Earnings Release • Feb 28, 2025
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February 28, 2025, at 06:00 GMT
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Shurgard Self Storage Ltd ("Shurgard" or the "Company")
Full Year 2024 results January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Platform positioned for continued growth: 2024-26 secured pipeline represents 30% of our 2023 net rentable sqm
Strategy underpinned by strong financial position and prudent financing strategy; rated BBB+ by S&P; successful inaugural €500 million Eurobond
"This year has been remarkable for Shurgard, showcasing the successful execution of our comprehensive strategy. In 2024, we saw the convergence of our operational excellence, development success through acquisitions as well as organic growth, and the efficient financing required to support this progress. This strategic alignment has resulted in significant positive changes for the company.
Shurgard has been on a very strong growth trajectory for some years, but 2024 really stands out as exceptional; bringing together an operational, financial and development strategy that has and will continue to deliver value to its shareholders. I would like to take the opportunity to thank and recognize the work and results from our organization and the support from our Board of Directors."
(1) Constant Exchange Rate
(2) Adjusted EPRA earnings per share in euros (basic) is calculated as adjusted EPRA earnings divided by the weighted average number of outstanding shares

| Full Year 2024 results (vs. prior year, at CER) | ||
|---|---|---|
| All store revenue | €406.7 million | +13.0% |
| All store NOI | €267.7 million | +12.2% |
| Underlying EBITDA | €240.4 million | +12.2% |
| Same store revenue | €353.7 million | +4.8% |
| Same store NOI margin | 67.8% | +0.4pp |
| Same store average rented sqm | 1,112 th. sqm | +0.4% |
| Same store average occupancy | 89.8% | -0.4pp |
| Same store in-place rent average (€/sqm/yr) | €281.3 | +5.2% |
| Net interest expenses | €30.2 million | +49.8% |
| Effective tax rate on Adj. EPRA | 17.2% | +1.6pp |
| Adjusted EPRA earnings | €167.4 million | +5.0% |
| Adjusted EPRA earnings per share (#shares due to 2023 equity raise: +8.2%) | € 1.71 | -3.0% |
| Q4 2024 results (vs. same quarter prior year, at CER) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All store revenue | €111.5 million | +19.3% | |||||
| All store NOI | €76.1 million | +17.8% | |||||
| Same store revenue | €91.0 million | +5.2% | |||||
| Same store NOI margin | 70.8% | +0.6pp | |||||
| Same store average rented sqm | 1,115 th. sqm | +0.7% | |||||
| Same store average occupancy | 89.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Same store in-place rent average (€/sqm/yr) | €289.1 | +5.1% | |||||
| Adjusted EPRA earnings | €43.9 million | -0.9% |
(1) Determined by our valuation experts from Cushman & Wakefield as of December 31, 2024
(2) As of December 31, 2024
(3) Net debt to underlying EBITDA ratio is calculated as the net financial debt (including leases) divided by trailing 12 months underlying EBITDA
(1) Constant Exchange Rate

All store revenue grew by 13.0% in 2024 (vs. prior year), to €406.7 million, with growth in Q4 accelerating compared with prior quarters. This was achieved through the robust performance of existing stores as well as 43 new stores offering 16.9% additional rentable sqm versus 2023.
Same store revenue growth for Q4 2024 (+5.2%) was in line with the prior quarter and continued to show an acceleration versus the first half year of 2024 (+4.5%). Same store revenue for the full year 2024 grew by 4.8% compared with prior year, fueled mainly by an average in-place rent increase of 5.2%.
(1) The data is presented at Constant Exchange Rate (CER)

Our pipeline for 2024-2026 represents 30% of our 2023 total net rentable sqm. (or c.417,000 sqm or c. €1,212 million) with an expected return at maturity of 8-9% delivering an additional NOI of c. €100 million per year.

