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Lok'n Store - Shares spike to over £1

June 2010

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  • Epic Code:
  • LOK
  • Price:
  • 105p
Shares in self storage firm, Lok'n Store have sprung to life with a spike to a new high of 105p. The catalyst was a resilient set of interims, which showed a 2% rise in revenues to £5.2m and 14.5% increase in EBITDA to £1.45m. That made for a pretax profit of £190,000, compared with a loss of nearly £0.5m last time. Performance improved thanks to a 10% increase in occupied space to 558,514 sq. ft, making for a 52% occupancy rate, while prices increased 2.8%. Another improvement was the 25% rise in ancillary income (insurance, boxes etc.) to almost £530,000. Operating costs reduced 1.5%, while interest charges fell over two-thirds from £0.77m to £0.25m, reflecting lower interest rates and borrowings. The value of the propert ...

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