Tag: revenues

Neinor Earned 74% More in Q1 and Signed 64 Pre-Sales During Lockdown in April

The property developer generated a profit of €3.9 million between January and March from revenues of €50.5 million. In April, it closed half as many pre-sales as planned.

The property developer Neinor Homes managed to close the pre-sales of 64 homes off-plan during April, a month that was marked by the closure of its sales offices due to the State of Emergency. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, the managers of the real estate company had set a target of twice that figure for the month. During the three months to March, the company pre-sold 353 homes compared to 306 in the same period a year earlier.

The CEO of the company, Borja García-Egotxeaga, revealed this information at the results presentation for the first quarter of 2020. During Q1, the firm obtained a profit of €3.9 million, up by 74% compared to the same period a year earlier, from revenues of €50.5 million, down by 17% YoY.

Vía Célere’s Revenues Doubled but its Profit Decreased by 73%

The property developer controlled by Värde Partners generated revenues of €363 million in 2019, compared to €157 million the previous year, however, its profit fell by 73% due to a drop in extraordinary income.

The house builder Vía Célere closed 2019 with a profit of €22 million euros, which represents a drop of 73% compared to the previous year.

The company attributes this decrease to a decrease in extraordinary income since the attributable profit in 2018 included non-recurring income of €86.5 million, resulting from the recognition of tax credits with the Treasury and the capitalisation of debt. Without those extraordinary items, the profit would have been €23 million higher.

Cevasa Earns €2.3M During Q1 2020, Down by 3.7%, but its Business Grows

The rental company generated revenues of more than €4.8 million in the first three months of 2020, which represents an increase of 3.7%.

The Spanish Rental Housing Company (Cevasa) has closed the first quarter of the year with earnings of more than €2.3 million, down by 3.7% compared to the first three months of 2019, according to information published by the company through the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).

However, Cevasa generated revenues of more than €4.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, which represents an increase of 3.7% compared to the same period a year earlier.

The Socimi Owned by KKR and Altamar Increased its Losses by 56% in 2019

The Socimi obtained revenues of €1.3 million in 2019 compared to the €571,100 it invoiced the previous year.

Elix VRS closed 2019 with losses of €2.5 million, up by 56% compared to those registered in 2018, as reported by the firm to the Alternative Investment Market (MAB).

The Socimi, which is owned by Altamar and KKR, obtained a turnover of €1.3 million in 2019 compared to the €571,100 it invoiced the previous year. The company explains that this is due to the “expansionary cycle that the group is in and its value creation strategy.”

Colonial Profits Soar by 40% Due to Asset Rotation Strategy and Increased Rents

8 November 2019 – Colonial posted a taxable net profit of 393 million euros in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 40% y-o-y. The firm stated that revenues went up because of its policy of asset rotation and growth in office rental prices, principally in Madrid and Barcelona.

The socimi reported that new office lease contracts this year reflect an 8% increase in prices, compared to the end of 2018. Contract renewals in the third quarter saw increases of up to 36% in Madrid and 24% in Barcelona.

Original Story: Expansión

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Neinor Homes Posts €12.4-Million Profit in First Six Months of 2019

28 July 2019 – Richard D. K. Turner

Neinor Homes, the developer led by Borja Egotxeaga, closed out the first semester of 2019 with 12.4 million euros in net profits, well above its loss of 8.2 million euros during the first six months of last year. The firm’s revenues doubled, year-on-year, in the period to 161.8 million euros. 85% of its turnover came from its operations as a developer.

Neinor increased its gross margins by 82.1% year-on-year, while, at the same time, reducing its expenses to €22.9 million this year.

The developer delivered 379 homes in the semester, 32% of its target for the year. On the other hand, the company’s NAV fell to €1.325 billion.

Original Story: Eje Prime

Haya Real Estate Tops Off its Annus Horribilis with Losses of €0.5M

18 June 2019 – El Confidencial

Haya Real Estate suffered an “annus horribilis” in 2018 after it failed to debut on the stock market and was unsuccessful in its efforts to renegotiate its contract with Sareb (discussions are still on-going). Those events were further compounded by the servicer’s recently published results for the year, which saw it record losses of €445,000, compared with a profit of €32.57 million in 2017, despite a 6.7% increase in revenues to €273.7 million.

The losses were caused by several factors, both accounting and operational nature, and would have been even greater had the group not consolidated the results of Haya Titulización, which contributed profits of €1.27 million.

In fact, the real estate servicer platform Haya Real Estate itself recorded losses of €1.7 million in 2018 compared with profits of €20 million last year. They were caused in part by the new contract that the servicer signed with Bankia in 2018, to include BMN’s assets, which involves disbursements and amortisations during the first few years and which have penalised the company in accounting terms. In addition, Haya purchased the company Mihabitans from Liberbank in June 2018.

Specifically, the amortisations of the management contracts of Bankia and Liberbank increased by more than €20 million YoY in 2018, which, combined with the poor performance of other operating costs (they soared by 46% to €92.2 million) meant that the servicer had little chance of repeating its success of 2017.

Original story: El Confidencial (by Ruth Ugalde)

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake

Sabadell Completes the Sale of its Platform Solvia to Intrum

24 April 2019 – Cinco Días

Banco Sabadell and Intrum have definitively closed the operation whereby the entity chaired by Josep Oliu has sold 80% of its real estate platform Solvia to the Swedish group, more than four months after it was initially announced, having obtained the corresponding approvals.

The operation values 100% of the company at €300 million and so Sabadell will receive €240 million for the 80% stake, an amount that may increase by another €40 million depending on the evolution of the business.

The bank will record a gain of €138 million as a result of the sale and its capital ratio will improve by 15 basis points.

The entity is also waiting to complete the sale of its property developer Solvia Desarrollos Inmobiliarios (SDIn) during the next quarter. The funds Cerberus and Oaktree have made it through to the final round of that operation, according to sources.

Original story: Cinco Días (by A. G.)

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake

PAI Partners Submits a €1.5bn Binding Offer for Catering Specialist ‘Áreas’

24 April 2019 – El País

The French group Elior has received a binding offer amounting to €1.542 billion from the investment group PAI Partners for Áreas, the company specialising in catering services located in travel areas and headquartered in Spain. The aim of the two parties is to close the operation this summer.

The Spanish group recorded revenues of €1.832 billion last year, making it the third largest concessions brand in its sector in the world. It will gain operational autonomy as a result of the sale.

Áreas operates in fourteen counties around the world – it is the market leader in Spain (27% market share), France and Portugal, and the third largest operator in the USA. Its 21,000 employees work in 90 airports, 84 train stations and 220 roadside service stations.

The objective of PAI Partners is to support and finance Áreas’s growth plans over the next few years.

Original story: El País (by Dani Cordero)

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake

Habitat Leaves its Losses Behind after €500M Capital Injection from Bain

2 April 2019 – Expansión

Habitat Inmobiliaria recorded revenues of €89 million in 2018, six times more than during the previous year. It also generated a profit, registering an EBITDA of €1.8 million, compared with losses of €9.86 million in 2017.

According to the company, this change in fortune has come about following its purchase by the US investment firm Bain Capital Credit at the end of 2017. Last year, Bain and Habitat’s new management team, launched a new strategic plan for the next three years, which included the contribution of €500 million for land purchases.

In 2018 alone, the property developer invested €121 million buying up land with a total buildability of 300,000 m2. As such, Habitat now owns a land bank spanning more than 1 million m2, which will allow it to build 10,000 new homes over the next few years. Currently, the property developer is working on the construction of 3,400 homes.

Original story: Expansión (by Rocío Ruiz)

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake