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Nexity - 2024 FY results

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TRANSFORMATION PLAN FINALISED
CONFIRMED RECOVERY IN RETAIL SALES
LEANER BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY SECURED
OPERATING PROFIT POSITIVE

Transformation plan finalised at year-end 2024; Nexity adapted to new market conditions

  • Refocusing: Execution of the disposal plan on schedule with 3 major asset sales: €435m in net sale proceeds, allocated in full to deleveraging the Group; tight WCR management (-€301m)

    • Resizing: Reduction of operating expenses, including implementation of the redundancy plan; total cost savings expected by 2026 and confirmed at €95m, 16% of the Group’s cost base, 75% of which is expected to be achieved with effect from 2025

    • Recalibrating: Finalisation of the process to adapt supply for sale to new market conditions 

      • Decreased supply for sale (-27% vs Dec. 2023) and absorption rate (5 months), and virtually no completed homes in inventory (~100 units)

  • Redeploying: Launch of “New Nexity” at the beginning of January 2025 - Regional and multi-product organisation, focused on development and urban regeneration and recentred on our roles as a planner, developer and operator

Sustained increase in retail sales over 2024

  • Growth of 7% in retail sales over the year (in a market that contracted [-4%]1), with an acceleration in the second half (+14%)

  • Strong momentum among homebuyers (48% increase in H2) driven by improved financing conditions (mortgage borrowing rates down ~100bp since January 2024, providing a ~10% boost to purchasing power) and effective marketing and product offerings over the year

Leaner balance sheet and liquidity secured

  • Very significant reduction in debt, down by €369m (44%): Net financial debt of €474m at year-end 2024, below the target level announced at the beginning of the year of €500m at year-end 2025

  • €1bn in liquidity, well in excess of the short- and medium-term maturities

  • Medium-term bank financing secured, aligned with the Group’s needs and resizing, and consequently covenants reviewed to factor in market conditions for the period through to the credit facility’s maturity in 2028

Financial performance in 2024

  • Revenue: €3.5bn

    • Operating profit positive, in line with guidance, at €2m: Affected as expected by the transformation plan, but fully offset by disposal gains

Outlook for 2025

  • Return to profitability: Current operating profit2 positive

  • Tight grip on the balance sheet maintained: IFRS net debt of less than €380m confirmed3

  • Priority focuses on returning to profitable growth and generating cash as a pathway to resuming dividend payments over the medium term4, provided that the leverage ratio is under 3.5x.