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Current Price Information for Future (FUTR) Add to Stockwatch
DateCurrentChangeTo Buy To Sell Intra High Intra Low Intra Vol
08-09-201018.75 xd-0.25 (-1.32%)19.0018.5018.5018.50242,500
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Historic Price Info (all prices in GB pence)
12 Mth HighDate12 Mth Low Date1 Wk Ago 1 Mth Ago 1 Year Ago
27.0015-09-200915.0007-05-201018.50 (+1.35%)17.25 (+8.7%)22.00 (-14.77%)
* Prices are 15 minutes delayed
Activities
Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985. It publishes over 150 special-interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in the computing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors. It is the fifth largest magazine publisher in the UK. Future employs 1,450 people in offices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Over 100 international editions of Future's magazines are also published under licence in 32 other countries across the world.
Contact Details
Beauford Court, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW.
Telephone+44 (0)1225 442 244Websitehttp://www.futureplc.com/
RegistrarsEquinitiReg Tel 0871 384 2030
StockbrokersUBS Investment Bank  
Fundamental Info   
Shares in Issue327,912,071 (Ord 1p) SEAQ/Epicfutr
SEDOL0723998
Annualised Dividend1.1000 Dividend Cover0.9
Latest Pay date01-10-2010 Latest Ex-Div date18-08-2010
EPS0.90 FloatedJun 99
Market Capitalisation (£m) 61.484 Enterprise Value (£m) 124.684
SectorMedia % of Sector by Cap 0.119
IndustryPublishing % of Industry by Cap 0.286
Last RNS Announcement 23-08-2010 ListingFULL
Last Annual Results 26-11-2009 Last Interim Results 20-05-2010
Total Assets (m)159.300Total Liabilities (m)77.800
Total Equity (m)81.500Cash & Equivalents (m)14.600
Net Gearing (%) 39.674 Gross Gearing (%) 48.839
Net Assets (m) 81.500 Op Cash Flow (m) 13.9
Debt Ratio18.337 Debt-to-Equity0.235
Assets/Equity1.955 Cash/Equity17.914
Quick Ratio0.637 Current Ratio0.692
Traded Volume: More...Number of trades4Trading Open 
Bought Volume0Sold Volume80,000Unknown Volume82,500
First Auction Price0Last Auction Price-Last Auction Time-
Last Auction Vol-Quote Size1Market Size15,000
Minimum Order0Maximum Order1,499,999,882Maximum Order Days90
Last Trade TickUnchangedVWAP (all trades)18.5VWAP (auto trades)18.5
Uncrossed Price0Uncrossed Time08:00:19Uncrossed Volume0
Name change history
DateShareWhat Happened?
26-01-2005 Future Network Renamed to Future
One Year Chart Click for Full Charting facilities
Broker and Press Comments - Expand/Show All
DateCommentMore
03-08-2010 +0.25, (18.75) posted a 2% rise in third-quarter revenue, reflecting a recovery of the U.K. a ...
10-02-2010 +0.5, (19.75) in a trading update, says fiscal first-quarter revenue fell 12% on year and whi ...
26-11-2009 -1, (18) Future PLC said it is optimistic about its trading prospects despite posting a 61% d ...
09-10-2009 +0, (20.75) IC says Sell (21p): BEAR POINTS Has warned on profits - US distribution issues - ...
20-05-2009 +0.5, (16.5) Future PLC said it sees online content as its largest growth opportunity, but st ...
23-03-2009 +1.25, (12.25) announces it expected to post a first-half operating loss for its U.S. busines ...
02-03-2009 +0, (17) Altium Securities upgrades its recommendation on the stock to "hold" from "sell" on ...
28-01-2009 +0.75, (17.75) UBS cuts the specialist media company's rating to "neutral" from "buy", citing ...
26-11-2008 +2.25, (12.75) the special-interest media group says pretax profit rose by 3 percent on 2007, ...
23-05-2008 -1.75, (24.5) flat in opening deals, as it gave a mixed first-half update, which prompted Alt ...
