Workspace Group (WKP)

Sector:

Property Investment Trusts

Index:

FTSE 250

491.50p
   
  • Change Today:
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  • 52 Week High: 663.00
  • 52 Week Low: 481.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 192.14m
  • Volume: 317,084
  • Market Cap: £944.38m
  • RiskGrade: 166
  • Beta: 1.07

Workspace sells five non-core McKay properties for £82m

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 16 May 2023

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Workspace said on Tuesday that it has sold five non-core properties in the South-East of England for £82m.
The disposals, set to complete in June, are from the portfolio of assets bought as part of the McKay acquisition completed in May last year.

The properties being sold comprise light industrial and logistics properties in Bracknell, Crawley, Poyle, Theale and Weybridge.

Workspace said the sale price represents a discount of 27% to the 30 September 2022 book value of these properties and is at a net initial yield of 4.5%.

The company also said it is progressing with the sale of the remaining non-core properties from the McKay acquisition. They comprise light industrial properties in Farnborough, Banbury and two in Folkestone valued in total at £28m as at 30 September 2022 and a vacant commercial property in Woking town centre.

Chief executive Graham Clemett said: "This sale of a substantial element of the non-core assets from our purchase of McKay is an important step in our acquisition plan. There is still more to do but we are confident our acquisition will generate attractive returns for shareholders as we complete the delivery of these plans."

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Workspace Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 491.50p
Change Today 0.50p
% Change 0.10 %
52 Week High 663.00
52 Week Low 481.00
Volume 317,084
Shares Issued 192.14m
Market Cap £944.38m
Beta 1.07
RiskGrade 166

Workspace Group Star Ratings

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
14.27% below the market average14.27% below the market average14.27% below the market average14.27% below the market average14.27% below the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average
Price Trend
18.51% below the market average18.51% below the market average18.51% below the market average18.51% below the market average18.51% below the market average
17.24% above the sector average17.24% above the sector average17.24% above the sector average17.24% above the sector average17.24% above the sector average
Income
54.62% above the market average54.62% above the market average54.62% above the market average54.62% above the market average54.62% above the market average
23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average
Growth
11.21% above the market average11.21% above the market average11.21% above the market average11.21% above the market average11.21% above the market average
33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average33.33% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 5
Neutral 2
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 12
buy
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Workspace Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 09-Jan-25 04-Jul-24
Paid 03-Feb-25 02-Aug-24
Amount 9.40p 19.00p

Trades for 02-Jan-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 51,982 @ 491.50p
16:35 903 @ 491.50p
16:35 405 @ 491.50p
16:35 1 @ 491.50p
16:35 248 @ 491.50p

Workspace Group Key Personnel

CFO David Benson
CEO Lawrence Hutchings

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