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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the six months ended 31 October 2012, Micro Focus International plc revenues decreased 5% to $207.3M. Net income decreased 3% to $60.7M. Revenues reflect North America segment decrease of 10% to $91.3M, International segment decrease of 8% to $78M. Net income also reflects Other Administrative Expenses increase of 8% to $23.6M (expense), Interest Receivable & Similar Income decrease of 18% to $96K (income). more »

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30th Apr 2013
30th Apr 2014

Price Target: $10.5 (-0.61% below Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
Est. Long Term Growth Rate: +13.8% ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
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Broker Recommendations for Micro Focus International
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 2 1 5 4 4

Named Brokers and Analysts
Jefferies & Company, Inc. Milan Radia , Credit Suisse Charles Brennan , Investec Bank (UK) Plc Julian Yates , Canaccord Genuity Jonathan Imlah , Jefferies International Ltd , Panmure Gordon George O'Connor , Numis Securities David Toms , Peel Hunt Alex Jarvis , Collins Stewart & Co , Evolution Securities (Hist) , N+1 Singer Tintin Stormont Pia Tapley , Espirito Santo Investment Bank Vijay Anand , Matrix Corporate Capital LLP , Sanlam Securities UK Roger Phillips ,

Micro Focus International plc is engaged in making and selling of software products. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, provides software to clients worldwide. The Company has three geographic segments: North America, International (comprising Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Africa) and Asia Pacific. As of April 30, 2012, it had a presence in 29 countries worldwide. The Company’s products include Enterprise Analyzer, Enterprise, Micro Focus Developer, Caliber, StarTeam, Silk, Rumba and VisiBroker. Enterprise Analyzer is a tool that enables strategic planning, and application overhaul and modernization. Micro Focus Developer is portfolio comprises off-mainframe COBOL development and deployment tools to modernize business-critical enterprise applications. On February 15, 2013, its subsidiary completed the acquisition of Orbix, Orbacus and Artix software product lines, from Progress Software Corporation (Progress).

Directors: Kevin Loosemore (Chmn.) 53, David Maloney (Vice Chmn.) , Mike Phillips (CFO) 49, Jane Smithard (Secy.) ,

No. of Employees: 1,191 No. of Shareholders: n/a


Last Annual April 30th, 2012
Last Interim October 31st, 2012
Shares in Issue 149,275,341
Free Float 147.8m (99.0%)
Sector Technology
Industry Software & IT Services
Index FTSE Higher Yield , FTSE 350 Act , FTSE 250 Mid , FT350 Sft Cp Srv , FTSE Techmark Focus , FTSE Techmark All-share,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
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LATEST MCRO NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING MCRO EVENTS
Wednesday 19th June, 2013
Preliminary 2012 Micro Focus International PLC Earnings Release
Thursday 26th September, 2013
Micro Focus International PLC Annual General Meeting

Recent ↓
Thursday 21st February, 2013
Micro Focus International PLC Q3 Interim Management Statement for the period from 31 October 2012 to 20 February 2013
Wednesday 2nd January, 2013
Dividend For MCRO.L
Thursday 6th December, 2012
Interim 2012 Micro Focus International PLC Earnings Presentation (London)
Thursday 6th December, 2012
Interim 2012 Micro Focus International PLC Earnings Release
Thursday 8th November, 2012
Micro Focus International PLC Pre-Close Trading Update
Friday 26th October, 2012
Micro Focus International PLC Reverse Split For MCRO.L
Friday 26th October, 2012
Dividend For MCRO.L
Wednesday 26th September, 2012
Micro Focus International PLC General Meeting
Wednesday 26th September, 2012
Micro Focus International PLC Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 29th August, 2012
Dividend For MCRO.L


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