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Name | Symbol | Market | Type |
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Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust | TSX:CUF.UN | Toronto | Trust |
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Cominar completed $2.6 billion worth of strategic acquisitions and raised $1.1 billion in new capital in 2012
QUÉBEC CITY, March 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust ("Cominar" or the "REIT") (TSX: CUF.UN) announced today the results for the fourth quarter and for fiscal year 2012.
Highlights for fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
Subsequent Event after December 31, 2012
"Fiscal 2012 will always go down in Cominar's history as a year of phenomenal asset growth and the successful execution of our strategic plan. Our challenge was daunting: prioritize the reduction of our debt ratio while maintaining a slight increase in per-unit results and a strong acquisition strategy that allowed us to expand the geographic and segment diversification of our portfolio. The results are in and they are conclusive. We must remember that when we began our debt reduction efforts in the fall of 2011, our debt ratio was 54.6%, compared to 50.0% as at December 31, 2012," said Michel Dallaire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cominar.
"We are taking on 2013 with enthusiasm and vigour, and we are better positioned today than ever before. We have considerably expanded our reach and created a critical mass of resources to serve our customers at the local and national levels. We are determined to stay focused and manage our operations with transparency, caution, efficiency, integrity and rigour, to stay attuned to our clientele and to value the investments of those who have placed their trust in us," concluded Mr. Dallaire.
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
For the year ended December 31, 2012, Cominar's operating income totalled $564.5 million, up 77.7 %. This increase is mainly due to the contribution of the acquisitions made in 2011 and 2012.
Net operating income reached $317.8 million, up 72.1% over fiscal 2011.
Net income grew to $342.2 million, an increase of 92.8% over fiscal 2011.
Recurring net distributable income per unit (fully diluted) was $1.53, compared to $1.52 in 2011.
Recurring funds from operations totalled $200.5 million, up 79.1%.
Recurring funds from operations per unit (fully diluted) totalled $1.78, compared to $1.65 in 2011, up 7.9%. Recurring adjusted funds from operations per unit (fully diluted), after taking into account the impact of the reduction in debt ratio achieved by Cominar in 2012, amounted to $1.56, up $0.06 or 4%, compared to 2011.
In 2012, distributions to unitholders totalled $164.0 million, compared to $95.6 million in 2011, representing an increase of 71.6%. The distribution per unit remained stable at $1.44.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
As at December 31, 2012, Cominar had a debt ratio of 50.0%. The interest coverage ratio remained conservative at 2.74:1, and the weighted average interest rate of long-term debt was 4.93%, compared to 5.54% as at December 31, 2011.
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Leasing Activity
As at December 31, 2012, the average occupancy rate of our properties
stood at 93.9%, compared to 93.6% in 2011. Cominar renewed 74.2% of
leases maturing in 2012 and signed new leases representing a total
leasable area of 1.2 million square feet.
Acquisition Activities
March 2012
Acquired Canmarc Real Estate Investment Trust for $1.9 billion,
increasing leasable area by 44% and allowing Cominar to penetrate the
Western Canada market, namely in Calgary, to support future growth.
June 2012
Acquired three fully rented income properties in Manitoba, Nova Scotia
and Quebec at a cost of $11.6 million, at a capitalization rate of
8.6%, which added 0.1 million sq. ft. to the industrial property
portfolio.
September 2012
Acquired a portfolio of 67 income properties from GE Capital Real Estate
for $697 million, increasing leasable area by 14.1% and adding a
platform in Ottawa.
November 2012
Acquired a fully rented income property located in Brockville, Ontario, at a cost of $4.4 million, and at a
capitalization rate of 9.1%.
Financing Activities
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Cominar's consolidated financial statements and management's discussion
and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2012, will be filed with
SEDAR at www.sedar.com and will be available on Cominar's website at www.cominar.com.
MARCH 14, 2013, CONFERENCE CALL
On Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. (EST), Cominar's management
will hold a conference call to present the results for fiscal 2012.
Anyone who is interested may take part in this call by dialing 1.888.231.8191. A presentation regarding these results will be available before the
conference call on the REIT's website at www.cominar.com, under the Conference Call header. In addition, a taped re-broadcast of
the conference call will be available from Thursday, March 14, 2013, at
2:00 p.m. to Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 11:59 p.m., by dialing 1.855.859.2056 followed by this code: 96721683#.
DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN
Cominar offers unitholders the opportunity to participate in its
Unitholder Distribution Reinvestment Plan, which allows them to
reinvest their monthly distributions in additional Cominar units.
Participants will be entitled to receive an additional distribution
equal to 5% of the distributions reinvested, which will be reinvested
in additional units. For more information and to obtain a participation
form, please visit Cominar's website at www.cominar.com.
PROFILE AS AT MARCH 14, 2013
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust is the third largest diversified
real estate investment trust in Canada and currently remains the
largest commercial property owner in the Province of Québec. The REIT
owns a real estate portfolio of 499 high-quality properties in three
different market segments, that is, office buildings, retail buildings
and industrial and mixed-use buildings. Cominar's portfolio totals 36.8
million square feet spread out across Québec, Ontario, the Atlantic
Provinces and Western Canada. Cominar's objectives are to pay growing
cash distributions to unitholders and to maximize unitholder value by
way of integrated, proactive management and the expansion of its
portfolio.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect
to Cominar and its operations, strategy, financial performance and
financial condition. These statements generally can be identified by
the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect",
"estimate", "anticipate", "intend", "believe" or "continue" or the
negative thereof or similar variations. The actual results and
performance of Cominar discussed herein could differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements are
qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties
surrounding future expectations. Some important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include,
among other things, general economic and market factors, competition,
changes in government regulation and the factors described under "Risk
Factors" in the Annual Information Form of Cominar. The cautionary
statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to
Cominar and persons acting on its behalf. Unless otherwise stated, all
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release.
NON-IFRS MEASURES
Net operating income, Adjusted Net income, recurring distributable
income (DI), recurring funds from operations (FFO) and recurring
adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) are not measures recognized by
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and do not have
standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS. Such measures may differ from
similar computations as reported by similar entities and, accordingly,
may not be comparable to similar measures reported by such other
entities. The following table shows the reconciliation of DI, FFO and
AFFO with the most similar IFRS measures:
Quarter | Cumulative | |||||||||||
Periods ended December 31, | 2012 | 2011 | Δ% | 2012 | 2011 | Δ% | ||||||
Recurring DI | 48,717 | 26,738 | 82.2 | 169,905 | 100,885 | 68.4 | ||||||
Distributions | 45,287 | 26,429 | 71.4 | 164,021 | 95,567 | 71.6 | ||||||
Recurring FFO | 57,071 | 29,666 | 92.4 | 200,450 | 111,927 | 79.1 | ||||||
Recurring AFFO | 47,025 | 26,216 | 79.4 | 166,412 | 99,090 | 67.9 |
SOURCE COMINAR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
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