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Lok 'n Store - 2010 NAP has gained 76%

January 2011

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Self storage specialist Lok 'n' Store was a New Year NAP for 2010 at 78p so they've performed pleasingly well, helped by encouraging final results for the year to 31 July. Highlights were the 20% rise in EBITDA to Â£2.9m and almost three-fold jump in operating profit to Â£0.92m. Net asset value (NAV) rose 8% to 224p per share, while low interest rates and strong cash generation helped reduce net debt by Â£2.1m to Â£22.7m, leaving almost Â£12m undrawn borrowings and cash balances of Â£5.4m. The balance sheet is also healthier with the loan to value ratio improving from 32% to 28.1% while operating profit covered debt interest by six times. The emphasis on â€œcare and maintenanceâ€ of existing units rather than expansion of the esta ...

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2011 NAPS - 7 selections

Hargreaves Services - Prospective PE still just 7.5

Lok 'n Store - 1110p cash offer from Shurgard (June 2024)

Lok 'n Store (April 2024)

Lok ‘n Store - Self storage firm to increase space by 40% (January 2024)

Lok 'n Store (August 2023)

Lok 'n Store (June 2023)

Lok ‘n Store - Self storage firm’s pipeline to add 44% more space (December 2022)

Lok 'n Store (October 2022)

Lok 'n' Store - Gain to date: 290% (June 2022)

Lok 'n' Store - Shares hit £10 for the first time (March 2022)

Lok 'n Store - Gain to date: 335% (December 2021)

Lok 'n' Store (June 2021)

Lok 'n Store (October 2020)

Lok n Store - Record pipeline of new sites to deliver 36% more self-storage space (August 2020)

Lok 'n Store (February 2020)

Lok 'n Store - Shares soar to new high of 645p (December 2019)

Lok 'n' Store (October 2019)

Lok 'n Store (July 2019)

Lok'nStore - Largest pipeline of new openings in its history (April 2019)

Lok 'n' Store (December 2018)

Lok 'n' Store (June 2018)

Lok 'n' Store (December 2017)

Lok 'n' Store (July 2017)

Lok â€˜nâ€™ Store - NAVâ€ˆgrowth beats forecasts by a country mile (December 2016)

Lok 'n' Store - New openings drive growth in self-storage space (June 2016)

Lok'n'Store - Pretax profit up 35% in H1 (December 2015)

Lok 'n' Store - Shares close in on Â£3 (July 2015)

Lok'n'Store - Finncap has 293p price target (March 2015)

Lok 'n' Store (December 2014)

Lok 'nStore - Occupancy rises 9.6% in H2 (August 2014)

Lok'nStore - Self storage group sees sharp rise in prices and occupancy (June 2014)

Lok 'n' Store - Focus on cash yields dividend hike (January 2012)

Lok'n Store - Shares spike to over Â£1 (June 2010)

Lok'n'Store - Occupancy and prices rising again (March 2010)

Lok'nStore - Extremely undervalued self-storage operator (January 2010)

Lok 'n' Store - Falls through stop-loss (November 2007)

Lok 'n' Store - Property disposal triggers profit of nearly Â£2m (July 2007)

Lok 'n' Store - Shares hit new high (June 2007)

Lok 'n' Store - Kingston sale makes Â£10m (May 2007)

Lok 'n' Store - Very under-valued self-storage operator (April 2007)

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Lok 'n Store - 2010 NAP has gained 76%

January 2011

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