Future has now completed its acquisition of Purch, fully funded by a successful rights issue. Trading results in the core Media business are ahead of earlier management expectations for FY18, helped by some strong product launches and World Cup-related campaigns. We have finessed our indicative forecasts, including Purch, and updated to reflect the trading update and adjusted historic EPS for the bonus element of the rights. There are clear opportunities to leverage the Purch assets, generating incremental growth, which we believe justify a higher rating.

10 Sep 2018
Future - Strong finish to FY18

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Future - Strong finish to FY18
Future plc (FUTR:LON) | 696 10.4 0.2% | Mkt Cap: 701.3m
- Published:
10 Sep 2018 -
Author:
Fiona Orford-Williams -
Pages:
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Future has now completed its acquisition of Purch, fully funded by a successful rights issue. Trading results in the core Media business are ahead of earlier management expectations for FY18, helped by some strong product launches and World Cup-related campaigns. We have finessed our indicative forecasts, including Purch, and updated to reflect the trading update and adjusted historic EPS for the bonus element of the rights. There are clear opportunities to leverage the Purch assets, generating incremental growth, which we believe justify a higher rating.