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Year Founded & Workforce

1972

72 Employees

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Wereldhave Belgium Naamloze vennootschap Overview

Wereldhave Belgium is a Brussels-listed RREC focused on dominant, mid-sized shopping centres and retail parks in Belgium and, since February 2025, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is controlled about 70% by Dutch retail landlord Wereldhave N.V. and runs that group's "LifeCentral" strategy. The strategy converts conventional malls into "Full Service Centers" that blend daily shopping, food and beverage, leisure, services and mobility.

At 30 June 2026 the portfolio was valued at €1.24bn across 13 retail assets and 5 office buildings. Retail accounted for 91.6% of value. EPRA occupancy was 96.7%, with retail at 97.9%.

After a long period without acquisitions (2019–2024), 2025 marked a step-change. WHB bought Knauf Shopping Pommerloch for €103.4M and Shopping Ville2 for €120.3M, funded through debt and an €82.1M equity raise. Net rental income rose 16.5% to €75.5M.

The company combines high occupancy, an 8%+ dividend yield and conservative leverage (EPRA LTV 34.0%). These sit against a structurally discounted share price (≈0.70× NAV), thin free float and governance dependence on its parent.


Company's own description (paraphrased from FY2025 and H1 2026 reports)

WHB describes its investment focus as shopping centres and retail parks that dominate their catchment area. It prefers assets with extension or renovation potential so they can be developed into Full Service Centers. It pursues a proactive approach to maintain and strengthen the market position of the retail portfolio.

Retail represents about 92% of portfolio value. The remainder is two modernised office parks ("The Sage") in Vilvoorde and Antwerp-Berchem. WHB also manages Knauf Shopping Schmiede (Luxembourg), which is owned by its parent Wereldhave N.V., on behalf of that parent.

Business model and revenue model

Revenue componentNatureFY2025 (EUR Mn)FY2024 (EUR Mn)Source
Rental incomeContractual leases, mostly CPI-indexed (Belgian health index)75.864.8FY2025 PR
Rental-related expensesBad-debt provisions and write-offs-0.30.0FY2025 PR
Net rental incomeRevenue proxy75.564.8FY2025 PR
Recovery of service charges and taxesPass-through to tenants15.210.5FY2025 PR
Service charges and taxes bornePass-through cost-17.7-12.8FY2025 PR
Other revenue for lettingSpecialty leasing (pop-ups, kiosks, events), "The Point" service hub, promo contributions, solar and EV income6.15.6FY2025 PR
Property result—79.168.2FY2025 PR

Revenue mix:

  • About 92% "subscription-like" recurring lease income (multi-year commercial leases).

  • About 8% services and ancillary income (specialty leasing, service-hub income, energy).

  • No product sales.

  • No licensing, except an intra-group management relationship. WHB manages Knauf Schmiede for Wereldhave N.V.; fee terms were not separately disclosed.

  • WHB pays intra-group IT/ICT and other fees to Wereldhave N.V.: €1.0M excl. VAT in H1 2026, up from €0.8M in H1 2025.

Value chain position. WHB is an owner-operator. It acquires assets, (re)develops and repositions them, leases space, runs centre management and marketing in-house, and holds assets long-term. It does not develop for third parties. Under the RREC regime, WHB must distribute at least 80% of its adjusted statutory result, subject to legal limits, and is exempt from corporate income tax on qualifying property income.

Customer types.

  • National and international retail chains, e.g. the Bestseller group (ONLY, Vero Moda, Jack & Jones), H&M, C&A, New Yorker, Douglas, JD Sports, Kruidvat, Fnac, MediaMarkt.

  • Food retailers: Delhaize, Albert Heijn XL, Carrefour (historic).

  • F&B concepts: Le Pain Quotidien, Exki, Prego, Huggy's Bar.

  • Service tenants.

  • Office occupiers: Ford Belgium & Luxembourg, Rhenus Logistics, Odoo, Siemens Healthineers, Gevers.

End-markets. Belgian and Luxembourg consumer retail real estate (shopping centres and out-of-town retail parks) and Flemish periphery office markets (Vilvoorde, Antwerp-Berchem).

Independent characterisation

WHB is a concentrated, high-yield, regionally dominant mall landlord. It generates more than 70% of rental income from six regional centres: Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions, Ring Kortrijk, Ville2 and Pommerloch.

Its economic engine is indexation-driven rent growth on near-full occupancy. Leasing has repeatedly been signed above ERV: +3% vs market in 2025 and +10% in H1 2026. Ancillary income is growing on top. Financing is conservative by Belgian RREC standards.

Two features distinguish it from Belgian retail peers such as Retail Estates and Ascencio:

  1. Asset format: enclosed regional centres rather than retail parks and standalone big-boxes.

  2. Parent dependence: a controlling foreign parent that provides the CEO, IT, a commercial-paper back-up line and strategic direction.

The 2025 acquisitions signal a shift from defensive harvesting to external growth. The September 2026 De Mael sale shows WHB is now actively rotating capital out of non-core retail parks into "dominant mid-sized shopping centers."

Strategy

Stated strategy (themes from the FY2025 and H1 2026 reports)

1. LifeCentral and Full Service Centers. Transform dominant mid-sized shopping centres into convenience-led community hubs combining shopping, F&B, leisure, services, mobility and, where relevant, work.

2. Focus on dominant mid-sized shopping centers in Belgium and Luxembourg. This was reiterated in the De Mael disposal release. It implies continued pruning of retail parks and non-core assets.

3. Disciplined external growth. Acquisitions must meet strict criteria: location, value-creation and FSC potential, and yield above the internal hurdle. The 2025 deals were priced at 7.2% NIY (Pommerloch) and 8% NIY (Ville2).

4. Operational excellence and integration. Management cites the speed of on-boarding acquired centres as a core skill: very high process implementation at Ville2 within six months.

5. Financial discipline.

  • Balanced funding: Pommerloch was debt-funded, Ville2 mainly equity-funded.

  • Maintain LTV headroom for further acquisitions.

