Half Year 2025 Gecina SA Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 24, 2025 / 08:00AM GMT
Release Date Price: €88.28 (-0.84%)

Key Points

Positve
  • Gecina Nom (GECFF) reported a strong leasing performance with nearly 95,000 square meters let, prelet, or renewed across all geographies.
  • The company achieved a 29% rental uplift in Paris CBD, securing EUR48 million of annual rents on average seven-year leases.
  • Gecina Nom (GECFF) has seen a 25% growth in earnings per share over the past five years, demonstrating strong financial performance.
  • The company has made significant progress in reducing carbon emissions by 60% and energy consumption by 31% since 2019.
  • Gecina Nom (GECFF) maintains a strong balance sheet with a well-managed loan-to-value ratio of 33.6% and a low cost of debt at 1.2%.
Negative
  • The company is experiencing a deceleration in rental income growth as inflation normalizes in Europe.
  • There is a high average vacancy rate in La Defense, although take-up has been strong recently.
  • The CapEx for the ENGIE Tower is higher than for other projects, due to more expensive works required for towers in France.
  • Gecina Nom (GECFF) faces challenges in the market bifurcation, with consistent gains in Paris and Neuilly but adjustments elsewhere.
  • The company anticipates a more favorable supply-demand dynamic in La Defense only by 2027 or 2028, indicating a potential delay in realizing benefits from repositioning efforts.
Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Gecina 2025 half year earnings. My name is Laura, and I will be your coordinator for today's event. Please note, this call is being recorded. (Operator Instructions) Today, we have Benat Ortega, CEO; and Nicolas Dutreuil, Deputy CEO in charge of Finance, as our presenters.

I will now hand you over to your host, Benat Ortega, to begin today's conference. Thank you.

Benat Ortega
Gecina SA - Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. The past six months have been both intense and exciting, and we are proud to be delivering a strong performance.

Let me begin a bit differently today, taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture. Hybrid working and now the return to the office are more than a trend. It's a structural shift that is reshaping workspaces and redefining demand. Many companies in France, Europe and beyond are placing renewed emphasis on in-office collaboration. Paris is definitely standing out as a leader. People here spend 3.5 days a week in

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