More to come from Franchise Brands

The benefits of the acquisition of Metro Rod are showing through at franchises owner Franchise Brands (LON: FRAN) and there is more to come this year.

Revenues were 24% ahead at £44m and underlying earnings per share were 29% higher at 4.34p. Both figures were better than expected. Net debt was £9.2m. The total dividend was increased by 42% to 0.95p.
Metro Rod
System sales of the Metro Rod business grew by 14%, compared with 8% growth the previous year. Capacity has been increased.

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Andrew Hore is the publisher of AIM Journal, which is an online monthly publication covering the Alternative Investment Market.