financial Position £’000 As at 30 June 2015 Property, plant and equipment Investment property 79 239,775 Investment in joint ventures 8,378 Derivative financial assets 229 Trade and other receivables Cash and equivalents Total assets 4,174 78,788 331,424 Deferred rental income (2,377) Trade and other payables (4,055) Bank borrowings (84,148) Derivative financial liability (449) Total liabilities (91,029) Net assets 240,395 Net asset value per share – basic 103.2p Empiric Student Property 16 Outlook Acquisition progress – completion of deals in Spring 2017 and build out programme in Summer 2018 − Pipeline remains strong with multiple assets in the advanced stages of negotiations Update on the student market – UCAS mid-August: − All students +3% − 18yr olds from low income families +5% − International students (non-EU) +6% − EU students +11% Growing financial strength of UK universities – The Times Higher Education university financial health check 2015 found that: − Total UK universities income for 2013/2014 was £30.7 billion, up 5.7% year on year − Total UK universities surplus for 2013/2014 was £1.2 billion, up 12.6% year on year ESP research – 7% of students live in private sector Purpose Built Student Accommodation Brand – re-bookers and referrals through association Marketing – Empiric targeted to launch in-house platform by the end of 2015 Management and maintenance – national outsourced FM beginning now with significant presence by September 2016 − Targeting 1-2% improvement in net rent / i.e. 4-8% reduction in costs App launch date targeted Summer 2016 for 2016/2017 tenants − Incentives for referrals and re-bookers − Reporting FM requirements − Secondary sales – laundry, room-service, other Picturehouse apartments, cinema Empiric Student Property 17 APPENDIX Key Terms Issuer Empiric Student Property plc, FCA registered as an AIFM Structure UK REIT Index Inclusion FTSE All-Share, FTSE SmallCap Current market capitalisation £332.7m as at 11th September 2015 Listing Main Market, London Stock Exchange; Premium Listing on the UKLA Official List Target dividend Dividends of 4p paid for first financial year ended 30 June 2015. 6p dividend target for financial year commencing 1 July 2015 Target total shareholder return 13% p.a. Gearing LTV up to 40% of gross assets Investment Advisory Support RevCap, at a fee of 0.2% of NAV, subject to minimum £170,000 and maximum £300,000 Valuation Half-yearly valuation by CBRE (June and December) Discount control Share buy-back authority for up to 14.99% of issued share capital. Repurchased shares can be held in treasury. Return of disposal proceeds from investments to shareholders if not re-invested within 12 months Corporate Broker and Joint Financial Adviser Jefferies International Limited Joint Financial Adviser Akur Limited Board Brenda Dean, Rt Hon Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde – Chair; Jim Prower – Senior Non Executive Director; Stephen Alston – Non-Executive Director; Alexandra Mackesy – Non-Executive Director Investors should note that the figures in relation to targeted dividend, total shareholder return and target NAV growth rate set out above and in the rest of this presentation are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be taken as, a profit forecast or estimate. Actual returns cannot be predicted and may differ materially from these illustrative figures. There can be no assurance that they will be met or that any dividend, NAV growth or total shareholder return will be achieved. Empiric Student Property 19 Management Structure Board of Directors Michael Enright CFO Paul Hadaway CEO Bruce Morrin Financial Controller Jacinta Kelly Management Accountant Gavin Morris Management Accountant Pre IPO Additions Since IPO Kelly Measures Finance Manager Andy Leo Development Manager Clint Bartman Operations Director Josh McGuinness Asset Development Manager Rebecca Stainton Operations Assistant Tim Attlee CIO Martyn Roe Acquisitions Lucy Chernanko Executive Assistant Charlie Taylor Acquisitions Manager Louella Alderson Acquisitions Assistant Alaina Atkinson Financial Assistant Developments Income Producing Assets Acquisitions Architects Engineers Contractors Outsourced Facilities Management: Collegiate, CRM, APL, AQH Agents Solicitors Surveyors Empiric Student Property 20 Important Information and Disclaimer This document and any attachments (including any email that accompanies it) (together “this document”) is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part in any jurisdiction where the distribution of such document would be unlawful or would impose any unfulfilled registration, qualification, publication or approval requirements on Empiric Student Property plc (the "Company") or Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies") or Akur Limited ("Akur"). 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