Franchise Brands PLC

Franchise Brands PLC

FRAN · LSE · Industrials / Specialty Business Services

165.00GBX+2.50 (+1.54%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close162.50
Open164.00
Day Range161.50 – 165.00
52-Week Range102.80 – 161.04
Volume29.13K
Market Cap296.95M
P/E (TTM)25.83
Forward P/E14.68
EPS0.06
Dividend Yield1.68%
Beta0.51
50-Day Avg152.76
200-Day Avg139.74

About

Franchise Brands plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in franchising and related activities in the United Kingdom, North America, and Europe. The company operates through six segments: Pirtek Europe, Water & Waste Services, Filta International, B2C, Azura, and Others. It offers on-site hydraulic hose replacement and related services under the Pirtek name; drainage solutions to commercial customers, including facilities management, construction, manufacturing, education, retail, insurance, water utilities, and public sectors under the Metro Rod name; emergency plumbing services under the Metro Plumb name; cooking oil filtration and fryer management services to commercial customers under the Filta name; and designs, installs, and services adoptable and non-adoptable pump stations under the Willow Pumps name. The company also offers mobile car paintwork repair specialist services comprising bumper scuffs, paintwork scratches, minor dents, and alloy wheel repairs under the ChipsAway name; and oven cleaning services consisting of cleaning of domestic oven brands and models that comprise electric and, range-style ovens, gas ovens, microwaves, hobs, extractor fans, and barbecues, as well as various removable components, which include racks and other removable parts under the Ovenclean name. In addition, it provides dog home boarding services under the Barking Mad name; and develops franchise management software system. The company was formerly known as FB Holdings plc and changed its name to Franchise Brands plc in July 2016. Franchise Brands plc was founded in 2008 and is based in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom.

Company Details

  • SectorIndustrials
  • IndustrySpecialty Business Services
  • CEOMr. Peter John Molloy
  • Employees600
  • HeadquartersAshwood Court, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, SK10 2XF, UK
  • Websitehttps://www.franchisebrands.co.uk

Leadership

  • Mr. Stephen Glen HemsleyExecutive Chairman · b. 1957
  • Mr. Peter John MolloyCEO & Member of Management Board and Director · b. 1961
  • Mr. Neil Julian MillerCFO & Director · b. 1973
  • Mr. Robin Nigel AuldGroup Marketing Director & Member of Management Board · b. 1973
  • Ms. Julia Rosalind ChoudhuryCorporate Development Director & Member of Management Board · b. 1967
  • Mr. Jason Charles SayersChairman Filta International & Member of Management Board · b. 1971
  • Mr. Tom DunnCEO of Filta North America & Member of Management Board
  • Mr. Mark G. Boxall Esq.COO & Member of Management Board · b. 1963
  • Mr. John MichalsCOO of Filta North America CEO Pirtek Europe & Member of Management Board
  • Ms. Beth PeaceGroup Finance Director & Member of Management Board

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: GBP2013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue4.69M4.35M4.38M4.87M24.29M35.47M44.01M49.29M57.69M92.73M121.27M139.21M142.15M
Growth (%)--7.30%+0.65%+11.20%+398.81%+46.02%+24.09%+11.98%+17.05%+60.74%+30.77%+14.79%+2.12%
Cost of Revenue1.61M1.51M1.49M1.57M15.20M22.34M27.63M28.36M35.76M61.94M52.79M55.89M73.84M
Gross Profit3.08M2.84M2.89M3.30M9.09M13.13M16.38M20.93M21.93M30.79M68.23M83.32M68.32M
Gross Margin65.68%65.30%66.04%67.72%37.44%37.01%37.22%42.46%38.01%33.21%56.26%59.85%48.06%
Operating Expense2.34M1.92M1.77M2.51M8.88M9.95M12.72M16.95M18.23M20.52M57.36M66.35M50.39M
Operating Income740.00K924.28K1.12M791.00K212.00K3.18M3.66M3.98M3.70M10.27M10.87M16.97M17.93M
Operating Margin15.77%21.24%25.61%16.24%0.87%8.96%8.31%8.07%6.42%11.08%8.97%12.19%12.61%
EBITDA1.03M1.06M1.19M1.32M464.00K3.86M4.65M5.88M5.87M14.25M23.01M32.81M29.48M
EBITDA Margin22.03%24.35%27.06%27.15%1.91%10.89%10.56%11.93%10.18%15.36%18.98%23.57%20.74%
Net Income543.25K713.39K888.05K524.00K-112.00K2.33M2.71M2.79M4.23M8.13M3.04M7.28M8.98M
Net Income Margin11.57%16.40%20.28%10.76%-0.46%6.57%6.16%5.67%7.34%8.76%2.50%5.23%6.32%
R&D41.05K53.35K-----------
R&D as % of Total Revenue0.87%1.23%-----------
Interest Expense8.42K4.22K8.00K9.00K277.00K340.00K357.00K446.00K292.00K235.00K5.71M7.38M5.56M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.18%0.10%0.18%0.18%1.14%0.96%0.81%0.90%0.51%0.25%4.71%5.30%3.91%

