REIT
ratios

for the six months ended 31 December 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 will ensure information and definitions are clearly presented, enhancing comparability and consistency across the sector.

SA REIT Funds from Operations (SA REIT FFO) Six months
31 December
2022
Rm
Six months
31 December
2021
Rm
12 months
30 June
2022
Rm
Profit attributable to the owners of the company 1 866 3 650 7 937
Adjusted for:      
Accounting/specific adjustments 1 422 (2 755) (2 637)
   Fair value adjustments to:      
       Investment property 1 562 (2 745) (1 857)
       Debt and equity instruments held at fair value through profit or loss (118) (1 178) (1 109)
   Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets 41 50 103
   Asset impairments (excluding goodwill) and reversals of impairment 9
   Losses on the modification of financial instruments (43) (728)
   Deferred tax movement recognised in profit or loss (277) 1 087 1 030
   Straight-lining operating lease adjustment 162 45 (164)
   Transaction costs expensed in accounting for a business combination (14) 39 76
   Adjustments to dividends from equity interests held 10 (19) 12
Adjustments arising from investing activities: (115) (62) (58)
   Gains on disposal of capital items (19) (12)
   Development fees and profit earned (115) (43) (46)
Foreign exchange and hedging items: 15 (298) (2 806)
   Fair value adjustments on derivative financial instruments employed solely for hedging purposes (51) (380) (2 787)
   Foreign exchange gains/(losses) relating to capital items – realised and unrealised 66 82 (19)
Other adjustments: (492) 2 100 2 862
   Adjustments made for equity-accounted entities 316 420 479
   Dividends declared to non-controlling interests (501) (409) (810)
   Non-controlling interests in respect of the above adjustments – plus not distributable (367) 2 089 3 193
   Antecedent earnings adjustment (GHPH and GSAH) 20
SA REIT FFO (Rm) 2 696 2 635 5 298
Number of shares outstanding at end of period (net of treasury shares) 3 411 622 222 3 406 439 781 3 407 663 028
SA REIT FFO per share (cents) 79.0 77.4 155.5
   Interim SA REIT FFO per share (cents) 79.0 77.4 77.4
   Final SA REIT FFO per share (cents)     78.1

 

  Rm Rm Rm
Company-specific adjustments to SA REIT FFO (34) (12) 9
   Decrease/(increase) in staff incentive scheme cost 5 (13) (23)
   Trading profits and development fees earned 64 47 90
   Profit on disposal of OneCart (Pty) Limited 46
   Profit on disposal of convertible shares in GHPH 26
   Pre-acquisition profits of GSAH 9 3
   Amortisation of tenant incentive add back (GOZ FFO) 232 170 364
   Distributable income from GOZ retained (including NCI's portion) (431) (269) (446)
   Distributable income from C&R retained (including NCI's portion) (4) (67) (150)
   Adjustments to dividends from GHPH (22) (8) (48)
   Adjustments to dividends from GSAH (11) 2
   Taxation paid on distributable income retained 107 119 171
Distributable income (Rm) 2 662 2 623 5 307
Distributable income per share (DIPS) (cents) 77.9 76.9 155.6
   First half-year (cents) 77.9 76.9 76.9
   Second half-year (cents)     78.7

 

SA REIT net asset value (SA REIT NAV) (Group) Six months
31 December
2022
Rm
Six months
31 December
2021
Rm
12 months
30 June
2022
Rm
Reported NAV attributable to the parent 71 748 69 801 71 212
Adjustments: 654 3 652 2 597
   Dividend to be declared (2 194) (2 095) (2 280)
   Fair value of certain derivative financial instruments (1 253) 849 (25)
   Goodwill and intangible assets (1 058) (548) (496)
   Deferred tax 5 159 5 446 5 398
SA REIT NAV 72 402 73 453 73 809

 

