Delivering results.
Big Yellow Group PLC, the UK’s leading self storage brand, is pleased to announce results for the six months and for the second quarter ended 30 September 2012.

Financial Highlights.

  • Occupancy growth of 243,000 sq ft across all stores in the period (2011: occupancy growth of 250,000 sq ft)
  • Wholly owned store occupancy growth of 177,000 sq ft in the period (2011: 176,000 sq ft)
  • The 53 wholly owned stores open at 1 April 2012 have grown in occupancy over the period from 63.5% to 68.5% at 30 September 2012
  • Store revenue for the six months (£35.5 million) up 11.5% from the same six months last year (£31.9 million) and up 9.6% compared to the six months to 31 March 2012
  • Store revenue for the second quarter increased by 12.0% to £18.6 million from £16.6 million for the same quarter last year and by 10.1% from the first quarter (£16.9 million)
  • Like-for-like revenue per available foot (“REVPAF”)4 was £21.28 for the six months, an increase of 10.1% from £19.33 for the six months ended 30 September 2011
  • Store EBITDA4 of £23.2 million up 17% from £19.8 million in the same period last year
  • Adjusted profit before tax1 of £13.9 million up 20% (2011: £11.6 million)
  • Diluted EPRA earnings per share2 up 20% to 10.71 pence (2011: 8.93 pence)
  • Free cash flow5 increased by 10.8% to £14.9 million for the period (2011: £13.5 million)
  • Adjusted net assets per share3 of 427.9 pence (31 March 2012: 427.7 pence)
  • Interim Property Income Dividend of 5 pence per share declared (2011: 4.5 pence per share)
  • Net debt reduced to £269.0 million (31 March 2012: £273.9 million)

1 see note 6; 2 see note 8; 3 see note 14; 4 see Portfolio Summary; 5 see Business and Financial Review

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“This is a strong revenue and earnings performance in a challenging environment for consumer facing businesses such as ours. Awareness of self storage continues to grow with the majority of our new customers using self storage for the first time.”

Occupancy growth of
243,000 sq ft across all
stores in the period
(2011: occupancy growth
of 250,000 sq ft)

243,000 sq ft.

Adjusted profit before
tax of £13.9 million up
20% (2011: £11.6 million)

£13.9m.