- Growth on a current basis still high despite the historically significant volume of sales completed in 2023 (€1.3bn)
- Group outlook supported by a solid balance sheet, further strengthened through the sales in 2023 and the renewal of €0.7bn of undrawn credit lines since the start of the year, as well as positive rental market trends
For the first quarter, the rental market shows an outperformance by the Paris Region’s most central sectors. The volume of rental transactions on the Paris Region market for the first quarter of 2024 is consistent overall year-on-year (+1%), but this stability masks significant contrasts in trends between the areas.
In this context, the volume of transactions signed by Gecina during the first quarter is linked to the scarcity of spaces available for letting within its portfolio.
Since the start of the year, 11,500 sq.m have been let, relet or renegotiated.
Gecina continued to capture a still very significant level of rental reversion potential in the first quarter (+16% on average, close to +30% in Paris City).
The contribution from the rental reversion captured during previous half-year periods had a positive impact on like-for-like income growth, with +1.2% for the first quarter.
Rental income also benefited from the still high level of indexation, mechanically reflected in the current rents on an annual basis, and on a sustainable basis in the central sectors where market rents are higher than index-linked rents. The latest ILAT index published in March was +5.6%.
During the first quarter, indexation contributed +5.2% to like-for-like growth.
At end-March 2024, the average financial occupancy rate for Gecina’s portfolio was stable overall at 94.3%, slightly below the level from end-March 2023, but slightly higher than the end-2023 rate.
As a result, the Group’s rental income is up +6.2% like-for-like and +4.3% on a current basis, linked to the impact of the sales completed since the start of 2023 (€1.3bn with an average premium of +8% versus the appraisals and a loss of rental income of 2.5%).
With a robust financial structure, significantly strengthened in 2023, Gecina is moving forward with confidence over the medium and long term (LTV of 34%, ICR of 5.9x, €4.1bn of surplus liquidity, 92% fixed-rate hedging for the cost of debt on average for the next five years, A- rating confirmed).
During the first quarter, Gecina further strengthened its liquidity profile with €0.7bn of new bank credit lines renewed, with an average maturity of seven years.
The Group’s ambition is to be able to launch three major redevelopment projects at the heart of the most central sectors (Paris and Neuilly) over the next 12 months, which will increase its potential for cash flow growth and will capitalize on its value creation potential. These projects represent nearly €500m of investments to be made, with €35m to €40m of additional net rental potential over time.
Alongside this, since the end of 2023, Gecina has been developing serviced real estate solutions, for both residential and office properties, with their deployment expected to help capture additional potential for growth. At this stage, the new solutions have already been rolled out for 3,900 sq.m of offices, and Gecina has identified around 13,000 sq.m for their deployment in the short term. In the residential sector, around 450 apartments are covered to date.
About Gecina
As a specialist for centrality and uses, Gecina operates innovative and sustainable living spaces. A real estate investment company, Gecina owns, manages and develops a unique portfolio at the heart of the Paris Region’s central areas, with more than 1.2 million sq.m of offices and more than 9,000 housing units, almost three-quarters of which are located in Paris City or Neuilly-sur-Seine. This portfolio is valued at 17.1 billion euros at end-2023.
Gecina has firmly established its focus on innovation and its human approach at the heart of its strategy to create value and deliver on its purpose: "Empowering shared human experiences at the heart of our sustainable spaces". For our 100,000 clients, this ambition is supported by our client-centric brand YouFirst. It is also positioned at the heart of UtilesEnsemble, our program setting out our solidarity-based commitments to the environment, to people and to the quality of life in cities.
Gecina is a French real estate investment trust (SIIC) listed on Euronext Paris, and is part of the SBF 120, CAC Next 20, CAC Large 60 and CAC 40 ESG indices. Gecina is also recognized as one of the top-performing companies in its industry by leading sustainability benchmarks and rankings (GRESB, Sustainalytics, MSCI, ISS-ESG and CDP).
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Appendices
Gross rental income up +6.2% like-for-like
Strong organic trend and contribution from the pipeline
| Gross rental income | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | Change (%) |
| In million euros | | | Current basis | Like-for-like |
| Offices | 133.2 | 141.2 | +6.0% | +6.3% |
| Residential | 33.5 | 32.6 | -2.8% | +5.8% |
| Total gross rental income | 166.7 | 173.8 | +4.3% | +6.2% |
Like-for-like, the acceleration in performance slightly exceeded the levels reported at end-2023, with rental income growth of +6.2% overall and +6.3% for offices.
