Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Insider Stephen Hemsley Buys 50,000 Shares

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN) insider Stephen Hemsley purchased 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 121 per share, for a total transaction of £60,500.

Franchise Brands Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of LON:FRAN opened at GBX 122 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £234.77 million, a P/E ratio of 3,034.83 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 134.41 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 140.98. Franchise Brands plc has a 52-week low of GBX 117.50 and a 52-week high of GBX 185. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a return on equity of 3.60% and a net margin of 6.43%. Equities research analysts predict that Franchise Brands plc will post 11.3266098 earnings per share for the current year.

Franchise Brands Company Profile

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.