• Nexity_9M 2023 Business activity and revenue

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 25 Oct 2023 10:45:00   America/Chicago

                                                                                    Paris, 25 October 2023, 5:45 p.m. CEST

    9M BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND REVENUE IN LINE WITH OUR EXPECTATIONS

    NEXITY CONTINUES TO REFOCUS ITS STRATEGIC ROADMAP

    • 9-month business activity and revenue in line with the Group’s expectations in a persistently adverse economic climate
      • Nexity beats the market thanks to its leading position in bulk sales: 9,213 new home reservations (in France), down 20% by volume and 27% by value
      • Revenue stable at ~€3.0bn

    • Refocusing the Group’s strategic roadmap:
      • Pivoting more quickly towards urban regeneration and new lifestyles and behaviours through growth in managed real estate (revenue up 28%)
      • Finalisation of the disposal of activities in Poland and Portugal
    • Process initiated to seek out strategic and financial partners in our Property management and distribution businesses, potentially including accepting equity investments in those businesses
    • 2023 guidance unchanged (barring changes in the market environment)

    Véronique Bédague, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, commented:

    “In a challenging market environment, business activity over the first nine months of the year continued to follow the same trend as seen in the first half.
    Our leading position across all our markets and our agile sales strategy – focused on bulk sales since 2022, in particular through our long-term partnerships with private and public landlords – has enabled us to beat the market.
    We’re living through an unprecedented and lasting crisis, and our people are working to meet the challenges this raises: boosting our operational efficiency, strictly managing our working capital and debt, working on the costs of our developments and adapting our strategic roadmap in response to new market realities.  
    We’ve initiated a process of seeking out strategic and financial partners in our Property management and distribution businesses so as to allow these businesses to grow and more quickly pivot our business model towards urban regeneration and new lifestyles and behaviours.
    Nexity has a strong balance sheet and unrivalled expertise, as recently demonstrated, for example, in our partnership with Carrefour, which further consolidates our leading position in sustainable cities, making sure we have the room for manoeuvre we need to be able to seize market opportunities.”

    Key figures to end-September 2023

    Home reservations (France)9M 20229M 2023Change
    2023 vs 2022
    Volume 11,446 units9,213 units-20%
    Value €2,561m€1,865m-27%


    Revenue (€m)9M 20229M 2023Change
    2023 vs 2022
    Development2,3182,334+1%
    Residential Real Estate2,0681,972-5%
    Commercial Real Estate249362+45%
    Services637624-2%
    Property Management286287-
    Serviced Properties155198+28%
    Distribution195139-29%
    Revenue2,9542,958-

    Residential Real Estate Development

    In a market that remained highly challenging, Nexity’s business activity proved resilient, with 9,213 reservations generated in the period to end-September 2023 (down 20% relative to end-September 2022 in a market that fell by 31% in the first half of the year), giving revenue of €1,865 million (down 27%).
    As expected, and in line with market data, retail sales continued to decline sharply (down 41% compared with 9M 2022) due to the substantial and lasting rise in interest rates, which is having a significant impact on access to credit and thus on retail demand.
    Bulk sales were up 9% by volume compared with end-September 2022. Nexity continued to pursue its agile sales strategy, in place since 2022, earmarking retail sale reservations for bulk sales, in particular through its long-term partnerships with private and public landlords.

    The difference between the change in reservations by volume and by value was mainly due to the product mix, with a higher proportion of sales to social housing operators, which accounted for 39% of orders at end-September 2023 (versus 30% at end-September 2022).

    At end-September 2023, the supply of properties for sale (down 15% from year-end 2022 at 8,590 units) and shorter take-up periods (down 0.3 months to 6.5 months) illustrated the Group’s selective approach to launching programmes and demonstrated its ability to adapt its supply despite a slower pace of sales.

    Revenue declined by 5% to €1,972 million, reflecting the slower pace of signings of notarial deeds of sale since the beginning of the year.

    In early October, the French government revised the country’s zoning map, reclassifying more than 150 municipalities as supply-constrained areas (A/Abis/B1), meaning they are now eligible for the “Pinel” scheme, intermediate rental housing (LLI) and the 2024 PTZ interest-free loan scheme, and in some cases raising rent ceilings, which in turn improves rental yields. This zoning extension should enable Nexity to recalibrate developments currently being set up in the municipalities concerned, and to sell its available supply more quickly. For reference, 80%1 of Nexity’s supply for sale is now located in supply-constrained areas.