| 2025 Outlook (at CER) | |
|---|---|
| All store revenue and NOI growth | c. 11% |
| Improvement of Underlying EBITDA margin | +0.5pp |
| Adj. EPRA Earnings effective tax rate | c. 18.5% |
| Net interest expenses | c. €50 million |
| Sqm of network expansion, investing | c. 90,000sqm, c. €200 million |
| Dividend | €1.17 per share p.a. with an optional scrip dividend (c. 2% shares dilution) |
| Medium-term guidance (at CER) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All store revenue and NOI growth | c. 8% | |||
| double-digit growth p.a. | ||||
| Improvement of Underlying EBITDA | except in 2026 (mid-single digit growth due to the impact of 2025-2026 openings) | |||
| Effective tax rate (on Adj. EPRA before | ||||
| tax) | c. 19% | |||
| Net debt increase | c. 10% in 2026, thereafter c. 2% p.a. | |||
| assuming stable interest rates at current market levels | ||||
| Sqm of portfolio expansion, investing | c. 125,000sqm, c. €320 million in 2026 | |||
| c. 90,000sqm, c. €200 million thereafter | ||||
| LTV c. 25% (up to 35% short- to mid-term) | ||||
| Unchanged disciplined financial policy | below 5.0x Net Debt/Underlying EBITDA (allowing short- to mid term to be above | |||
| 5.0x) | ||||
| on track to go back below 5.0x in 2028 | ||||
| Dividend | €1.17 per share p.a. with an optional scrip (c. 2% shares dilution) | |||
| Shurgard will continue to review its dividend policy to ensure it remains competitive |

| Financial information | Three months ended | Twelve months ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in € millions except where indicated) | December, 31 December, 31 | % var. | % var. | December, 31 December, 31 | % var. | % var. | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | CER (*) | 2024 | 2023 | CER (*) | |||
| All store | ||||||||
| Number of stores | 318 | 275 | 15.6% | 318 | 275 | 15.6% | ||
| Closing rentable sqm (1) | 1,626 | 1,391 | 16.9% | 1,626 | 1,391 | 16.9% | ||
| Closing rented sqm (2) | 1,384 | 1,207 | 14.7% | 1,384 | 1,207 | 14.7% | ||
| Closing occupancy rate (3) | 85.2% | 86.8% | -1.6pp | 85.2% | 86.8% | -1.6pp | ||
| Average rented sqm (4) | 1,388 | 1,212 | 14.5% | 1,296 | 1,196 | 8.3% | ||
| Average occupancy rate (5) | 85.9% | 88.2% | 86.6% | 88.3% | ||||
| Average in-place rent (in € per sqm) (6) | 282.6 | 267.9 | -2.3pp 5.5% |
4.7% | 276.1 | 261.3 | -1.7pp 5.7% |
5.0% |
| Average revPAM (in € per sqm) (7) | 275.9 | 270.0 | 2.2% | 1.4% | 271.9 | 264.1 | 3.0% | 2.4% |
| Property operating revenue (8) | 111.5 | 92.7 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 406.7 | 357.7 | 13.7% | 13.0% |
| Income from property (NOI) (9) | 76.1 | 64.1 | 18.7% | 17.8% | 267.7 | 237.2 | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| NOI margin (10) | 68.2% | 69.1% | -0.9pp | -0.8pp | 65.8% | 66.3% | -0.5pp | -0.5pp |
| Underlying EBITDA (11) | 68.9 | 56.2 | 22.7% | 21.8% | 240.4 | 213.0 | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| Adj. EPRA earnings (12) | 43.9 | 43.9 | 0.0% | -0.9% | 167.4 | 158.4 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| Adj. EPRA earnings per share in € (basic) (13) | 0.45 | 0.47 | -5.1% | -6.0% | 1.71 | 1.76 | -2.4% | -3.0% |
| Same store | ||||||||
| Number of stores | 244 | 244 | 0.0% | 244 | 244 | 0.0% | ||
| Closing rentable sqm (1) | 1,239 | 1,228 | 0.9% | 1,239 | 1,228 | 0.9% | ||
| Closing rented sqm (2) | 1,105 | 1,097 | 0.7% | 1,105 | 1,097 | 0.7% | ||
| Closing occupancy rate (3) | 89.2% | 89.3% | -0.2pp | 89.2% | 89.3% | -0.2pp | ||
| Average rented sqm (4) | 1,115 | 1,107 | 0.7% | 1,112 | 1,107 | 0.4% | ||
| Average occupancy rate (5) | 89.9% | 90.1% | -0.2pp | 89.8% | 90.2% | -0.4pp | ||
| Average in-place rent (in € per sqm) (6) | 289.1 | 272.9 | 5.9% | 5.1% | 281.3 | 265.7 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Average revPAM (in € per sqm) (7) | 293.8 | 279.7 | 5.0% | 4.2% | 285.7 | 273.2 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| Property operating revenue (8) | 91.0 | 85.9 | 6.0% | 5.2% | 353.7 | 335.4 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Income from property (NOI) (9) | 64.5 | 60.3 | 6.9% | 6.1% | 239.8 | 226.2 | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| NOI margin (10) | 70.8% | 70.2% | 0.6pp | 0.6pp | 67.8% | 67.4% | 0.4pp | 0.4pp |
| All store property operating revenue by country | ||||||||
