TechMARK movers: Micro Focus profits rise

Acquisitive legacy software specialist Micro Focus reported a 30.8% rise in full year pre-tax profits but warned that the impact of the recent Compuware acquisition is expected to reduce the overall group margin. Adjusted pre-tax profit increased to $115.9m in the year ended 30 April compared with $88.6m last time. Revenues rose by 20.4% to $274.7m on the preceding year, reflecting, in part, the contribution of recent acquisitions. The group has proposed a final dividend of 11.1 cents per share, taking the total dividend for the year up 20% to 15.6 cents.Imagination Technologies was lower today following yesterday's rally on news of a 56% hike in annual pre-tax profit. Adjusted pre-tax profit rose to £5m for the 12 months to 30 April 2009 from £3.2m the same time the year before. Group revenue rose 16% at £64.1m. The group, which makes Pure radios, said licensing revenue rose 21% while royalty revenue was up 29%.FTSE TechMARK - RisersSkyepharma (SKP) 119.00p +6.25%Sepura (SEPU) 39.75p +5.30%Alizyme (AZM) 5.60p +4.09%E2V Technologies (E2V) 66.00p +3.94%Morse (MOR) 14.25p +3.64%Axis-Shield (ASD) 337.75p +3.21%NCC Group (NCC) 324.75p +3.10%RM Group (RM.) 151.50p +2.36%Ark Therapeutics (AKT) 47.00p +2.17%Phoenix IT Group (PNX) 204.25p +2.12%FTSE TechMARK - FallersTurbo Power Systems (TPS) 1.48p -7.81%Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 12.50p -7.41%Phytopharm (PYM) 5.00p -7.06%Robotic Technology (RTS) 4.75p -5.00%Sinclair Pharma (SPH) 25.00p -4.76%Torotrak (TRK) 27.00p -4.42%Imagination Technologies (IMG) 147.50p -4.07%AEA Technology (AAT) 24.00p -4.00%Kewill (KWL) 72.25p -3.67%Corin Group (CRG) 60.00p -3.23%