Future plc

OTCPK:FRNW.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Future Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 FRNW.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$34.25
Fair Value
65.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: FRNW.F ($11.67) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($34.25)

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

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FRNW.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FRNW.F. This is calculated by dividing FRNW.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FRNW.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.6x
EarningsUK£76.80m
Market CapUK£1.05b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FRNW.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FRNW.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.6x
NYT New York Times
30.4x12.3%US$8.6b
NWSA News
44x15.5%US$16.2b
CABO Cable One
9.1x-10.8%US$2.0b
IAS Integral Ad Science Holding
50.8x24.2%US$1.6b
FRNW.F Future
13.6x12.7%US$1.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FRNW.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the peer average (33x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FRNW.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DISH DISH Network
2.5x-71.9%US$3.08b
GTN Gray Media
2.3x-28.2%US$374.94m
SGRP SPAR Group
3.4x-89.1%US$42.71m
ANTE AirNet Technology
0.3xn/aUS$6.99m
FRNW.F 13.6xIndustry Avg. 13.9xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FRNW.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.6x) compared to the US Media industry average (13.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FRNW.F'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.

FRNW.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.6x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FRNW.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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 FRNW.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$17.91
0%
24.3%US$25.72US$9.07n/a11
Jan ’26n/a
US$18.15
0%
24.3%US$26.07US$9.20n/a11
Dec ’25n/a
US$18.13
0%
27.7%US$26.66US$9.34n/a10
Nov ’25n/a
US$18.56
0%
27.7%US$27.29US$9.56n/a10
Oct ’25n/a
US$19.28
0%
27.1%US$27.97US$9.80n/a10
Sep ’25n/a
US$18.54
0%
27.1%US$27.05US$9.35n/a10
Aug ’25n/a
US$18.21
0%
29.7%US$27.16US$8.45n/a9
Jul ’25n/a
US$18.14
0%
28.1%US$26.80US$8.34n/a10
Jun ’25n/a
US$17.00
0%
37.3%US$27.06US$8.11n/a10
May ’25n/a
US$16.07
0%
38.8%US$26.43US$8.02n/a10
Apr ’25n/a
US$16.08
0%
38.6%US$26.41US$8.02n/a10
Mar ’25n/a
US$16.08
0%
38.6%US$26.41US$8.02n/a10
Feb ’25n/a
US$16.32
0%
37.5%US$26.56US$8.38n/a10
Jan ’25n/a
US$17.55
0%
36.7%US$26.46US$8.35n/a9
Dec ’24n/a
US$19.70
0%
31.7%US$30.11US$9.57n/a10
Nov ’24US$10.05
US$19.03
+89.3%
30.9%US$28.95US$10.04n/a10
Oct ’24n/a
US$19.52
0%
27.6%US$29.10US$10.09n/a11
Sep ’24n/a
US$20.20
0%
28.4%US$30.23US$9.60n/a11
Aug ’24n/a
US$21.45
0%
27.7%US$30.84US$9.79n/a12
Jul ’24n/a
US$20.47
0%
28.7%US$29.65US$8.30n/a12
Jun ’24US$9.00
US$20.56
+128.4%
29.0%US$29.48US$8.26n/a12
May ’24n/a
US$25.22
0%
22.9%US$32.93US$14.33n/a12
Apr ’24n/a
US$25.21
0%
22.9%US$32.57US$14.17n/a11
Mar ’24n/a
US$26.98
0%
21.4%US$36.30US$13.86n/a10
Feb ’24n/a
US$29.39
0%
13.5%US$37.23US$23.67n/a9
Jan ’24n/a
US$31.21
0%
24.1%US$49.34US$22.32n/a9
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 11 Analysts
US$17.68
Fair Value
34.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

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 Analysis2025/01/08 13:55
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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