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XURA, INC.

Completed

Formerly Comverse, Inc.

Spin-offSpun off from Comverse Technology

The two companies

Parent
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Services-Business Services, NEC
Exchange
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
Distribution date
October 31, 2012
Ratio
1:10
Parent sector
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
October 10, 2012

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Comverse TechnologyFY12
Revenue
$1.59B
Operating income
$27M
Net income
−$59M
Total assets
$2.65B
Equity
$442M
XURA, INC.FY16
Revenue
$271M
Operating income
−$68M
Net income
$133M
Total assets
$821M
Equity
$199M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 2/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingYes — Technology → Industrials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~17% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)76%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed-12.0%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin-25.2%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off13.6 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.