Balance Sheet Future plc

Equities

FUTR

GB00BYZN9041

Consumer Publishing

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Published financial data: FUTURE PLC

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Halfyear

YTD

LTM

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	607M	825M	789M	788M	739M
Total Revenues	607M	825M	789M	788M	739M
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	299M	398M	408M	443M	416M
Gross Profit	308M	427M	380M	346M	324M
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	108M	140M	112M	115M	110M
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	8.7M	9.1M	8.8M	6.5M	6.9M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (IS)	48.7M	71.3M	71M	77.1M	64.4M
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-4.1M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	165M	221M	191M	199M	177M
Operating Income	143M	206M	189M	147M	146M
Interest Expense, Total	-7.8M	-18.7M	-36M	-31.6M	-30.4M
Interest And Investment Income	300K	100K	900K	1.3M	700K
Net Interest Expenses	-7.5M	-18.6M	-35.1M	-30.3M	-29.7M
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-	-	-	-	400K
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-	-	-	-	-
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	135M	188M	154M	116M	117M
Restructuring Charges	-1M	-13.2M	-8.2M	-800K	-2.7M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-17.6M	-4.7M	-6.5M	-5.9M	-7.2M
Impairment of Goodwill	-	-	-	-	-12.4M
Asset Writedown	-8.8M	-	-	-4.5M	-2.8M
Other Unusual Items	-	-	-1.3M	-1.9M	100K
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	108M	170M	138M	103M	91.9M
Income Tax Expense	41.7M	47.8M	24.7M	26.4M	25.6M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Net Income - (IS)	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.59	1.01	0.95	0.67	0.63
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.59	1.01	0.95	0.67	0.63
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	111M	121M	120M	114M	106M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.58	1.01	0.94	0.67	0.62
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.58	1.01	0.94	0.67	0.62
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	114M	121M	121M	115M	107M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.76	0.97	0.8	0.64	0.69
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.74	0.97	0.8	0.63	0.68
Dividend Per Share	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.17
Payout Ratio	2.42	2.78	3.62	5.08	5.58
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	189M	282M	264M	226M	213M
EBITA	191M	278M	260M	224M	211M
EBIT	143M	206M	189M	147M	146M
EBITDAR	189M	282M	263M	225M	212M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	38.68	28.12	17.89	25.58	27.86
Current Domestic Taxes	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Taxes	30.2M	38.3M	44.3M	37.9M	32.5M
Total Deferred Taxes	11.5M	9.5M	-19.6M	-11.5M	-6.9M
Normalized Net Income	84.5M	117M	96.31M	72.69M	73.06M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	2.7M	5.1M	6.3M	5.7M	30.4M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Selling and Marketing Expenses	23M	42.5M	40M	37.8M	36.2M
General and Administrative Expenses	84.9M	97.9M	71.5M	77.5M	73.9M
Net Rental Expense, Total	-200K	-300K	-800K	-1M	-700K
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	-38.07K	-83.87K	-483K	-658K	-506K
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	-162K	-216K	-317K	-342K	-194K
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	16M	7.4M	7.8M	8.9M	5.5M
Stock-Based Comp., G&A Exp. (Total)	-	-	-	-	-
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	-	3.9M	-	-	-
Total Stock-Based Compensation	16M	11.3M	7.8M	8.9M	5.5M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	324M	29.2M	60.3M	39.7M	27.6M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	324M	29.2M	60.3M	39.7M	27.6M
Accounts Receivable, Total	73.8M	97.3M	78.7M	68M	85.2M
Other Receivables	1.6M	13.8M	7M	30.9M	16.4M
Total Receivables	75.4M	111M	85.7M	98.9M	102M
Inventory	1M	1.2M	1.3M	400K	1.3M
Prepaid Expenses	24.5M	42.7M	41.4M	19.7M	19M
Deferred Tax Assets Current	-	5.1M	12.8M	-	-
Other Current Assets, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets	425M	189M	202M	159M	150M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	60.3M	95M	88.4M	91M	94.5M
Accumulated Depreciation	-12.9M	-42M	-54M	-58.2M	-65M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	47.4M	53M	34.4M	32.8M	29.5M
Long-term Investments	-	-	6M	1.4M	-
Goodwill	688M	1.07B	1.05B	1.01B	1B
Other Intangibles, Total	466M	646M	586M	502M	453M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	3.8M	-	-	1.4M	400K
Total Assets	1.63B	1.96B	1.88B	1.71B	1.63B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	25.8M	28.8M	26M	20.6M	27.7M