    Commercial Real Estate Development

    With the market at a standstill (investment in France down 57% in the first nine months of the year, with a 74% decline in the third quarter alone2), as forecast, Nexity recorded €32 million in new orders in the period to end-September 2023.

    Revenue from Commercial Real Estate totalled €362 million in the period to end-September 2023, up 45% relative to end-September 2022, driven by the substantial contribution of the green business park project in La Garenne-Colombes, scheduled for completion in 2024.

    Services

    The Property Management businesses confirmed their resilience, with Property Management for Individuals (condominium and rental management) showing a portfolio of 823,000 properties under management at end-September 2023, and Property Management for Companies seeing a number of major contracts entered into or renewed.
    Meanwhile, intermediation-related business lines continued to be affected by the rise in interest rates, France’s Climate & Resilience Act and very tight supply in the rental market.

    The Serviced Properties business (serviced residences for students and seniors, as well as coworking spaces) continued to grow, with an 18% increase in square metres of coworking space under management and occupancy rates still high for both coworking units (99% at end-September 2023 at mature sites3) and student residences (97% at end-September 2023).

    Services revenue:

    in €m9M 20229M 2023Change
    2023 vs 2022
    Property Management286287-
    Serviced Properties155198+28%
    Revenue from Property Management and Serviced Properties 441485+10%

    Revenue from Property Management activities (for residential and commercial property) remained stable in the period to end-September 2023, at €287 million. It was buoyed by the recurring nature of the residential property management business (condominium and rental management), while sales and lettings – which do not account for a significant proportion of the property management business – continued to be affected by market tensions (rising interest rates on borrowing, low occupant turnover and buyers adopting a wait-and-see attitude).

    Serviced Properties delivered an upbeat performance, generating revenue of €198 million, up 28% relative to end-September 2022, reflecting growth in the portfolio of coworking businesses in particular.

    Excluding distribution, revenue from the Services business came to €485 million in the period to end-September 2023, up 10% relative to end-September 2022.

    in €m9M 20229M 2023Change
    2023 vs 2022
    Revenue: Distribution 195139-29%

    Revenue from Distribution activities declined (down 29%) as a result of the low number of deeds signed, which was affected by the downturn in the new home market.

    Consolidated revenue under IFRS

    Under IFRS, reported revenue to end-September 2023 came in at €2,749 million, stable relative to 9M 2022 on a like-for-like basis (€2,724 million at 30 September 2022). This figure excludes revenue from joint ventures, in accordance with IFRS 11, which requires these ventures – proportionately consolidated in the Group’s operational reporting – to be accounted for using the equity method.

    It should be noted that revenue generated by the development businesses from VEFA off-plan sales and CPI development contracts is recognised using the percentage-of-completion method, i.e. on the basis of notarised sales and pro-rated to reflect the progress of all inventoriable costs.

    NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (ESG)

    On 15 September, Nexity joined the Euronext CAC SBT 1.5 index, following the validation of the Group’s carbon trajectory in July 2023 by SBTi (the Science Based Targets initiative) as being aligned with the goal of limiting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5°C.
    This index, launched by Euronext in January 2023, currently consists of 47 companies from the SBF 120 index whose emissions reduction targets have been validated as consistent with the 1.5°C goal laid down in the Paris Agreement.

    Nexity also confirmed its leading position in the BBCA ranking4 of France’s top low-carbon property developers, coming first in each of the following four categories for the 5th year running:

    • Number of BBCA-certified development projects over the period November 2022 – October 2023
    • Number of BBCA-certified development projects since the certification was launched in 2016
    • Number of sq.m of BBCA-certified space over the past 12 months
    • Number of sq.m of BBCA-certified space since 2016

    In addition, Nexity continued to roll out its decarbonisation strategy through immediate, tangible initiatives undertaken with a range of partners, including a partnership launched with Saint-Gobain in 2022 to roll out new zero-carbon glass at the Carré Invalides site, as well as the following initiatives entered into in September and October 2023:

    • Partnership with Schneider Electric, a leading player in the digital transformation of energy management and automation aimed at improving energy efficiency in homes, underpinned by a unique home energy management platform
    • Nationwide agreement with long-standing partner Fibois France, which represents and coordinates 12 regional organisations spanning a range of professions in the forestry and timber sector, through which Nexity has committed to incorporate more bio-sourced wood solutions into its buildings

    Lastly, in line with its responsible finance approach, on 11 October 2023 Nexity published a sustainable framework that supplements the “Green” dimension, in place since 2019, with a “Social” dimension. The framework also includes a section on environmental criteria used in sustainability-linked financing. This framework was reviewed by ISS-ESG, which issued a Second-Party Opinion (SPO) that described Nexity’s aims as being robust and in line with market best practice. These documents are available in the Green Finance section of the Group’s website.

