Informa Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Informa is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 22.5% and 7.6% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 25.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.9% in 3 years.

Key information

22.5%

Earnings growth rate

25.5%

EPS growth rate

Media earnings growth	17.2%
Revenue growth rate	7.6%
Future return on equity	11.9%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	18 Oct 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Informa plc's (LON:INF) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 72% Above Its Share Price

May 23

Informa (LON:INF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

May 09

Informa (LON:INF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.122

Apr 25

Informa (LON:INF) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Apr 17

We Think Informa's (LON:INF) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Mar 21

Informa (LON:INF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.122

Mar 11

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Informa plc (LON:INF)?

Jan 09

An Intrinsic Calculation For Informa plc (LON:INF) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

Dec 25

With EPS Growth And More, Informa (LON:INF) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 28

These 4 Measures Indicate That Informa (LON:INF) Is Using Debt Safely

Nov 13

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Informa plc (LON:INF)?

Sep 27

Informa plc (LON:INF) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sep 09

Here's Why We Think Informa (LON:INF) Is Well Worth Watching

Aug 21

Informa's (LON:INF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 30

Informa plc (LON:INF) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 09

Does Informa (LON:INF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 22

When Should You Buy Informa plc (LON:INF)?

May 04

An Intrinsic Calculation For Informa plc (LON:INF) Suggests It's 21% Undervalued

Mar 10

Why Informa plc (LON:INF) Could Be Worth Watching

Feb 01

Is There An Opportunity With Informa plc's (LON:INF) 42% Undervaluation?

Nov 17

Is Informa (LON:INF) A Risky Investment?

Oct 25

Should You Think About Buying Informa plc (LON:INF) Now?

Aug 06

Here's Why Informa (LON:INF) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jun 15

Here's Why Informa (LON:INF) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 17

An Intrinsic Calculation For Informa plc (LON:INF) Suggests It's 50% Undervalued

Feb 09

Informa (LON:INF) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Dec 16

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:INF - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	4,057	583	885	1,077	10
12/31/2025	3,886	538	824	1,028	11
12/31/2024	3,536	430	713	935	11
6/30/2024	3,364	313	600	717	N/A
3/31/2024	3,277	366	552	669	N/A
12/31/2023	3,190	419	504	620	N/A
9/30/2023	2,990	386	423	530	N/A
6/30/2023	2,789	353	342	440	N/A
3/31/2023	2,526	246	358	446	N/A
12/31/2022	2,262	138	374	451	N/A
9/30/2022	2,112	157	423	488	N/A
6/30/2022	1,961	176	473	525	N/A
3/31/2022	1,772	105	452	498	N/A
12/31/2021	1,583	34	430	472	N/A
9/30/2021	1,523	-175	158	198	N/A
6/30/2021	1,462	-384	-114	-76	N/A
3/31/2021	1,561	-713	-155	-111	N/A
12/31/2020	1,661	-1,042	-195	-146	N/A
9/30/2020	1,979	-880	101	170	N/A
6/30/2020	2,297	-718	397	480	N/A
3/31/2020	2,594	-246	504	600	N/A
12/31/2019	2,890	226	610	720	N/A
9/30/2019	2,855	264	588	691	N/A
6/30/2019	2,820	303	565	663	N/A
3/31/2019	2,595	255	484	574	N/A
12/31/2018	2,370	208	402	486	N/A
9/30/2018	2,084	245	375	464	N/A
6/30/2018	1,799	282	348	441	N/A
3/31/2018	1,778	297	N/A	437	N/A
12/31/2017	1,757	311	N/A	434	N/A
9/30/2017	1,685	255	N/A	405	N/A
6/30/2017	1,612	198	N/A	375	N/A
3/31/2017	1,479	185	N/A	356	N/A
12/31/2016	1,345	172	N/A	336	N/A
9/30/2016	1,293	167	N/A	317	N/A
6/30/2016	1,241	163	N/A	297	N/A
3/31/2016	1,227	167	N/A	316	N/A
12/31/2015	1,212	171	N/A	334	N/A
9/30/2015	1,199	69	N/A	319	N/A
6/30/2015	1,186	-33	N/A	305	N/A
3/31/2015	1,162	-43	N/A	276	N/A
12/31/2014	1,137	-52	N/A	247	N/A
9/30/2014	1,136	35	N/A	242	N/A
6/30/2014	1,136	123	N/A	238	N/A
3/31/2014	1,133	113	N/A	233	N/A
12/31/2013	1,130	103	N/A	228	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: INF's forecast earnings growth (22.5% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).

