Vonovia H1 adjusted EBT up 10.9% on rental, sales and development gains

Published 06/08/2025, 06:34
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Investing.com -- Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) on Wednesday posted a 10.9% rise in adjusted earnings before tax from continuing operations to €984.3 million in the first half of 2025, driven by higher rental income, recurring property sales, and development gains, according to its interim financial report released Wednesday.

Adjusted EBITDA rose 12% to €1.42 billion from €1.27 billion. Net profit reached €811.2 million, reversing a €529.2 million loss a year earlier, largely due to a €520.3 million gain from fair value adjustments of investment properties, compared with a €1.43 billion loss in the prior-year period.

Rental revenue rose 2.6% to €1.69 billion despite a reduction of about 10,000 units. Average monthly in-place rent increased 4.6% to €8.22 per square meter. 

Organic rent growth reached 4.4%, up from 3.8% a year earlier. The vacancy rate declined slightly to 2.1% from 2.2%.

Rental income from Germany rose to €1.44 billion from €1.41 billion. Sweden and Austria contributed €195.5 million and €60.7 million, respectively. 

Adjusted EBITDA in the Rental segment grew 2.9% to €1.23 billion. Maintenance costs rose 5.5% to €237.7 million, while operating expenses declined 1.8% to €229.4 million.

Operating free cash flow increased 53.4% to €1.17 billion. Cash flow from operating activities rose 41% to €1.59 billion, while investment cash flow fell 29.4% to €80.8 million. Financing cash flow showed a net outflow of €1.80 billion.

The Recurring Sales segment posted a 74.3% rise in adjusted EBITDA to €38.7 million. 

Vonovia sold 1,134 units for €215 million, a 31.2% increase from the year before. The fair value step-up rose to 29.4% from 24.2%.

Development activities contributed €54 million in adjusted EBITDA, up from a €4.1 million loss. Revenue from development disposals rose to €209.1 million from €70.1 million, with a gross margin of 33.6%. New construction completions dropped to 615 units from 1,655.

Value-add services delivered €100.7 million in adjusted EBITDA, up from €56.8 million. Segment revenue grew 15.1% to €731.2 million, supported by modernization and energy services.

Vonovia completed a €380 million sale of PFLEGEN & WOHNEN HAMBURG GmbH and a €700 million Berlin land share deal. 

It also acquired 820 apartments and 261 commercial units for around €300 million from QUARTERBACK Immobilien Group and booked an €80 million provision for assets not yet transferred.

The real estate company placed two convertible bonds in May totaling €1.3 billion and repurchased €800 million in bonds in June. Total (EPA:TTEF) assets stood at €90.14 billion. 

The real estate portfolio’s fair value rose 1.1% to €82.9 billion. Loan-to-value fell to 47.3% from 47.7%, and EPRA NTA per share was €45.16.

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