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Micro Focus International Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Micro Focus International's CEO is Stephen Murdoch, appointed in Mar 2018, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $2.37M, comprised of 49.1% salary and 50.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.089% of the company’s shares, worth €1.73M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.4 years and 2.9 years respectively.
Key information
Stephen Murdoch
Chief executive officer
US$2.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 49.1% |
| CEO tenure | 4.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 2.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$244m |
| Jan 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$340m |
| Oct 31 2021 | US$2m | US$1m | -US$435m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$3b |
| Oct 31 2020 | US$2m | US$1m | -US$3b |
| Jul 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$969m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$494m |
| Oct 31 2019 | US$2m | US$1m | -US$18m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$207m |
| Jan 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$132m |
| Oct 31 2018 | US$10m | US$854k | US$471m |
| Apr 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$726m |
| Jan 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$450m |
| Oct 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$174m |
| Jul 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$166m |
| Apr 30 2017 | US$3m | US$645k | US$124m |
| Jan 31 2017 | n/a | n/a | US$162m |
| Oct 31 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$166m |
| Jul 31 2016 | n/a | n/a | US$165m |
| Apr 30 2016 | US$1m | US$161k | US$136m |
Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD2.37M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.64M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Stephen's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Stephen Murdoch (55 yo)
4.9yrs
Tenure
US$2,370,233
Compensation
Mr. Stephen Murdoch has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Micro Focus International plc since March 19, 2018 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from September 2017 to March 19, 2018....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.9yrs | US$2.37m | 0.089% € 1.7m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.7yrs | US$1.09m | 0.013% € 261.2k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| CTO & Fellow Micro Focus | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Corporate Communication & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Worldwide President of Sales | 3.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & GM of CyberRes Security Product Group | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.9yrs | no data | no data |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: M7Q7's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.9yrs | US$2.37m | 0.089% € 1.7m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.6yrs | US$1.09m | 0.013% € 261.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.3yrs | US$109.48k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | US$95.79k | no data | |
| Non-Executive Chairman | 3yrs | US$548.77k | 0.26% € 5.0m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 8.8yrs | US$123.16k | 0.0043% € 83.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.6yrs | US$123.16k | 0.0012% € 23.2k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.3yrs | US$8.21k | no data |
2.9yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: M7Q7's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2023/02/01 22:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2023/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/04/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/10/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Micro Focus International plc is covered by 22 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Josep Bori | BNP Paribas Exane |
| John King | BofA Global Research |