  • Diversify funding sources (banks, commercial paper, EUPP).

  • Hedge ratio above 75%.

6. Sustainability ("A Better Tomorrow" / "Road to Paris"). Carbon neutrality by 2045, EV charging, solar, data-driven energy management.

Initiatives in the last 24 months

InitiativeDateTarget / status
Knauf Shopping Pommerloch acquisitionFeb 2025€103.4M; accretive by ~€0.38 annualised core EPS (pre-restatement)
Management of Knauf Schmiede for parentFeb 2025FSC transformation underway
350 EV charging points programmeJun 2025 (2025–2027)245 live at H1 2026
Solar PV programme across retail portfolio2024–2026Ring Kortrijk phase 1 done
Renewal of Green Finance Framework3 Nov 2025Completed
Ville2 acquisition plus €82.1M capital increaseNov–Dec 2025Completed; integration done H1 2026
First European private placement (Royal London, €30M, 10-year)Dec 2025Completed; matures Dec 2035
Ville2 supermarket unit purchaseMar 2026€5.8M; re-letting in discussion
Service Hub (lockers, laundry) plus IKEA partnershipH1 2026Rollout planned
Visitor surveys across all centresH1 2026Feed 2027 marketing plans
Energy data warehouse and EMS2025–2026>95% tenant data coverage; ~1% energy saving
De Mael disposal (capital rotation)Sep 2026€49.2M; closing Q2 2027
Customer-journey projects (Pommerloch parking, wayfinding; Nivelles verandas; Kortrijk terraces)2025–2026Partly complete

Guidance and medium-term targets

ItemGuidance
FY2026 net result from core activities per share€5.20–5.30 (set 5 Feb 2026; confirmed 16 Apr and 17 Jul 2026; De Mael sale stated to have no impact on 2026 outlook)
Core EPS growth 2024–2026+10–13% cumulative vs restated FY2024 (€4.69), implying €5.16–5.30
DividendNo explicit DPS guidance. Payout was 87–93% historically. The FY2025 DPS (€4.15) was framed as "at least equal" to FY2024 after the rights adjustment.
LeverageNo formal LTV target disclosed. Management emphasises preserving acquisition capacity.

Products & Services

WHB's "products" are its properties and the services layered on them. Figures are from the H1 2026 report portfolio tables at 30 June 2026. Contract rents are annualised.

Retail segment: asset by asset

AssetLocationYear built / last renovated% of portfolio valueGLA (m²)ParkingContract rent (EUR)ERV (EUR)EPRA occupancyNotes
Shopping Belle-ÎleLiège2,02016.530,8801,64113,235,48712,851,22198.7%Largest asset; 30th anniversary 2025 (+3% footfall); F&B additions Le Pain Quotidien and Huggy's Bar (H1 2026). Historically benefits from an FSMA derogation from the RREC 20% single-asset concentration limit.
Shopping NivellesNivelles2,01214.228,4141,50011,292,10710,087,99799.9%50th anniversary 2025. New entrance, verandas, Delhaize entrance (Delhaize accounts for over 23% of footfall). Origin site of "The Point".
Shopping Les BastionsTournai2,01812.631,4381,45010,295,0049,971,09099.5%Full Service Center; ONLY (789 m²) signed H1 2026; renewals with JD Sports, Delcambe, Kruidvat, New Yorker
Retail Park Les BastionsTournai2,0161.510,3483601,285,5521,182,64396%BREEAM New Construction (2017)
7 FontainesTournai2,0190.63,4850539,212485,440100%—
Shopping 1Genk2,0146.022,1811,2504,693,2435,108,36391.4%Lowest-occupancy retail asset; re-letting with New Yorker, Vero Moda, Skechers; kids' zone and Eat & Meet food court; BLSC Marketing Award
Ring KortrijkKortrijk2,02211.433,0802,0009,217,6889,290,14998.5%Solar phase 1 (2025); terraces and playground (H1 2026); Prego F&B
Genk StadspleinGenk2,0232.815,594442,286,6542,684,64092.7%Douglas (first in portfolio, 2024); H&M and LolaLiza renewed
De Mael Retail ParkBruges (Sint-Kruis)2,0243.720,0366502,113,2912,825,410100%*Albert Heijn XL (3,300 m², opened 19 Nov 2025); MediaMarkt relocation; Dreamland. Sale agreed 17 Sep 2026 for €49.2M. *The report shows 100% occupancy alongside €926k vacancy value, likely due to redevelopment carve-outs; not reconciled.
Turnhout Retail ParkTurnhout1,9792.819,8047652,750,6882,242,05098.7%Ex-Redevco (2018)
Knauf Shopping PommerlochPommerloch (LU)2,0208.633,3851,4208,509,1228,368,66898.9%Acquired Feb 2025; 70 tenants (Delhaize, New Yorker, C&A, H&M, Sportsdirect) plus a 3,100 m² business centre
Shopping Ville2Charleroi2,02210.427,3042,00011,073,27010,262,62595.9%Acquired Dec 2025; ~122 tenants; ~4M visitors/year; adjacent to Pathé IMAX; Douglas opened H1 2026
Ville2 Plus (supermarket unit)Charleroi1,9900.52,71200420,3600.0%Acquired Mar 2026 (€5.8M); vacant, re-letting discussions ongoing
Retail total——91.6278,66213,08077,291,31775,780,65597.9%—

Office segment

AssetLocationBuilt / renovated% of valueGLA (m²)Contract rent (EUR)ERV (EUR)Occupancy
The Sage Vilvoorde 28Vilvoorde2,0221.113,0101,333,2381,842,41077.9%
The Sage Vilvoorde 30Vilvoorde (HQ)2,0230.65,838644,352852,76572.3%
The Sage Antwerp IBerchem2,0211.811,4501,757,8251,830,20093.9%
The Sage Antwerp IIBerchem2,0212.516,8292,383,6882,627,34382.7%
The Sage Antwerp IIIBerchem2,0211.911,5631,994,7431,861,21599.0%
Office total——7.858,6908,113,8469,013,93386.5%

Portfolio total: 337,352 m² GLA; 14,363 parking spaces; contract rent €85.4M; ERV €84.8M; EPRA occupancy 96.7%.