Accrued Expenses, Total	96.8M	108M	83.9M	86.3M	59.1M
Short-term Borrowings	3.1M	4.2M	-	-	-
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	39.4M	79.6M	-	20M	-
Current Portion of Leases	4.9M	12.1M	9.3M	8.4M	5.6M
Current Income Taxes Payable	2.1M	1M	-	6.5M	-
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	7.1M	55.8M	58.5M	60.2M	56.4M
Deferred Tax Liability Current	-	3.6M	4.5M	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	11.1M	11.7M	26.7M	27M	7.3M
Total Current Liabilities	190M	305M	209M	229M	156M
Long-Term Debt	458M	369M	388M	278M	304M
Long-Term Leases	44M	55.8M	35.5M	29.8M	27.7M
Unearned Revenue Non Current	-	14.9M	11.9M	10.3M	10.1M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	70.3M	132M	116M	94.9M	88.4M
Other Non Current Liabilities	6.1M	21.4M	7.2M	4.7M	8M
Total Liabilities	769M	897M	767M	646M	594M
Common Stock, Total	18.1M	18.1M	17.8M	16.8M	15M
Additional Paid In Capital	197M	197M	197M	-	-
Retained Earnings	83M	201M	301M	970M	948M
Treasury Stock	-7.6M	-8M	-15.3M	-10.9M	-10.5M
Comprehensive Income and Other	572M	653M	614M	85.4M	86.3M
Total Common Equity	862M	1.06B	1.11B	1.06B	1.04B
Total Equity	862M	1.06B	1.11B	1.06B	1.04B
Total Liabilities And Equity	1.63B	1.96B	1.88B	1.71B	1.63B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	120M	120M	115M	113M	102M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	120M	120M	118M	113M	102M
Book Value / Share	7.17	8.81	9.47	9.38	10.17
Tangible Book Value	-292M	-655M	-525M	-452M	-415M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-2.43	-5.44	-4.46	-3.99	-4.06
Total Debt	550M	521M	432M	336M	337M
Net Debt	225M	492M	372M	296M	310M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	-1.6M	-2.4M	-6.4M	-8M	-5.6M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	5	5	5	5	5
Inventories - Raw Materials, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Inventories - Work In Process, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Land - (BS)	3.5M	5.7M	6.4M	7M	8.1M
Machinery, Total	12.3M	16.2M	16.8M	18.5M	20.7M
Full Time Employees	2.53K	2.98K	2.94K	3K	2.99K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	10.6M	7.1M	4.5M	8.6M	5.5M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	66.1M	122M	113M	76.8M	66.3M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	1.7M	9.1M	8.8M	6.5M	6.9M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	48.7M	71.3M	71M	77.1M	64.4M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	50.4M	80.4M	79.8M	83.6M	71.3M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	1.7M	2.8M	3.7M	3.9M	4.1M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	16.8M	6.6M	10.3M	4.7M	15.2M
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	10M	11.3M	7.6M	8.3M	5.5M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	16M	-2.3M	-11M	-7.2M	-19.5M
Change In Accounts Receivable	8.9M	-3.8M	7.6M	6.2M	5.7M
Change In Inventories	-200K	-200K	-100K	900K	-900K
Change In Accounts Payable	-4.2M	-14.9M	-16.4M	-4.6M	-30.7M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	200K	500K	-12.1M	-2.8M	300K
Cash from Operations	166M	203M	183M	170M	117M
Capital Expenditure	-3.7M	-2.6M	-2M	-2.8M	-3.3M
Cash Acquisitions	-169M	-113M	-47.5M	-7.9M	-3.4M
Divestitures	-	-	-	-	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-7.4M	-9M	-9.3M	-11.1M	-12.9M
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	8M	-	-	-
Cash from Investing	-180M	-117M	-58.8M	-21.8M	-19.6M
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	-	1M	-	-	-
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	559M	95.7M	375M	140M	345M
Total Debt Issued	559M	96.7M	375M	140M	345M
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-4.6M	-	-4.2M	-	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-220M	-472M	-423M	-240M	-341M
Total Debt Repaid	-224M	-472M	-427M	-240M	-341M
Issuance of Common Stock	-	-	-	-	-
Repurchase of Common Stock	-4.9M	-7.9M	-24.5M	-63.1M	-103M
Common Dividends Paid	-1.6M	-3.4M	-4.1M	-3.9M	-3.7M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-1.6M	-3.4M	-4.1M	-3.9M	-3.7M
Other Financing Activities, Total	-7.1M	-1.9M	-6.5M	-	-6.3M
Cash from Financing	322M	-389M	-86.9M	-167M	-109M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-1.8M	8M	-6M	-1.7M	-800K
Net Change in Cash	305M	-295M	31.1M	-20.6M	-12.1M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	900K	2.1M	2.3M	1.7M	1.5M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	25.7M	50.1M	33.6M	33.7M	42.9M
Levered Free Cash Flow	144M	207M	186M	178M	84.08M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	147M	216M	204M	193M	98.98M
Change In Net Working Capital	-2.2M	-6.6M	-9.8M	-23.2M	53M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	335M	-376M	-51.8M	-99.9M	3.8M

