Famous Brands (FBR) Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, operates as a quick service and casual dining restaurant franchisor in the United Kingdom, South Africa, South African Development Community, the Middle East, and Rest of Africa. More details

FBR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	6/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	3/6

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Trading at 1.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 9.8% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Unstable dividend track record

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Famous Brands
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	R50.88
52 Week High	R64.50
52 Week Low	R47.11
Beta	0.25
1 Month Change	-3.64%
3 Month Change	-5.27%
1 Year Change	-5.78%
3 Year Change	-21.78%
5 Year Change	-13.76%
Change since IPO	2,577.89%

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jun 19

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Has Announced A Dividend Of ZAR1.64

The board of Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 22nd of July, with...

Analysis Article • May 29

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ZAR1.64

The board of Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 22nd of July, with...

Analysis Article • Oct 27

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ZAR1.38

Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 18th of...

Analysis Article • Jun 27

Famous Brands' (JSE:FBR) Dividend Will Be Increased To ZAR2.33

The board of Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of ZAR2.33 on the 10th...

Analysis Article • Jun 13

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ZAR2.33

Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 10th of July to...

Analysis Article • May 25

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ZAR2.33

Famous Brands Limited ( JSE:FBR ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 10th of July to...

Analysis Article • Feb 25

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

When researching a stock for investment, what can tell us that the company is in decline? More often than not, we'll...

Analysis Article • Nov 03

Famous Brands' (JSE:FBR) Robust Earnings Are Not All Good News For Shareholders

Strong earnings weren't enough to please Famous Brands Limited's ( JSE:FBR ) shareholders over the last week. Our...

Analysis Article • Oct 14

Capital Allocation Trends At Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Aren't Ideal

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Shareholder Returns

	FBR	ZA Hospitality	ZA Market
7D	-0.4%	-1.5%	-0.01%
1Y	-5.8%	6.7%	10.6%

Return vs Industry: FBR underperformed the ZA Hospitality industry which returned 8.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: FBR underperformed the ZA Market which returned 11.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is FBR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
FBR volatility
FBR Average Weekly Movement	4.1%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement	4.1%
Market Average Movement	4.5%
10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market	11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market	2.5%

Stable Share Price: FBR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.

Volatility Over Time: FBR's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1969	n/a	Darren Hele	famousbrands.co.za

Famous Brands Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a quick service and casual dining restaurant franchisor in the United Kingdom, South Africa, South African Development Community, the Middle East, and Rest of Africa. It operates through Brands and Supply Chain segments. The company operates franchised and company-owned restaurants under the Leading and Signature brands.

Famous Brands Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Famous Brands's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
FBR fundamental statistics
Market cap	R5.05b
Earnings (TTM)	R601.21m
Revenue (TTM)	R8.74b

8.4x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
FBR income statement (TTM)
Revenue	R8.74b
Cost of Revenue	R5.06b
Gross Profit	R3.68b
Other Expenses	R3.08b
Earnings	R601.21m

Last Reported Earnings

Feb 28, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	6.06
Gross Margin	42.10%
Net Profit Margin	6.88%
Debt/Equity Ratio	70.8%

How did FBR perform over the long term?

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Dividends

7.5%

Current Dividend Yield

64%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/10 02:52
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/09 00:00
Earnings	2026/02/28
Annual Earnings	2026/02/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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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.

Analyst	Institution
Victor Dima	Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Janine Van Wyk	Avior Capital Markets
Sven Thordsen	Macquarie Research

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Recent News & Updates

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of R3.82 per share

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Famous Brands Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 24, 2026

CEO & Executive Director recently sold R1.7m worth of stock

Final dividend increased to R3.82

Recent updates

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of R3.82 per share

Now 22% overvalued after recent price rise

Famous Brands Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 24, 2026

CEO & Executive Director recently sold R1.7m worth of stock

Final dividend increased to R3.82

New major risk - Earnings quality

Full year 2026 earnings released: EPS: R6.00 (vs R5.47 in FY 2025)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Upcoming dividend of R1.62 per share

First half 2026 earnings released: EPS: R2.37 (vs R2.21 in 1H 2025)

First half dividend increased to R1.62

Famous Brands Limited to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Oct 22, 2025

Upcoming dividend of R1.95 per share

Famous Brands Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 25, 2025

Final dividend increased to R1.95

Full year 2025 earnings released: EPS: R5.47 (vs R4.57 in FY 2024)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Now 20% overvalued

Upcoming dividend of R1.50 per share

First half dividend increased to R1.50

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: R2.21 (vs R1.99 in 1H 2024)

Famous Brands Limited Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on 23 December 2024

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold R12m worth of stock

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold R11m worth of stock

Public Investment Corporation Limited acquired an unknown minority stake in Famous Brands Limited.

Famous Brands Limited Announces Board and Committee Changes

Upcoming dividend of R1.64 per share

An undisclosed buyer acquired an unknown minority stake in Famous Brands Limited (JSE:FBR) from Coronation Asset Management Proprietary Ltd.

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Has Announced A Dividend Of ZAR1.64

CEO & Executive Director recently sold R1.3m worth of stock

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ZAR1.64

Final dividend of R1.64 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: R4.57 (vs R5.23 in FY 2023)

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Famous Brands Limited Announces Appointment of Chairman-Elect and Board Changes

Upcoming dividend of R1.38 per share at 6.4% yield

High number of new directors

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ZAR1.38

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: R1.99 (vs R2.59 in 1H 2023)

Famous Brands Limited Declares Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 31 August 2023, Payable on 18 December 2023

Famous Brands Limited Announces Board Changes

Famous Brands Limited Appoints William Mzimba as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 October 2023

Upcoming dividend of R2.33 per share at 7.6% yield

Famous Brands' (JSE:FBR) Dividend Will Be Increased To ZAR2.33

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ZAR2.33

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ZAR2.33

Famous Brands Limited Announces Executive Changes

Famous Brands Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended 28 February 2022

Famous Brands Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 21, 2023

Famous Brands Limited Announces That Ms Nelisiwe Shiluvana Will Assume the Role of Group Financial Director - Designate, with Effect from January 1, 2023

Famous Brands Limited Appoints Thabo Mosololi as Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit and Risk Committee

Upcoming dividend of R1.30 per share

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: R2.59 (vs R0.96 in 1H 2022)

Upcoming dividend of R2.00 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Famous Brands Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jul 22, 2022

Famous Brands Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 31, 2022

Famous Brands Limited (JSE:FBR) acquired a 51% stake in Lexis Healthy Eatery Pty Ltd.

Famous Brands (JSE:FBR) Could Be At Risk Of Shrinking As A Company

Group Financial Director & Director Kelebogile Ntlha has left the company

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold R729k worth of stock