Balance Sheet

Currency: GBP2013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets2.30M2.89M2.45M5.87M40.35M41.85M59.05M68.55M67.27M132.44M382.44M373.30M372.67M
Total Liabilities4.28M4.16M2.83M1.97M17.16M17.41M31.19M24.71M19.94M29.40M168.05M154.74M151.16M
Total Equity-1.98M-1.27M-380.01K3.90M23.19M24.44M27.86M43.84M47.33M102.38M214.39M218.56M221.51M
Cash489.27K1.05M495.64K3.00M3.25M2.94M1.68M13.20M9.05M10.94M12.28M12.92M15.29M
Total Debt3.35M3.34M1.90M519.00K9.51M7.91M12.76M8.24M2.07M-3.73M94.56M87.98M80.51M
Net Debt2.86M2.28M1.41M-2.48M6.26M4.97M11.08M-4.96M-6.98M-14.67M82.28M75.06M65.22M

Cash Flow

Currency: GBP2013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow907.08K598.68K1.04M909.00K701.00K2.91M4.52M5.24M7.27M7.73M19.95M28.16M23.80M
Investing Cash Flow-66.50K-22.46K-87.50K-341.00K-28.51M-570.00K-5.66M-779.00K-3.02M2.56M-51.44M-2.71M-2.55M
Financing Cash Flow-601.65K-13.73K-1.51M1.94M28.05M-2.65M-114.00K7.06M-8.40M-8.74M33.11M-24.72M-18.82M
Capital Expenditure99.96K86.65K16.47K10.00K119.00K570.00K1.70M779.00K2.16M1.46M3.06M3.14M996.00K
Free Cash Flow807.12K512.04K1.02M899.00K582.00K2.34M2.81M4.46M5.12M6.27M16.89M25.02M22.81M
Dividends Paid-213.00K213.00K213.00K213.00K420.00K592.00K516.00K1.34M2.34M3.37M4.43M4.71M
FCF to OCF88.98%85.53%98.42%98.90%83.02%80.41%62.31%85.14%70.36%81.17%84.69%88.86%95.82%
Dividend Paid to FCF-41.60%20.81%23.69%36.60%17.95%21.04%11.56%26.21%37.29%19.95%17.70%20.66%

Earnings

Report DateAug 4, 2016Mar 23, 2017Sep 14, 2017Apr 3, 2018Sep 12, 2018Mar 13, 2019Jul 23, 2019Oct 7, 2019Mar 5, 2020Apr 20, 2020Jul 30, 2020Oct 28, 2020Mar 4, 2021Jun 2, 2021Jul 22, 2021Oct 26, 2021Mar 3, 2022Jun 1, 2022Jul 26, 2022Oct 27, 2022Mar 9, 2023Apr 18, 2023Jul 27, 2023Oct 25, 2023Jun 18, 2025Sep 15, 2025
EPS Estimate0.000.000.000.000.000.000.020.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-0.000.000.00-0.00-0.000.000.00--
EPS Actual0.010.000.000.000.010.020.020.000.020.000.010.000.020.000.020.000.030.000.030.000.020.000.000.000.020.04
Surprise------1.50%-------------------
Timing----------------Pre-market-Pre-market-Pre-market-Pre-market-Pre-marketPre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap296.95M
Enterprise Value360.44M
Trailing P/E25.83
Forward P/E14.68
Price / Sales2.01
Price / Book1.33
EPS0.06
Book Value1.17
Revenue (TTM)147.38M
Gross Profit (TTM)86.15M
EBITDA31.78M
Profit Margin7.37%
Operating Margin14.61%
Return on Equity4.89%
Return on Assets3.41%
Shares Outstanding191.58M
Shares Float119.35M
Beta0.51
Dividend Yield1.68%
Dividend Rate0.03
Payout Ratio44.48%

Dividends

20262×
0.01Sep 10, 20260.01May 7, 2026
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0.01Sep 11, 20250.01May 8, 2025
20242×
0.01Oct 3, 20240.01Jun 27, 2024
20232×
0.01Sep 14, 20230.01Apr 13, 2023
20222×
0.01Sep 8, 20220.01May 12, 2022
20212×
0.01Sep 2, 20210.01May 13, 2021
20202×
0.00Oct 1, 20200.01May 7, 2020
20192×
0.00Sep 5, 20190.00May 2, 2019
20182×
0.00Aug 23, 20180.00Apr 26, 2018
20172×
0.00Sep 21, 20170.00Apr 6, 2017