Managed (not owned) asset

Knauf Shopping Schmiede (Huldange, LU). About 41,000 m² GLA. Owned by Wereldhave N.V. since 13 Feb 2025 and managed by WHB. A transformation into a Full Service Center is underway, including upper-floor reconfiguration for larger retailers and enhanced F&B (H1 2026 report). Management fee terms were not publicly disclosed.

Services and platform offerings

OfferingDescriptionLaunchPricing / economics
Full Service Center conceptRepositioning malls into mixed shopping, F&B, leisure, services and mobility hubs (LifeCentral)Group strategy (Wereldhave)Embedded in rents and capex
"The Point"In-house information and service hub (parcel pickup, services)2016 (Nivelles), rolled out to all centres; Nivelles relocated to 160+ m² unit in 2024Contributes to "other revenue for letting"; >5% of visitors use it daily (FY2024 PR)
Service Hub on parkings24/7 parcel lockers and washing machines; partnership with IKEA for all retail sitesAnnounced H1 2026—
Specialty leasingPop-ups, kiosks, events (car shows, Eco-Days, Christmas markets)OngoingMaterial contributor; drives year-end occupancy spikes
EV charging350-point three-year programme (2025–2027); 245 operational at H1 20262,025>€350k revenue 2025; H1 2026 revenue already equal to FY2025
Solar PV~8,500 panels; first phase at Ring Kortrijk 2025Ongoing>€500k revenue 2025 (injection, certificates, self-consumption)
Gift cardMall gift card marketed to employersOngoing (news 1 Jul 2026)—
Energy managementPowerPulse collaboration; Engie framework; EMS data warehouse2025–2026~1% energy reduction without capex

Financial Narrative

Sources: FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025 results releases (audited figures, consolidated IFRS); FY2022 results release headline figures; Q1 2023 release for 2022 portfolio value.

Margins (% of net rental income)

NRI CAGR (derived):

  • FY2022→FY2025: 8.6% p.a. (€58.9M → €75.5M)

  • FY2023→FY2025: 9.8% p.a.

Ratios

Cash conversion cycle: not applicable to a property lessor. Rents are invoiced quarterly in advance; at 30 Jun 2026, €19.0M of Q3 2026 rent was invoiced but not yet due.

Commentary on trends, inflections and drivers

FY2021–FY2022: post-COVID recovery. Core EPS rose from €4.56 to €4.87 (+6.8%) as COVID rent relief faded, office occupancy rose (76% → 81.5%) and 89 leases were signed on average 13% above ERV. Leverage was stable at about 28–29%.

FY2023: margin squeeze despite top-line growth. NRI grew 6.4%, but core EPS fell 3.3% to €4.71. Three drivers explain this:

  1. Higher interest costs (average cost of debt 2.76%, net interest charges €13.4M).

  2. Bad-debt provisions from retailer bankruptcies (€1.9M of rental-related expenses).

  3. €5.6M of unrecovered office service charges.

A €4.97M negative revaluation and €5.6M negative derivatives swing cut IFRS net result to €29.2M.

FY2024: quality-of-earnings recovery and revaluation inflection. Bad-debt provisions reversed (net +€0.03M), service-charge leakage fell, and core EPS rose to €4.88 (restated €4.69). The external valuers structurally lifted ERVs, which had lagged contract rents, generating a +€32.5M revaluation. IFRS net result was €71.9M and ROE about 10%.

FY2025: step-change through external growth.

  • The two acquisitions lifted NRI 16.5% and core result 17.4%.

  • Like-for-like NRI growth of 4.6% reflected indexation and occupancy.

  • Revaluations turned slightly negative (-€5.9M), attributed to non-income-producing capex.

  • The equity raise and stock dividend diluted NAV/share by 11%, to €73.00. Issuance was at €39.50, a deep discount to NAV.

  • Net debt/EBITDA rose to 6.0x on the debt-funded Pommerloch deal, but remains moderate for a REIT.

  • Free cash flow (OCF less maintenance and repositioning capex) covered cash dividends easily in 2025, because 79% of 2024 dividends were taken in shares. In 2026 the full cash dividend (€47.5M) exceeded H1 FCF, lifting LTV to 34%.

H1 2026: digestion. NRI rose 18.9%, but core EPS per share fell 4% to €2.50 because the share count rose 22%. Full-year guidance of €5.20–5.30 implies a stronger H2 than H1, consistent with seasonality and full-period acquisition contribution. The H1 2025 run-rate of €2.61 included rent seasonality.

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Financial Detail

Segment Overview

SegmentContents (30 Jun 2026)Key products/services

Retail

6 regional shopping centres (Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions, Ring Kortrijk, Ville2, Knauf Pommerloch); 2 urban centres (Shopping 1 Genk, Genk Stadsplein); 3 retail parks (Les Bastions RP, De Mael, Turnhout); 7 Fontaines (Tournai); Ville2 Plus (supermarket unit)

Leasing of retail units, specialty leasing and pop-ups, "The Point" service hubs, EV charging, solar energy, parking

Offices

The Sage Vilvoorde 28 and 30; The Sage Antwerp I, II, III (Berchem)

Office leasing with amenities (flex/hospitality services)

Development

Nivelles land positions (€7.3M)

Land bank

Results by Segment

SegmentFY2023FY2024FY2025

Retail rental income (EUR Mn)

57.0557.2667.70

Offices rental income (EUR Mn)

7.457.568.08

Total rental income (EUR Mn)

64.5164.8175.78

Revenue by Segment

SegmentFY2023FY2024FY2025

Retail NRI (EUR Mn)

55.3857.1467.65

Offices NRI (EUR Mn)

7.267.717.86

Total NRI (EUR Mn)

62.6464.8475.51

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Results by Segment and Segment Margins & Growth (%)

MetricFY2023FY2024FY2025

Retail property operating result (EUR Mn)

