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Micro Focus International Plc (MCRO)

Sector:

Software & Computer Services

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£544.06m

Change Today

Price Up6.00p ()

Share Price

271.00p

Micro Focus tumbles on secondary placing

Date: Monday 08 Sep 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Around 25m shares in software house Micro Focus changed hands on Monday as a result of a secondary placing organised by UBS.

The placing took place after an agreement between UBS and funds managed by private equity group Golden Gate.

The shares were placed at 260p and raised gross proceeds of £65m.

The shares sold represent about 12.5% of the total issued ordinary share capital of Micro Focus.

Micros Focus’s shares fell sharply on the news on a day when the market as a whole surged ahead following the week-end bail out of US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

The shares had hit a six-month high earlier this month.

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MCRO Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 271.00p Price Up
Change Today +6.00p
52 Week High 311.00
52 Week Low 171.25
Volume 361,706
Shares Issued 200.76m
Market Cap £544.06m
Beta 0.68
RiskGrade 356

Performance Indicators

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
96.32% below the market average96.32% below the market average96.32% below the market average96.32% below the market average96.32% below the market average
97.12% below the sector average97.12% below the sector average97.12% below the sector average97.12% below the sector average97.12% below the sector average
Price Trend
96.10% above the market average96.10% above the market average96.10% above the market average96.10% above the market average96.10% above the market average
93.24% above the sector average93.24% above the sector average93.24% above the sector average93.24% above the sector average93.24% above the sector average
Income
83.36% below the market average83.36% below the market average83.36% below the market average83.36% below the market average83.36% below the market average
58.06% below the sector average58.06% below the sector average58.06% below the sector average58.06% below the sector average58.06% below the sector average
Growth
81.33% above the market average81.33% above the market average81.33% above the market average81.33% above the market average81.33% above the market average
53.52% above the sector average53.52% above the sector average53.52% above the sector average53.52% above the sector average53.52% above the sector average
Price Chg 6m
95.70% above the market average95.70% above the market average95.70% above the market average95.70% above the market average95.70% above the market average
94.59% above the sector average94.59% above the sector average94.59% above the sector average94.59% above the sector average94.59% above the sector average
P/E
34.13% below the market average34.13% below the market average34.13% below the market average34.13% below the market average34.13% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
PEG
17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average17.78% below the market average
53.33% below the sector average53.33% below the sector average53.33% below the sector average53.33% below the sector average53.33% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
47.54% below the market average47.54% below the market average47.54% below the market average47.54% below the market average47.54% below the market average
27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average27.27% below the sector average
EPS Growth
38.63% above the market average38.63% above the market average38.63% above the market average38.63% above the market average38.63% above the market average
6.49% above the sector average6.49% above the sector average6.49% above the sector average6.49% above the sector average6.49% above the sector average
Operating Margin
57.73% above the market average57.73% above the market average57.73% above the market average57.73% above the market average57.73% above the market average
93.01% above the sector average93.01% above the sector average93.01% above the sector average93.01% above the sector average93.01% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 8
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 03-Dec-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 44 @ 265.00p
16:35 4,376 @ 271.00p
16:29 238 @ 269.25p
16:29 208 @ 270.75p
16:29 1,639 @ 270.75p

MCRO Key Personnel

CFO Nicholas Bray
CEO Stephen Kelly

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