What does the company do?
Novell, Inc., through its infrastructure software and ecosystem of business partnerships, integrate mixed information technology (IT) environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. The Company has four segments: Open Platform Solutions, Identity and Security Management, Systems and Resource Management, and Workgroup. During fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company acquired SiteScape, Inc. (SiteScape), a provider of open collaboration software, including Teaming + Conferencing products. In March 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of PlateSpin ULC, formerly PlateSpin Ltd., a provider of workload lifecycle management solutions for the enterprise data center. In November 2008, it acquired Managed Object Solutions, Inc., a provider of business services management software. In fiscal 2008, it sold its wholly owned Switzerland-based business consulting subsidiary, Cambridge Technology Partners (Switzerland) SA.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Novell one-year sales: 891.29 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Security Software & Services group: -77.52% - Novell one-year income: 23.29 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 891.29 Mil | 3.96 Bil | | Income | 23.29 Mil | -3.93 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Novell one-year sales growth: -9.20%.
- Novell one-year income growth: 656.70%.
Difference from the average for the Security Software & Services group: 621.20 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -9.20% | 6.80% | | Income Growth | 656.70% | 35.50% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Novell one-year net profit margin: 2.6%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -5.4 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 2.6% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 8.0% | | Industry | -63.9% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Novell debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Security Software & Services group: 0.26.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.26 |
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