Future Plc (FUTR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Future Plc

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Why is Future Plc ?

Negative results in Sep 25

INTEREST(HY) At GBP 17.6 MM has Grown at 30.37%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.31%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 573.86

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -52.92% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed FTSE 100 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Future Plc for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Future Plc

-54.05%

-1.66

37.90%

FTSE 100

15.58%

1.15

13.60%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

16.83%

EBIT Growth (5y)

15.95%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

10.42

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.44

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.23

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.53

Tax Ratio

24.82%

Dividend Payout Ratio

27.13%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.16%

ROCE (avg)

11.57%

ROE (avg)

9.83%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.40

EV to EBIT

5.14

EV to EBITDA

3.36

EV to Capital Employed

0.53

EV to Sales

0.94

PEG Ratio

1.44

Dividend Yield

3.93%

ROCE (Latest)

10.24%

ROE (Latest)

7.74%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 70.02%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.37 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 7.37

-14What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At GBP 17.6 MM has Grown at 30.37%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.31%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 573.86

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 12.71% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 360.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 101 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at GBP 47.7 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at GBP 0.24

Here's what is working for Future Plc

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.37 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 7.37

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 70.02%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Future Plc

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 573.86

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest

At GBP 17.6 MM has Grown at 30.37%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (GBP MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at GBP 360.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at GBP 101 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at GBP 47.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Fallen at -21.03%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Lowest at GBP 0.24

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 12.71% (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