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Belvoir

November 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • BLV
  • Price:
  • 221p
Shares in franchise businesses are worth buying in a downturn; they are strongly cash generative (and defensive) and can be bought cheaply when sentiment is at a low ebb. This, alongside robust interims (pretax profit up 10%, eps +3%) may explain why buyers have pushed shares in property franchise firm Belvoir to a 12-month high. The guts of the business is property lettings (58% gross profit) where it takes a management service fee (MSF) from its “Belvoir!” branded franchisees. MSF grew 8% boosted by a red hot rentals market as adverse tax changes and high interest rates have continued to force landlords to exit the market, causing a mismatch between supply and demand. Residential sales (15% profit) were weaker (MSF -15%) ...

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