Future (FUTR)

Sector:

Media

Index:

FTSE 250

906.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      8.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,145.00
  • 52 Week Low: 577.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 110.44m
  • Volume: 31,041
  • Market Cap: £1,000.57m
  • RiskGrade: 189
  • Beta: 0.07

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 0.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 36.6 36.0
Op Mrgn 17.0% 28.0%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 7.3 7.1
PEG n/a 2.5
Pr/Revenue 1.3 1.3
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -0.1% -1.3%
PBT -25.3% 110.9%
EPS -12.1% 3.0%
DPS n/a 4.8%

Future Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
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%
30-Sep-24 788.20 103.20 124.60p 8.1 n/a -12% 3.40p 0.3%

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-25 777.97 217.64 128.30p 7.1 2.4 +3% 3.56p 0.0%
30-Sep-26 802.92 229.28 141.63p 6.4 0.6 +10% 3.77p 0.0%
30-Sep-27 842.43 246.92 154.80p 5.9 0.6 +9% 4.04p 0.0%

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Future Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 17-Jan-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 16-Jan-2025 07:00 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 15-Jan-2025 07:00 RNS

Future ShareCast News

London close: Stocks mixed as oil prices rise 05-Dec-2024 ShareCast
Future FY profits drop, returns to organic growt... 05-Dec-2024 ShareCast
London close: Stocks give up gains to finish in ... 21-Oct-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.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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 906.00p
Change Today 8.00p
% Change 0.89 %
52 Week High 1,145.00
52 Week Low 577.00
Volume 31,041
Shares Issued 110.44m
Market Cap £1,000.57m
Beta 0.07
RiskGrade 189

Future Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
47.84% above the market average47.84% above the market average47.84% above the market average47.84% above the market average47.84% above the market average
27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average27.27% above the sector average
Price Trend
17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average
13.04% below the sector average13.04% below the sector average13.04% below the sector average13.04% below the sector average13.04% below the sector average
Income
95.65% below the market average95.65% below the market average95.65% below the market average95.65% below the market average95.65% 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
84.54% below the market average84.54% below the market average84.54% below the market average84.54% below the market average84.54% below the market average
65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average65.85% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 5
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 12
buy
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Future Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 16-Jan-25 18-Jan-24
Paid 11-Feb-25 13-Feb-24
Amount 3.40p 3.40p

Trades for 17-Jan-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
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Future Key Personnel

Chair Richard N L Huntingford
CEO Jon Steinberg
CFO Sharjeel Suleman

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