Xior 1H25 results, in line, shifting back to pipeline growth
Xior reported EPRA EPS of 1.01 that slightly beat our 1.00 expectation (excl. IFRIC costs). Xior NRI rose 4.0% yoy after its disposal program of FY24, but like-for-like growth remained high at 5.4%. LTV% also fell below 50% at 49.8%. Xior repeated its flat EPRA EPS outlook for FY25 of 2.21 per share. Xior expects an underlying strong FY25 thanks to a mix of factors: new assets + lfl growth of >5% and cost savings. The cost of debt decreased slightly from 3.10% (FY24) to 3.03%. The asset disposal program has terminated and Xior gradually develops its landbank pipeline. The current pipeline has an expected rental income of 13.0m with a cost-to-come of EUR 24m. We believe that Xior is relatively well insulated from the tariff war. US universities suffer from the Trump crack-down. Over time, this could improve the relative attractiveness of European Universities for international students. Analyst Call 11h00 : Link.