Micro Focus International Plc(MCRO)

Sector:

Software & Computer Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£540.02m

Change Today

Price Down-21.50p

Share Price

269.25p

MCRO Overview

Micro Focus is a provider of management software. It provides software solutions for assessing, managing and modernizing existing applications.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.5% 2.4%
Div Cover 2.5 2.6
Op Mrgn 32.8% 37.2%
ROCE 177.6%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 16.0 15.7
PEG 0.5 n/a
Pr/Revenue 4.5 4.1
Pr/Book 8.1  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 33.0% 9.6%
PBT 28.0% 21.1%
EPS 31.6% 3.1%
DPS 30.0% -3.8%

MCRO Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-04 a126.27 a22.01 9.78¢ n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
30-Apr-05 150.65 32.64 18.56¢ n/a n/a +90% n/a 0.0%
30-Apr-06 143.69 22.56 14.38¢ 10.7 n/a -22% 6.00¢ 3.9%
30-Apr-07 171.59 60.01 24.38¢ 18.6 0.3 +70% 10.00¢ 2.2%
30-Apr-08 228.20 76.82 32.08¢ 12.8 0.4 +32% 13.00¢ 3.2%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

MCRO Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Apr-09 141.84 52.77 18.56p 15.7 5.1 +3% 7.09p 2.4%
30-Apr-10 155.00 58.47 20.33p 14.3 1.5 +10% 8.19p 2.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Numis Securities, Panmure Gordon

MCRO Company Announcements

PROPOSED SECONDARY PLACING IN 08-Sep-2008 08:56 RNS
Proposed secondary placing of 08-Sep-2008 07:00 RNS
Annual Information Update 04-Sep-2008 14:48 RNS

MCRO ShareCast News

London midmorning: Banks propel Footsie 08-Sep-2008 ShareCast
Micro Focus tumbles on secondary placing 08-Sep-2008 ShareCast
Thursday tips round-up: Thomas Cook, Vodafone, B... 14-Aug-2008 ShareCast

MCRO Top Newspaper Links

Micro Focus shares get fillip from solid revenue... 14-Aug-2008 Telegraph
Micro Focus agrees £37m offer for NetManage 02-May-2008 Telegraph
Bellway share-building 22-Jul-2007 Scotland on Sunday

Latest MCRO Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

MCRO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 269.25p Price Down
Change Today -21.50p
52 Week High 355.50
52 Week Low 171.25
Volume 180,899
Shares Issued 200.56m
Market Cap £540.02m
Beta 0.79
RiskGrade 213

MCRO Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.59% below the market average91.59% below the market average91.59% below the market average91.59% below the market average91.59% below the market average
86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average86.67% below the sector average
Price Trend
92.68% above the market average92.68% above the market average92.68% above the market average92.68% above the market average92.68% above the market average
88.68% above the sector average88.68% above the sector average88.68% above the sector average88.68% above the sector average88.68% above the sector average
Income
68.5% below the market average68.5% below the market average68.5% below the market average68.5% below the market average68.5% below the market average
29.23% below the sector average29.23% below the sector average29.23% below the sector average29.23% below the sector average29.23% below the sector average
Growth
79.00% above the market average79.00% above the market average79.00% above the market average79.00% above the market average79.00% above the market average
49.35% above the sector average49.35% above the sector average49.35% above the sector average49.35% above the sector average49.35% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 9
buy
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MCRO Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 02-Jan-08
Paid 29-Sep-08 31-Jan-08
Amount 9.40p 3.60¢

Trades for 08-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:43 1,921 @ 269.25p
08:43 1,682 @ 266.00p
08:43 951 @ 266.00p
08:43 230 @ 266.25p
08:43 208 @ 266.25p

MCRO Key Personnel

CFO Nicholas Bray
CEO Stephen Kelly

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