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Lok 'n Store - Shares soar to new high of 645p

December 2019

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  • Epic Code:
  • LOK
  • Price:
  • 645p
The shares have broken out to a new high of 645p after self-storage firm Lok ‘n Store’s final results beat expectations. Revenues rose 10% to almost £17m, while EBITDA jumped 12% to £7.4m, driven by a 6% rise in occupancy. Net asset value per share increased 11% to 533p, thanks to new store openings while the dividend was hiked 9% to 12p.Lok trades from 34 outlets of which 18 are trading above 70% occupancy. 15 stores are freehold (54% lettable space), generating 75% of group EBITDA, thanks to terrific EBITDA margins of almost 62%. A further eight are long leasehold (19% space) with 42% margins and 11 are managed stores (27% space).  Lok opened four new stores in Cardiff, Dover, Exeter and Ipswich ...

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