Franchise Brands PLC AGM Statement and Trading Update (9470V)
20 April 2021 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9470V
Franchise Brands PLC
20 April 2021
20 April 2021
FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC
("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company")
AGM statement and Q1 Trading Update
24% growth in adjusted EBITDA to a record quarter of GBP2m
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise
business , will hold its Annual General Meeting today at 11.00am,
at which Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman, will provide the
following update:
"We are delighted to announce that in the first quarter of 2021
the Group performed strongly, with Q1 adjusted EBITDA growing 24%
to a record of GBP2m (Q1 2020: GBP1.6m). This performance
underlines the strength of our business model and is a testament to
the hard work of all our people throughout the challenges of the
winter lockdown. Turnover returned to pre-COVID 19 levels by the
end of Q1, despite the hospitality sector having not yet reopened.
We also benefited from efficiency savings due to new ways of
working that were established during the pandemic, which have been
facilitated by the ongoing digital transformation of our
business.
Our ability to achieve 24% growth in EBITDA underpins the
organic growth element of our strategic financial targets of
GBP100m in run-rate revenues and adjusted EBITDA of GBP15m by the
end of 2023. We continue to seek opportunities to deploy our
considerable balance sheet strength to complement our organic
growth through earnings enhancing acquisitions. At 31 March 2021,
the Group had cash of GBP12.9m and undrawn bank facilities of
GBP7.0m, giving the Group approximately GBP20m of cash and
available facilities.
Overall, the Group is trading strongly, and the Board looks
forward to the rest of the year with considerable confidence."
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc + 44 (0) 1625 813231
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer
Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner (Corporate
Finance)
Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)
Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3903 7715
James Serjeant / Colin Climie / Nicholas
Chambers
MHP Communications (Financial PR) +44 (0) 20 3128 8100
Katie Hunt +44 (0) 7884 494112
franchisebrands@mhpc.com
About Franchise Brands plc
Franchise Brands is focused on building market-leading
businesses in selected customer segments, primarily via a franchise
model. The Group currently has a combined network of over 425
franchisees across five principal franchise brands. Our focus is on
established brands which can benefit from our shared support
services, specialist sector expertise, management experience and
group resources.
The Group is organised into a B2B division comprised of Metro
Rod, Metro Plumb and Willow Pumps, and a B2C division that
incorporates ChipsAway, Ovenclean and Barking Mad. This divisional
organisation is designed to provide a greater focus and structure
to support the strategic development of our B2B and B2C brands.
Each of our brands are leaders in their respective markets and each
brand has a long trading history. The combined trading history of
all the Group's brands is over 135 years.
Franchise Brands plc employs 265 people across three principal
locations in Macclesfield, Kidderminster and Aylesford.
For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk .
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