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FUTR Future Plc

982.00
8.50 (0.87%)
11 Oct 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Future Plc LSE:FUTR London Ordinary Share GB00BYZN9041 ORD 15P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  8.50 0.87% 982.00 389,091 16:35:29
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
984.50 987.50 988.00 972.50 985.00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Miscellaneous Publishing 788.9M 113.4M 1.0032 9.81 1.1B
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:42:50 O 126,350 984.6991 GBX

Future (FUTR) Latest News (2)

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Date Time Source Headline
11/10/202407:00UK RNSFuture PLC Transaction in Own Shares
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09/10/202407:00UK RNSFuture PLC Transaction in Own Shares
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02/10/202411:08UK RNSFuture PLC Total Voting Rights
02/10/202407:00UK RNSFuture PLC Transaction in Own Shares
01/10/202407:00UK RNSFuture PLC Transaction in Own Shares

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Posted at 12/10/2024 09:20 by Future Daily Update
Future Plc is listed in the Miscellaneous Publishing sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker FUTR. The last closing price for Future was 973.50p.
Future currently has 113,036,257 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Future is £1,112,841,950.
Future has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 9.81.
This morning FUTR shares opened at 985p
Posted at 06/10/2024 18:24 by sajad37
Country Life publisher Future considered breaking itself up amid 'strategic review'

Updated 23:23, 05 Oct 2024
By Mark Shapland
OC&C conducted a review that lasted for more than three months
London-listed publisher Future held a ‘strategic review’ in late 2023 that resulted in management mulling a break-up of the company.

Global consultancy firm OC&C conducted a review that lasted for more than three months and finished in January 2024, a well-placed senior source told The Mail on Sunday.

FTSE 250-listed Future publishes titles such as Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, FourFourTwo and Marie Claire.
Royal connections: Queen Camilla has featured in Country Life magazine
It also owns insurance comparison website GoCompare.

At the time, chief executive Jon Steinberg had been in the job for a little over six months and was looking for a new strategy for the company amid a sharp drop off in its share price.

Future had thrived under the previous boss, Zillah Byng-Thorne, but had begun to stagnate.

Following the review, OC&C advised that Future be broken up and that Steinberg focus solely on growing the consumer magazine subscription business.

It was suggested that its business-to-business titles, including SmartBrief and GoCompare, be put up for sale as they were labelled ‘non-core̵7; to the rest of the organisation.

Some titles such as The Week were also flagged for a potential sale.

Future held a ¿strategic review¿ in late 2023 that resulted in management mulling a break-up of the company
The source said: ‘The review was taken seriously and there was exploration by the board about selling some businesses that were not aligned. Ultimately, it was decided to keep the company together and solve the issues internally.’

Under Byng-Thorne, the business grew rapidly from 2014 to 2023, acquiring titles and building a solid subscription model. ‘Zillah was excellent at keeping all the plates spinning,’ the source added.

The share price over her period in charge gained an astonishing 3,500 per cent and she was hailed for her ability to drag legacy media brands into the internet age.

The business benefited from the pandemic as readers flocked to its niche websites, helping it to outperform larger media peers.

Future's share price has languished since 2023 and on Friday it closed down 0.1 per cent at £9.92, giving the company a market capitalisation of £1.1billion.

The former board member continued: ‘There were plenty of shareholders who enjoyed the ride up and made a lot of money, but there will also be those who are still invested and are waiting for Future to turn itself around.’
Posted at 09/8/2024 14:11 by hatfullofsky
Cannacord downgrade but up price to 733p from 660pCanaccord Genuity downgraded Future on Friday to 'sell' from 'hold' following a strong share price increase of around 100% from the lows.Canaccord Genuity downgrades Future, says risk/reward 'mismatched' https://www.voxmarkets.co.uk/articles/canaccord-genuity-downgrades-future-says-risk-reward-mismatched--dddd583
Posted at 01/8/2024 08:35 by john09
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#FUTR scsw NAP, buyback yesterday. Only managed 3k in a tight mkt. Co has now bt £45m+£15m of its shares and has £30m left to buy. All get cancelled to boost EPS. Keeps filling pot with £250m free cashflow. Deutsche has 2025p target.
Posted at 12/7/2024 18:30 by sajad37
Future plc LON:FUTR

Stock picker James Coffey added FTSE 250 component Future LON:FUTR to his list. While it might bev known for some of its magazines, it has also owned GoCompare since 2020. It has highly profitable margins and is also highly cash generative. GoCompare provides roughly a quarter of Future’s revenues. The stock has sold off because of changing retail readership habits, which has also hit advertising revenues.

James thinks there are signs now the business is turning a corner, making it a potential value play. A good example of opportunities for the Go Compare business, for example, is the upcoming removal of the fixed price in the UK energy market, which will mean millions of customers will start shopping around for new household energy deals before the winter.
Posted at 10/7/2024 11:44 by alotto
Investors need confirmation that recovery is durable, especially in the US. Thats when the share price will reflecy earnings.
Posted at 06/6/2024 08:23 by eagle eye
Share price breakout 1150p
Posted at 03/6/2024 13:01 by eagle eye
Not sure why the exit here.
Debt being repaid at a rapid rate of knots.
Share price consolidating after the sharp rise, but prospective PER still less than 10.
Many investors think they have missed the boat, but recent bounce has only retraced an oversold position.
Famous last words, but hold for next leg up IMHO.

WEALTH WARNING:
Many investors don't have the mental disposition to handle share price volatility,
so beware if you can't handle the risk.
Posted at 03/6/2024 08:06 by eagle eye
Share price breakout 1090p :-))
Posted at 30/5/2024 17:19 by sajad37
Futures

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The company's share price in relation to its net book value makes it look relatively cheap.
Given the positive cash flows generated by its business, the company's valuation level is an asset.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

As estimated by analysts, this group is among those businesses with the lowest growth prospects.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
The firm pays small or no dividend to shareholders. For that reason, it is not a yield company.
For the last 12 months, analysts have been regularly downgrading their EPS expectations. Analysts predict worse results for the company against their predictions a year ago.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.
Posted at 12/5/2024 11:27 by takeiteasy
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To me, the business has seemed to be undervalued for some time. A discounted cash flow calculation suggests the share price may be as much as 71% undervalued. Clearly, this has increased as the share price collapsed, but for long-term investors, this could be even more exciting an opportunity. The media landscape has been uncertain for some time as consumer trends and demands have evolved. But, by looking at the competition, I still think there is a lot of value here. At a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of only 7.8 times, the sector average of 12.4 times makes this look like an appealing investment.

Another dead cat bounce/false dawn or the first real recovery in 5 years, who is right...clearly next to no retail advfn interest any more from the lack of posters here

dyor/nai
Future share price data is direct from the London Stock Exchange

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