Famous Brands Limited

OTCPK:FMBR.Y Stock Report

Market Cap: US$338.3m

Famous Brands Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Famous Brands' CEO is Darren Hele, appointed in Mar 2016, has a tenure of 9.83 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR31.21M, comprised of 17.5% salary and 82.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.26% of the company’s shares, worth $878.50K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 4.6 years respectively.

Key information

Darren Hele

Chief executive officer

R31.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage17.51%
CEO tenure9.8yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure6.4yrs
Board average tenure4.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Darren Hele's remuneration changed compared to Famous Brands's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Aug 31 2025n/an/a

R563m

May 31 2025n/an/a

R555m

Feb 28 2025R31mR5m

R548m

Nov 30 2024n/an/a

R514m

Aug 31 2024n/an/a

R480m

May 31 2024n/an/a

R469m

Feb 29 2024R21mR5m

R458m

Nov 30 2023n/an/a

R461m

Aug 31 2023n/an/a

R465m

May 31 2023n/an/a

R494m

Feb 28 2023R18mR5m

R524m

Nov 30 2022n/an/a

R503m

Aug 31 2022n/an/a

R481m

May 31 2022n/an/a

R399m

Feb 28 2022R11mR5m

R318m

Aug 31 2021n/an/a

R2b

May 31 2021n/an/a

R689m

Feb 28 2021R13mR4m

-R128m

Aug 31 2020n/an/a

-R1b

May 31 2020n/an/a

-R371m

Feb 29 2020R10mR5m

R468m

Nov 30 2019n/an/a

R285m

Aug 31 2019n/an/a

R228m

May 31 2019n/an/a

-R128m

Feb 28 2019R11mR4m

-R484m

Compensation vs Market: Darren's total compensation ($USD1.90M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.29M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Darren's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Darren Hele (53 yo)

9.8yrs
Tenure
R31,208,000
Compensation

Mr. Darren Paul Hele, M.D., B.Com, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Famous Brands Ltd. since March 1, 2016. Mr. Hele served as Chief Executive Officer of Food Services at Famous Brands Ltd.since Ma...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Darren Hele
CEO & Executive Director9.8yrsR31.21m0.26%
$ 878.5k
Nelisiwe Shiluvana
Group Financial Director & Director2.4yrsR6.84mno data
Celeste Appollis
Company Secretary & Head of Legal6.4yrsno datano data
Jabulani Mahange
Group Human Resources Executive7.5yrsno datano data
Derrian Nadauld
Chief Operating Officer - Leading Brands6.3yrsno datano data
Adolf Fourie
Managing Director of GBK Restaurants6.3yrsno datano data
Philip Smith
Managing Director of AME9.8yrsno datano data
6.4yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FMBR.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Darren Hele
CEO & Executive Director13.6yrsR31.21m0.26%
$ 878.5k
Nelisiwe Shiluvana
Group Financial Director & Director2.4yrsR6.84mno data
Thabo Mosololi
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrsR704.00k0.0020%
$ 6.8k
Christopher Boulle
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board11.9yrsR1.26mno data
Fagmeedah Petersen-Cook
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsR986.00kno data
Nicolaos Halamandaris
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director8.2yrsR675.00k0.97%
$ 3.3m
William Mzimba
Independent Non-Executive Director2.3yrsR734.00kno data
Alexander Maditse
Lead Independent Director6.4yrsR869.00kno data
Busisiwe Mathe
Independent Non-Executive Director4.3yrsR822.00kno data
4.6yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FMBR.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (4.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/18 09:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/04 00:00
Earnings2025/08/31
Annual Earnings2025/02/28

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Famous Brands Limited is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Victor DimaArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Janine Van WykAvior Capital Markets
Sven ThordsenMacquarie Research