Big Yellow Group PLC
Annual Report and Accounts 2016

We have delivered occupancy, cash flow and earnings growth for the seventh year in a row.

Consistency delivered

Highlights
Strong Operating Performance Delivers 15% Earnings Growth (3)

Financial metrics Year ended
31 March
2016
Year ended
31 March
2015
% Growth
Revenue £101.4m £84.3m 20
Like-for-like revenue (1) £87.6m £79.9m 10
Adjusted profit before tax (2) £49.0m £39.4m 24
Adjusted diluted EPRA earnings per share (3) 31.1p 27.1p 15
Dividend – final 12.8p 11.3p 13
  – total 24.9p 21.7p 15
Cash flow from operating activities (after net finance costs) £55.5m £42.4m 31
Store metrics      
Occupancy growth (4) 185,000 sq ft 267,000 sq ft (31)
Occupancy – like-for-like stores (%)(4) 76.7% 73.2% 3.5ppts
Average net achieved rent per sq ft(4) £25.73 £25.10 3
Statutory metrics      
Profit before tax £112.2m £105.2m 7
Basic earnings per share 71.9p 72.5p (1)
(1)
Like-for-like revenue excludes the 12 Partnership stores (acquired December 2014), Chester (acquired January 2015), Enfield (opened April 2015) and Cambridge (opened January 2016), and management fees earned from the Partnership in the prior year
(2)
See Note 10.
(3)
Adjusted earnings per share – Note 12.
(4)
See Portfolio Summary and Operating and Financial Review.

Highlights

  • Strong revenue performance driving 15% increase in adjusted earnings per share and total dividend
  • Store platform expanded by 282,000 sq ft:
    • Two new freehold stores opened at Enfield and Cambridge
    • Acquisition of four store Lock and Leave portfolio in April 2016 for £21 million
      • Nine Elms and Twickenham acquired by Big Yellow
      • Canterbury and West Molesey acquired by Armadillo
  • Acquisition of prime London development sites in Kings Cross and Camberwell

Another year of growth in all our key operating metrics

Adjusted profit before tax (£m)

+ 24%
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Dividend per share (pence)

+ 15%
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Adjusted earnings per share (pence)

+ 15%
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Revenue (£m)

+ 20%
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Occupancy (%)

+ 3%
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Closing net rent (per sq ft)

+ 3%
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