53.6952.7161.53

Offices property operating result (EUR Mn)

1.624.506.51

Retail margin (% of segment rental income)

94.192.190.9

Offices margin (% of segment rental income)

21.759.680.6

Retail share of rental income (%)

88.488.389.3

Offices share of rental income (%)

11.611.710.7

Retail rental income YoY growth (%)

—0.418.2

Offices rental income YoY growth (%)

—1.46.9

Revenue by Segment — Retail fair-value change

SegmentFY2023FY2024FY2025

Retail fair-value change (EUR Mn)

-3.3032.60-1.02

Offices fair-value change (EUR Mn)

-1.67-0.07-4.93

Revenue by Segment — Retail incl. development

SegmentFY2023FY2024FY2025

Retail incl. development (EUR Mn)

850.5892.11,125.6

Offices (EUR Mn)

101.9102.796.5

Segment Revenue

MetricRetailOfficesTotal

Rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn)

39.983.9743.94

Rental income H1 2025 (EUR Mn)

32.923.9736.88

Property operating result H1 2026 (EUR Mn)

35.413.3638.76

Fair-value change H1 2026 (EUR Mn)

8.12-0.128.00

Portfolio value 30 Jun 2026 (EUR Mn)

1,145.597.01,242.5

EPRA occupancy 30 Jun 2026 (%)

97.986.596.7

Income Statement and Per-Share Data

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Rental income (EUR Mn)

——64.5164.8175.78

Net rental income, revenue proxy (EUR Mn)

—58.962.6464.8475.51

Property result (EUR Mn)

——64.3468.2479.08

Property operating result, gross profit proxy (EUR Mn)

——55.3057.2168.04

General company costs (EUR Mn)

——-7.48-7.15-8.08

Operating result before portfolio, EBIT proxy (EUR Mn)

——49.7752.1062.27

EBITDA proxy, EBIT plus depreciation (EUR Mn)

——50.1152.5062.68

Portfolio result (EUR Mn)

——-7.0331.86-6.62

Financial result incl. derivatives (EUR Mn)

——-13.44-11.98-11.49

Pre-tax income (EUR Mn)

——29.2971.9944.17

Net result IFRS (EUR Mn)

——29.2271.8942.38

Net result from core activities (EUR Mn; FY2022 derived)

—43.341.8243.4050.93

Net result from non-core activities (EUR Mn)

——-12.6028.49-8.55

EPS basic and diluted IFRS, as reported (EUR)

——3.298.094.37

EPS IFRS restated per IAS 33 (EUR)

———7.764.37

Core EPS, as originally reported (EUR)

4.564.874.714.885.25

Core EPS restated per IAS 33 (EUR)

———4.695.25

Gross dividend per share (EUR)

4.104.204.104.304.15

Net dividend per share after 30% WHT (EUR)

2.872.942.873.012.905

Payout ratio, company-reported (%)

——878893.2

Margin Analysis (%)

MetricFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Property operating ("gross") margin (%)

—88.388.290.1

Operating (EBIT) margin (%)

—79.580.482.5

EBITDA margin (%)

—80.081.083.0

Core result margin (%; FY2022 derived)

73.566.866.967.4

Net IFRS margin (%)

—46.7110.956.1

NRI YoY growth (%)

—6.43.516.5

Balance Sheet and Per-Share Data

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Investment properties at fair value (EUR Mn)

—949.2952.36994.861,222.07

Total assets (EUR Mn)

——1,014.871,046.971,295.67

Cash and equivalents (EUR Mn)

—10.4217.699.2326.02

Non-current financial liabilities (EUR Mn)

——237.07224.42334.27

Current financial liabilities (EUR Mn)

——44.8254.3967.94

Total financial debt (EUR Mn)

——281.89278.81402.21

Net financial debt (EUR Mn)

——264.20269.58376.19

Shareholders' equity (EUR Mn)

—701.94693.70728.82834.72

Goodwill and intangibles (EUR Mn)

——000

Working capital, current assets minus current liabilities (EUR Mn)

——-29.90-44.92-54.14

IFRS NAV per share (EUR)

77.1978.9978.0782.0273.00

Consolidated legal debt ratio (%)

28.228.629.628.4—

EPRA LTV (%)

———27.031.9

Shares outstanding at year end (M)

—8.8868.8868.88611.434

Cash Flow

MetricFY2023FY2024FY2025

Operating cash flow (EUR Mn)

45.4649.2759.91

Capex: investments in existing properties (EUR Mn)

18.319.0220.11

Acquisitions incl. subsidiaries (EUR Mn)

3.940.44206.00

Disposals proceeds (EUR Mn)

7.3309.03

Free cash flow, OCF minus capex (EUR Mn)

27.1540.2539.80

Dividends paid in cash (EUR Mn)

37.3236.4317.03

Cash capital increase (EUR Mn)

0080.88

Share buybacks (EUR Mn)

000

Margin Analysis (%) and Financial Ratios (x)

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

ROE, net IFRS on average equity (%)

——4.210.15.4

Core ROE, core result on average equity (%)

——6.06.16.5

ROA, net IFRS on total assets (%)

——2.96.93.3

ROIC proxy, EBIT on average equity plus average net debt (%)

———5.35.6

Current ratio (x)

——0.600.480.54

Debt to equity (x)

——0.410.380.48

Net debt to EBITDA (x)

——5.35.16.0

Interest coverage, EBIT on net interest (x)

——6.46.15.6

Asset turnover, NRI on total assets (%)

——6.26.25.8

Average cost of debt (%)

——2.763.023.32

Hedge ratio (%)

———72.881.3

EPRA occupancy, total portfolio (%)

93.995.296.197.097.3

EPRA occupancy, retail (%)

97.297.798.299.098.5

EPRA occupancy, offices (%)

76.081.584.785.487.4

Cash Flow and Per-Share Data

MetricH1 2025H1 2026

Rental income (EUR Mn)

36.8843.94

Net rental income (EUR Mn)

