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Franchise Brands H1 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.H1 2025 earnings summary1 Aug, 2025
Executive summary
Delivered resilient H1 2025 performance amid challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, with record system sales, strong cash generation, and EPS/dividend growth; U.S. and Filta International led growth while Europe faced headwinds.
Integration of recent acquisitions and group-wide technology initiatives are progressing on time and budget, strengthening the business for future growth.
Adjusted EBITDA was broadly maintained despite cost pressures, with EPS up 8% and interim dividend increased by 5% to 1.15p per share.
Financial highlights
System sales up 3% to £209.4m; statutory revenue flat at £70.4m due to franchising model changes.
Adjusted EBITDA declined 2% to £17.4m; adjusted profit before tax up 10% to £11.7m; adjusted EPS increased 8% to 4.42p.
Adjusted net debt reduced by £8.7m to £62.0m, lowering leverage to 1.8x; cash conversion rate improved to 83%.
Statutory profit after tax rose 14% to £4.2m.
Dividend of £2.5m paid in H1; share buybacks of £600k resumed.
Outlook and guidance
Outlook for H2 2025 similar to H1, with full-year adjusted EBITDA expected at 2024 levels and adjusted EPS/dividend anticipated to grow.
Growth in construction and plant hire sectors now expected in 2026, not H2 2025.
Targeting net debt of £55m by end of 2025 and full repayment by 2028.
Prudent approach to expectations given lack of "green shoots" in key markets.
Non-core disposals: proceeds and timeline
Revisit H1 sales forecast miss assumptions
How will 1FB tech investment drive future gearing?
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Franchise Brands plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in franchising and related activities in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company's franchised operations include vehicle repair services, which comprise bumper scuffs, paintwork scratches, minor dents, and alloy wheel repairs under the ChipsAway brand name; oven cleaning services include cleaning of domestic oven brands and models, such as electric and gas ovens, ranges, microwaves, hobs, extractor fans and barbecues under the Ovenclean brand; and various emergency plumbing services under the Metro Plumb brand name
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