The Franchise Brands PLC Board is to propose an interim dividend of 1.15 pence per share, an increase of 5% (H1 2024: 1.10 pence per share), broadly in line with the increase in Adjusted EPS. The interim dividend will be paid on 26 September 2025 to those shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 September 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
System sales increased by 2.5% to £209.4m (H1 2024 Restated1: £204.2m).
Statutory revenue increased by 0.2% to £70.4m (H1 2024 Restated1: £70.2m).
Adjusted EBITDA2 decreased by 1.7% to £17.4m (H1 2024 Restated1: £17.7m).
Profit before tax increased 9.6% to £11.7m (H1 2024 Restated1: £10.7m).
Adjusted EPS3 increased by 7.8% to 4.42p (H1 2024 Restated1: 4.10p).
Basic EPS increased by 13.9% to 2.21p (H1 2024 Restated1: 1.94p).
Adjusted net debt4 reduced by £8.7m to £62.0m at 30 June 2025 (30 June 2024 Restated: £70.7m), representing reduced leverage of 1.8x5 (30 June 2024 Restated1: 2.1x).
Cash conversion rate increased to 83% (H1 2024 Restated1: 71%) demonstrating the strong cashflow performance of the Group's predominantly franchise businesses.
