Big Yellow Group PLC
Half Year Report 2018

Portfolio Summary

Portfolio Summary – Big Yellow Stores

  2018   2017
  Mature(1) Established Developing Total   Mature Established Developing Total
Number of stores 69 3 3 75   69 3 1 73
At 30 September:                  
Total capacity (sq ft) 4,308,000 206,000 142,000 4,656,000   4,308,000 206,000 62,000 4,576,000
Occupied space (sq ft) 3,661,000 174,000 69,000 3,904,000   3,604,000 172,000 40,000 3,816,000
Percentage occupied 85.0% 84.5% 48.6% 83.8%   83.7% 83.5% 64.5% 83.4%
Net rent per sq ft £27.26 £28.41 £19.29 £27.20   £26.39 £25.86 £17.41 £26.29
For the period:                  
REVPAF(2) £26.64 £26.45 £10.69 £26.19   £25.17 £23.02 £11.75 £24.89
Average occupancy 83.8% 83.5% 43.4% 82.7%   81.6% 79.6% 54.0% 81.1%
Average annual net rent psf £27.07 £27.38 £18.92 £26.97   £26.15 £25.09 £17.02 £26.02
                   
  £000 £000 £000 £000   £000 £000 £000 £000
Self storage income 49,002 2,361 532 51,895   46,055 2,063 290 48,408
Other storage related income(2) 8,321 358 138 8,817   8,055 314 74 8,443
Ancillary store rental income 223 12 23 258   260 1 1 262
Total store revenue 57,546 2,731 693 60,970   54,370 2,378 365 57,113
Direct store operating costs (excluding depreciation) (16,144) (803) (490) (17,437)   (15,456) (748) (183) (16,387)
Short and long leasehold rent (3) (1,048) (1,048)   (1,002) (1,002)
Store EBITDA(2,4) 40,354 1,928 203 42,485   37,912 1,630 182 39,724
Store EBITDA margin 70.1% 70.6% 29.3% 69.7%   69.7% 68.5% 49.9% 69.6%
Deemed cost £m £m £m £m          
To 30 September 2018 528.9 46.4 40.3 615.6          
Capex to complete 0.4 0.4          
Total 528.9 46.4 40.7 616.0          
1.
The mature stores have been open for more than six years at 1 April 2018. The established stores have been open for between three and six years at 1 April 2018 and the developing stores have been open for fewer than three years at 1 April 2018.
2.
See glossary in note 19.
3.
Rent for seven mature short leasehold properties accounted for as investment properties and finance leases under IFRS with total self storage capacity of 420,000 sq ft, and a long leasehold mature store with a capacity of 64,000 sq ft. The EBITDA margin for the 62 freehold mature stores is 72.2%, and 51.3% for the seven short leasehold mature stores.
4.
The table below reconciles Store EBITDA to gross profit in the income statement.
  Period ended 30 September 2018
£000
Period ended 30 September 2017
£000
  Store
EBITDA
Reconciling
items
Gross profit
per income
statement
Store
EBITDA
Reconciling
items
Gross profit
per income
statement
Store revenue/Revenue (1) 60,970 1,194 62,164 57,113 962 58,075
Cost of sales(2) (17,437) (1,091) (18,528) (16,387) (1,201) (17,588)
Rent(3) (1,048) 1,048 (1,002) 1,002
  42,485 1,151 43,636 39,724 763 40,487
1.
See note 2 of the interim statement, reconciling items are management fees and non-storage income.
2.
See reconciliation in cost of sales section in Business and Financial Review.
3.
The rent shown above is the cost associated with leasehold stores, only part of which is recognised within gross profit in line with finance lease accounting principles. The amount included in gross profit is shown in the reconciling items in cost of sales.

Portfolio Summary – Armadillo Stores

  2018 2017
Number of stores 22 19
At 30 September:    
Total capacity (sq ft) 965,000 829,000
Occupied space (sq ft) 740,000 649,000
Percentage occupied 76.7% 78.3%
Net rent per sq ft £17.20 £16.51
For the period:    
REVPAF £15.69 £15.11
Average occupancy 75.7% 77.0%
Average annual rent psf £17.26 £16.35
  £000 £000
Self storage income 6,326 5,237
Other storage related income 1,197 1,022
Ancillary store rental income 67 23
Total store revenue 7,590 6,282
Direct store operating costs (excluding depreciation) (2,998) (2,397)
Short leasehold rent (247) (247)
Store EBITDA 4,345 3,638
Store EBITDA margin 57.2% 57.9%
Cumulative capital expenditure £m  
To 30 September 2018 69.8  
To complete 0.2  
Total capital expenditure 70.0  

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