Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 125 ($1.66) and last traded at GBX 125 ($1.66), with a volume of 27578 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 130 ($1.73).
Franchise Brands Trading Up 0.4 %
The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67. The stock has a market capitalization of £253.20 million, a P/E ratio of 32.89 and a beta of 0.82. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 141.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 150.11.
Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 8.59 ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%. As a group, analysts forecast that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 earnings per share for the current year.
Franchise Brands Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 1.30 ($0.02) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. This is a boost from Franchise Brands's previous dividend of $1.10. This represents a dividend yield of 0.95%. Franchise Brands's payout ratio is currently 50.21%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Peter Kear acquired 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 136 ($1.81) per share, for a total transaction of £47,600 ($63,289.46). Also, insider Stephen Hemsley bought 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 134 ($1.78) per share, with a total value of £33,500 ($44,541.95). Insiders bought a total of 235,000 shares of company stock valued at $33,585,000 over the last ninety days. 39.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Franchise Brands Company Profile
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Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of over 600 franchisees.
The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group's central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance.
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