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Big Yellow - Net debt falls by £35m

February 2010

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  • Epic Code:
  • BYG
  • Price:
  • 319p
Self-storage firm, Big Yellow showed some progress in its Q2 results to 30 September, with revenue rising 7% to £15.1m and adjusted pretax profit rising 12% to £7.7m. Operating cash flow soared from £2.3m to £7.9m, which along with the £31.5m from last May's placing helped net debt reduce from £308.1m to £272.8m. Net asset value fell 4% to 437p, due mainly to the first-time revaluation of the development pipeline, which was previously held at cost. Occupancy over the six-month period saw a 62,000 sq. ft. increase to 1,794,000 sq. ft., compared with a decline of 10,000 the same time a year ago. Overall occupancy rates are currently 55% and the medium-term target is to raise this to 85%, which would add more than £25m of inc ...

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