36.6543.57

Property operating result (EUR Mn)

32.9938.76

Operating result before portfolio (EUR Mn)

30.2635.54

Net result IFRS (EUR Mn)

25.3734.39

Net result core (EUR Mn)

24.5728.59

Core EPS restated (EUR)

2.612.50

IFRS EPS restated (EUR)

2.703.01

Average number of shares (M)

9.4111.43

Operating cash flow (EUR Mn)

29.2639.69

Average cost of financing (%)

3.223.21

Hedge ratio (%)

66.276.2

Balance Sheet and Margin Analysis (%)

Balance sheet item31 Dec 202530 Jun 2026

Investment properties (EUR Mn)

1,222.11,242.5

Equity (EUR Mn)

834.7821.6

Drawn debt (EUR Mn)

396.1409.3

EPRA LTV (%)

31.934.0

NAV/share (EUR)

73.0071.86

Undrawn committed lines (EUR Mn)

116.070.8

Average remaining debt maturity (years)

3.73.6

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Results by Region

RegionFY2023FY2024FY2025

Belgium rental income (EUR Mn)

64.5164.81—

Luxembourg rental income (EUR Mn)

00—

Total rental income (EUR Mn)

64.5164.8175.78

Results by Region (Half-Yearly)

RegionH1 2025H1 2026YoY growth (%)

Belgium rental income (EUR Mn)

33.7439.4216.8

Luxembourg rental income (EUR Mn)

3.144.5243.9

Total (EUR Mn)

36.8843.9419.1

Revenue by Region

Region31 Dec 202530 Jun 2026

Belgium (EUR Mn)

1,115.31,135.3

Luxembourg (EUR Mn)

106.8107.2

Segment Overview — Retail rental income H1 2026

SegmentBelgiumLuxembourg

Retail rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn)

35.46 (derived)

4.52

Offices rental income H1 2026 (EUR Mn)

3.970

Region Overview

RegionMain assetsApprox. share of portfolio value

Wallonia

Belle-Île, Nivelles, Les Bastions complex, Ville2

≈56% (derived from asset weights)

Flanders

Ring Kortrijk, Genk assets, De Mael, Turnhout, all offices

≈35%

Luxembourg

Pommerloch

≈8.6%

Valuation Snapshot

MetricValueSource

Last close (16 Oct 2026)

€50.60

MarketScreener

52-week range

€43.70 – €57.80

Google Finance

YTD 2026

-4.5%

MarketScreener

1-year

-5.9% (to 18 Sep 2026)

Trivano

3-year (end-2023 €48.30 → €50.60, price only)

+4.8% (derived)

FY2024 PR; MarketScreener

5-year (price only)

+11.6% (to 18 Sep 2026)

Trivano

Average daily volume

≈1,300–1,700 shares

Google Finance; Beursonline

Metric

FY2021

FY2022

Gross dividend per share (EUR)

4.104.20

Valuation Multiples

MultipleWHBBasis

Market cap (EUR Mn)

578.6

11,434,138 shares

Net financial debt (EUR Mn)

401.0

Drawn €409.3M less cash €8.2M (30 Jun 2026)

Enterprise value (EUR Mn)

≈979.6

Derived. MarketScreener shows EV equal to market cap, which appears to be a data error.

P / core EPS FY2026 guidance midpoint (€5.25)

9.6x

Derived

P / IFRS EPS FY2025 (€4.37)

11.6x

Derived

P / IFRS NAV (€71.86)

0.70x

Derived (≈30% discount)

EV / EBITDA FY2025 (€62.7M)

15.6x

Derived

EV / EBITDA H1 2026 annualised (€71.6M)

13.7x

Derived

EV / NRI FY2025

13.0x

Derived

Dividend yield (FY2025 DPS €4.15)

8.2%

Derived

Implied portfolio yield (contract rent €85.4M / EV)

≈8.7%

Derived; excludes costs

Dividend History

Fiscal yearGross DPS (EUR)Net DPS (EUR)Ex-datePaymentForm
20194.503.15——

Optional

20204.002.80——

Optional

20214.102.87

14 Apr 2022

9 May 2022

Optional (19 coupons = 1 share at €54.53)

20224.202.94

17 Apr 2023

19 Apr 2023

Cash

20234.102.87

15 Apr 2024

22 Apr 2024

Cash

20244.303.01

15 Apr 2025

12 May 2025

Optional (79.2% in shares)

20254.152.905

13 Apr 2026

24 Apr 2026

Cash (€47.5M)

Debt Maturity Profile

Maturity bucketCommitted (EUR Mn)Drawn (EUR Mn)
202745.045.0
202860.045.6
2029125.090.0
2030130.0122.7
203150.046.7
203530.030.0

CP programme (no fixed maturity; parent back-up)

40.029.3

Total

480.0409.3

Analyst Conclusions

Management guidance

  • FY2026 core EPS €5.20–5.30, confirmed 17 Jul 2026, with explicit caution on geopolitical, rate and inflation risks.

  • The De Mael sale has no impact on 2026.

  • The 2024–2026 core EPS CAGR target is 10–13% cumulative.

Consensus: single-analyst coverage; target €56.50; Hold. MarketScreener-implied yields of 8.3% (2026E) and 9.2% (2027E) suggest the analyst expects DPS of about €4.20 for 2026 and €4.65 for 2027 at the current price. These are derived and low-confidence.

Bull case

  1. Cheap, growing cash flows. At 9.6x guided core EPS and an 8.2% yield, the market prices WHB as ex-growth. Yet core EPS rose 12% in 2025, and the acquisitions contribute a full year in 2026.

  2. Accretive capital rotation. Selling a retail park at 5.6% NIY (above book) after buying malls at 7.2–8% NIY demonstrates value creation. Recycling De Mael proceeds (€49.2M) into another 7–8% mall could add roughly €0.10–0.15 core EPS. This is an analyst estimate.

  3. Operational momentum. Retail occupancy is about 98%, leasing is at +10% vs ERV and footfall outperforms the market. These support positive ERV revisions, which drove +€8.0M revaluations in H1 2026, and NAV recovery from €71.86.