    OUTLOOK

    The 2023 guidance issued in July remains unchanged, barring changes in the market environment. In the medium term, Nexity will continue to refocus its strategic roadmap, adapting it to new market conditions:

    Pivoting more quickly towards urban regeneration and new lifestyles and behaviours:

    • Launch of Nexity Héritage, a subsidiary specialising in urban regeneration
    • Partnerships entered into in the first half of 2023 with Carrefour and TopHat, in line with our ambition of becoming the leading player in urban regeneration, and will help accelerate the decarbonisation of real estate
    • Nexity’s expertise in managed real estate capitalised on through its student residence and coworking businesses, which continued their sustained growth since the beginning of the year (revenue up 28%), and its build-to-rent coliving activities, in partnership with Urban Campus

    Leveraging our customer base: 

    • Exclusive partnership announced mid-September with Suravenir5 for the launch of Nexity Life, a fully digital assurance-vie savings account dedicated to real estate, and launch in early October of Pierre Papier Immo, a digital platform dedicated to the distribution of investment and savings products for the general public (assurance-vie savings accounts, SCPIs [real estate investment companies] and classic savings accounts)
    • Process initiated to seek out strategic and financial partnerships in Property management and distribution businesses, potentially including accepting equity investments in those businesses.

    FINANCIAL CALENDAR & PRACTICAL INFORMATION

    2023 full-year results        Wednesday, 28 February 2024 (after market close)

    Q1 2024 revenue and business activity        Thursday, 25 April 2024 (after market close)

    Shareholders’ Meeting        Thursday, 23 May 2024

    A conference call will be held today in French, with simultaneous translation into English, at 6:30 p.m. (Paris time), which can be joined via the “Finance” section of our website, https://nexity.group/en/finance, or by calling one of the following numbers:

    • Calling from France
    		+33 (0) 1 70 37 71 66
    • Calling from elsewhere in Europe
    		+44 (0) 33 0551 0200
    • Calling from the United States
    		+1 786 697 3501

    Code: Nexity FR

    The presentation accompanying this conference will be available on the Group’s website from 6:15 p.m. (Paris time) and may be viewed at the following address: Nexity 9M 2023 webcast
    The conference call will be available on replay at www.nexity.group/en/finance from the following day.

    Disclaimer: The information, assumptions and estimates that the Company could reasonably use to determine its targets are subject to change or modification, notably due to economic, financial and competitive uncertainties. Furthermore, it is possible that some of the risks described in Chapter 2 of the Universal Registration Document filed with the AMF under number D.23-0251 on 6 April 2023 could have an impact on the Group’s operations and the Company’s ability to achieve its targets. Accordingly, the Company cannot give any assurance as to whether it will achieve its stated targets, and makes no commitment or undertaking to update or otherwise revise this information.

    Contact:
    Géraldine Bop – Head of Financial Communication / +33 (0)6 23 15 40 56
    Anne-Sophie Lanaute – Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communication / +33 (0)6 58 17 24 22
    investorrelations@nexity.fr

    ANNEX: OPERATIONAL REPORTING

    Residential Real Estate Development – Quarterly reservations

      2021 2022 2023
    Number of units Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3
    New homes (France)  3,508 4,843 4,092 7,658  3,4904,1493,8076,569 2,8113,2743,128
    Reservations made directly with Ægide  389 348 - -  ---- ---
    Total new homes (France)   3,897 5,191 4,092 7,658  3,4904,1493,8076,569 2,8113,2743,128
    Subdivisions   338 439 367 772  337423219558 288359186
    Total number of reservations (France)  4,235 5,630 4,459 8,430  3,8274,5724,0267,127 3,0993,6333,314
                   


