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Future

LSE:FUTR GB00BYZN9041
56
  • Value
    94
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    44
  • Combined
    56
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    56
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Company Description

Future plc is a global specialist media platform creating and distributing content to build engaged communities across various brands like Tom's Guide, Marie Claire, and PC Gamer, and operates in the United Kingdom and United States. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $984 million, profits of $474 million, revenue of $1054 million, and 2998 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 56 (better than 56% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Future are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Future. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 94, which means that the share price of Future is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 94% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 25, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 44, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 56 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Stock Returns
Weakest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Country United Kingdom
Industry Publishing
Size Medium
Website futureplc.com
Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 250
FTSE 350
Future stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 23-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 30 70 11
Growth
25 60 41 65
Safety
Safety
44 58 53 67
Sentiment
65 96 55 54
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56 65 60 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
43 79 52 82
Opinions Change
50 67 5 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 82 61 14
Market Pulse
35 85 78 78
Sentiment
65 96 55 54
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
94 30 70 11
Growth
25 60 41 65
Safety Safety
44 58 53 67
Combined
56 37 64 48
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
76 35 49 11
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
88 78 92 42
Price vs. Book (P/B)
95 1 76 35
Dividend Yield
67 41 37 33
Value
94 30 70 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
17 44 33 33
Profit Growth
55 39 42 50
Capital Growth
74 61 76 52
Stock Returns
5 84 11 93
Growth
25 60 41 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
59 59 55 54
Refinancing
41 33 40 51
Liquidity
45 52 47 73
Safety Safety
44 58 53 67

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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