Micro Focus International plc

LSE:MCRO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

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Micro Focus International Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Micro Focus International has a total shareholder equity of $2.7B and total debt of $30.7M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 1.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $9.2B and $6.5B respectively.

Key information

1.16%

Debt to equity ratio

US$30.70m

Debt

Interest coverage ration/a
CashUS$578.70m
EquityUS$2.65b
Total liabilitiesUS$6.53b
Total assetsUS$9.18b

Recent financial health 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 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 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...

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...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MCRO's short term assets ($1.3B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($1.5B).

Long Term Liabilities: MCRO's short term assets ($1.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($5.0B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MCRO has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: MCRO's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 96.8% to 1.2% over the past 5 years.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if MCRO has enough cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if MCRO has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/01/31 10:06
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

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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