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Investing.com -- Castellum AB (ST:CAST) reported a net asset value (NAV) of SKr 152 for the fourth quarter of 2024, slightly ahead of the Visible Alpha consensus of SKr 151, marking a 2% increase over the year.
Recurring earnings per share (EPS) declined by 2% to SKr 9.3, but came in above consensus expectations of SKr 8.8.
The company is reinstating a dividend per share of SFr 2.48.
Like-for-like rental growth was 2% in the quarter, driven primarily by indexation, though partially offset by higher vacancies and rental discounts.
The EPRA vacancy rate stood at 8.8% at the end of December 2024, unchanged from September but up 90 basis points from a year earlier.
Asset values declined 1.2% like-for-like, with a total reduction of SEK 1,627 million.
Castellum reported economic occupancy of 91.5% at year-end, with retail maintaining the highest occupancy rate at 95.6%, while office space lagged at 90%.
The company’s results come a day after it launched a mandatory offer for Entra, a Norwegian real estate firm, as its stake rose to a more than a third recently.
“The main takeaway for 4Q24 results is that the board feels more confident, underscored by a dividend resinstatement and the recent Entra offer,” Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analysts commented.
Still, the firm reiterated an Underweight rating on Castellum shares, noting it sees “a better risk reward elsewhere in the sector.”