Bear case

  1. Per-share dilution and NAV erosion. NAV/share is down 12% since Dec 2024, and H1 2026 core EPS fell 4% despite +19% NRI. Further equity raised at a 30–45% NAV discount would destroy value.

  2. Leverage and cash-dividend strain. LTV rose from 27% to 34% in 18 months. Net debt/EBITDA reached 6.0x. The full cash dividend absorbed more than H1 operating cash flow. Undrawn headroom fell to €70.8M.

  3. Concentration and format risk. About 43% of value sits in three enclosed malls. A large fashion-tenant failure or a 25bp yield expansion (-€45M, ≈ -€4/share) would hit both earnings and NAV. Minority shareholders also lack influence, with only 30% free float.

Catalysts and monitorables (next 12 months)

TimingCatalyst
29/30 Oct 2026Q3 2026 update: guidance confirmation, LTV, Ville2 supermarket re-letting
Q4 2026Re-deployment of De Mael proceeds; possible new acquisition (Belgium / Luxembourg)
Late 2026 / 2027Wereldhave N.V. CFO appointment → WHB board seat filled
Feb 2027FY2026 results; 2027 guidance; DPS proposal and possible scrip dividend
Q2 2027De Mael transfer and LTV reduction
2,027€45M debt maturities (ING €15M Jan 2027; Belfius €30M fixed Apr 2027) refinanced; swaps rolling
OngoingOffice occupancy (Vilvoorde), Genk vacancy, Pommerloch footfall, EV/solar revenue ramp

Analyst verdict

Wereldhave Belgium has moved decisively from a defensive, under-levered landlord to an acquisitive regional-mall platform. The 2025 transactions were sensibly priced at 7.2% and 8% NIY and funded with a deliberate debt/equity balance. They were integrated cleanly and lifted net rental income from €64.8M to €75.5M. Operationally, the portfolio is in excellent shape: about 98% retail occupancy, leases signed well above ERV, and footfall consistently beating the Belgian shopping-centre index. The September 2026 sale of De Mael at a 5.6% yield and above book value is the most important recent signal. It shows management can harvest value from lower-yielding assets and recycle it into higher-yielding malls, which the market has not credited.

The valuation reflects scepticism. At about 0.70× NAV, 9.6x core earnings and an 8%+ yield, investors are discounting concentration risk, fashion-retail fragility, the office drag, and above all governance and liquidity. With 70% held by Wereldhave N.V., a 30% free float and a CEO shared with the parent, the shares behave more like a high-yield bond proxy than an equity growth story. The November 2025 equity issue at €39.50 crystallised NAV dilution, and per-share core earnings declined in H1 2026 despite strong rental growth.

On balance, the risk/reward is moderately positive for income-oriented investors who accept limited liquidity. Delivery of the €5.20–5.30 guidance, sustained DPS of about €4.15–4.30, and debt reduction from the De Mael proceeds should support a total return of roughly 8–12% p.a. without any re-rating. Upside requires a visible path to NAV-accretive growth, either through further asset rotation or, speculatively, a parent-led restructuring. Downside triggers are a yield shock or a major tenant failure in one of the top three centres.

Stance: Accumulate on weakness below €48; fair value range €54–58 (≈0.75–0.80× NAV). This is an analyst view, not investment advice.

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Executive Leadership

Executive Leadership Team

NameTitleTenurePrior / concurrent rolesCompensation

Matthijs Storm

CEO and Managing Director; Effective Leader; executive director

Director/MD since 1 Aug 2019 (Simply Wall St); sole CEO since departure of N. Beaussillon (31 Mar 2023)

CEO and Management Board member of Wereldhave N.V.

WHB-level total ≈ €100k for FY2024 per Simply Wall St (secondary; most pay borne by Wereldhave N.V., where total FY2024 pay ≈ €1.81M).

Nicolas Rosiers

Deputy CEO; Effective Leader

Appointed 19 Jul 2023

——

Board of Directors

NameRoleIndependenceNotes

Brigitte Boone

Chair of the Board

—

Co-signed H1 2026 report as Chairwoman

Suzy Denys

Director

Independent

—

Luc Weverbergh

Director

Independent

—

Frederika Kruythoff

Director

——

Steven Boel

Director

Non-executive

—

Matthijs Storm

CEO / Managing Director

Executive

—

Board & Management Changes

DateChange

25 Nov 2020

CEO Kasper Deforche resigns

17 Dec 2020

Nicolas Beaussillon appointed CEO; Ine Beeterens COO

3 Jun 2021

CFO Cédric Biquet resigns

4 Nov 2021

Ingrid Theuninck appointed CFO

7 Mar 2023

Beaussillon to step down (effective 31 Mar 2023)

19 Jul 2023

Nicolas Rosiers appointed Deputy CEO and Effective Leader

8 Apr 2026

Conditional board appointment of Marcel Eggenkamp; later lapsed

Major Shareholders

HolderStake (30 Jun 2026)

Wereldhave N.V.

36.11%

Wereldhave International N.V. (Wereldhave group)

33.50%

Free float (public)

30.39%

Competitive Landscape

Key Competitors

CompetitorListingFocusOverlap with WHB

Retail Estates

Euronext Brussels (RET)

Out-of-town retail parks and clusters, Belgium and Netherlands (plus France)

Retail parks (Turnhout, De Mael, Les Bastions RP); tenant competition

Ascencio

Euronext Brussels (ASCE)

Peripheral retail parks and food stores, Belgium (mostly Wallonia), France, Spain

Wallonia catchments (Charleroi, Liège, Tournai)

Vastned (merged Vastned/Vastned Belgium)

Euronext Brussels / Amsterdam

High-street retail, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain

Retail tenants and leasing market

Nextensa

Euronext Brussels (NEXTA)

Mixed (Luxembourg retail, Belgian offices, development)

Sold Knauf centres to Wereldhave group in 2025; Luxembourg retail and offices

Wereldhave N.V.

