REIT
ratios

For the year ended 30 June 2022

The second edition of the SA REIT Association’s best practice recommendations was issued in November 2019, outlining the need to provide consistent presentation and disclosure of relevant ratios in the SA REIT sector. This ensures information and definitions are clearly presented, enhancing comparability and consistency across the sector.

SA REIT funds from operations (SA REIT FFO) 2022
Rm
2021
Rm
Profit/(loss) attributable to the owners of the company 7 937 (497)
Adjusted for accounting/specific adjustments:    
Adjustments to: (2 637) 5 824
   Fair value on investment property (1 857) 4 745
   Fair value on debt and equity instruments held at fair value through profit or loss (1 109) 584
   Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets 103 108
   Impairment of goodwill or the recognition of a bargain purchase gain 30
   (Gains)/losses on the modification of financial instruments (728) 295
   Deferred tax movement recognised in profit or loss 1 030 400
   Straight-lining operating lease adjustment (164) (322)
   Transaction costs expensed in accounting for a business combination 76 28
   Adjustments to dividends from equity interests held 12 (44)
Adjustments arising from investing activities: (58) (98)
   (Gains)/losses on disposal of equipment (12) 24
   Development fees and profit earned (46) (122)
Foreign exchange and hedging items: (2 806) (2 014)
   Fair value adjustments on derivative financial instruments employed solely for hedging purposes (2 787) (1 681)
   Foreign exchange gains or losses relating to capital items – realised and unrealised (19) (333)
Other adjustments: 2 862 1 438
   Adjustments made for equity-accounted entities 479 1 206
   Non-controlling interests in respect of the above adjustments (810) (748)
   Non-controlling interests in respect of the above adjustments – plus not distributable 3 193 963
   Antecedent earnings adjustment 17
SA REIT FFO (Rm) 5 298 4 653
Number of shares outstanding at end of period (net of treasury shares) 3 407 663 028 3 402 889 319
SA REIT FFO per share (cents) 155.5 136.8
   Interim SA REIT FFO per share (cents) 77.4 65.9
   Final SA REIT FFO per share (cents) 78.1 70.9
  Rm Rm
Company-specific adjustments to SA REIT FFO 9 399
   (Decrease)/increase in staff incentive scheme cost (23) 28
   Trading profit and development fees earned 90 122
   Profit on the sale of OneCart (Pty) Limited 46
   Amortisation of tenant incentive add back (GOZ FFO) 364 288
   Distributable income from GOZ retained (including NCI portion) (446) (157)
   Distributable income from C&R retained (including NCI portion) (150) (139)
   Over distribution/(distributable income from GHPH retained) (including NCI portion) 2 (8)
   Distributable income from GSAH retained (including NCI portion) (48)
   Pre-acquisition profit GSAH 3
   Tax on distributable income retained 171 265
Distributable income (Rm) 5 307 5 052
Distributable income per share (DIPS) (cents) 155.6 148.1
   Interim DIPS (cents) 76.9 73.1
   Final DIPS (cents) 78.7 75.0

 

SA REIT net asset value (SA REIT NAV) (Group) 2022
Rm
2021
Rm
Reported NAV attributable to the parent 71 212 66 410
Adjustments: 2 597 2 700
   Dividend to be declared (2 280) (2 042)
   Fair value of certain derivative financial instruments (25) 1 068
   Goodwill and intangible assets (496) (597)
   Net deferred tax 5 398 4 271
SA REIT NAV 73 809 69 110

 

Shares outstanding Number
of shares
Number
of shares
Number of shares in issue at period end (net of treasury shares) 3 407 663 028 3 402 889 319
Diluted effect of share options granted to employees 13 216 959 12 699 001
Dilutive number of shares in issue 3 420 879 987 3 415 588 320
SA REIT NAV per share (R) 21.58 20.23

 

SA REIT cost-to-income ratio 2022
Rm
2021
Rm
Expenses    
Operating expenses per IFRS income statement (includes municipal expenses) 5 197 4 946
Administrative expenses per IFRS income statement 832 613
Excluding: Depreciation expense in relation to property, plant and equipment of an administrative nature and amortisation expense in respect of intangible assets    
Operating costs 6 029 5 559
Rental income    
Contractual rental income per IFRS income statement (excluding straight-lining) 12 884 12 804
Utility and operating recoveries per IFRS income statement 1 681 1 510
Gross rental income 14 565 14 314
SA REIT cost-to-income ratio 41.4% 38.8%

 

SA REIT administrative cost-to-income ratio Rm Rm
Expenses    
Administrative expenses as per IFRS income statement 832 613
Administrative costs 832 613
Rental income    
Contractual rental income per IFRS income statement (excluding straight-lining) 12 884 12 804
Utility and operating recoveries per IFRS income statement 1 681 1 510
Gross rental income 14 565 14 314
SA REIT administrative cost-to-income ratio 5.7% 4.3%

 

SA REIT GLA vacancy rate GLA m² GLA m²
Gross lettable area of vacant space 573 804 731 045
Gross lettable area of total property portfolio 6 727 564 7 089 573
SA REIT GLA vacancy rate 8.5% 10.3%

 

Cost of debt ZAR
%
AUD
%
EUR
%
USD
%
2022        
Variable interest-rate borrowings        
Floating reference rate plus weighted average margin 6.3 3.3
Fixed interest-rate borrowings        
Weighted average fixed rate 9.9 5.9
Pre-adjusted weighted average cost of debt 6.4 5.5
Adjustments:        
   Impact of interest rate derivatives 1.4 0.7
   Impact of cross-currency interest rate swaps 0.3 3.5 3.1 (0.5)
   Amortised transaction costs imputed in the effective interest rate 0.2
All-in weighted average cost of debt 8.1 3.5 3.8 5.2

 

Cost of debt ZAR
%
AUD
%
EUR
%
USD
%
2021        
Variable interest-rate borrowings        
Floating reference rate plus weighted average margin 5.4
Fixed interest-rate borrowings        
Weighted average fixed rate 9.9 5.9
Pre-adjusted weighted average cost of debt 5.5 5.9
Adjustments:        
   Impact of interest rate derivatives 2.0 1.4
   Impact of cross-currency interest rate swaps 0.3 3.6 2.4 (0.9)
   Amortised transaction costs imputed in the effective interest rate 0.2
All-in weighted average cost of debt 7.8 3.6 3.8 5.2

 

SA REIT loan-to-value (Group) 2022
Rm
2021
Rm
Gross debt 63 802 60 793
Less:    
Cash and cash equivalents (2 841) (2 622)
(Less)/add:    
Derivative financial instruments (1 675) 1 181
Net debt 59 286 59 352
Total assets per statement of financial position 164 729 154 455
Less:    
Cash and cash equivalents (2 841) (2 622)
Derivative financial assets (2 492) (814)
Goodwill and intangible assets (496) (597)
Trade and other receivables (2 321) (2 087)
Carrying amount of property-related assets 156 579 148 335
SA REIT loan-to-value (SA REIT LTV) 37.9% 40.0%

 

Net initial yield Rm Rm
Investment property 135 578 128 242
Less:    
Properties under development (820) (697)
Grossed up property value 134 758 127 545
Property income    
Contractual cash rentals 11 630 10 808
Less:    
Notional rental for rent-free periods, discounted rentals, stepped rentals and lease incentives (1 391) (1 562)
Less:    
Non-recoverable property expenses (172) (262)
Annualised net rental 10 067 8 984
Net initial yield 7.5% 7.0%