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Famous Brands earnings up 22%

Johannesburg - Fast-food company Famous Brands [JSE:FBR] reported a 22% increase in full-year earnings on Monday, helped by solid sales growth and an increase in new stores.

Headline earnings for the year to end-February came in at 339 cents per share versus 278 cents a year earlier.

Famous Brands holds the franchise rights to some of South Africa's best known fast-food outlets and despite the subdued macro-economic climate has grown its business to 1 764 restaurants and plans to expand in the UK and India.

A total of 140 new restaurants were opened in the year, with 110 of these in South Africa.

Chief Executive Kevin Hedderwick said it is launching its Steers brand in the UK and opening a Debonairs Pizza restaurant in Mumbai in July.

A final dividend of 142 cents was declared, bringing the total dividend to 250 cents a share, an increase of 25% on the previous year.

Shares of Famous Brands closed at R94 on Friday, a year high for the stock that has traded as low as R69.50 this year.


 

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