Kaufman & Broad SA : Results for the first nine months (September 30, 2015)

  

Press Release

 

Paris, September 30, 2015

 

 

 

Results for the first nine months

 

 

 

• Increase in the Total backlog by 23.5% vs. end-August 2014
  and in the Housing portfolio by 18.0% vs. end-2014
• Confirmation of outlook for the year

 

Sales activity

 

• Housing segment

In the first nine months of 2015, housing orders totaled 4,431 housing units, up 12.2% compared to the same period in 2014. In value, they recorded a rise of 7.3% and amounted to €826.2 million (including VAT).

Throughout the first nine months of 2015, 4,264 apartment units were ordered for a sum of €787.1 million (including VAT), up 11.8% in volume and 8.1% in value. Orders for single-family homes in communities totaled 167 units, compared to 137 units in the same period in 2014 (€39.0 million (including VAT) versus €42.0 million (including VAT) in 2014).

Structure of the customer-base

In the first nine months of 2015, investors' orders in value were up 35.5% compared to the same period in 2014, representing 42.1% of the total (including 37% as part of the "Pinel" incentive). Orders from homebuyers accounted for 32.9% breaking down to 21.6% from first-time homebuyers, and 11.3% from second-time homebuyers. Block orders were 25.0% (26.3% at end-August 2014).

• Services segment

Throughout the first nine months of 2015, the Services segment recorded €140.9 million (including VAT) in orders.

Construction work is in progress on the "YOU" building (9,300 sq.m), located in the EcoQuartier - Île Seguin - Rives de Seine in Boulogne-Billancourt and sold before completion at end-2013 to Boursorama for its future headquarters.

Construction was launched this summer on the "UNITED" building (7,500 sq.m) located in Clichy (92) and sold before completion in the 2^nd quarter to two real estate investment entities (SCPI) managed by Amundi.

TNS Sofres set up its new headquarters in the CAP 14 building (8,200 sq.m) located in Paris' 14^th arrondissement. The TNS Sofres lease was signed at the end of 2014, coinciding with the delivery of the building to OPCI IMMO, the OPCI (collective real estate investment scheme) for the general public managed by Amundi.

Design and implementation studies were launched for the construction of the "A9B" building (22,600 sq.m), the future headquarters of Groupe SNI, located in Paris' 13^th arrondissement - ZAC Paris Rive Gauche.

Additionally, work also began this summer on the creation of the future administration center for the municipality of Saint-Brieuc on the island of La Providence.

Concerning the Logistics business, construction works are in progress on the new Petit Bateau logistics platform (43,000 sq.m in the Aube logistics park). Moreover, 240,000 sq.m of logistics platforms are currently on the market.

• Forward indicators of the sales and development activity

On August 31, 2015, the Housing backlog amounted to 1,101.7 million (excluding VAT), i.e., close to 14 months' business activity. The Services backlog totaled €189.6 million (excluding VAT).

At the end of August 2015, Kaufman & Broad had 178 housing programs on the market representing 3,747 housing units, compared to 165 programs and 3,382 housing units at the end of August 2014.

The Housing property portfolio comprises 20,877 lots, representing potential revenues corresponding to over 3 years of business. It rose 18.0% compared to that of end-November 2014.

In the 4^th quarter of 2015, the group plans to launch 35 new programs including 12 launches in Île-de-France representing 1,053 lots and 23 launches in the Regions representing 2,235 lots.

Financial results

 

• Operating activities

Total revenues amounted to €696.3 million (excluding VAT), up 6.4% compared to the first nine months of 2014.

Housing revenues amounted to €620.4 million (excluding VAT), compared to €628.3 million (excluding VAT) in the first nine months of 2014. This corresponds to 89.1% of the group's revenues.

Revenues from the Apartments business were up 2.1% compared to the first nine months of 2014 to €581.4 million (excluding VAT). Revenues generated by the Single-family homes in communities segment totaled €39.0 million (excluding VAT), compared to €58.8 million (excluding VAT) at August 31, 2014.

Revenues generated by the Services segment amounted to €71.6 million (excluding VAT) in the first nine months of 2015, compared to €21.3 million (excluding VAT) for the same period in 2014. Other businesses generated revenues of €4.3 million (HT).