This trend follows on from the previous quarters.
- Impacts of indexation contributing +5.2%
- Rental reversion captured, for both offices and residential, with a +1.2% impact on organic rental income growth.
- Contribution by the change in the occupancy rate, stable overall for the quarter (-0.2%)
On a current basis, rental income is up +4.3% (+6.0% for offices), benefiting from not only the robust like-for-like rental performance, but also the pipeline’s strong net rental contribution, with the deliveries of the "Boétie" building in Paris’ Central Business District and the "Ville d’Avray" residential building in 2023. The change in rental income on a current basis also reflects the significant sales completed during 2023 for nearly €1.3bn, with an average loss of rental income of around 2.5%.
Offices: rental trends still positive
| Gross rental income- Offices | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | Change (%) |
| In million euros | | | Current basis | Like-for-like |
| Offices | 133.2 | 141.2 | +6.0% | +6.3% |
| Central areas (Paris, Neuilly, Southern Loop) | 97.1 | 101.5 | +4.5% | +6.5% |
| Paris City | 77.6 | 79.1 | +2.0% | +5.0% |
| Core Western Crescent | 19.5 | 22.3 | +14.3% | +12.4% |
| La Défense | 17.5 | 18.9 | +8.1% | +8.1% |
| Other locations (Peri-Défense, Inner / Outer Rims and Other regions) | 18.5 | 20.8 | +12.5% | +3.9% |
Like-for-like office rental income growth came to +6.3% year-on-year benefiting from the positive indexation effect which is continuing to ramp up (+5.8%), passing on - with a delayed impact - the return of an inflationary context, as well as the impact of the positive reversion captured (+1.0%).
- In the most central sectors (86% of Gecina’s office portfolio), like-for-like rental income growth came to +6.5%, linked mainly to the combined impact of the indexation of rents and the positive reversion captured at the end of leases.
- On the La Défense market (7% of the Group’s office portfolio), Gecina’s rental income is up by nearly +8.1% like-for-like, primarily reflecting the benefit of indexation and the increase in financial occupancy levels, with the letting of the portfolio’s final unoccupied platforms in this sector.
Rental income growth on a current basis came to +6% for offices, supported by the solid like-for-like trend, while also reflecting the impact of the pipeline’s positive net contribution (with the Boétie-Paris CBD and Ville d’Avray buildings delivered in 2023), offsetting the impact of the sales completed in 2023 (for €1.3bn).
Residential: robust trends supported by occupancy, reversion and indexation
| Gross rental income | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | Change (%) |
| In million euros | | | Current basis | Like-for-like |
| Residential | 33.5 | 32.6 | -2.8% | +5.8% |
| Traditional residential | 27.7 | 26.0 | -6.3% | +4.8% |
| Student residences | 5.8 | 6.6 | +13.8% | +9.5% |
For the residential portfolio, all the components of like-for-like growth show positive trends. The like-for-like rental income growth rate came to +5.8%, benefiting from positive indexation (+2.7%), the impact of significant rental reversion (+1.9%) and the reduction in the financial vacancy rate (+1.3%).
On a current basis, rental income is down -2.8%, linked mainly to the impact of sales completed since the start of 2023 in Courbevoie and Paris.
Occupancy rate: stable, at a high level
| Average financial occupancy rate | Mar 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Offices | 94.5% | 93.8% | 93.6% | 93.7% | 93.9% |
| Residential | 96.4% | 94.4% | 93.6% | 94.7% | 96.7% |
| Group total | 94.9% | 93.9% | 93.6% | 93.9% | 94.3% |
The average financial occupancy rate came to 94.3%, a slight improvement compared with end-2023.
Sales: €44m of additional sales under preliminary agreements
Since the start of the year, Gecina has secured or completed €44m of additional sales, resulting in an average loss of rental income strictly below 3% and exceeding the latest appraisals. These disposals are linked primarily to the sale of a residential building in Paris’ 11th arrondissement, sold to a French institutional investor.
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Contacts
GECINA CONTACTS
Financial communications
Samuel Henry-Diesbach
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samuelhenry-diesbach@gecina.fr
Attalia Nzouzi
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attalianzouzi@gecina.fr
Press relations
Glenn Domingues
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glenndomingues@gecina.fr
Armelle Miclo
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armellemiclo@gecina.fr
