Stock Research: Future

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Future

LSE:FUTR GB00BYZN9041
43
  • Value
    98
  • Growth
    19
  • Safety
    Safety
    38
  • Combined
    53
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    43
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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 36 (better than 36% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Future are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Future. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 98, 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 98% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 23, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 39, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 61% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 39. ...read more

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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: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
98 30 70 11
Growth
19 60 41 65
Safety
Safety
38 58 53 67
Sentiment
53 96 55 54
360° View
360° View
43 65 60 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
36 79 52 82
Opinions Change
30 67 5 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 82 61 14
Market Pulse
41 85 78 78
Sentiment
53 96 55 54
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
98 30 70 11
Growth
19 60 41 65
Safety Safety
38 58 53 67
Combined
53 37 64 48
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
78 35 49 11
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
88 78 92 42
Price vs. Book (P/B)
95 1 76 35
Dividend Yield
71 41 37 33
Value
98 30 70 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
17 44 33 33
Profit Growth
58 39 42 50
Capital Growth
80 61 76 52
Stock Returns
5 84 11 93
Growth
19 60 41 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
57 59 55 54
Refinancing
22 33 40 51
Liquidity
45 52 47 73
Safety Safety
38 58 53 67

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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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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