Future (FUTR)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

993.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -27.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,145.00
  • 52 Week Low: 577.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 114.50m
  • Volume: 440,334
  • Market Cap: £1,136.98m
  • RiskGrade: 189

Future Overview

Future plc is a United Kingdom-based global platform for Internet specialist media. The Company operates approximately 250 brands in diversified content verticals, across its business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) divisions. It organizes its brands by specialist interests and has four main content verticals with 16 sub-categories ranging from consumer technology to games to women’s lifestyle to homes or wealth. The Company’s content is published and distributed through various forms: websites, email newsletters, videos, magazines, events and has three core monetization frameworks, such as advertising, eCommerce affiliate and direct consumer.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 0.3% 0.0%
Div Cover 41.7 36.5
Op Mrgn 22.1% 27.1%
ROCE 575.9%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 7.0 8.2
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.4 1.4
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -4.4% -0.4%
PBT -18.8% 54.2%
EPS -13.7% -15.2%
DPS n/a -2.9%

Future Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-19 221.50 12.70 50.10p 24.5 0.3 +91% 1.00p 0.1%
30-Sep-20 339.60 52.00 76.30p 25.5 0.5 +52% 1.60p 0.1%
30-Sep-21 606.80 107.80 134.60p 27.4 0.4 +76% 2.80p 0.1%
30-Sep-22 825.40 170.00 164.40p 8.0 0.4 +22% 3.40p 0.3%
30-Sep-23 788.90 138.10 141.80p 6.3 n/a -14% 3.40p 0.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Future Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Sep-24 785.95 212.97 120.29p 8.3 n/a -15% 3.30p 0.0%
30-Sep-25 804.58 222.90 130.21p 7.6 0.9 +8% 3.54p 0.0%
30-Sep-26 841.29 235.70 146.08p 6.8 0.6 +12% 4.01p 0.0%

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Future Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 14-Jun-2024 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 13-Jun-2024 14:59 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 12-Jun-2024 07:00 RNS

Future ShareCast News

Future's stock has further to run, says JPMorgan 05-Jun-2024 ShareCast
Berenberg upgrades Future to 'buy', hikes price ... 04-Jun-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks mixed as ex-divs drag on FTSE 16-May-2024 ShareCast

Future Top Newspaper Links

Future loses its CEO and finance boss 28-Oct-2011 The Independent
Future's bright for magazine group 28-Jan-2009 The Scotsman
Healthy hobby sector makes Hornby, Games Worksho... 28-Jan-2009 Telegraph

Latest Future Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Future Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 993.00p
Change Today -27.00p
% Change -2.65 %
52 Week High 1,145.00
52 Week Low 577.00
Volume 440,334
Shares Issued 114.50m
Market Cap £1,136.98m
RiskGrade 189

Future Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
62.24% above the market average62.24% above the market average62.24% above the market average62.24% above the market average62.24% above the market average
73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average73.33% above the sector average
Price Trend
52.15% above the market average52.15% above the market average52.15% above the market average52.15% above the market average52.15% above the market average
61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average61.70% above the sector average
Income
95.21% below the market average95.21% below the market average95.21% below the market average95.21% below the market average95.21% below the market average
78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average78.95% below the sector average
Growth
13.71% below the market average13.71% below the market average13.71% below the market average13.71% below the market average13.71% below the market average
11.63% above the sector average11.63% above the sector average11.63% above the sector average11.63% above the sector average11.63% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 5
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 11
buy
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Future Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 18-Jan-24 19-Jan-23
Paid 13-Feb-24 14-Feb-23
Amount 3.40p 3.40p

Trades for 14-Jun-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 3,572 @ 993.00p
16:41 79,134 @ 1,004.85p
16:35 83,433 @ 993.00p
16:35 903 @ 993.00p
16:35 91 @ 993.00p

Future Key Personnel

CFO Penny Ladkin-Brand
Chair Richard N L Huntingford
CEO Jon Steinberg

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