Big Yellow Group PLC
Annual Report and Accounts 2018

  • We keep it simple for investors. Our results show we Provide sustainable earnings and dividend growth from a solid capital structure.

    Our momentum
    keeps building

    A Year of Further Achievement

    Financial Highlights

    Financial metrics Year ended
    31 March
    2018
    Year ended
    31 March
    2017
    Growth
    Revenue £116.7m £109.1m 7%
    Like-for-like revenue(1) £114.7m £107.3m 7%
    Store EBITDA(1) £79.5m £73.5m 8%
    Adjusted profit before tax(1) £61.4m £54.6m 12%
    EPRA earnings per share(1) 38.5p 34.5p 12%
    Dividend – final 15.5p 14.1p 10%
    – total 30.8p 27.6p 12%
    Statutory metrics      
    Profit before tax £134.1m £99.8m 34%
    Cash flow from operating activities (after net finance costs) £63.0m £56.0m 13%
    Basic earnings per share 85.0p 63.6p 34%
    Store metrics      
    Occupancy growth(1) 179,000 sq ft 112,000 sq ft 67,000 sq ft
    Closing occupancy(1) 81.0% 78.0% 3.0 ppts
    Occupancy – like-for-like stores(1) 81.9% 78.0% 3.9 ppts
    Average net achieved rent per sq ft(1) £26.37 £26.16 0.8%
    Closing net rent per sq ft(1) £26.74 £26.03 2.7%
    (1)
    See note 37 for glossary of terms

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