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Investment Approach

BWP Trust aims to provide unitholders with a secure and growing income stream and long-term capital growth. This is achieved through strong alignment with, and support for, the ongoing property needs of its customers, while also responding to the needs of the local communities where the Trust owns real estate.

To achieve this core purpose the responsible entity invests on behalf of the Trust according to the following strategies, objectives and investment criteria:

Investment themes

Large format retailing property ownership - Home improvement / Bunnings focus

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • 236.2 hectares of land
  • 73 properties
  • 83 per cent of income from Bunnings
  • 94 per cent of non-Bunnings income from national tenants
Priorities
  • Core portfolio of Bunnings Warehouse properties that meet Bunnings' business model requirements, with annual rent increases and long duration of occupancy

Sustainable portfolio returns supported by balance sheet flexibility

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • 10.2 per cent annualised portfolio return on invested capital("ROIC")1
  • 15.8 per cent gearing
Priorities
  • Focus on long-term value creation by re-investing in and growing the core portfolio of Bunnings Warehouse properties, and from maximizing the alternative use prospects of a number of properties in the portfolio

Property location attributes

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • 79 per cent metropolitan
  • 21 per cent regional
  • 40 per cent of metropolitan properties within 20 kms of a central business district ("CBD")
Priorities
  • Well located properties in local communities, accessible, adjacent to other retail/community facilities
  • Re-zoning for higher and better use
  • Focus on home improvement, supermarkets, activity or experience-based enterprises, residential, healthcare, self-storage, automotive and last mile distribution

Drivers of returns

Annual rental growth

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • Approximately 53 per cent of the Trust's rental income is subject to CPI adjustments
  • 47 per cent is subject to fixed annual adjustments, other than in years in which respective properties are due for a market rent review
Priorities
  • Continue to focus on market rent review outcomes

WELL PRICED ACQUISITIONS AND RE-INVESTMENT

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • No acquisation opportunities met risk adjusted return requirements during the year
Priorities
  • Re-investment in existing portfolio in existing portfolio, and acquisation as and when it makes commercial sense to do so

COST OF FUNDING

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • S&P A- and Moody's A3 rating re-affirmed
Priorities
  • Continue to diversify funding and extend duration of debt

Long-term value creation

Pro-active management of existing properties

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • Portfolio 97.1 per cent leased
  • Three properties being repositioned for mixed use
  • Two properties being repositioned for large format retail
  • One property being repositioned for industrial
  • Re-zoning has commenced for one property
  • Agreement to upgrade a further Bunnings Warehouse
Priorities
  • Continue to optimise the value of all properties in the portfolio

Portfolio growth

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • No acquisition opportunities met risk adjusted return requirements during the year
Priorities
  • Acquisitions as and when value can be created

Effective management of the trust and its capital

Status as at 30 June 2023
  • 10 year average total unitholder return of 10.42 per cent per annum
Priorities
  • Secure and growing income stream
  • Long-term capital growth
BWP

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Location

Level 14 Brookfield Place,
Tower 2,
123 St Georges Terrace,
PERTH WA 6000

Speak to us today

Tel: +61 8 9327 4356
Facsimile: +61 8 9327 4344
Email: investorrelations@bwptrust.com.au