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Mercantile Investment Trust (The)

Current Price 254.00p Bid 252.50p Ask 254.00p Change 0.99%
Last Updated: 05/12/2025 07:32. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company's objective is to achieve long term capital growth from a portfolio of United Kingdom medium and smaller companies. The Company's investment policy includes to emphasize capital growth from medium and smaller companies; to achieve long term dividend growth at least in line with inflation; to use long term gearing to increase potential returns to shareholders, and to invest no more than 15% of gross assets in other United Kingdom listed closed-ended investment funds (including investment trusts). The Company's investment includes sectors, such as industrials, financials, technology, telecommunications, health care, basic materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, real estate and utilities.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 31/01/2025

Revenue
£n/am
Operating Profit/Loss
£74.20m
Dividend yield (%)
3.20
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
1.13
P/E Ratio
27.30
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Key Personnel

Mr Damien Maltarp
Non-Executive Director
Mr Graham Kitchen
Non-Executive Director
Mr Heather Hopkins
Non-Executive Director
Ms Julia Goh
Non-Executive Director
Ms Rachel Beagles
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
MRCL
ISIN
GB0005794036
Shares in Issue
95.96m
Market cap
£243.73m

Price Summary

Mid Price
254.00p
Bid Price
252.50p
Ask Price
254.00p
Volume
104,129
Change Today
2.50p
% Change Today
0.99%
Open
250.75p
Previous Close
254.00p
Intraday High
254.00p
Intraday Low
250.75p
52 Week High
258.00p
52 Week Low
202.50p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

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Income Statement

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
n/a
n/a
Operating Profit/Loss
74.20
75.38
Net Interest
-4.17
-4.17
Pre-Tax Profit
70.02
71.21
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
69.07
71.07
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
n/a
n/a
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
n/a
n/a
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
69.07
71.07

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
Basic
8.96p
9.01p
Diluted
8.96p
9.01p
Adjusted
8.96p
9.01p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
n/a
n/a
Intangible Assets
n/a
n/a
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
n/a
n/a
Cash at Bank & In Hand
20.25
0.35
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
2,303.93
2,212.80

Liabilities

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Other Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
n/a
n/a
Provisions
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
338.46
347.18

Net Assets

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
1,965.47
1,865.62

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
n/a
n/a
Share Premium Account
23.46
23.46
Other Reserves
1,833.14
1,742.36
Retained Earnings
n/a
n/a
Shareholders Funds
1,965.47
1,865.62
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
n/a
n/a

Dividend History

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
31 Jan 2025
31 Jan 2024
Dividend growth
3.27%
6.99%
Dividend yield
3.20%
3.60%
Dividend cover
1.13
1.18


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