Earnings vs Market: INF's earnings (22.5% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the UK market (14.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: INF's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: INF's revenue (7.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: INF's revenue (7.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: INF's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.9%).

Informa Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Informa plc Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Informa plc Provides Group Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 41%

Informa plc Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Recent updates

Informa plc Announces Board Changes

High number of new directors

Informa's (LON:INF) Dividend Will Be £0.064

First half dividend increased to UK£0.064

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.11 (vs UK£0.18 in 1H 2023)

Informa plc (LSE:INF) made a conditional proposal to acquire Ascential plc (LSE:ASCL) for £1.15 billion.

Informa plc (LSE:INF) made a conditional proposal to acquire Ascential plc (LSE:ASCL) for £1.15 billion.

Informa plc Announces Appointment of Maria Kyriacou as Non-Executive Director and a Member of Audit and Nomination Committees

At UK£8.58, Is Informa plc (LON:INF) Worth Looking At Closely?

Informa plc to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024

Informa plc Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

We Discuss Why The CEO Of Informa plc (LON:INF) Is Due For A Pay Rise

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.12 per share

Informa (LON:INF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.122

Informa plc's (LON:INF) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 72% Above Its Share Price

Informa (LON:INF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Informa plc Announces Executive Appointments

Informa plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 21, 2024

Informa (LON:INF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.122

Informa (LON:INF) Could Easily Take On More Debt

We Think Informa's (LON:INF) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Informa (LON:INF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.122

Final dividend increased to UK£0.12

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Informa plc Recommends Dividend for Fiscal Year 2023, Payable on July 12,2024

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Informa plc (LON:INF)?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Informa plc (LON:INF) Suggests It's 42% Undervalued

Key Executive recently sold UK£3.1m worth of stock

With EPS Growth And More, Informa (LON:INF) Makes An Interesting Case

Informa plc to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Mar 07, 2024

These 4 Measures Indicate That Informa (LON:INF) Is Using Debt Safely

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Informa plc (LON:INF)?

Informa plc (LON:INF) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Here's Why We Think Informa (LON:INF) Is Well Worth Watching

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.058 per share at 1.7% yield

Informa's (LON:INF) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Informa plc Recommends an Interim Dividend, Payable on 15 September 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.18 (vs UK£0.026 in 1H 2022)

High number of new directors

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Informa plc Provides Group Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

Informa plc (LON:INF) Shares Could Be 28% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.068 per share at 1.9% yield

Does Informa (LON:INF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Informa plc (LSE:INF) acquired Winsight, LLC from HPS Investment Partners, LLC for enterprise value of approximately $380 million.

Informa plc (LSE:INF) entered an agreement to acquire Winsight, LLC from HPS Investment Partners, LLC for enterprise value of approximately $380 million.

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

When Should You Buy Informa plc (LON:INF)?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 41%

Key Executive recently bought UK£150k worth of stock

Now 21% undervalued

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

An Intrinsic Calculation For Informa plc (LON:INF) Suggests It's 21% Undervalued

Now 21% undervalued

Why Informa plc (LON:INF) Could Be Worth Watching

Is There An Opportunity With Informa plc's (LON:INF) 42% Undervaluation?

Informa plc Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

Norstella completed the acquisition of Informa Business Intelligence, Inc. from Informa plc (LSE:INF).

Is Informa (LON:INF) A Risky Investment?

Informa plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Mar 09, 2023

Consensus forecasts updated

Montagu Private Equity LLP agreed to acquire 80% stake in Shipping News Business Maritime Intelligence from Informa plc (LSE:INF) for approximately £390 million.

Should You Think About Buying Informa plc (LON:INF) Now?

First half 2022 earnings released

Montagu Private Equity LLP agreed to acquire 80% stake in Shipping news business Maritime Intelligence from Informa plc (LSE:INF) for £385 million.

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.03 per share

Montagu Private Equity LLP agreed to acquire Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, Inc. from Informa plc (LSE:INF) for approximately $190 million.

Informa plc (LSE:INF) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industry Dive, Inc. from Falfurrias Capital Partners, LP for approximately $530 million.

Informa plc re-confirms Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022