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Future (LSE:FUTR) Pretax Margin % : 11.90% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Future Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Future's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was £46.6 Mil. Future's Revenue for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was £391.5 Mil. Therefore, Future's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 11.90%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Future's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:FUTR' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -53.64   Med: 4.56   Max: 20.6
Current: 15.25


LSE:FUTR's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
84.13% of 1040 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs LSE:FUTR: 15.25

Future Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Future's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Future Pretax Margin % Chart

Future Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.73 15.31 17.77 20.60 17.51

Future Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.03 21.14 16.41 18.66 11.90

Competitive Comparison of Future's Pretax Margin %

For the Publishing subindustry, Future's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Future's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Future's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Future's Pretax Margin % falls into.



Future Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Future's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )
=138.1/788.9
=17.51 %

Future's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=46.6/391.5
=11.90 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Future  (LSE:FUTR) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Future (LSE:FUTR) Business Description

Address
Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, GBR, BA1 1UA
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.

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