• Profitability indicators

The gross margin for the first nine months of 2015 totaled €132.2 million, compared to €124.1 million in 2014. The gross margin rate amounted to 19.0%, remaining stable compared to the same period in 2014.

Current operating expenses for the first nine months amounted to €84.9 million (12.2% of revenues) versus €85.9 million for the same period in 2014 (13.1% of revenues).

Current operating income totaled €47.3 million, compared to €38.2 million in the first nine months of 2014. The current operating margin was 6.8% versus 5.8% in the first nine months of 2014.

Attributable net income for the first nine months totaled €19.5 million, versus €19.2 million in 2014.

• Financial structure and liquidity

Net financial debt was reduced by €72.5 million compared to end-August 2014 and, accordingly, net cash flow was €30.1 million at August 31, 2015.

Cash assets (available cash and investment securities) totaled €174.2 million, compared to €150.0 million at November 30, 2014.

Working capital requirement totaled €83.4 million (7.4% of revenues over 12 months rolling), compared to €108.4 million at November 30, 2014 (10.0% of revenues).

This press release is available from the website www.ketb.com

 

• Next regular publication date:

Second half of January, 2016: 2015 Annual Results (after market close)

 

 

Contacts

 

About Kaufman & Broad - For more than 40 years, Kaufman & Broad has been designing, building and selling single-family homes in communities, apartments and offices on behalf of third parties. Kaufman & Broad is a leading French property builder and developer measured by its size, earnings and the strength of its brand.

 

Warning: This document contains forward-looking information. This information is liable to be affected by known or unknown factors that KBSA cannot easily control or forecast which may render the results materially different from those stated, implied or projected by the company. These risks specifically include those listed under "Risk Factors" in the Registration Document filed with the AMF on March 31, 2015 under number D.15-0258.

 

 

Glossary

 

Housing segment: covers the promotion of Single-family homes in communities (grouped single-family homes), Apartments (which may include mixed apartment buildings / business premises / retail space / office space), corporate, tourist and student residences.

 

Services segment: includes office, retail (excluding small areas, building ground floors in particular), hotel and logistics activities.

 

Orders: measured in volume (Units) and in value, orders reflect the group's sales activity. Orders are recognized in revenue based on the time necessary for the "conversion" of an order into a signed and notarized deed, which is the point at which income is generated. In addition, for apartment programs that include mixed-use buildings (apartments/business premises/retail space/offices), all floor space is converted into housing equivalents.

 

Units: Units are used to define the number of housing units or equivalent housing units (for mixed programs) of any given program. The number of equivalent housing units is calculated as a ratio of the surface area by type (business premises/retail space/offices) to the average surface area of the housing units previously obtained.

 

EHU: EHUs (Equivalent Housing Units delivered) directly reflect sales. The number of EHUs is a function of multiplying (i) the number of housing units of a given program for which notarized sales deeds have been signed by (ii) the ratio between the group's property expenses and construction expenses incurred on said program and the total expense budget for said program.

 

Take-up rate: the number of orders in relation to the average commercial offer for the period.

 

Commercial offer: the total inventory of properties available for sale as of the relevant date, i.e., all unordered housing units as of such date (less the programs that have not entered the marketing phase).

 

Gross margin: corresponds to revenues less cost of sales. Cost of sales consists of the price of land, the related property costs and construction costs.

 

Backlog: a summary at any given moment used for forecasting future revenues for the coming months.

 

Property portfolio: all real estate for which a deed or contract of sale has been signed.

APPENDICES

 

• Financial data

 

Key consolidated data

 

• Based on the number of shares composing the capital of Kaufman & Broad SA, i.e., 21,584,658 shares

• Financial statements restated following a change in accounting method: recognition under operating expenses of the marketing costs of sales offices and model areas previously recognized under cost of sales.

 

Consolidated income statement*

 

• Unaudited and not approved by the Board of Directors.

• Financial statements restated following a change in accounting method: recognition under operating expenses of the marketing costs of sales offices and model areas previously recognized under cost of sales.
   

 

Consolidated balance sheet*

 

• Unaudited and not approved by the Board of Directors.

• Financial statements restated following a change in accounting method: recognition under operating expenses of the marketing costs of sales offices and model areas previously recognized under cost of sales.

 

 

Operational data