Eurocastle Investments Limited and Subsidiaries - Financial Results for the Nine Month and Quarter Ended 30 September 2006
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- Cross-Reference: FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS AND QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 are available at http://www.presseportal.de/dokumente.html -
Eurocastle Investment Limited is a closed-ended investment company which focuses on German commercial real estate assets. The Company is Euro denominated and is listed on Euronext, Amsterdam, under the symbol "ECT". Eurocastle's objective is to pay out stable and growing dividends and to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. Eurocastle is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC. For more information regarding Eurocastle and to be added to our email distribution list, please visit www.eurocastleinv.com.
Highlights
Third Quarter 2006
- Dividend declared for the third quarter 2006 is 43 cents per share on 45.7 million shares outstanding. This compares to the second quarter 2006 dividend of 40 cents per share and third quarter 2005 dividend of 37 cents per share
- Currently evaluating in excess of EUR4 billion in acquisitions, in addition to the real estate which Eurocastle has already acquired or committed to acquire this year. Eurocastle believes it is likely that it will commit to acquire at least 50% of this pipeline. If successful, this would bring total 2006 commitments and acquisitions to approximately EUR3 billion versus Eurocastle's 2006 acquisition target of EUR1 billion. Given this large increase in acquisition activity, Eurocastle expects to raise EUR600-EUR700 million of additional capital in the fourth quarter of 2006
- In September, Eurocastle entered into an agreement with DB Real Estate Investment GmbH to acquire a portfolio of 6 office properties for an all-in purchase price of approximately EUR500 million
- EUR427 million of real estate acquisitions have funded since the third quarter end, including 5 of the 6 office properties described above, increasing the funded real estate investment portfolio from EUR2.9 billion to approximately EUR3.3 billion
- Reduced investment in Italian real estate fund units by 20%, realising a net gain of EUR2.2 million
- Occupancy of the total real estate portfolio increased from 83.4% at the end of the second quarter to 84.9% at the end of September
Nine Months Ended 2006
- Raised net proceeds of EUR524 million of new equity capital, helping to more than triple equity book value from year end 2005 to EUR931.7 million, or an increase of 65% to EUR20.40 on a per share basis
- Completed the acquisition of a EUR2 billion German property portfolio from Dresdner Bank in February 2006, via the acquisition of Dresdner Grund-Fonds
- Increase in net asset value includes revaluation gains of EUR89.6 million on the total investment property portfolio, which are included in operating income for the nine months.
- Increased occupancy of property portfolios o Deutsche Bank portfolio current occupancy rate of 78.7% at quarter end, up from 74.6% at 2005 year end o Dresdner Bank portfolio increased occupancy to 82.6% at 30 September 2006, up from 80.7% at time of acquisition
Key Performance Indicators
Third Quarter 2006
- Net profit after tax of EUR27.5 million for the third quarter 2006, increased by 68% from EUR16.4 million for the third quarter 2005
- Earnings per ordinary share of EUR0.60, or EUR0.58 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2006 compared to EUR0.68 per ordinary share, or EUR0.65 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2005
- Funds from operations ("FFO", see Key Financial Information) increased by 125% to EUR20.9 million for the third quarter 2006 from EUR9.3 million for the third quarter 2005
- FFO of EUR0.46 per ordinary share, or EUR0.44 per diluted share for the third quarter 2006 compared to FFO of EUR0.38 per ordinary share, or EUR0.37 per diluted share for the third quarter 2005
- FFO return on average invested capital* was 10.3% for the third quarter 2006
Nine Months Ended 2006
- Net profit after tax of EUR134.1 million for the first nine months of 2006, increased from EUR29.6 million for the first nine months of 2005, an increase of 354%
- Earnings per ordinary share of EUR3.12, or EUR3.00 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2006 compared to EUR1.45 per share, or EUR1.39 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2005
- Funds from operations ("FFO", see Key Financial Information) increased by 140% to EUR52.8 million for the first nine months of 2006 from EUR22.0 million for the first nine months of 2005
- FFO of EUR1.23 per ordinary share, or EUR1.18 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2006 compared to EUR1.08 per ordinary share or EUR1.04 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2005
- FFO return on average invested capital* was 9.4% for the first nine months of 2006
- Invested capital represents capital and reserves less hedging reserves, fair value of interest rate swaps and net unrealised gains on available-for-sale securities, real estate fund units and investment properties (net of attributable deferred taxation).
Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call today, 16 November 2006 to review the Company's financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2006. The conference call is scheduled for 3:00 P.M. London time (10:00 A.M. New York time). All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. You can access the conference call by dialing +1-800-811-0667 (from within the U.S.) or +1-913-981-4901 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference "Eurocastle Third Quarter Earnings Call."
A webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at www.eurocastleinv.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast. A replay of the webcast will be available for three months following the call.
For those who are not available to listen to the live call, a replay will be available until 11:59 P.M. New York time on Thursday, November 23, 2006 by dialing +1-888-203-1112 (from within the U.S.) or +1-719-457-0820 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code "6104750."
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Contact Mark Woodall International Administration (Guernsey) Limited Tel: +44 (0)1481 723450
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