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Micro Focus International LSE:MCRO Stock Report

Last Price

UK£5.32

Market Cap

UK£1.7b

7D

0.2%

1Y

17.0%

Updated

31 Jan, 2023

Data

Company Financials +

Micro Focus International plc

LSE:MCRO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

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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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Micro Focus International plc Competitors

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

Recent updates

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

Aug 09
Is Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Using Too Much Debt?

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

Oct 29
Does Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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

Sep 01
Micro Focus International plc's (LON:MCRO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 61% Above Its Share Price

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

Jul 04
Is Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) A Risky Investment?

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

May 05
Is Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) A Strong Dividend Stock?

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

Apr 09
An Intrinsic Calculation For Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued

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

Mar 19
Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Micro Focus International plc's (LON:MCRO) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

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

Mar 15
Is Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Popular Amongst Institutions?

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

Feb 26
Does Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

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

Feb 11
Are Insiders Buying Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Stock?

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

Jan 12
Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) Share Prices Have Dropped 85% In The Last Three Years

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

Dec 08
An Intrinsic Calculation For Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

Shareholder Returns

MCROGB SoftwareGB Market
7D0.2%-1.7%-2.6%
1Y17.0%4.7%2.4%

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 Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.7%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

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?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.4%

Current Dividend Yield

-38%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/01/31 06:56
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 here.

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 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.

AnalystInstitution
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Josep BoriBNP Paribas Exane
John KingBofA Global Research