Realstone: RSF fund cuts costs in the first half of the year

Net income increased due to an 8.4% decrease in total expenses. Three properties in French-speaking Switzerland were also sold in the first half of the year.

Realstone RSF Immobilienfonds 2023
The fund property at Neugasse 19-3 in Horgen (Image: Realstone RSF)

The total income of the Realstone RSF fund remained almost constant in the first half of the year (reporting date: September 30) at CHF 48.55 million (previous year: CHF 48.73 million). The increase in the mortgage reference interest rate contributed CHF 1.78 million, additional cash flow from vacancy reduction CHF 0.69 million and the transfer of the property at Rue de la Paix 1 in Gland (VD) CHF 0.35 million to the result. In addition, CHF 2.65 million in building interest from two transferred properties in Horgen (ZH) was capitalized.

The fund was able to reduce total expenses by CHF 8.4% to CHF 27.56 million. Thanks to the positive trend in cost items, the EBIT margin improved from 63.99TP3T to 69.73%. Net income increased by 12.6% to around CHF 21 million, while realized income improved from CHF 18.6 million to CHF 21.1 million. Revaluations of CHF 10.7 million (previous year: CHF 2.4 million) - primarily as a result of the transfer of the properties in Horgen - ensured that total income increased significantly from CHF 21.1 million to CHF 31.8 million.

Portfolio value stable despite three sales

No purchases were made in the first half of the year. The fund sold the properties Promenade des Champs-Fréchet 20 and 24 in Meyrin (GE) and Avenue Jean-Marie-Musy 5 in Fribourg for CHF 19.64 million. The gain on the book value amounted to CHF 0.13 million. The fund's total assets remained stable at CHF 2.5 billion because the appreciation in Horgen compensated for the sales. While the return on investment rose from 1.22 to 1.99%, the net asset value (NAV) fell year-on-year from CHF 124.12 to CHF 121.80 per unit. (aw)

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