Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) Insider Sells £103,037.76 in Stock

Key Points

• Andrew Mallows, an insider at Franchise Brands plc, sold 81,776 shares at an average price of GBX 126, totaling £103,037.76, just a day after selling 223,906 shares for £300,034.04.
• Franchise Brands' stock price was flat at GBX 126 during mid-day trading, with a market cap of £242.46 million and a significant PE ratio of 3,134.33.
• The company's latest earnings report indicated a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%, with projected earnings per share of approximately 11.33 for the current year.

Franchise Brands plc (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Mallows sold 81,776 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 126, for a total transaction of £103,037.76.

Andrew Mallows also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 29th, Andrew Mallows sold 223,906 shares of Franchise Brands stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 134, for a total transaction of £300,034.04.

Franchise Brands Price Performance

Shares of FRAN remained flat at GBX 126 during mid-day trading on Wednesday. 59,323 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 163,739. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 136.06 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 141.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.67. Franchise Brands plc has a twelve month low of GBX 125 and a twelve month high of GBX 185. The company has a market cap of £242.46 million, a PE ratio of 3,134.33 and a beta of 0.82.

Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Franchise Brands had a net margin of 6.43% and a return on equity of 3.60%. On average, sell-side analysts expect 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.

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