Financial information

Debt ratio

The debt ratio (RREC RD) was 53,65% on 31 December 2021. The debt ratio (IFRS) amounts to 52,49%.

Taking into account Home Invest Belgium's strategy to keep its debt level below 55% in the medium and long term, Home Invest Belgium still has a debt capacity of € 22,66 million to finance new investments.

Taking into account a maximum debt ratio of 65%, as determined by the RREC Law, Home Invest Belgium still has a debt capacity of € 244,74 million to finance new investments.

53,65%

Debt ratio (RREC RD) on 31/12/2021

Composition of financial debts

On 31 December 2021 Home Invest Belgium had € 382.00 million in financial debts, consisting of:

  • bilateral credit lines for an amount of € 253.00 million, concluded with 7 different financial institutions with well spread maturity dates until 2029. Home Invest Belgium has no maturity date in 2022. The next maturity date is in 2023;
  • a bond loan in the amount of € 89,00 million maturing in 2032 and a bond loan under the EMTN programme in the amount of € 9.00 million maturing in 2028;
  • treasury bills (commercial paper) for an amount of € 40.00 million. Notwithstanding the short-term nature of the outstanding treasury bills (maturing in 2020), the full outstanding amount is covered by available long-term credit lines (back-up lines).

Maturity of financial debts

The weighted average remaining maturity of the financial debts amounts to 5,4 years.
On 31 December 2021 Home Invest Belgium had € 80,00 million of undrawn available credit lines of which:

  • €40,00 million of long-term back-up lines to cover short-term outstanding treasury bills;
  • € 40,00 million in freely available credit lines.

Interest hedging

As at 31 December 2021, 92,1% of the financial debts (i.e. €352,0 million) had fixed interest rates, including by using Interest Rate Swaps as hedging instruments.

The fixed interest rates have a weighted average remaining maturity of 6,3 years. The total value of the hedges on the closing date was negative for an amount of €0,89 million due to a decrease in interest rates after the hedges were closed.

Through its hedging policy, the Board of Directors wishes to protect the company against a possible rise in interest rates.