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Big Yellow - Eps forecast to rise 82% in 3 years

January 2015

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The shares hit a new high of £6 after self storage operator Big Yellow posted strong interims with pretax profit and eps increasing 29% to £18.4m and 13p respectively. Net asset value per share rose 6% to 462p.Excitingly, all key metrics showed strong progress with wholly-owned store occupancy growing 14% year-on-year to 2.63 million sq. ft; the 32 established stores increased occupancy from 75.2% to 79.8% while the 24 “lease-up” stores went from 62.8% to 68%. These results reflect rising confidence in Big Yellow’s London and South-East core, with enquiry levels up 11% and total customer move-ins 9% ahead. Encouragingly, average net rents increased 3.5% and the group notes that as more stores pass the ...

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Big Yellow (August 2016)

Big Yellow - Take a part profit (January 2016)

Big Yellow - Massive rise in occupancy from 65% to 73% (July 2015)

Big Yellow - Sharp rise in occupancy (September 2014)

Big Yellow (July 2014)

Big Yellow - Shares smash through Â£5 (March 2014)

Big Yellow - Rise in housing transactions should lift profits (May 2013)

Big Yellow - Sharply rising occupancy drives strong profit growth (February 2013)

Big Yellow (September 2012)

Big Yellow - Trading on 33% discount to NAV (July 2012)

Big Yellow - Huge discount to NAV (February 2012)

Big Yellow (July 2011)

Big Yellow - Bounce in occupancy rates (January 2011)

Big Yellow - Undervalued self-storage firm sees recovery in demand (July 2010)

Big Yellow - Net debt falls by £35m (February 2010)

Big Yellow (August 2009)

Big Yellow - Outlook improving for self-storage group (July 2009)

Big Yellow - Hopeful of pick up in Spring (February 2009)

Big Yellow - Benefiting from base rate cuts (January 2009)

Big Yellow (July 2008)

Big Yellow - 22% discount to NAV (February 2008)

Big Yellow - Five more planning consents (October 2007)

Big Yellow - NAV rises 47% (July 2007)

Big Yellow (April 2007)

Big Yellow - Shares stay strong in spite of (March 2007)

Big Yellow - Shares gain more than 250p (January 2007)

Big Yellow (August 2006)

Big Yellow - Major property revaluation gains (June 2006)

Big Yellow (April 2006)

Big Yellow - Growth in self storage estate driving massive property gains (February 2006)

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