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
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Future Plc should be less than 10%
- 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%
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%
Valuation Key Factors 
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%
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
Technical Movement
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 periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (GBP MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at GBP 105.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO 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






