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STOR-AGE PROPERTY REIT LIMITED - Condensed unaudited consolidated interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2026 and declaration of a cash dividend

Stor-Age Property REIT Limited
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What this filing means

Stor-Age delivered a steady interim print with distributable income per share up 4.0% to 69.04 cents and a 62.14-cent dividend, while SA rental income grew 9.5% and distributable earnings rose 10.4%. The board reaffirmed its FY27 guidance of approximately 5.0% distributable income per share growth, so the read is confirmation of a known trajectory rather than a fresh catalyst. The UK remains the soft spot, with occupancy at 81.5% and rental income up only 0.9%.

Stor-Age made slightly more money from its storage properties than last year and is paying shareholders a bigger dividend. The company reaffirmed guidance for approximately 5.0% distributable-income-per-share growth in FY27, but that outcome is not guaranteed. The South African business is doing well, but the UK side is growing slowly, which is the part to keep an eye on.

Bull case

  • Earnings per share increased 26.3% year-on-year to 136.12 cents for the six months ended 30 September 2026.
  • SA rental income and net property operating income increased 9.5% and 9.3% year-on-year, respectively.
  • Distributable earnings increased 10.4% year-on-year to R318 610 thousand for the six months ended 30 September 2026.
  • Completed Ballito and Vredenburg acquisitions added 12 700m² of gross lettable area during the period.

Bear case

  • FY27 guidance is explicitly unguaranteed, unreviewed by auditors and dependent on assumptions including no significant macroeconomic deterioration beyond management’s control.
  • UK occupancy was only 81.5%, while UK rental income and net property operating income increased by just 0.9% and 1.7%, respectively.
  • The Xtraspace acquisition remains conditional on competition-authority approval and requires R38.0 million of planned capital improvements.
  • The 90% payout ratio leaves distributable income per share of 69.04 cents only 6.90 cents above the 62.14-cent dividend per share.

AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A solid, unsurprising result. The operating metrics moved in the right direction — SA rental income up 9.5%, distributable earnings up 10.4% — and the dividend grew 4.0% with the payout ratio held at 90%. The reaffirmed FY27 guidance of approximately 5.0% distributable income per share growth is confirmation of what the board signalled in June, not a new catalyst.

The full-year results are where the market will test whether UK occupancy and rental growth improve enough to support the 5.0% distributable income growth target.

Evidence from the filing

  • Earnings per share increased 26.3% year-on-year to 136.12 cents for the six months ended 30 September 2026.

    “Earnings per share (cents) 136.12 107.8 26.3%”

  • SA rental income and net property operating income increased 9.5% and 9.3% year-on-year, respectively.

    “• Interim dividend declared of 62.14 cents per share • Distributable income per share of 69.04 cents up 4.0% year-on-year • SA rental income and net property operating income up 9.5% and 9.3% respectively • UK rental income and net property operating income up 0.9% and 1.7% respectively • Closing occupancy owned portfolio 89.3% (SA 91.4%; UK 81.5%)”

  • Distributable earnings increased 10.4% year-on-year to R318 610 thousand for the six months ended 30 September 2026.

    “Distributable earnings (R’000) 318 610 288 695 10.4%”

  • Completed Ballito and Vredenburg acquisitions added 12 700m² of gross lettable area during the period.

    “• SA acquisitions: - Ballito (R59.0 million, KwaZulu-Natal) and Vredenburg (R46.5 million, Western Cape) completed during the period adding 12 700m² GLA - Lock-Up Storage, KwaZulu-Natal (two properties, R95.0 million, 11 400m² combined GLA) expected to transfer in December 2026”

  • FY27 guidance is explicitly unguaranteed, unreviewed by auditors and dependent on assumptions including no significant macroeconomic deterioration beyond management’s control.

    “This guidance is provided in good faith, however there is no guarantee that management's expectations, projections or assumptions will be achieved. This guidance has not been reviewed or reported on by the company’s auditors.”

  • The Xtraspace acquisition remains conditional on competition-authority approval and requires R38.0 million of planned capital improvements.

    “• Xtraspace transaction agreed, subject to competition authority approval: - Acquisition of ten properties (51 800m² GLA) for R387.0 million with a further R38.0 million of capital improvements planned - Management contract for a further six properties for an initial two-year term”

  • The 90% payout ratio leaves distributable income per share of 69.04 cents only 6.90 cents above the 62.14-cent dividend per share.

    “In the determination of dividend per share for the six months ending 30 September 2026, the board elected to apply a payout ratio of 90% (2025: 90%).”
Category
Results
Event posture
Constructive
Published
Nov 10, 2026

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