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Micro Focus International plcLSE:MCRO Stock Report

Market Cap UK£1.7b
Share Price
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1Y17.0%
7D0.2%
1D0%
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Micro Focus International plc

LSE:MCRO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

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Micro Focus International (MCRO) Stock Overview

Micro Focus International plc operates in the enterprise software business in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, and internationally. More details

MCRO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends1/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Micro Focus International
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£5.32
52 Week HighUK£5.32
52 Week LowUK£2.56
Beta1.74
1 Month Change0.49%
3 Month Change2.11%
1 Year Change16.97%
3 Year Change-30.62%
5 Year Change-78.49%
Change since IPO107.26%

Recent News & Updates

Analysis Article Aug 09

Is Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Using Too Much Debt?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Aug 09

Is Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Using Too Much Debt?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Oct 29

Does Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Sep 01

Micro Focus International plc's (LON:MCRO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 61% Above Its Share Price

How far off is Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial...
Analysis Article Jul 04

Is Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) A Risky Investment?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article May 05

Is Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Today we'll take a closer look at Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) from a dividend investor's perspective...
Analysis Article Apr 09

An Intrinsic Calculation For Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Micro Focus...
Analysis Article Mar 19

Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Micro Focus International plc's (LON:MCRO) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) has not performed well recently and CEO Stephen Murdoch will probably need...
Analysis Article Mar 15

Is Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Popular Amongst Institutions?

The big shareholder groups in Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) have power over the company. Institutions will...
Analysis Article Feb 26

Does Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company...
Analysis Article Feb 11

Are Insiders Buying Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Stock?

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that...
Analysis Article Jan 12

Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Share Prices Have Dropped 85% In The Last Three Years

It is a pleasure to report that the Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) is up 54% in the last quarter. But the...
Analysis Article Dec 08

An Intrinsic Calculation For Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

How far off is Micro Focus International plc ( LON:MCRO ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial...

Shareholder Returns

MCROGB SoftwareGB Market
7D0.2%1.9%1.7%
1Y17.0%-31.0%19.6%

Return vs Industry: MCRO exceeded the UK Software industry which returned 5.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MCRO exceeded the UK Market which returned 8.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MCRO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MCRO volatility
MCRO Average Weekly Movement0.6%
Software Industry Average Movement5.5%
Market Average Movement5.3%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: MCRO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: MCRO's weekly volatility has decreased from 14% to 1% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
197611,019Stephen Murdochwww.microfocus.com

Micro Focus International plc operates in the enterprise software business in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, and internationally. It offers infrastructure software products that are managed on a portfolio. The company’s product portfolio includes sector-agnostic products, such as application modernization and connectivity solutions that help customers to unlock the value from core business applications for modernization, which enable a transformational journey to deliver ongoing value and flexibility from IT investments, on or off the mainframe; application delivery management solutions that helps customers to increase velocity, remove bottlenecks, and deliver high-performing applications to support their digital business; and IT operations management solutions for service assurance, automate the service fulfilment life cycle, and strengthen IT service governance.

Micro Focus International plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Micro Focus International's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MCRO fundamental statistics
Market capUK£1.72b
Earnings (TTM)-UK£198.10m
Revenue (TTM)UK£2.23b
0.8x
P/S Ratio
-8.7x
P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MCRO income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.74b
Cost of RevenueUS$753.70m
Gross ProfitUS$1.99b
Other ExpensesUS$2.23b
Earnings-US$244.10m

Last Reported Earnings

Apr 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.76
Gross Margin72.53%
Net Profit Margin-8.90%
Debt/Equity Ratio1.2%

How did MCRO perform over the long term?

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Dividends

4.4%
Current Dividend Yield
-38%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/01/31 16:01
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/31 00:00
Earnings2022/04/30
Annual Earnings2021/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Micro Focus International plc is covered by 14 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.

AnalystInstitution
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Josep BoriBNP Paribas
John KingBofA Global Research