Future - Strong finish to FY18
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.Future is an international media business organized into two divisions, Media and Magazine. The Media segment comprises websites and events and the Magazine segment comprises magazines. The Media division operates in a number of sectors, including the technology and games markets, and has a number of brands, including TechRadar, PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, The Photography Show, Generate and Golden Joysticks. The Magazine division creates magazines and bookazines. The Magazine portfolio spans technology, games and entertainment, music, creative and photography, field sports, knowledge and home interest verticals. Its titles include T3, Total Film, How It Works, Edge and All About History.
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