| France | 23.1 | 21.9 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 89.2 | 85.4 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| The Netherlands | 22.5 | 20.1 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 84.9 | 77.4 | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| The United Kingdom | 28.4 | 18.5 | 53.4% | 47.3% | 91.7 | 71.2 | 28.8% | 25.4% |
| Sweden | 11.9 | 11.5 | 3.4% | 3.8% | 46.9 | 46.1 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Germany | 14.0 | 9.7 | 43.7% | 43.7% | 48.7 | 35.0 | 39.3% | 39.3% |
| Belgium | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 28.6 | 26.9 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Denmark | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 16.6 | 15.8 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Total | 111.5 | 92.7 | 20.2% | 19.3% | 406.7 | 357.7 | 13.7% | 13.0% |
| Same store property operating revenue by country | ||||||||
| France | 21.2 | 20.4 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 82.3 | 80.0 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| The Netherlands | 19.6 | 18.2 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 75.5 | 70.3 | 7.3% | 7.3% |
| The United Kingdom | 18.7 | 17.5 | 7.4% | 3.1% | 72.5 | 67.4 | 7.5% | 4.7% |
| Sweden | 11.4 | 11.1 | 2.6% | 3.0% | 45.0 | 44.6 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Germany | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.6% | 8.6% | 33.2 | 30.4 | 9.3% | 9.3% |
| Belgium | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 28.6 | 26.9 | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Denmark | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 16.6 | 15.8 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Total | 91.0 | 85.9 | 6.0% | 5.2% | 353.7 | 335.4 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Same store average occupancy by country | ||||||||
| France | 89.5% | 88.8% | 0.8pp | 89.2% | 88.9% | 0.4pp | ||
| The Netherlands | 91.0% | 91.9% | -0.9pp | 91.0% | 91.4% | -0.4pp | ||
| The United Kingdom | 87.7% | 86.9% | 87.3% | 87.6% | ||||
| Sweden | 91.4% | 90.7% | 0.9pp 0.7pp |
90.8% | 91.1% | -0.2pp -0.3pp |
||
| Germany | 87.7% | 90.1% | -2.3pp | 88.5% | 90.2% | -1.7pp | ||
| Belgium | 91.2% | 92.6% | -1.4pp | 91.3% | 92.4% | -1.1pp | ||
| Denmark | 90.7% | 92.2% | -1.5pp | 90.8% | 91.7% | -0.9pp | ||
| Total | 89.9% | 90.1% | -0.2pp | 89.8% | 90.2% | -0.4pp | ||
| Same store average in-place rent by country | ||||||||
| France | 283.6 | 272.9 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 276.0 | 267.9 | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| The Netherlands | 259.5 | 239.6 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 250.0 | 232.3 | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| The United Kingdom | 410.9 | 379.1 | 8.4% | 4.1% | 396.8 | 363.6 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Sweden | 241.1 | 239.1 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 239.9 | 239.3 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Germany | 305.2 | 284.3 | 7.3% | 7.3% | 297.0 | 272.9 | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Belgium | 243.2 | 226.7 | 7.3% | 7.3% | 236.2 | 217.3 | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Denmark | 306.4 | 293.9 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 303.4 | 288.5 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| Total | 289.1 | 272.9 | 5.9% | 5.1% | 281.3 | 265.7 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
(*) Constant Exchange Rate

| Amounts in € millions At closing rate Dec 31, 2024 |
Property | Region | Country | Number of projects |
Project status 1 |
Completion date |
Net sqm ('000) |
Direct project cost /Purchase price 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opened in 2024 | 51 | 236.7 | 769.3 | |||||
| Major redevelopments | Top Box major redevelopments | NRW/Frankfurt | Germany | 3 | C | Dec-24 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Hayes | London | UK | 1 | C | Dec-24 | 4.2 | 10.2 | |
| Direct access units 3 | - | - | 1 | C | Oct-24 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| New developments | Tottenham | London | UK | 1 | C | Apr-24 | 8.2 | 22.3 |
| Nieuwegein | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | C | Jul-24 | 4.5 | 8.7 | |
| Almere Veluwsekant | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | C | Oct-24 | 3.8 | 8.1 | |
