Future Plc

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: GB00BYZN9041
GBP
6.34
-0.81 (-11.33%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Future Plc ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 24.70% and Operating profit at 24.94%
2
Flat results in Mar 25
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.53% (YoY)
  • NET SALES(Q) Lowest at GBP 378.4 MM
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM
3
With ROE of 8.16%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.65 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -32.79%, its profits have fallen by -7.9%
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -32.79% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Future Plc should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Future Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Future Plc
-100.0%
-1.13
37.50%
FTSE 100
16.5%
1.23
12.99%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
stock-recommendation
Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
24.70%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.94%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
10.42
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.44
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.54
Tax Ratio
24.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
5.06%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.16%
ROCE (avg)
11.57%
ROE (avg)
9.83%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.65
EV to EBIT
6.74
EV to EBITDA
4.36
EV to Capital Employed
0.72
EV to Sales
1.24
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
57.27%
ROCE (Latest)
10.66%
ROE (Latest)
8.16%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 25.46 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1,129.11%

-3What is not working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.53% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 378.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM

Here's what is working for Future Plc
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 25.46 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 1,129.11% and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Here's what is not working for Future Plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 378.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.53% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales