Building the future: reaching new heights EPRA Annual Report Survey 2017/2018 Deloitte - EPRA | Annual Report Survey 2017/2018
ContentsDeloitte - EPRA | Annual Report Survey 2017/2018
Foreword 3
1. Scope of the survey 4
2. BPR Awards Methodology 4
3. Highlights 5
4. Award winners 6
5. Survey results 8
6. EPRA performance measures 10
7. Award categories 11
8. Participant list 12
“BPR are at the heart of the Reporting & Accounting Committee’s activities and since 2015 we made BPR compliance our focus. By adopting a structured outreach approach we soared from 52% of surveyed companies receiving an award in 2015 to almost 80% this year. As Chairman of this Committee, I am particularly proud of this achievement and would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to EPRA’s Reporting & Accounting team and all the companies who contributed to this successful endeavour.”
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Deloitte - EPRA | Annual Report Survey 2017/2018 Foreword
Towards the next stage guidance of the Reporting & These results are truly rewarding At EPRA we take great pride in Accounting Committee proved and mark an achievement in the further advancing professional highly successful. In a mere three BPR initiative. Looking ahead, we standards and transparency of years, the share of companies that take this opportunity to reach the financial reporting in the listed real receives an Award has shot from next stage in the BPR uptake by estate sector. In this regard, our 52% to an astounding 78% on a like- increasing the focus on the quality Best Practices Recommendations for-like basis, more than doubling of the reporting. (BPR) continue to stand out and the number of companies receiving The EPRA Reporting & Accounting serve as the leading guideline a BPR Award. Committee and our finance team to investors and stakeholders Dominique Moerenhout This year, we follow the precedent will continue to share their expertise in assessing the quality and EPRA CEO from 2017 and further exceed the and, together with Deloitte, support comparability of the reporting +32 (0) 2 739 1010 targets set in the EPRA 2016-2018 the companies in the process. To of companies, thus fostering the d.moerenhout@epra. strategic plan. 121 companies this end, and as per last year, you success of our sector. com have earned an Award this year, can expect to receive your individual Back in 2015 EPRA launched a representing 89% by market BPR feedback report prepared by membership survey, in which capitalisation, compared to 106 EPRA. Of course, none of this would BPR compliance was selected last year. Among these, 76 are have been possible without Deloitte, as a priority amongst identified Gold Award winners, against 65 in whose invaluable contribution each areas in need of strengthening. 2017. This signifies that over the year makes this review possible. The compliance and engagement last two years, a substantial 31 new programme developed by companies have reached the EPRA EPRA’s finance team under the highest Gold standard.
Building the future: reaching REIT, Standard Life Investments specially should be included or new heights Property Income Trust Ltd, VBARE excluded from a particular reporting Deloitte, in conjunction with EPRA, Iberian Properties SOCIMI S.A., VIB measure. is delighted to announce the Vermoegen AG and URO Property Finally, I would like to thank the results of our Annual Report Survey Holdings SOCIMI SA. Over the last teams of reviewers at Deloitte from 2017-2018. This survey comprises three years, 29 companies have across our European real estate a review of 155 Annual Reports been recognized with this Award, practices in Amsterdam, Brussels, from listed real estate companies demonstrating that the EPRA BPR Dusseldorf, Madrid, Munich, across Europe to assess compliance continue to gain traction. This is London, Paris and Stockholm. A with the EPRA Best Practices a remarkable achievement for all special thanks to Laura Pladys for Emmanuel Proudhon Recommendations (BPR), updated those companies and I congratulate her involvement in putting together Partner in November 2016. them. this report and to EPRA’s Hassan Deloitte & Associés The real estate industriy have The importance of the EPRA Sabir and Pantelis Protogeros for +33 (0) 1 58 37 91 17 reached new heights in terms of performance measures in raising their detailed review. [email protected] disclosure with 76 Gold Awards the standard and consistency of Please contact myself, or granted