Fiscal Period: September	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	7.96	7.19	6.16	5.11	5.47
Return on Total Capital	9.39	8.62	7.56	6.22	6.59
Return On Equity %	10.63	12.71	10.43	7.06	6.31
Return on Common Equity	10.63	12.71	10.43	7.06	6.31
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	50.76	51.77	48.23	43.83	43.76
SG&A Margin	17.78	17.01	14.13	14.63	14.89
EBITDA Margin %	31.18	34.14	33.45	28.71	28.84
EBITA Margin %	31.54	33.66	32.98	28.38	28.49
EBIT Margin %	23.52	25.02	23.98	18.6	19.78
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	10.89	14.8	14.37	9.74	8.97
Net Income Margin %	10.89	14.8	14.37	9.74	8.97
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	10.89	14.8	14.37	9.74	8.97
Normalized Net Income Margin	13.93	14.23	12.21	9.22	9.88
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	23.65	25.06	23.52	22.53	11.37
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	24.17	26.14	25.9	24.54	13.39
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.54	0.46	0.41	0.44	0.44
Fixed Assets Turnover	17.77	16.44	18.05	23.46	23.73
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	9.46	9.65	8.96	10.75	8.34
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	351.53	361.91	326.72	520.82	489.06
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	2.23	0.62	0.96	0.69	0.96
Quick Ratio	2.1	0.46	0.7	0.61	0.83
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.87	0.67	0.88	0.74	0.75
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	38.59	37.83	40.71	34.06	43.75
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	1.04	1.01	1.12	0.7	0.75
Average Days Payable Outstanding	31.24	25.02	24.48	19.3	21.16
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	8.38	13.82	17.35	15.46	23.34
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	63.72	49.09	38.79	31.63	32.47
Total Debt / Total Capital	38.92	32.93	27.95	24.03	24.51
LT Debt/Equity	58.23	40.05	37.96	28.95	31.93
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	35.56	26.86	27.35	22	24.1
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	47.13	45.83	40.75	37.84	36.39
EBIT / Interest Expense	18.29	11.04	5.26	4.64	4.81
EBITDA / Interest Expense	24.76	15.34	7.47	7.28	7.15
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	24.28	15.2	7.42	7.2	7.05
Total Debt / EBITDA	2.85	1.81	1.61	1.46	1.55
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.17	1.71	1.38	1.29	1.42
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	2.9	1.83	1.62	1.48	1.57
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	1.19	1.73	1.39	1.3	1.45
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	78.68	36.02	-4.42	-0.09	-6.22
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	83.44	38.73	-10.95	-9.2	-6.37
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	104.98	43.63	-6.35	-14.25	-6
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	111.26	45.14	-6.34	-14.03	-6.07
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	115.23	44.71	-8.38	-22.52	-0.61
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	49.21	84.87	-7.2	-32.28	-13.67
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	49.21	84.87	-7.2	-32.28	-13.67
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	119.84	38.98	-17.99	-24.53	0.52
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	27.97	73.67	-6.74	-29.01	-7.04
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.41	31.84	-19.12	-13.6	-7.39
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	42.86	20	8.33	-69.23	225
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	126.79	11.81	-35.09	-4.65	-10.06
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	166.87	20.05	-3.92	-9.21	-4.39
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	160.37	124.04	-19.91	-13.86	-8.21
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	126.15	23.01	5.09	-4.75	-2.16
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	103.56	22.27	-9.77	-7.11	-30.92
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	311.11	-29.73	-23.08	40	17.86
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	208.21	37.45	-10.31	-4.3	-52.74
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	205.36	40.39	-5.29	-5.35	-48.91
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	75	21.43	0	0	400
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	65.51	55.9	14.02	-2.28	-3.2
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	78.84	59.53	11.15	-10.08	-7.79
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	107.13	74.73	15.98	-10.39	-10.12
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	110.49	75.11	16.6	-10.26	-10.03
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	117.74	76.48	15.15	-15.74	-12.1
