Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1960

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 4,424

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • FBR

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 24

  • Share Price
  • $2.73
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) General Information

Description

Famous Brands Ltd owns a portfolio of roughly 30 restaurant chains in Africa and the United Kingdom. Its brands include Steers, Wimpy, Debonairs Pizza, Fishaways, Mr Biggs, and Mugg & Bean. Franchisees operate all of the company's restaurants. Most of the company's revenue comes from its supply chain segment, which is responsible for manufacturing restaurant items and delivering the products to the company's franchisees and other customers. More than three fourths of Famous Brands' restaurants are in South Africa.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Steers Holdings
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2884
  • Halfway House
  • Midrand, 1685
  • South Africa
+27 011
Primary Industry
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Other Industries
Food Products
Beverages
Stock Exchange
JSE
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2884
  • Halfway House
  • Midrand, 1685
  • South Africa
+27 011

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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Stock Performance

As of 17-Apr-2025, Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s stock price is $2.73. Its current market cap is $273M with 100M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$2.73 $2.70 $2.43 - $3.95 $273M 100M 132K $0.26

Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Financials Summary

As of 31-Aug-2024, Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) has a trailing 12-month revenue of $434M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Aug-2024 FY 2024 29-Feb-2024 FY 2023 28-Feb-2023 FY 2022 28-Feb-2022
EV 397,881 367,889 428,247 563,096
Revenue 433,749 428,285 444,068 435,133
EBITDA 54,243 53,760 62,767 54,866
Net Income 25,682 24,423 31,266 21,343
Total Assets 200,349 184,075 186,052 191,824
Total Debt 82,084 78,920 84,389 94,594
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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Valuation & Funding

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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Investors

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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Investments & Acquisitions (24)

Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s most recent deal was a Corporate with Munch Software. The deal was made on 16-Oct-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Munch Software 16-Oct-2023 Corporate Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Lexi's Healthy Eatery 30-Mar-2022 Merger/Acquisition Restaurants and Bars
By Word of Mouth (South Africa) 01-Dec-2016 Corporate Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Gourmet Burger Kitchen 01-Sep-2016 Merger/Acquisition Restaurants and Bars
Cape Concentrate 04-Jul-2016 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated April, 14, 2021

29.69 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

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20-30

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30-40

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40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

of 14,189

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Industry

of 455

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Restaurants

Subindustry

of 126

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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Exits (4)

Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s most recent exit was on 01-Sep-2016 from Gourmet Burger Kitchen. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Gourmet Burger Kitchen 01-Sep-2016 Completed
Famous Brands Great Bakery Company 02-Apr-2013 Completed
BlackSteer 01-May-2010 Completed
Tashas 01-Jan-2008 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Salsa Mexican Grill Fourways, South Africa 2015
Lupa Osteria Durban, South Africa 2014
Mythos (Greek Restaurant) Sandton, South Africa 2006
Vovo Telo Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2006
Mugg & Bean Midrand, South Africa 1996

Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) FAQs

  • When was Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) founded?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) was founded in 1960.

  • Where is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) headquartered?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is headquartered in Midrand, South Africa.

  • What is the size of Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) has 4,424 total employees.

  • What industry is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) in?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s primary industry is Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure.

  • Is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) a private or public company?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is a Public company.

  • What is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is FBR.

  • What is the current stock price of Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)?

    As of 17-Apr-2025 the stock price of Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is $2.73.

  • What is the current market cap of Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)?

    The current market capitalization of Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is $273M.

  • What is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure) is $434M.

  • What is Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Famous Brands (Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure)’s EPS for 12 months was $0.26.

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