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Secondary Recommendation

Lok'nStore - Extremely undervalued self-storage operator

January 2010

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  • Epic Code:
  • LOK
  • Price:
  • 78p
Like other self storage firms, AIM-listed minnow Lok’nStore has taken a battering during the credit crunch with the shares falling from a peak of  291p in May '07 to a low point of 34p in March ‘09. But what has perplexed chief executive Andrew Jacobs is that it has not experienced the same bounce-back enjoyed by its larger rivals, with its shares inexplicably still trading at a 62% discount to its net asset value (NAV), while Big Yellow (BYG; 370p) only trades at an 15% discount. The irony is that Lok’nStore is now punching well above its weight with trading having made a partial recovery whilst its net debt is expected to reduce sharply thanks to ultra low interest rates. Jacobs, who we met with over the month, believes that ...

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