17-03-2008 +0.5, (26.5) ABN Amro has initiated coverage of Future PLC with a 'buy' rating and a target p ...
29-01-2008 -0.25, (34.75) Altium Securities has upgraded Future PLC to 'buy' from 'add', following the g ...
29-11-2007 -1.75, (33.25) an article in the Independent reports: Future rose 0.5p to 35p after encouragi ...
27-09-2007 +0.5, (46.25) Altium Securities has raised its target price for Future PLC to 48 pence from 4 ...
15-05-2007 -0.5, (43.5) shares in SCi Entertainment Group PLC gained midmorning, while Game Group PLC fe ...
01-05-2007 +0.75, (44) Altium Securities cut its ratings on Future PLC and Shed Productions PLC but rais ...
29-03-2007 +1.25, (41.5) the special interest publisher posted a trading update this morning, prompting ...
17-01-2007 -1.75, (38.75) downgraded to 'neutral' from 'overweight', by Bridgewell Securities after a st ...
03-01-2007 -0.5, (45) a negative note from Altium Securities in which the broker cut the stock's rating ...
07-12-2006 -0.25, (40.25) UBS upgraded its stance to 'buy' from 'reduce' with a raised price target of 4 ...
Latest RNS Information - Show More
DateTimeHeadlineMore
23-08-2010 12:00:00 Future PLC Appointment of UK CEODetails
06-08-2010 14:09:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
03-08-2010 07:00:00 Future PLC Interim Management StatementDetails
23-07-2010 14:26:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
13-07-2010 10:29:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:27:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:27:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:25:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:24:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:22:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
13-07-2010 10:20:00 Future PLC Blocklisting Interim ReviewDetails
30-06-2010 16:47:00 Future PLC Total Voting RightsDetails
24-06-2010 15:55:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
17-06-2010 09:38:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
16-06-2010 11:38:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
16-06-2010 10:20:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
20-05-2010 07:00:00 Future PLC Interim ResultsDetails
13-05-2010 13:36:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
12-05-2010 12:00:00 Future PLC UK Management Team ChangeDetails
05-05-2010 09:12:00 Future PLC Holding(s) in CompanyDetails
Recent Director Dealings
DateDirectorTransAmountTypePrice (p)Value (£)Holding%
24-03-2010 J.R. Bowman SELL 80,000 ORD 18.25 14,600 863,242 0.26
23-03-2010 R.G. Parry BUY 50,000 ORD 18.25 9,125 566,590 0.17
21-12-2009 J.R. Bowman SELL 7,738 ORD 16.14 1,249 943,942 0.29
19-12-2009 J.R. Bowman EX 18,281 OPT 0 0 - -
19-12-2009 S. Spring EX 274,215 OPT 0 0 1,123,948 0.34
15-12-2009 J.R. Bowman SELL 53,888 ORD 16.35 8,811 932,699 0.28
11-12-2009 J.R. Bowman SELL 46,956 ORD 17.28 8,114 - -
01-12-2009 J.R. Bowman EX 222,352 OPT 0 0 - -
01-12-2009 S. Spring EX 264,044 OPT 0 0 849,733 0.26
26-01-2009 J. Bowman SELL 41,118 ORD 18.25 7,504 811,191 0.25
Basic Result Information (figures in Millions unless specified)