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	185.67	66.09	30.98	-20.72	-23.54
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	185.67	66.09	30.98	-20.72	-23.54
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	120.53	74.79	6.76	-21.33	-12.9
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	149.95	49.08	27.26	-18.63	-18.76
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	44.39	33.62	3.27	-16.4	4.05
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-	30.93	14.02	-42.26	0
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	335.43	59.24	-14.81	-21.33	-7.4
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	105.46	78.99	7.4	-6.6	-6.83
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	59.04	141.53	33.96	-16.94	-11.08
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	101.02	66.79	13.7	0.05	-3.46
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	83.7	57.76	5.03	-8.45	-19.89
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	62.57	69.97	-26.48	3.77	28.45
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	23.43	110.78	11.03	-7.35	-32.69
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	24.32	111.93	15.31	-5.32	-30.41
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	67.33	45.77	10.19	0	123.61
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	67.08	55.04	32.44	9.11	-3.61
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	80.7	64.32	31.35	3.9	-8.86
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	127.82	85.57	41.93	4.87	-8.88
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	131.64	85.96	42.14	5.34	-8.82
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	145.03	90.01	41.84	0.9	-10.87
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	183.53	147.09	36.79	5.13	-18.44
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	183.53	147.09	36.79	5.13	-18.44
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	148.6	89.07	35.82	-4.9	-14.63
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	131.22	121.38	27.5	4.76	-14.94
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	35.91	40.08	13.03	-2.69	-4.33
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	22.92	-26.32	2.7
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	203.23	176.77	18.07	-11.55	-17.74
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	85.7	71.76	45.46	1.55	-5.87
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	111.74	78.29	67.18	15.63	-14.12
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	70.95	70.66	42.99	7.18	-0.69
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	156.66	60.39	30.95	0.82	-16.65
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	45.55	22.92	30.5	-8.87	8.27
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	170.2	29.98	58.54	5.67	-25.93
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	166.36	31.49	62.03	7.97	-22.88
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	77.58	50.37	28.56	6.69	71
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	59.38	57.78	43.4	28.9	16.83
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	70.62	68.14	48.78	29.11	14.02
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	133.94	108.8	75.17	38.69	18.23
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	142.13	110.01	76.02	38.94	18.38
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	128.32	114.95	81.15	37.25	17.14
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	35.63	138.01	108.18	56.81	8.4
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	36.01	138.01	108.18	56.81	8.4
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	142.87	117.06	77.28	33.14	13.71
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-0.51	91.62	82.1	48.34	6.47
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	53.71	58.59	21.77	13.95	9.35
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	20.11	11.38	-	-	13.18
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	148.52	121.24	82.48	67.34	7.14
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	99.28	74.1	49.17	34.61	21.72
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	89.39	84.07	76.31	31.35	29.87
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	109.83	76.86	45.22	37.84	22.19
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	141.91	82.53	79.54	28.17	7.58
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	79.24	34.08	10.76	14.87	29.67
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	82.38	67.69	91.13	13.52	12.54
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	83.05	68.87	92.34	15.3	15.56
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	46.72	27.73	60.42