Aug 22 (Reuters) - SWISS PRIME SITE AG SPSN.S :
* STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PROGRESS WITH INCREASED EARNINGS
IN
FIRST HALF OF 2024
* GROWTH IN SWISS PRIME SITE SOLUTIONS' ASSETS UNDER
MANAGEMENT TO
CHF 12.7 BILLION (CHF 8.4 BILLION AS AT DECEMBER 2023)
* OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK - GUIDANCE INCREASED FOR 2024 FINANCIAL
YEAR
* INCREASE IN FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (FFO I) PER SHARE BY
4.6% TO
CHF 2.03
* INCREASE IN CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULT BEFORE
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTISATION (EBITDA) BY 3.5% TO CHF 205 MILLION
* EXPECTS A VACANCY RATE OF AROUND 3.8% FOR FULL FINANCIAL
YEAR
* SWISS PRIME SITE AG SEES LTV FOR PROPERTY PORTFOLIO THAT
WILL
RETURN TO BELOW 40% IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR
* ANTICIPATES AN INCREASE IN FFO I TO BETWEEN CHF 4.15 AND
4.20
PER SHARE
* H1 INCREASE IN RENTAL INCOME TO NEW HIGH OF CHF 232
MILLION
(+6.0% ABSOLUTE; +3.7% LFL)
* SWISS PRIME SITE AG - REDUCTION IN VACANCIES TO RECORD LOW
OF
3.6%
* PROPERTY VALUE INCREASED BY CHF +73 MILLION TO CHF 13.15
BILLION
COMPARED TO YEAR-END 2023
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