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Lok 'n Store

July 2019

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  • Epic Code:
  • LOK
  • Price:
  • 499p
Self-storage property group Lok ‘n Store produced strong interim results with revenues up 11.5% to £8.5m and adjusted EBITDA up 8.6% to £3.8m. Net profit rose 23% to £2.1m while net asset value per share (NAV) increased 16% to £4.85.The strong trading came thanks to 8% occupancy growth and a 1.4% jump in prices. Importantly, the new openings program is going well with a new store opening in Dover, while post period end new stores opened in Cardiff and Exeter.The group also executed a “sale and manage back” of a freehold site in Crayford resulting in £7.5m cash, which reduced net debt to £23.7m, down from £32m last July. That reduced its loan to value to just 14.2%. ...

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