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62% income rise for JLL Europe

Item Q3 2015 result ($m) % rise from Q3 2014 result (dollar terms)
EMEA net income 26 62
EMEA revenue 913 9
EMEA project services 324 48
EMEA facilities management 156 4
EMEA advisory 160 26
US revenue 587 16
US capital markets revenue 226 32
Group revenue 1.5bn 10

JLL’s European net income was up by 62% to $26m (£17m) in the three months to the end of September 2015 compared with the same period in 2014.

Revenue from the EMEA division of the business was up by 9% in dollar terms to $913m for the nine months to the end of September. In local currency the rise was 24%.

The EMEA project and development services business was the highest revenue earner for the business and grew by 48% in local currency terms to $324m. Of that, fees were $111m, up by 30% in local currency terms.

The capital markets business in Europe increased its revenues by 42% over the first nine months of the year to just under $299m from $239m at the same point the year before.

Both divisions dwarfed the revenues from the facilities management business, which posted $156m of revenues for the first nine months, which was an increase of 4% on 2014.

General advisory business generated $160m of revenue, up by 26% in local currency terms on the first nine months of 2014.

Growth rates in Europe were higher than in the US where revenues were up by 16% on the year before to $587m over the quarter.

Capital markets activity was the fastest growing sector for the US business, up by 32% on the year before to $226m over the full nine months to the end of September.

The group’s overall revenue was up by 10% in the three months to the end of September to $1.5bn, taking nine-month revenue to more than $4bn for the first time.

Net income across the business was $243m over the first nine months of 2015.

mike.cobb@estatesgazette.com

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