Micro Focus International plc

LSE:MCRO Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.7b

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Micro Focus International Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Micro Focus International's CEO is Stephen Murdoch, appointed in Mar 2018, has a tenure of 4.83 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 £1.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.3 years and 2.8 years respectively.

Key information

Stephen Murdoch

Chief executive officer

US$2.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage49.08%
CEO tenure4.8yrs
CEO ownership0.09%
Management average tenure2.3yrs
Board average tenure2.8yrs

Recent management updates

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...

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...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Stephen Murdoch's remuneration changed compared to Micro Focus International's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Apr 30 2022n/an/a

-US$244m

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

-US$340m

Oct 31 2021US$2mUS$1m

-US$435m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

-US$2b

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

-US$3b

Oct 31 2020US$2mUS$1m

-US$3b

Jul 31 2020n/an/a

-US$2b

Apr 30 2020n/an/a

-US$969m

Jan 31 2020n/an/a

-US$494m

Oct 31 2019US$2mUS$1m

-US$18m

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

-US$207m

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

US$132m

Oct 31 2018US$10mUS$854k

US$471m

Apr 30 2018n/an/a

US$726m

Jan 31 2018n/an/a

US$450m

Oct 31 2017n/an/a

US$174m

Jul 31 2017n/an/a

US$166m

Apr 30 2017US$3mUS$645k

US$124m

Jan 31 2017n/an/a

US$162m

Oct 31 2016n/an/a

US$166m

Jul 31 2016n/an/a

US$165m

Apr 30 2016US$1mUS$161k

US$136m

Compensation vs Market: Stephen's total compensation ($USD2.37M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.14M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Stephen's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Stephen Murdoch (55 yo)

4.8yrs
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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Murdoch
CEO & Director4.8yrsUS$2.37m0.089%
£ 1.5m
Matthew Ashley
CFO & Director1.6yrsUS$1.09m0.013%
£ 230.3k
Paul Rodgers
Chief Operating Officer6.9yrsno datano data
Lars Rossen
CTO & Fellow Micro Focusless than a yearno datano data
Ben Donnelly
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Janet McCarthy
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officerless than a yearno datano data
Tim Brill
Head of Corporate Communication & Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Nick Wilson
Worldwide President of Sales3yrsno datano data
Eric Varness
Chief Marketing Officer2yrsno datano data
Susan Ferguson
Chief Human Resources Officer2.7yrsno datano data
John Delk
Senior VP & GM of CyberRes Security Product Group3.3yrsno datano data
Rohit De Souza
Senior VP1.8yrsno datano data
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: MCRO's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Stephen Murdoch
CEO & Director4.8yrsUS$2.37m0.089%
£ 1.5m
Matthew Ashley
CFO & Director1.5yrsUS$1.09m0.013%
£ 230.3k
Lawton Fitt
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrsUS$109.48kno data
Robert Youngjohns
Independent Non-Executive Director2.8yrsUS$95.79kno data
Gregory Lock
Non-Executive Chairman2.9yrsUS$548.77k0.26%
£ 4.4m
Richard Atkins
Independent Non-Executive Director8.8yrsUS$123.16k0.0043%
£ 73.8k
Amanda Brown
Independent Non-Executive Director6.5yrsUS$123.16k0.0012%
£ 20.5k
Debra Polishook
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Vidya Rao
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Pauline Campbell
Independent Non-Executive Director1.3yrsUS$8.21kno data
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: MCRO's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/01/31 22:51
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/31 00:00
Earnings2022/04/30
Annual Earnings2021/10/31

Data Sources

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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