Shares outstanding Number
of shares
Number
of shares
Number
of shares
Number of shares in issue at period end (net of treasury shares) 3 411 622 222 3 406 439 781 3 407 663 028
Diluted number of share options granted to employees 20 147 746 12 497 449 13 216 959
Dilutive effect of share options granted to employees 3 431 769 968 3 418 937 230 3 420 879 987
SA REIT NAV per share (R) 21.10 21.48 21.58

 

SA REIT cost-to-income ratio Rm Rm Rm
Expenses      
Operating expenses per IFRS income statement (includes municipal expenses) 2 850 2 609 5 197
Administrative expenses per IFRS income statement 452 397 832
Excluding: Depreciation expense in relation to property, plant and equipment of an administrative nature and amortisation expense in respect of intangible assets      
Operating costs 3 302 3 006 6 029
Rental income      
Contractual rental income per IFRS income statement (excluding straight-lining) 7 010 6 421 12 884
Utility and operating recoveries per IFRS income statement 901 872 1 681
Gross rental income 7 911 7 293 14 565
SA REIT cost-to-income ratio 41.7% 41.2% 41.4%

 

SA REIT administrative cost-to-income ratio Rm Rm Rm
Expenses      
Administrative expenses as per IFRS income statement 452 397 832
Administrative costs 452 397 832
Rental income      
Contractual rental income per IFRS income statement (excluding straight-lining) 7 010 6 421 12 884
Utility and operating recoveries per IFRS income statement 901 872 1 681
Gross rental income 7 911 7 293 14 565
SA REIT administrative cost-to-income ratio 5.7% 5.4% 5.7%

 

SA REIT GLA vacancy rate GLA m2 GLA m2 GLA m2
Gross lettable area of vacant space 776 736 758 864 763 751
Gross lettable area of total property portfolio 8 086 298 8 428 982 8 223 473
SA REIT GLA vacancy rate 9.6% 9.0% 9.3%

 

Cost of debt ZAR
%
AUD
%
EUR
%
USD
%
31 December 2022        
Variable interest-rate borrowings        
Floating reference rate plus weighted average margin 8.5 6.1
Fixed interest-rate borrowings        
Weighted average fixed rate 9.9 5.9
Pre-adjusted weighted average cost of debt 8.5 5.9
Adjustments:        
   Impact of interest-rate derivatives 0.2 (0.4)
   Impact of cross-currency interest-rate swaps 0.2 3.5 3.5 (0.6)
   Amortised transaction costs imputed in the effective interest rate 0.2
All-in weighted average cost of debt 8.9 3.5 3.1 5.5
         
Cost of debt ZAR
%
AUD
%
EUR
%
USD
%
31 December 2021        
Variable interest-rate borrowings        
Floating reference rate plus weighted average margin 5.5 2.0
Fixed interest-rate borrowings        
Weighted average fixed rate 9.9 5.9
Pre-adjusted weighted average cost of debt 5.6 5.4
Adjustments:        
   Impact of interest-rate derivatives 1.7 1.0
   Impact of cross-currency interest-rate swaps 0.3 3.5 2.9 (0.4)
   Amortised transaction costs imputed in the effective interest rate 0.2
All-in weighted average cost of debt 7.6 3.5 3.9 5.2
         
Cost of debt ZAR
%
AUD
%
EUR
%
USD
%
30 June 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

 

SA REIT loan-to-value (Group) 31 December
2022
Rm
31 December
2021
Rm
30 June
2022
Rm
Gross debt 66 940 64 861 63 802
(Less)/add:      
Cash and cash equivalents (3 354) (2 485) (2 841)
Add:      
Derivative financial instruments (1 765) 849 (1 675)
Net debt 61 821 63 225 59 286
Total assets per statement of financial position 168 167 168 177 164 729
Less:      
Cash and cash equivalents (3 354) (2 485) (2 841)
Derivative financial assets (2 563) (1 177) (2 492)
Goodwill and intangible assets (1 058) (548) (496)
Trade and other receivables (1 733) (2 710) (2 321)
Carrying amount of property-related assets 159 459 161 257 156 579
SA REIT loan-to-value (SA REIT LTV) 38.8% 39.2% 37.9%