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Microsoft ltd
Registration Number
01624297Incorporation Date
24/03/1982Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berkshire. RG6 1WG
Website
www.microsoft.comAudit Fees
£189,000Secretary
REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
Directors
Active
Mr Darren Hardman (48 yrs)
Active
Mr Benjamin Owen Orndorff (54 yrs)
Active
Leigh Anne Kiviat (49 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Jun-21 | 30-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-23 | 30-Jun-24 | 29-Jun-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 4861627 | 6284466 | 8383639 | 9629097 | 11345674 |
| Directors Fees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross Profits | 1036859 | 1257064 | 1821305 | 1958809 | 2308005 |
| Value Added | 946245 | 1102766 | 1706904 | 1799347 | 2031580 |
| Trading Profit | 266213 | 283679 | 690471 | 771507 | 930557 |
| Depreciation | 41903 | 46036 | 46036 | 53459 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 1897 | 2645 | 13183 | 41453 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 5687 | 11670 | 5598 | 3056 | 3667 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 220520 | 228618 | 652020 | 756445 | 862739 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 15102 | 82220 | 532822 | 421800 | 453867 |
| Fixed Assets | 196153 | 178640 | 162458 | 129268 | 155122 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate Assets | 368856 | 372204 | 385813 | 149434 | 179321 |
| Stocks | 1965 | 1617 | 1153 | 1345 | 1585 |
| Debtors | 878296 | 1232873 | 1595213 | 1695633 | 1997913 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 2404705 | 2890822 | 3539851 | 4846296 | 4302516 |
| Total Current Assets | 3284966 | 4125312 | 5136217 | 6543274 | 6302014 |
| Creditors | 33378 | 20121 | 19304 | 30078 | 40756 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 702831 | 983610 | 1145391 | 1410630 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 2334964 | 2812917 | 3134738 | 3603171 | 4323805 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 3071173 | 3816648 | 4299433 | 5043879 | 4364561 |
| Net Current Assets | 213793 | 308664 | 836784 | 1499395 | 1937453 |
| Shareholders Funds | 541595 | 623815 | 1156637 | 1578437 | 2032304 |
| Total Loan Capital | 101078 | 86696 | 73295 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 136129 | 148997 | 155123 | 199660 | 239592 |
| Total Capital Employed | 778802 | 859508 | 1385055 | 1778097 | 2271896 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 4.54 | 3.64 | 7.78 | 7.86 | 7.6 |
| Sales Growth % | 21 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 4 | 4 | 185 | 16 | 14.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 66 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 64.0984727851428 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.3075629833202 |
| Stock Turnover | 2474 | 3886 | 7271 | 7159 | 7159.17992565056 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 1225 | 1268 | 1513 | 1804 | 1984.63681843733 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 238 | 223 | 308 | 337 | 355.357705090082 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 171 | 165 | 183 | 193 | 192.587596027731 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 680032 | 819087 | 1016433 | 1027840 | 1101023.28649054 |
| Employees | 3969 | 4955 | 5540 | 5337 | 5717 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, in line with the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 14.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.3%.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Sales per Employee is £1.8m which is well above the industry average of £193,000.
- The average salary is £193,000 which is well above the industry average of £94,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. Only 17 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 7.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.7%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- We expect new accounts for this company to be filed in the next couple of months, contact us for an updated analysis.
- The company is among the Top 20 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 Leaders in Efficiency.
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £10bn sales and made £756m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £11.3bn and profits would rise to £863m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £10bn TO SALES
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 30-Jun-21 | 30-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-23 | 30-Jun-24 | 29-Jun-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 4861627 | 6284466 | 8383639 | 9629097 | 11345674 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 220520 | 228618 | 652020 | 756445 | 862739 |
| Total Value (£000) | 2566820 | 2973549 | 5366812 | 5565920 | 6665971 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 1445270 | 1785334 | 2144637 | 1975680 | 2333941 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 1121550 | 1188215 | 3222175 | 3590240 | 4332030 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -903675 | -1161519 | -988000 | -397243 | -301637 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 1663145 | 1812030 | 4378812 | 5168677 | 6364334 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MICROSOFT IRELAND RESEARCH UNLTD COMPANY (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
WINSCRIBE EUROPE LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 44 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1).
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £5.6bn including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company value is small in comparison to its sales.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 13% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 20% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 25%.
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