DateTypeTurnoverProfitEPS (p)Dividend (p)Currency
31-03-2010 Interim 71.40 2.20 0.40 0.50 GBX
30-09-2009 Full Year 153.10 3.70 0.90 0.90 GBX
31-03-2009 Interim 76.60 1.20 0.20 0.40 GBX
30-09-2008 Full Year 162.90 9.50 2.10 1.10 GBX
31-03-2008 Interim 78.30 4.10 0.80 0.50 GBX
30-09-2007 Full Year 165.70 9.20 4.40 1.10 GBX
31-03-2007 Interim 95.30 8.60 2.30 0.50 GBX
30-09-2006 Full Year 224.90 -49.00 -14.50 1.00 GBX
31-03-2006 Interim 114.70 -12.10 -3.60 0.50 GBX
30-09-2005 Full Year 212.30 -8.90 -3.40 1.80 GBX
31-03-2005 Interim 104.30 1.30 -0.30 0.50 GBX
30-09-2004 Full Year 190.40 7.20 0.80 1.50 GBX
30-06-2004 Interim 87.10 -1.20 -0.90 - GBX
31-12-2003 Full Year 182.70 9.70 0.80 1.25 GBX
30-06-2003 Interim 80.60 1.10 -0.30 - GBX
31-12-2002 Full Year 165.30 10.70 1.90 - GBX
30-06-2002 Interim 74.00 0.90 -0.26 - GBX
31-12-2001 Full Year 174.10 -121.00 -69.56 - GBX
30-06-2001 Interim 90.45 -106.81 -70.67 - GBX
31-12-2000 Full Year 253.99 -59.29 -42.68 - GBX
30-06-2000 Interim 110.95 -13.43 -9.88 - GBX
31-12-1999 Full Year 173.96 -3.14 -6.54 - GBX
30-06-1999 Interim 61.76 -9.15 -8.75 - GBX
31-12-1998 Full Year 80.29 -3.72 -12.15 - GBX
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow Click Here to view
Dividend History (NOT adjusted for any capital changes)
PeriodEx-DatePay DateNet DividendCurrencyTotal for year
H1 Dividend 18-08-2010 01-10-2010 0.5000 GBX
H2 Dividend 10-03-2010 01-04-2010 0.5000 GBX 0.9000
H1 Dividend 27-05-2009 30-06-2009 0.4000 GBX
H2 Dividend 07-01-2009 29-01-2009 0.6000 GBX 1.1000
H2 Dividend 02-01-2008 30-01-2008 0.6000 GBX 1.1000
H1 Dividend 20-06-2007 12-07-2007 0.5000 GBX
H2 Dividend 27-12-2006 31-01-2007 0.5000 GBX 1.0000
H1 Dividend 14-06-2006 05-07-2006 0.5000 GBX
H2 Dividend 28-12-2005 27-01-2006 1.3000 GBX 1.8000
H1 Dividend 22-06-2005 11-07-2005 0.5000 GBX
H2 Dividend 29-12-2004 31-01-2005 1.5000 GBX 1.5000
H2 Dividend 21-04-2004 24-05-2004 1.2500 GBX 1.2500
Recent Major Shareholder Transactions
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Recent changes to Share Capital
Date+/-SharesTotal SharesReason
15-03-2005 + 2,178,840 326,008,644 Exercise of employee and executive share options.
Director History
DateInitSurnamePositionLeave
04-06-2007 S.L. Bishop Non-Executive Director -
16-11-2001 J.R. Bowman Group Finance Director -
06-06-1999 R.G. Parry Non-Executive Chairman -
19-04-2000 M.G. Penington Non-Executive Director -
03-07-2006 S. Spring Chief Executive -
24-04-2001 J.P.E. Taylor Non-Executive Director -
11-05-1999 C. Anderson Executive Chairman 19-11-2001
04-06-1999 B. Clouston Non-Executive Director 25-09-2002
11-05-1999 P. Fiztsimmons Non-Executive Director 21-06-2000
12-03-2003 L.J. Gordon Non-Executive Director 07-02-2006
11-05-1999 G.J. Ingham Chief Executive 06-06-2006
11-05-1999 I. Linkins Finance Director 17-04-2001
11-05-1999 B. Manfrey Non-Executive Director 21-06-2000
12-03-2003 J. Mellon Non-Executive Director 17-07-2009
31-10-2000 C. Morrison Chief Operating Officer 16-09-2003
11-09-2000 E. Murdoch Non-Executive Director 29-05-2002
01-04-2009 M.W. Wood Non-Executive Director 30-08-2010
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