| Charlottenburg | Berlin | Germany | 1 | C | Oct-24 | 4.9 | 15.5 | |
| M&A / Asset Acquisitions Box a la Carte (Combs-la-Ville) | Paris | France | 1 | C | Apr-24 | 4.1 | 9.3 | |
| Pickens (6 properties) | Berlin/Hamburg | Germany | 6 | C | Feb-24 | 31.3 | 120.0 | |
| Bonn Mietlager | NRW | Germany | 1 | C | Aug-24 | 1.2 | 3.8 | |
| Lok'nStore 4 | UK | UK | 27 | C | Aug-24 | 127.6 | 427.0 | |
| Opslagman | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1 | C | Aug-24 | 10.3 | 20.0 | |
| Prime (5 properties) | Hamburg/Frankfurt area | Germany | 5 | C | Sep-24 | 25.0 | 100.0 | |
| Aldershot (Lok'nStore) | London - South East | UK | 1 | C | Nov-24 | 5.1 | 19.9 | |
| Scheduled to open in 2025 | 20 | 74.4 | 175.3 | |||||
| Major redevelopments | Heerenveen | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | C | Jan-25 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Waterloo | Brussels | Belgium | 1 | UC | 2025 | 0.9 | 2.6 | |
| Forest | Brussels | Belgium | 1 | UC | 2025 | 0.3 | 1.6 | |
| Mannheim (Top Box) | Frankfurt area | Germany | 1 | UC | 2025 | 1.4 | 0.9 | |
| Handen | Stockholm | Sweden | 1 | UC | 2025 | 1.6 | 4.4 | |
| Peterborough (Lok'nStore) | East of England | UK | 1 | UC | 2025 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| Southwark | London | UK | 1 | UC | 2025 | 2.6 | 8.1 | |
| New developments | Cité Internationale | Lyon | France | 1 | UC | 2025 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| Bercy Saint Emilion | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2025 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
| Haussman Printemps | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2025 | 3.8 | 6.4 | |
| Roedelheim | Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | UC | 2025 | 7.3 | 21.0 | |
| 1 property | NRW | Germany | 1 | CPA | 2025 | 6.2 | 16.2 | |
| Dusseldorf Neuss | NRW | Germany | 1 | UC | 2025 | 5.8 | 16.8 | |
| Wangen | Stuttgart | Germany | 1 | UC | 2025 | 7.0 | 17.1 | |
| Leinfelden | Stuttgart | Germany | 1 | UC | 2025 | 6.6 | 20.1 | |
| Beverwijk | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | UC | 2025 | 4.4 | 9.3 | |
| Den Haag Kerketuinen | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | UC | 2025 | 4.4 | 11.1 | |
| Zaandam | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | UC | 2025 | 5.4 | 11.7 | |
| Rotterdam Oostzeedijk | Randstad | Netherlands | 1 | UC | 2025 | 3.3 | 9.1 | |
| Bolton (Lok'nStore) | Greater Manchester | UK | 1 | UC | 2025 | 5.3 | 9.4 | |
| Scheduled to open in 2026 | 20 | 105.5 | 267.6 | |||||
| Major redevelopments | Montigny-le-Bretonneux | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2026 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| Epinay | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2026 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |
| Porte de Clignancourt | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2026 | 1.4 | 12.2 | |
| New developments | Marché Saint Honoré | Paris | France | 1 | UC | 2026 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 property | Paris | France | 1 | PS | 2026 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |
| 1 property | Berlin | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 10.3 | 27.9 | |
| 1 property | Berlin | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 6.7 | 17.3 | |
| 1 property | Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 5.9 | 13.3 | |
| 1 property (Top Box) | Frankfurt | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 5.2 | 11.7 | |
| 1 property (Top Box) | NRW | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 4.1 | 10.0 | |
| 1 property | NRW | Germany | 1 | PS | 2026 | 7.2 | 16.6 | |
| Bad Cannstatt | Stuttgart | Germany | 1 | UC | 2026 | 6.7 | 19.7 | |
| 1 property | London | UK | 1 | PS | 2026 | 6.1 | 22.1 | |
| 1 property | London | UK | 1 | PS | 2026 | 5.7 | 21.0 | |
| 1 property | London | UK | 1 | PS | 2026 | 5.3 | 18.9 | |
| Cheshunt (Lok'nStore) | East of England | UK | 1 | UC | 2026 | 5.6 | 8.9 | |
| Altrincham (Lok'nStore) | Greater Manchester | UK | 1 | UC | 2026 | 5.9 | 10.3 | |
| Barking - Dagenham (Lok'nStore) | London | UK | 1 | UC | 2026 | 7.8 | 13.6 | |
| Eastbourne - Lottbridge Drove (Lok'nStore) | South East | UK | 1 | UC | 2026 | 5.4 | 7.9 | |
