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Big Yellow - Shares smash through Â£5

March 2014

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Shares in self-storage firm Big Yellow, which we recommended at 393p in May 2013, have moved nicely to a new high of 529p as sentiment has improved towards the property sector. It also helps that its predominantly freehold estate is situated in London and the South East, where economic activity and asset prices have recovered the most. During the seasonally quiet Q3 ending 31 December occupancy within the wholly owned stores fell 96,000 sq. ft. compared with the previous three months to September. A more relevant comparison is that the closing occupancy across all stores was 2,315,000 or 67.7% occupancy, which represents a significant improvement on the 63.3% achieved a year ago. Within that, the 32 established stores (open more t ...

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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 - Eps forecast to rise 82% in 3 years (January 2015)

Big Yellow - Sharp rise in occupancy (September 2014)

Big Yellow (July 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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