Euronext Amsterdam (WHA)

Benelux Full Service Centers

Parent and sister; Belgian segment is WHB itself

Klépierre

Euronext Paris

Pan-European malls; Belgian exposure via L'esplanade (Louvain-la-Neuve), Wijnegem

Large-mall competitor

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Euronext Paris / Amsterdam

Flagship malls; Belgian development history (Mall of Europe project)

Flagship retail

Equilis / Fidagh

Private

Belgian retail developers / owners (Docks Bruxsel etc.)

Sold Ville2 supermarket to WHB

Redevco

Private

Retail real estate investor (Ikea family-linked)

Sold retail parks to WHB in 2018

Ceusters / Ghelamco and private family offices

Private

Mixed retail and office

Acquisition competition

Office peers: Cofinimmo (offices), Befimmo (now private), Inclusio / Xior (n/a), Nextensa

Euronext Brussels

Flemish and Brussels office markets

The Sage office parks

Peer Comparison FY2026

MetricWHB (FY Dec 2025)Retail Estates (FY Mar 2026)Ascencio (FY Sep 2025)Wereldhave N.V. (H1 2026)

Net rental income / rental income (EUR Mn)

75.5 (NRI)

145.8 (NRI)

53.9 (rental income)

Not compared (group)

Revenue growth YoY (%)

16.52.51.0—

Portfolio fair value (EUR Mn)

1,222

≈2070 (31 Mar 2025 base)

746.5

Group; Belgium segment €1,038M (H1 2026)

EPRA occupancy (%)

97.397.8

≈96.5–97.0

—

LTV / debt ratio (%)

31.9 EPRA LTV (34.0 at H1 2026)

—

40.7 EPRA LTV (44.8 at Jun 2026)

—

Earnings per share (EUR)

5.25 core

≈6.08 FY26/27 EPRA EPS estimate (KBC)

5.56 EPRA EPS

0.83 EPRA EPS (H1)

R&D intensity (%)

0000

Analyst stance

Hold, TP €56.50 (1 analyst, MarketScreener)

Buy, TP €82 (KBC Securities)

—

Outperform, TP €21.60 (5 analysts)

Company Snapshot

72

Employees

1972

Founded

Vilvoorde, Belgium

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Near-full retail occupancy: EPRA retail occupancy of 98.5% (Dec 2025) and 97.9% (Jun 2026); 99.0% at end-2024.
  • Pricing power: 93 leases in 2025 signed 8% above previous rent and 3% above ERV; H1 2026 deals at +4% and +10% respectively.
  • Footfall outperformance: Belgian centres +1.5% and +1.8% (Q1/Q2 2026) vs BLSC -0.5% and +1.4%. 2025 footfall 23.3M (+1.3%).
  • Conservative balance sheet: EPRA LTV 34.0% vs a 65% legal cap and Ascencio at 44.8%. Hedge ratio 76.2%. Average cost of debt 3.21%.
  • Earnings growth delivered: core EPS €4.69 (restated 2024) → €5.25 (2025, +12.1%), at the top of guidance. 2026 guidance confirmed twice.
  • Diversified funding: 85.5% bank, 7.2% CP, 7.3% private placement. Four relationship banks. First EUPP to 2035.
  • Proven integration capability: Pommerloch and Ville2 integrated within months. Pommerloch virtually fully let.

Weaknesses

  • Concentration: Belle-Île 16.5%, Nivelles 14.2% and Les Bastions 12.6%, so three assets make up 43.3% of value. Belle-Île historically needed an FSMA derogation from the 20% rule.
  • Office drag: 86.5% occupancy; Vilvoorde buildings at 72–78%. Office revaluations of -€4.9M in 2025.
  • NAV dilution: NAV/share fell from €82.02 to €71.86 (Dec 2024 → Jun 2026), largely from equity issued at €39.50, about 46% below the then-NAV.
  • Weak Genk assets: Shopping 1 at 91.4% and Stadsplein at 92.7% occupancy.
  • Rising leverage metrics: net debt/EBITDA 5.1x → 6.0x (2024–2025). Undrawn lines down from €116M to €70.8M in H1 2026.
  • Parent dependence and governance gaps: CEO shared with Wereldhave N.V.; IT outsourced to parent (€1.0M per half-year); vacant board seat tied to parent's CFO search.

Opportunities

  • Capital rotation: De Mael sold at 5.6% NIY vs 7.2–8% achieved on mall purchases, a positive yield spread for recycling.
  • Ville2 upside: 95.9% occupancy and a vacant supermarket unit (ERV €420k). Contract rent (€11.1M) sits above ERV (€10.3M), but the FSC transformation could lift it.
  • Ancillary income: EV charging (H1 2026 revenue already equal to FY2025), solar (>€500k in 2025), Service Hub with IKEA.
  • Luxembourg platform: management of Schmiede creates potential future drop-down or acquisition from the parent (speculative).
  • Lower rates: a falling Euribor and new swaps (e.g., KBC €15M to 2032) could reduce funding costs once older swaps roll.
  • Re-rating: at ≈0.70× NAV and 9.6x core earnings, delivery of growth could narrow the discount.

Threats

  • Retail insolvencies: 22 units lost to bankruptcies in 2024; bad-debt provisions hit €1.9M in 2023.
  • Valuation sensitivity: +25bp yield → -€45.3M (≈ -€4.0/share); -1% rent → -€12.4M (H1 2026 report).
  • Interest-rate risk: 23.8% unhedged at H1 2026. €45M of bank debt matures in 2027.
  • Macro and consumer weakness: management explicitly cites geopolitical tension, rates and inflation as risks to 2026 guidance.
  • Luxembourg footfall volatility: Pommerloch footfall -1.5% and -0.9% (Q1/Q2 2026), with weather sensitivity in a rural catchment.
  • Minority-shareholder risk: a 69.6% controlling holder could pursue related-party transactions or squeeze-out terms unfavourable to minorities. This is a general structural risk; no such proposal exists.

