Future plc
Future plc, together with its subsidiaries, publishes content for technology, gaming and entertainment, music, creative and photography, home interest, education, and television, as well as hobbies and knowledge, and B2B sectors primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Media and Magazine. The Media segment provides e-commerce, events, and digital advertising services. The Magazine segment creates specialist magazines and bookazines. The company also operates online sites; and offers digital and print licensing, and audience insight services. Future plc was founded in 1985 and is based in Bath, the United Kingdom. Show More...
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Website http://www.futureplc.com
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Sector Communication Services
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Industry Publishing
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Last Quote 672.00 GBX
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-09 2011-09 2012-09 2013-09 2014-09 2015-09 2016-09 2017-09 2018-09 2019-09 TTM Earnings Per Share GBP 0.2 -0.75 0.010 0.17 -1.3 -0.05 -0.5 0.03 0.05 0.09 0.22 Dividends GBP 0.13 0.14 0.03 0.010 0.010 Payout Ratio % * 62.5 6.6 4.4 Shares Mil 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 29.0 47.0 61.0 87.0 92.0 Book Value Per Share * GBP 3.35 2.46 2.33 2.37 1.4 1.21 1.2 0.71 0.81 2.23 3.75 Free Cash Flow Per Share * GBP 0.38 0.010 -0.15 -0.04 0.010 -0.36 -0.26 0.010 0.28 0.28 Return on Assets % 3.48 -13.01 0.15 3.43 -35.72 -1.95 -24.42 1.84 1.54 2.53 4.73 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.82 2.21 2.07 1.8 2.11 2.05 2.45 2.0 1.48 1.81 1.61 Return on Equity % 6.56 -25.82 0.32 6.62 -67.8 -4.06 -53.99 3.88 2.48 4.2 7.8 Return on Invested Capital % 6.29 -19.01 1.55 5.6 -59.75 -3.3 -47.49 3.66 2.51 4.3 6.53 Interest Coverage 5.0 -15.36 1.73 6.8 -58.0 -10.5 -148.0 1.5 5.89 5.7 9.13 Current Ratio 0.71 0.59 0.53 0.64 0.84 0.75 0.63 0.67 0.76 0.44 2.95 Quick Ratio 0.57 0.47 0.4 0.59 0.75 0.69 0.61 0.65 0.76 0.41 2.92 Debt/Equity 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.28 0.09 0.2 0.38