Micro Focus flags weaker earnings ahead of acquisition by OpenText

14th Nov 2022 07:58

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus International reported a 7% constant currency fall in full-year revenue in a trading update on Monday, to $2.5bn, ahead of its acquisition by OpenText.

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Micro Focus agrees to £5bn takeover by Canada's OpenText

26th Aug 2022 07:05

(Sharecast News) - Software maker Micro Focus said it had agreed a £5.1bn takeover, including debt, by Canadian rival OpenText.

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Micro Focus underlying earnings fall in H1

22nd Jun 2022 08:47

(Sharecast News) - Software and information technology business Micro Focus posted a drop in first-half underlying earnings on Wednesday as revenues slipped on the back of an unstable macro-economic environment.

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Micro Focus FY losses narrow but revenues dip

8th Feb 2022 07:39

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus said on Tuesday that it was on track to deliver its FY23 goals as it posted a narrowing of its full-year losses but a drop in revenues.

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Director dealings: Micro Focus chairman, CFO and partners invest in company

20th Dec 2021 15:33

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus chairman Greg Lock has increased his shareholding in the company, it said in a regulatory notice on Monday, by 300,000 shares.

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Micro Focus targets up to $500m of cost cuts

30th Nov 2021 08:02

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus International said it was targeting up to $500m of cost cuts and at least flat revenue by the end of 2023 as the company seeks to turn its business round.

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Micro Focus expects lower FY revenues in 2021

18th Nov 2021 08:04

(Sharecast News) - Software firm Micro Focus warned on Thursday that full-year group revenues were expected to have declined year-on-year despite seeing license revenues improve throughout 2021.

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Micro Focus to sell archiving & risk management portfolio for $375m

3rd Nov 2021 08:40

(Sharecast News) - Software firm Micro Focus has agreed definitive terms to sell its archiving and risk management portfolio - the Digital Safe business - to Smarsh Inc for $375m in cash.

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Micro Focus settles patent dispute with Wapp Tech

16th Jul 2021 08:07

(Sharecast News) - Software and information technology Micro Focus has settled its ongoing patent dispute with Wapp Tech to the tune of $67.5m.

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Micro Focus first-half profit drops

1st Jul 2021 07:42

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus International's adjusted first-half profit fell 7.7% as the software group's revenue fell.

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Micro Focus appoints Matt Ashley as CFO

1st Jun 2021 07:47

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus has appointed Matt Ashley as its new chief financial officer with effect from 28 June.

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Micro Focus expects H1 performance ahead of views, shares rally

18th May 2021 08:22

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus shares surged on Tuesday after the software company said its first-half performance was set to be ahead of market views.

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FTSE 250 movers: Commodity stocks, Direct Line Group and Taylor Wimpey unloved

29th Mar 2021 15:23

(Sharecast News) - Commodity-related issues were weakest on the second-tier index at the start of the week as investors continued to shy away from that segment of the stock market.

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Micro Focus to appeal as jury rules in favour of Wapp in patent litigation case

8th Mar 2021 07:42

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus said on Monday that it plans to appeal after a jury ruled in favour of US-based Wapp in a patent litigation case, awarding the claimant damages of up to $172.5m.

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Micro Focus surges after signing commercial agreement with AWS

3rd Mar 2021 08:16

(Sharecast News) - Micro Focus shares surged on Wednesday after the software company said it had signed a commercial agreement with Amazon Web Services.

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