SFPI with significant profit increase

Swiss Finance & Property Investment AG (SFPI) significantly increased its profit in the first half of 2015, mainly thanks to revaluation effects. Net profit excluding revaluation effects increased by 38.6% to CHF 6.6 million. Including revaluation effects, this even resulted in an increase of 191% to CHF 14.9 million (previous year: CHF 5.1 million).

Revaluation income was CHF 10.9 million as of June 30, 2015 (H1 2014: 1.9 million), and operating income (EBIT) was CHF 19 million, compared to CHF 7.9 million in H1 2014. The EBIT margin reached 86.7 percent (H1 1 2014: 73.3%).

Rental income increased by 2.1 percent to nine million CHF. According to SFPI, the increase is mainly due to the streamlining and new additions to the existing portfolio. Operating expenses remained constant compared to the previous year at CHF 2.9 million.

Net asset value (NAV) per share was CHF 82.77 as of June 30 of this year (H1 2014: CHF 81.29). NAV per share before deferred taxes amounted to CHF 90.37 as of June 30, 2015.

Concentration on Basel and Zurich

With the sale of three properties in Bern and one property in Yverdon and the simultaneous acquisition of four properties in Basel, SFPI has continued its strategy of concentrating on the economic centers of Zurich and Basel. 85.5 percent of the total market value is now located in Zurich and Basel, SFPI said. The value of the portfolio increased by seven percent to CHF 439.2 million (December 31, 2014: 410.4 million). The vacancy rate as of the reporting date fell from 9.35 percent in the previous period to 7.91 percent as of June 30, 2015.

SFPI is planning investments of CHF 14.9 million for the second half of the year, and the Witikonerstrasse 15 project in Zurich will soon be completed. One goal is to further reduce existing vacancies. In rental management, the aim is to conclude rental agreements for almost half a million CHF. SFPI also expects further sales of apartments in the Parco d'Oro project. (ah)

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