this year! 15 new companies performance reporting across alternatively Hassan Sabir (h.sabir@ have achieved the Gold Award. Out the real estate industry has been epra.com), if you would like any of the 155 companies reviewed, widely acknowledged, with 65% further information about this 121 have been granted an Award. of EPRA members disclosing all survey. Deloitte real estate teams 26 companies included in the survey six EPRA performance measures from across Europe were involved last year managed a higher Award (representing 82% by market in the survey and would be pleased this year. A remarkable 80% of EPRA capitalization). to welcome the opportunity to meet members (by market capitalisation) Building on this remarkable locally with companies to discuss received a Gold Award, compared to achievement, we would like the survey and individual company 72% last year. companies to pay greater attention results. Seven companies have been to the finer details of the BPR. granted the Award for the “Most Companies should ensure they use Improved Annual Report”: DIC Asset the EPRA definitions, follow the BPR AG, NewRiver Retail Ltd, Regional proposed schedules, as to what
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1. Scope of the survey
Companies reviewed 155 annual reports for the year ending • Ascencio • Harworth Group • Axiare Patrimonio SOCIMI between 30 April 2017 • Carmila • Home Invest • Conwert Immobilien Invest and 31 March 2018 • Catena Belgium • EUROSIC inclusive were reviewed • Civitas Social • Impact Healthcare • Kennedy Wilson Europe Real for EPRA members Housing • Inland Homes Estate and FTSE EPRA Nareit • CLS Holdings • MAS Real Estate • LAMDA Development Developed Europe • CPI Property • Montea • Sponda Index constituents as Group • MRM • Wcm Bet Grndb of March 31, 2018. • Deutsche Konsum • Sirius Real Estate • Foncière Atland • St. Modwen • Foncière INEA • Summit Germany • Globalworth
2. BPR Awards methodology
A detailed primary review of annual reports is conducted by Deloitte real estate assurance teams from seven countries: UK, THE REVIEW PROCESS Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Sweden. DETAILED PRIMARY REVIEW They perform their evaluation based on a comprehensive OF ALL ANNUAL REPORTS WAS PERFORMED BY THE DELOITTE REAL ESTATE ASSURANCE TEAM questionnaire organised in conjunction with the latest EPRA Best Practices Recommendations as updated in November 2016. 1
Consistency across each of the companies surveyed is ensured through kick-off calls and regular Q&A sessions. A secondary 2 review is performed by Deloitte real estate specialists focusing on SECONDARY REVIEWS WERE PERFORMED BY DELOITTE REAL ESTATE key measures and areas of contention. Based on the results and SPECIALISTS FOCUSING ON AREAS OF JUDGEMENT AND KEY MEASURES after a moderation process, companies are identified for Gold, Silver or Bronze Awards and for the Most Improved Annual Report Awards (cf. chapter 7 of this report). RANKING OF ALL COMPANIES A final review of the results is then performed with EPRA to BASED ON SCORING AND BPR 3 SECTION WEIGHTING determine the final allocation of Awards. AS PRE-DETERMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EPRA
The allocation of points has been slightly modified this year to better emphasize the six performance measures (EPRA Earnings, BASED ON THE RESULTS NAV, NNNAV, Net Initial Yields, Vacancy Rate and Cost Ratios) and COMPANIES WERE IDENTIFIED FOR 4 the like-for-like rental growth and capital expenditure reporting. THE GOLD,SILVER AND BRONZE AWARDS
A detailed presentation of the Deloitte EPRA Awards Methodology THE MOST IMPROVED REPORTS is available on the EPRA website. WERE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE 5 LARGEST INCREASES IN SCORE IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR REVIEW
REVIEW AND DEBATE OF DELOITTE ANALYSIS WITH EPRA AND CONCLUSION ON AWARDS TO BE ALLOCATED 6
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3. Highlights 26 companies reviewed in last year’s survey moved Most Improved up and gained a higher Annual Report Award Award: has been granted to: 11 new GOLD Awards 11 new SILVER Awards • VIB Vermoegen 78% 4 new BRONZE Awards • DIC Asset • NewRiver Retail of the companies in the • Regional REIT survey gained an Award: • Standard Life Investments 76 GOLD Awards Property Income Trust 30 SILVER Awards • URO Property Holdings Socimi 15 BRONZE Awards • VBARE Iberian Properties representing 89% by SOCIMI market capitalisation.
