Future plc

LSE:FUTR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.0b

Future Valuation

Is FUTR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FUTR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FUTR (£9.16) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£28.8)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FUTR is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FUTR?

Key metric: As FUTR is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FUTR. This is calculated by dividing FUTR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FUTR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.3x
EarningsUK£76.80m
Market CapUK£1.02b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FUTR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FUTR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.9x
BMY Bloomsbury Publishing
14.5x-3.1%UK£550.3m
RCH Reach
6.3x17.8%UK£259.7m
CAU Centaur Media
7.4x-17.5%UK£34.4m
FOUR 4imprint Group
15.4x4.6%UK£1.4b
FUTR Future
13.1x12.7%UK£1.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FUTR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the peer average (10.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FUTR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
FUTR 13.3xIndustry Avg. 12.7xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FUTR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FUTR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FUTR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.3x
Fair PE Ratio21.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FUTR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FUTR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£9.16
UK£14.47
+57.9%
24.3%UK£20.78UK£7.33n/a11
Dec ’25UK£9.02
UK£14.23
+57.8%
27.7%UK£20.92UK£7.33n/a10
Nov ’25UK£8.81
UK£14.23
+61.5%
27.7%UK£20.92UK£7.33n/a10
Oct ’25UK£10.03
UK£14.42
+43.8%
27.1%UK£20.92UK£7.33n/a10
Sep ’25UK£10.80
UK£14.53
+34.5%
27.1%UK£21.20UK£7.33n/a10
Aug ’25UK£11.20
UK£14.22
+26.9%
29.7%UK£21.20UK£6.60n/a9
Jul ’25UK£10.45
UK£14.35
+37.3%
28.1%UK£21.20UK£6.60n/a10
Jun ’25UK£10.60
UK£13.32
+25.7%
37.3%UK£21.20UK£6.35n/a10
May ’25UK£6.68
UK£12.72
+90.5%
38.8%UK£20.92UK£6.35n/a10
Apr ’25UK£6.13
UK£12.74
+107.8%
38.6%UK£20.92UK£6.35n/a10
Mar ’25UK£6.34
UK£12.74
+100.9%
38.6%UK£20.92UK£6.35n/a10
Feb ’25UK£7.12
UK£12.86
+80.7%
37.5%UK£20.92UK£6.60n/a10
Jan ’25UK£7.96
UK£13.87
+74.4%
36.7%UK£20.92UK£6.60n/a9
Dec ’24UK£8.46
UK£15.61
+84.6%
31.7%UK£23.85UK£7.58UK£9.0210
Nov ’24UK£8.99
UK£15.67
+74.3%
30.9%UK£23.85UK£8.27UK£8.8110
Oct ’24UK£8.89
UK£16.00
+80.0%
27.6%UK£23.85UK£8.27UK£10.0311
Sep ’24UK£7.83
UK£15.93
+103.5%
28.4%UK£23.85UK£7.57UK£10.8011
Aug ’24UK£8.10
UK£16.59
+104.8%
27.7%UK£23.85UK£7.57UK£11.2012
Jul ’24UK£6.75
UK£16.47
+144.0%
28.7%UK£23.85UK£6.68UK£10.4512
Jun ’24UK£7.32
UK£16.63
+127.4%
29.0%UK£23.85UK£6.68UK£10.6012
May ’24UK£11.28
UK£20.30
+79.9%
22.9%UK£26.50UK£11.53UK£6.6812
Apr ’24UK£11.59
UK£20.51
+77.0%
22.9%UK£26.50UK£11.53UK£6.1311
Mar ’24UK£13.29
UK£22.45
+68.9%
21.4%UK£30.20UK£11.53UK£6.3410
Feb ’24UK£15.23
UK£23.84
+56.5%
13.5%UK£30.20UK£19.20UK£7.129
Jan ’24UK£12.67
UK£25.87
+104.2%
24.1%UK£40.89UK£18.50UK£7.969
Dec ’23UK£14.86
UK£28.83
+94.0%
25.8%UK£42.30UK£18.50UK£8.4610

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 17:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Future plc is covered by 20 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nicholas Michael DempseyBarclays
Edward JamesBerenberg
William LarwoodBerenberg