| Milton Keynes - Crownhill (Lok'nStore) | South East | UK | 1 | UC | 2026 | 6.5 | 18.5 | |
| Total portfolio expansion | 91 | 416.7 | 1212.3 |
1 CPA = signed conditional purchase agreement and building permit process ongoing, PS = building permit submitted, UC = under construction and C = completed
2 Including development fees but excluding absorption costs.
3 Direct access units across all markets.
4 Price excludes transaction costs and development pipeline. Number of stores includes one development opened in April (Staines).

Management will present today an update on the execution of Shurgard's winning strategy at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET) in London, followed by a Q&A session.
This event will be held at A&O Shearman, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD. Participants wishing to attend are invited to register via email to: [email protected]
Following the presentations attendees are invited to join the management team for a buffet brunch.
The presentation will also be streamed live via video-webcast on the link below. A recording will be available to view on our corporate website on Monday, March 3, 2025.
To attend the live webcast, go to: www.shurgard.com, under "Investor relations, News, Events": Event | Shurgard Investor Relations
Or via Webcast link: Webinar Registration - Zoom Webcast ID: 850 2499 3733
The 2024 Annual Report, Presentation, and a pre-recorded earnings call with our year-end results were published today at 06:00 GMT on our website: https://www.shurgard.com/corporate/investors/reports-and-presentations. We also published an Excel file with our 2024 results today at 06:00 GMT on our website: Excel 2024 results
Shurgard is the largest provider of self storage in Europe. The company owns and/or operates 335 self storage facilities and approximately 1.7 million net rentable square meters in seven countries: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium and Denmark.
Shurgard is a GRESB 5-star and Sector Leader, has an 'AA' ESG rating from MSCI, is rated Low risk by Sustainalytics and has an EPRA sBPR Gold medal.
Shurgard's European network currently serves c. 220,000 customers and employs approximately 900 people. Shurgard is listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol "SHUR".
For additional information: www.shurgard.com/corporate For high resolution images: https://shurgard.prezly.com/media
Caroline Thirifay, Director of Investor Relations, Shurgard Self Storage Ltd E-mail: [email protected] M: +44 75 96 87 57 13
Notes:
This release contains "forward-looking statements". These statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events and developments of the management of Shurgard and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances (including, without limitation, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Forward-looking statements include statements typically containing words such as "will", "may", "should", "believe", "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "targets", "estimates", "likely", "foresees" and words of similar import. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the current views of the management of Shurgard, are subject to risks and uncertainties about Shurgard and are dependent on many factors, some of which are outside of Shurgard's control. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
This summarized financial information has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies as applied by Shurgard. This press release does not constitute the full financial statements. Full Year 2024 numbers have been derived from Shurgard's 2024 Financial Statements as included in the 2024 Annual Report, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, and as adopted by the European Union, or EU. The Annual report has been published on February 28, 2025 and can be found on the Shurgard website (https://corporate.shurgard.eu/investors/reports-and-presentations). Other reported data in this press release has not been audited.
The information contained in this press release includes alternative performance measures (also known as non-GAAP measures). The descriptions of the alternative performance measures can be found on the Shurgard website (https://corporate.shurgard.eu/resources/alternative-performance-measures)
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