Franchise Brands plc to Issue Dividend of GBX 1.10 (LON:FRAN)

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Tuesday, September 17th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of GBX 1.10 ($0.01) per share on Friday, November 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 3rd. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Franchise Brands Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.11. The stock has a market cap of £312.93 million, a PE ratio of 8,140.00 and a beta of 0.82. The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 174.70 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 177.95. Franchise Brands has a 1-year low of GBX 130 ($1.72) and a 1-year high of GBX 210 ($2.77).

Insider Transactions at Franchise Brands

In related news, insider Peter Kear acquired 57,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 174 ($2.30) per share, for a total transaction of £100,050 ($132,166.45). Company insiders own 48.35% of the company's stock.

Franchise Brands Company Profile

Franchise Brands plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in franchising and related activities in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through B2B, Filta International, B2C, and Azura segments. It offers drain clearance 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; fryer management and grease, drain management, and cooking oil filtration services to restaurants, supermarkets, stadiums, healthcare, education, hotels, and amusement parks under the Filta name; and designs, installs, and services adoptable and non-adoptable pump stations under the Willow Pumps name.