Franklin Financial Services Corporation (FRAF) operates as the parent company for Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg, delivering a comprehensive array ...
Franklin Financial Services Corporation (FRAF) is a bank holding company founded in 1906 and headquartered in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Its primary subsidiary, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg (F&M Trust), operates as a commercial bank with 22 community banking offices across Franklin, Cumberland, Fulton, and Huntingdon counties. The company serves ...Franklin Financial Services Corporation (FRAF) is a bank holding company founded in 1906 and headquartered in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Its primary subsidiary, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg (F&M Trust), operates as a commercial bank with 22 community banking offices across Franklin, Cumberland, Fulton, and Huntingdon counties. The company serves a diverse clientele including individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, governmental entities, and non-profit organizations.
The bank offers a wide range of deposit products such as checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts, along with demand deposits. Its lending portfolio includes commercial real estate, construction and land development, agricultural loans, secured and unsecured commercial and industrial financing (including accounts receivable, inventory, and equipment loans), residential mortgages, and consumer installment and revolving loans.
Beyond core banking, Franklin Financial provides comprehensive investment and trust services. These include estate planning and administration, management of corporate and personal trust funds, oversight of pension and employee benefit funds, and custodial services. The company also facilitates the sale of mutual funds, annuities, and insurance products, and offers safe deposit facilities and fiduciary services.
Through its subsidiary, Franklin Future Fund Inc., the corporation engages in venture capital investments as a non-bank investment firm. With total assets of approximately $2.3 billion, Franklin Financial is one of the largest independent, locally owned and operated bank holding companies in Franklin County.
Financially, the company has shown solid performance with a market capitalization of about $280 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of approximately 11.3, and a dividend yield of around 2.2%. It employs 306 full-time staff and is led by CEO Craig W. Best, who assumed the role in 2025. The company's commitment to community banking and personalized service has been a cornerstone of its operations for over a century.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$133.5M
+17.3%
+2.9%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$21.2M
+91.2%
-0.4%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+64.3%
+7.8%
-6.1%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+19.7%
+68.1%
-3.5%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+15.9%
+63.0%
-3.2%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$24.6M
+28.1%
-75.0%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+18.4%
+9.2%
-75.7%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
122.5%
-20.8%
-2.8%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
0.13x
-56.6%
-93.8%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.