FY23 Business Outlook
Gearing and net debt
Leverage profile
6.0x
1500
4,608
IFRS16
270
4,312
558
4,154
4,196
4,118
4,339
244
189
4.000
230
200
4,068
| $3,821
4,007
3,924
3,919
149
3,672
4.0x
3.6x
3.8x
3.5x
3.4x
3.2x
$558m
Cash and gross debt
0-2 years
2-3 years
$(1,678)m
3-4 years
$(1,287)m
4-5 years
$(1,598)m
Re-financing
October 2019 April 2020 October 2020 April 2021 October 2021 Pro forma
Reduction in leverage over the medium-term
remains a key priority with target of 3.0x.
Proceeds from disposal of Digital Safe are
expected to reduce leverage. On a pro-forma
basis, leverage at 31 October 2021 would have
be 3.8x excluding Digital Safe.
On 17 January 2022, we announced the refinancing of
$1.6bn of our term loans.
As a result, the average maturity of Micro Focus' debt
has been extended from 2.7 years to 3.6 years.
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