Mindspace Business Parks REIT Announces Results for Q3 & 9M FY21

Mindspace Business Parks REIT owner and developer of quality Grade A office portfolio located in four key office markets of India, reported results for the quarter, and nine months ended December 2020. Other Updates for Q3 FY

BY Realty Plus
Published - Friday, 12 Feb, 2021

Mindspace Business Parks REIT Announces Results for Q3 & 9M FY21

Mindspace Business Parks REIT owner and developer of quality Grade A office portfolio located in four key office markets of India, reported results for the quarter, and nine months ended December 2020. Other Updates for Q3 FY2021 include, British Safety Council’s ‘Sword Of Honour’ awarded to Gera Commerzone, Kharadi & Mindspace, Airoli West Parks, Included in ‘MSCI India Domestic Small Cap Index’ and various other MSCI & FTSE indices and Received LEED Gold certification from USGBC for Commerzone Porur and 1 building in Mindspace Airoli West The Governing Board of K Raheja Corp Investment Managers LLP, Manager to Mindspace REIT declared a distribution of INR 2,835 Mn or INR 4.78 p.u. for Q3 FY2021.

Gross leasing of 1.0 msf, with an average rent of INR 60 psf/month
Re-leasing spread of 13.3% on 0.9 msf of area re-leased
Continued to collect over 99% of Gross Contracted Rentals
Committed Occupancy of 86.9%
Same Store Committed Occupancy of 89.9% (Dec 20 vs Dec 19, on 21.1 msf area)

Speaking on the results, Vinod Rohira, Chief Executive Officer, Mindspace Business Parks REIT said, “Digitization has changed the way businesses across the world function. India is a frontrunner of intellectual capital, and, as the premier and most effective provider of these solutions, stands to benefit greatly from global demand. The second wave of Covid-19 in several parts of the world, has led to temporarily pausing the demand trajectory. While we expect this to continue for a few more quarters, the global environment is expected to recuperate, and as office occupancies rise, India’s Grade A offices will be the foremost beneficiaries of the surge in demand.”

Declared distribution of INR 2,835 Mn / INR 4.78 p.u., first distribution post listing
Net Operating Income of INR 3,578 Mn, a sequential growth of 6.3% vs Q2 FY2021
Raised INR 2,000 Mn via NCDs at 6.45% p.a.p.q. (Rating - CRISIL AAA/Stable)
Availed INR 5,550 Mn Lease Rental Discounting Loan as Green Loan at SPV level
Weighted average cost of debt reduced from 8.1%(1) in September 2020 to 7.3% in December 2020 on p.a.p.m. basis
Robust balance sheet with low net debt to market value of 13.8%(2)