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Future PLC FRNWF

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$9.65 +1.00 (11.50%)
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Price vs Fair Value

FRNWF is trading at a 44% discount.
Price
$9.58
Fair Value
$17.39
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
$26.96
5-Star Price
$8.13
Economic Moat
Wcz
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$8.66
Day Range
$9.659.65
52-Week Range
$7.5617.62
Bid/Ask
$6.31 / $1,607.84
Market Cap
$1.12 Bil
Volume/Avg
1,250 / 493

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
5.95
Price/Sales
1.20
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.44%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.56%
Total Yield
3.40%

Company Profile

Future PLC is engaged in media group and digital publishing. It focuses on various areas which include Technology, games, films, music, and photography under the brand Techradar, Gamesradar+, PC gamer, Digital camera, The Photography Show, and others. The company's business segments are Media segment which comprises websites and events and the Magazine segment which includes magazines. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Media segment. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United kingdom.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees
2,920

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
5.9516.814.47
Price/Book Value
0.842.450.34
Price/Sales
1.202.490.32
Price/Cash Flow
4.6615.83
Price/Earnings
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR

Financial Strength

Metric
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR
Quick Ratio
0.906.251.10
Current Ratio
0.966.251.10
Interest Coverage
5.1679.98−2.79
Quick Ratio
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR

Profitability

Metric
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR
Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.93%13.75%3.68%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
15.77%16.21%7.95%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
12.64%15.45%7.49%
Return on Assets
FRNWF
LBG
SFOR
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