      2021 2022 2023
    Value (€m incl. VAT) Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3
    New homes (France) 7921,0568451,447 7649928051,363  575685605
    Reservations made directly with Ægide 9085-- ----  ---
    Total new homes (France)  8821,1418451,447 7649928051,363  575685605
    Subdivisions  29423355 273718 53  282825
    Total amount of reservations (France) 9111,1838781,502 7901,0298241,416  604713630

    Residential Real Estate Development – Cumulative reservations

      2021 2022 2023
    Number of units Q1H19M12M Q1H19M12M Q1H19M
    New homes (France) 3,5088,35112,44320,101 3,4907,63911,44618,015 2,8116,0859,213
    Reservations made directly with Ægide 389737737737 ---- ---
    Total new homes (France)  3,8979,08813,18020,838 3,4907,63911,44618,015 2,8116,0859,213
    Subdivisions  3387771,1441,916 3377609791,537 288647833
    Total number of reservations (France) 4,2359,86514,32422,754 3,8278,39912,42519,552 3,0996,73210,046
                   


      2021 2022 2023
    Value (€m incl. VAT) Q1H19M12M Q1H19M12M Q1H19M
    New homes (France) 7921,8482,6934,140 7641,7562,5613,924 5751,2601,865
    Reservations made directly with Ægide 90175175175 ---- ---
    Total new homes (France)  8822,0232,8684,315 7641,7562,5613,924 5751,2601,865
    Subdivisions  2971104159 276482135 285681
    Total amount of reservations (France) 9112,0942,9724,474 7901,8192,6434,059 6041,3161,946
                   

    Breakdown of new home reservations (France) by client

    (number of units)9M 2022 9M 2023
    Homebuyers1,96717%1,42415%
    o/w: - First-time buyers1,68715%1,17313%
    - Other homebuyers2802%2523%
    Individual investors4,53440%2,41926%
    Professional landlords4,94543%5,37058%
    o/w: - Institutional investors1,53913%1,76819%
    - Social housing operators3,40630%3,60239%
    Total11,446100%9,213100%
    o/w: Reservations made through external growth (Angelotti)    

    Backlog

      2021 2022 2023
    (in millions of euros, excluding VAT) Q1H19M12M Q1H19M12M Q1H19M
    Residential Real Estate Development (France) 5,1835,2005,2795,236 5,2305,2195,1685,321 5,2255,1685,041
    Development projects undertaken directly by Ægide 242--- ---- ---
    Commercial Real Estate Development 1,1381,0591,013974 935906827779 659536445
    Total 6,5626,2596,2916,210 6,1656,1255,9956,100 5,8835,7045,485

    Services

      December 2022 September 2023 Change
    Property Management for Companies and Individuals      
    Property Management for Individuals       
    - Condominium management 680,000 667,000 -2%
    - Rental management 160,000 156,000 -2%
    Property Management for Companies      
    - Assets under management (in millions of sq.m) 20.0 18.8 -6%
    Serviced Properties      
    Student residences       
    - Number of residences in operation 131 131 -
    - Rolling 12-month occupancy rate 97% 97% +0.4 pts
    Shared office space      
    - Floor space under management (in sq.m) 110,000 130,000 +20,000
    - Rolling 12-month occupancy rate 85% 83% -2 pts
    Distribution  September 2022 September 2023 Change
    - Total reservations 3,419 2,114 -38%
    - o/w: Reservations on behalf of third parties 2,125 1,332 -37%

    Revenue – Quarterly figures

     2021(1) 2022(1) 2023
    (in millions of euros)Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3Q4 Q1Q2Q3
    Development8518278151,279 7008437751,448 701934699
    Residential Real Estate Development6567427361,146 6277546871,317 577793602
    Commercial Real Estate Development1958579133 728989131 12514097
    Services176209198270 195226215301 194214216
    Property Management919410094 92969896 9295100
    Serviced Properties35354047 49535362 616870
    Distribution508058129 547764144 405246
    Revenue – New scope(2)1,0281,0361,0131,549 8951,0699911,750 8951,148915
    Revenue from discontinued operations104107-- ---- - --
    Revenue 1,1321,1431,0131,549 8951,0699911,750 8951,148915
    o/w: External growth in Residential Real Estate (Angelotti)---- ---45 353925
    o/w: International711339 25135128 44311

    (1) Reclassification of Villes & Projets (historically classified in the Other Activities division) in Residential Real Estate Development
    (2) Excluding operations disposed of in 2021 (Century 21 and Ægide-Domitys)

    GLOSSARY

    Absorption rate: Available market supply compared to reservations for the last 12 months, expressed in months, for the new homes business in France.

