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MFGP 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
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | UK£6.48 |
| 52 Week High | UK£6.58 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£3.03 |
| Beta | 1.74 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.69% |
| 3 Month Change | 12.11% |
| 1 Year Change | 3.35% |
| 3 Year Change | -35.20% |
| 5 Year Change | -80.90% |
| Change since IPO | -81.56% |
Recent News & Updates
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Apr 28Micro Focus finance chief McArthur-Muscroft set to leave company
Jan 08Buy Micro Focus As Bargain Hunters Accumulate On The Dip
Dec 07Shareholder Returns
| MFGP | US Software | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.8% | -2.1% | -1.1% |
| 1Y | 3.3% | 18.9% | 22.4% |
Return vs Industry: MFGP underperformed the US Software industry which returned 27.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MFGP underperformed the US Market which returned 33.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MFGP volatility | |
|---|---|
| MFGP Average Weekly Movement | 2.1% |
| Software Industry Average Movement | 7.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: MFGP has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: MFGP's weekly volatility has decreased from 14% to 2% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11,019 | Stephen Murdoch | www.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
| MFGP fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$2.12b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$244.10m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$2.74b |
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P/S Ratio-8.7x
P/E RatioIs MFGP overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MFGP income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$2.74b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$753.70m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.99b |
| Other Expenses | US$2.23b |
| Earnings | -US$244.10m |
Last Reported Earnings
Apr 30, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.76 |
| Gross Margin | 72.53% |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.90% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 1.2% |
How did MFGP perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.4%
Current Dividend Yield-38%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2023/02/01 15:18 |
| 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 |
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| Raimo Lenschow | Barclays |
| Josep Bori | BNP Paribas Exane |
| John King | BofA Global Research |