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Highlights
- Franchise Brands is a multi-brand franchisor that has its prime focus on B2B van-based reactive and planned services.
- During FY22, the firm posted ~71.9% YoY growth in business revenue.
- In June 2023, the company announced that it will continue its share buyback program till 31 December 2023.
FTSE AIM 100 index listed company Franchise Brands PLC (LSE: FRAN) is a multi-brand franchisor that has its prime focus on B2B van-based reactive and planned services.
During fiscal year 2022, the firm was able to strengthen its net cash to £8.0 million from £6.5 million in FY21. It posted around 71.9% year-on-year (YoY) growth in business revenue during the year, primarily because of record organic growth in the B2B division.
Moreover, Franchise Brands registered a YoY growth of approximately 33.3% in total dividend during FY22. It paid a final dividend of 1.1 pence per share in May 2023.


Recent developments
In June 2023, the company announced that it will continue its share buyback program till 31 December 2023 starting from July 2023.
With the recent acquisition of Pirtek Europe for £200 million, the company’s operations will be expanded into ten countries. The combined business will offer wider customer base, geographic reach, end markets, and franchise networks.
Top 10 shareholders
The top ten shareholders constitute approximately 54.72% of the total shareholdings. While Wray (Nigel William) has the maximum shares with around 11.83% shareholding in the firm, Hemsley (Stephen Glen) holds nearly 11.74% shareholding.

Stock Price Performance
The company share price have dropped by around 12.99% in the past one month. It has decreased by over 25.24% the last six months. The stock’s 52-week low and 52-week high stand at GBX 136.00 & GBX 250.00, respectively, and is currently trading below the average of 52-week high-low.

Data Source: EODHD/Others, Analysis done by Kalkine Group
Please note markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic and geopolitical tensions prevailing. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.
Note 1: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Note 2: The reference data for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 18 July 2023. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from EODHD/Others.






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