    Business potential: The total volume of potential business at any given moment, expressed as a number of units and/or revenue excluding VAT, within future projects in Residential Real Estate Development (new homes, subdivisions and international) as well as Commercial Real Estate Development, validated by the Group’s Committee, in all structuring phases, including the programmes of the Group’s urban regeneration business (Villes & Projets); this business potential includes the Group’s current supply for sale, its future supply (project phases not yet marketed on purchased land, and projects not yet launched associated with land secured through options).

    Current operating profit: Includes all operating profit items with the exception of items resulting from unusual, abnormal and infrequently occurring transactions. In particular, impairment of goodwill is not included in current operating profit.

    Development backlog (or order book): The Group’s already secured future revenue, expressed in euros, for its real estate development businesses (Residential Real Estate Development and Commercial Real Estate Development). The backlog includes reservations for which notarial deeds of sale have not yet been signed and the portion of revenue remaining to be generated on units for which notarial deeds of sale have already been signed (portion remaining to be built).

    EBITDA: Defined by Nexity as equal to current operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment of non-current assets, net changes in provisions, share-based payment expenses and the transfer from inventory of borrowing costs directly attributable to property developments, plus dividends received from equity-accounted investees whose operations are an extension of the Group’s business. Depreciation and amortisation includes right-of-use assets calculated in accordance with IFRS 16, together with the impact of neutralising internal margins on disposal of an asset by development companies, followed by take-up of a lease by a Group company.

    EBITDA after lease payments: EBITDA net of expenses recorded for lease payments that are restated to reflect the application of IFRS 16 Leases.

    Free cash flow: Cash generated by operating activities after taking into account tax paid, financial expenses, repayment of lease liabilities, changes in WCR, dividends received from companies accounted for under the equity method and net investments in operating assets.

    Joint ventures: Entities over whose activities the Group has joint control, established by contractual agreement. Most joint ventures are property developments (Residential Real Estate Development and Commercial Real Estate Development) undertaken with another developer (co-developments).

    Land bank: The amount corresponding to acquired land development rights for projects in France carried out before obtaining a building permit or, in some cases, planning permissions.

    Market share for new homes in France: Number of reservations made by Nexity (retail and bulk sales) divided by the number of reservations (retail and bulk sales) reported by the French Federation of Real Estate Developers (FPI).

    Net profit before non-recurring items: Group share of net profit restated for non-recurring items such as change in fair value adjustments in respect of the ORNANE bond issue and items included in non-current operating profit (disposal of significant operations, any goodwill impairment losses, remeasurement of equity-accounted investments following the assumption of control).

    Operational reporting: According to IFRS but with joint ventures proportionately consolidated. This presentation is used by management as it better reflects the economic reality of the Group’s business activities.

    Order intake – Commercial Real Estate Development: The total of selling prices excluding VAT as stated in definitive agreements for Commercial Real Estate Development projects, expressed in euros for a given period (notarial deeds of sale or development contracts).

    Pipeline: Sum of backlog and business potential; may be expressed in months or years of revenue (as for backlog and business potential) based on revenue for the previous 12-month period.

    Property Management: Management of residential properties (rentals, brokerage), common areas of apartment buildings (as managing agent on behalf of condominium owners), commercial properties, and services provided to users.

    Reservations by value (or expected revenue from reservations) – Residential Real Estate: The net total of selling prices including VAT as stated in reservation agreements for development programmes, expressed in euros for a given period, after deducting all reservations cancelled during the period.

    Revenue: Revenue generated by the development businesses from VEFA off-plan sales and CPI development contracts is recognised using the percentage-of-completion method, i.e. on the basis of notarised sales and pro-rated to reflect the progress of all inventoriable costs.

    Serviced Properties: Operation of student residences and flexible workspaces.

    1 According to the new zoning plan
    2 Source: Immostat Q3 2023
    3 Sites open for more than 12 months
    4 Low-carbon building (Bâtiment Bas Carbone)
    5 Subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa specialising in assurance-vie savings accounts and personal protection insurance

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