23% of the surveyed 76% companies scored greater than 90%. of the awarded companies reported like-for-like rental growth
3 SILVER AWARDS 55% granted to have disclosed all Swedish 6 KPIs including cost companies ratios (74% by market • Atrium Ljungberg capitalisation). • Castellum • Diös Fastigheter
Disclosure of NNNAV continues to improve as 77% of companies presented this 41% performance measure, of the awarded whilst companies reported 84% DISCLOSED EPS CAPEX in the format and recommended by 94% DISCLOSED NAV. EPRA.
Otherwise specified, the figures shown above are in absolute numbers and not by market capitalisation.
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4. Award winners
GOLD
61 COMPANIES HAVE KEPT THEIR GOLD AWARD
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GOLD
15 NEW COMPANIES WON A GOLD AWARD THIS YEAR
MOST IMPROVED AWARD
GOLD
SILVER
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5. Survey results
Building the future: reaching new heights igure 1 How man Awards ha e been granted
After four years of significant improvement with the percentage 76 65 of award winners increasing from 50% to 75% in 2017, one could have expected that the peak was reached in terms of comparability and transparency. However, the 2018 Deloitte/EPRA survey* shows that the listed European real estate companies have continued to increase their compliance with the disclosures required by the EPRA 3 2 BPR. 15 12 This year’s survey demonstrates that the European real estate industry has reached new heights in the adoption of the EPRA BPR !
At Deloitte, we believe that: • These results constitute a solid basis to prepare an upgrade of the BPR in order to further increase comparability and igure 2 How man TSE EPRA Nareit Euro e Inde onstituents won a meda transparency across the European real estate industry. o pan e urveye u er o o pan e • There are still areas of improvement in order to help the readers of the financial reporting to better understand how 80 70 the EPRA performance measures were elaborated and to 70 0 disclose how specific transactions have been dealt with. 0 0 76 Gold Awards have been granted, representing 73% by 0 market capitalisation, including 15 new Gold Awards winners 0 this year. Over the last two years, a substantial 32 new 0 0 companies have reached the EPRA highest Gold standard 0 Award. 20 20
121 companies, including 10 new entrants, have earned an 10 10 Award this year, representing 89% by market capitalisation. 0 0 2011 2012 201 201 201 201 2017 2018 Figure 2 shows how the adoption and the disclosures of the BPR have continuously increased over the last years. otal A ar otal ol an S lver A ar u er o ol A ar Of the companies surveyed last year, 26 companies have improved and gained a higher Award this year, including ten EPRA members. Among these, “We value the EPRA BPR as it helps cut • 12 companies have been granted an Award this year compared to no Award last year; through the noise of IFRS and various • 10 companies with a Silver Award last year won a Gold; company-preferred performance metrics. • 1 company with a Bronze Award last year won a Gold; • 3 companies with a Bronze Award last year won a Silver. It aids comparability of both real estate
Within the scope of FTSE EPRA Nareit Europe Index portfolio valuations and equity data constituents, the percentage of award winners reached an points, with a focus on per share not impressive level of 80% with 75% of these companies as Gold and Silver Award winners: absolute, metrics. It promotes financial • 61 Gold Awards have been granted this year, against 54 last reporting discipline and transparency, and year (including 8 new Gold winners). • 16 Silver Awards and 6 Bronze Awards (versus 19 and 7 last therefore, management credibility.” year). Simon Robson Brown Principal, CBRE Clarion Securities Within the scope of EPRA members, an outstanding 88% of the members were granted an award this year, representing 95% by market capitalisation, out of which 79% won a Gold or Silver * The reader should bear in mind that this survey aims to assess whether the Award. information required by the EPRA BPR has been disclosed and not whether the performance measures included in the annual reports have been appropriately determined according to the EPRA BPR. 08 Deloitte - EPRA | Annual Report Survey 2017/2018
To appropriately measure the progress made by the real estate igure 3 How we ha e the om anies in uded in the 2 14 sur e im ro ed industry over the last years, we have prepared a like-for-like u er o ol A ar er enta e o a ar e o pan e analysis which includes 75 companies, representing 73% by market 2 17 18 capitalisation of the companies surveyed this year.