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Key Developments

DateEventSignificance
17 Apr 2025Q1 2025 trading updateFirst quarter including Pommerloch
17–18 Apr 2025Optional dividend for FY2024 (€3.01 net) and information memorandumEquity retention
8 May 2025Optional dividend result: 79.2% uptake; €19.6M capital increase (469,203 shares)Strong parent and retail support; cash saving
23 Jun 2025350 EV charging points programme announcedNew revenue line
18 Jul 2025H1 2025: NRI +15.2% to €36.7M; core EPS €2.72 (+16.2%); NAV €78.79Acquisition accretion visible
11 Sep 2025CO₂ emissions down 50.5% since 2018; net zero by 2045ESG positioning
28 Sep 2025Sale of Waterloo ShoppingNon-core disposal
Oct 2025Shopping Nivelles 50th anniversary (+4.1% footfall in October)Asset marketing
31 Oct 2025Q3 2025: NRI +16.3% to €55.8M; core EPS €4.11 (+16.4%)Guidance top end
3 Nov 2025Green Finance Framework renewedGreen funding eligibility
19 Nov 2025Agreement to acquire Ville2 (€120M, ~8% NIY); €82.1M capital increase launchedSecond acquisition of 2025
19 Nov 2025Albert Heijn XL (Belgium's second) opens at De MaelValue-add completion
5 Dec 2025Capital increase completed: 2,078,934 shares at €39.50; total shares 11,434,138Dilutive to NAV; LTV-neutral funding
Dec 2025€30M 10-year EUPP with Royal London; KBC €20M (to 2031) and BNP €20M (to 2030) new loans; KBC €25M extended to 2030Average maturity to 4.2 years (per 11 Dec release)
11 Dec 2025Press release on three financing dealsLiquidity
17 Dec 2025Ville2 acquisition closed (€120.3M incl. costs)Portfolio above €1.2bn
24 Dec 2025Sale of The Sage Vilvoorde 32Office pruning
Jan 2026€30M BNP facility extended from Feb 2028 to Jan 2031Maturity extension
5 Feb 2026FY2025 results: NRI €75.5M; core EPS €5.25; DPS €4.15; 2026 guidance €5.20–5.30Guidance set
6 Mar 2026Annual Financial Report 2025 and AGM conveningFilings
10–11 Mar 2026Ville2 supermarket unit acquired (€5.8M)Full control of Ville2
Q1 2026New €15M IRS with KBC (31 Dec 2026 – 31 Dec 2032)Hedging extended
31 Mar 2026€32M fixed-rate bond (ING / Degroof Petercam) matured and repaidRefinanced from bank lines
8 Apr 2026AGM: dividend approved; conditional appointment of M. EggenkampGovernance
16 Apr 2026Q1 2026: NRI +23.0% to €21.9M; EPRA occupancy 96.8%; LTV 31.1%On track
16 Apr 2026De Tijd: exceptional 2025 bonuses for CEOs of WHB, Vastned, Home Invest BelgiumRemuneration scrutiny
24 Apr 2026FY2025 dividend paid in cash (€47.5M)LTV up 2.1pp
H1 202643 leases / renewals at +10% vs ERV and +4% vs previous rent; Ford lease (1,452 m²) at The Sage VilvoordeLeasing strength
H1 2026IKEA Service-Hub partnershipServices
Jun–Jul 2026Wereldhave N.V. announces departure of designated CFO; Eggenkamp WHB board condition failsBoard seat vacant
17 Jul 2026H1 2026: NRI +18.9% to €43.6M; NAV €71.86; LTV 34.0%; guidance confirmedSteady
17 Sep 2026De Mael sale for €49.2M (NIY 5.6%), above book; closing Q2 2027Capital rotation; deleveraging
29–30 Oct 2026 (upcoming)Q3 2026 trading update. Company calendar (Feb 2026) says Fri 30 Oct; MarketScreener lists 29 Oct.Next catalyst

Financial Performance

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Revenue

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Income Statement: Revenue & Gross Profit: Net rental income, revenue proxy rose from EUR 58.9 Mn in FY2022 to EUR 75.5 Mn in FY2025.
Wereldhave Belgium Naamloze vennootschap — Income Statement: Revenue & Gross Profit
Series (EUR Mn)FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net rental income, revenue proxy58.962.664.875.5

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Sources

Sources

  1. Wereldhave Belgium, Half-Yearly Financial Report 30 June 2026 (17 Jul 2026), via GlobeNewswire and wereldhavebelgium.com
  2. Wereldhave Belgium, Results 2025 press release (5 Feb 2026), GlobeNewswire / Euronext
  3. Wereldhave Belgium, Results 2024 press release (11 Feb 2025), wereldhavebelgium.com
  4. Wereldhave Belgium, Results 2023 (9 Feb 2024) and Results 2022 (8 Feb 2023) headline releases, GlobeNewswire / Euronext
  5. Wereldhave Belgium, Q1 2026 results (16 Apr 2026), via MarketScreener summary
  6. Wereldhave Belgium, Knauf Pommerloch acquisition PR (13 Feb 2025): Ville2 acquisition PR (19 Nov 2025); capital-increase / denominator PR (5 Dec 2025); financing PR (11 Dec 2025) · De Mael sale PR (17 Sep 2026) · CO₂ PR (11 Sep 2025)
  7. Wereldhave Belgium website: Our History · Board of Directors; news archive (2009–2026)
  8. FSMA party register: Wereldhave Belgium · OpenSanctions / PermID LEI record
  9. Euronext PR, Resignation of N. Beaussillon (7 Mar 2023): VFB analyst archives (2018)
  10. Wereldhave N.V., H1 2026 results release (21 Jul 2026)
  11. Secondary: MarketScreener (price, consensus) · Trivano (price performance, De Tijd headlines) · Beursgenoten (dividend history) · Google Finance (employees, 52-week range) · Simply Wall St (CEO tenure and pay) · Quartr (H1 2026 summary) · Bolero / KBC Securities (Retail Estates) · Ascencio press releases via VFB / Euronext

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