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Description
Informa plc operates as an international events, digital services, and academic research company in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, the United States, China, and internationally.
Business Segments
The company operates across several key bus…
Analysis
Hope premium
Informa plc carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.
The price is expensive. You pay 29.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 11% yearly growth; analysts expect 8%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202361
67
2023202420252026
All-time high
76
Feb 2026
All-time low
35
Apr 2025
Average rank
61
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
14
26
19
27
Price/Earnings
24
34
25
37
Price/Book
30
41
52
67
Dividend Yield
51
58
63
65
Value (overall)
14
18
26
22
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.