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Mears Group LSE:MER Stock Report

Last Price

UK£3.63

Market Cap

UK£341.2m

7D

2.3%

1Y

86.2%

Updated

18 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

MER Stock Overview

Mears Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom.

MER fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

Mears Group plc Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Mears Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£3.63
52 Week HighUK£3.64
52 Week LowUK£1.82
Beta1.17
1 Month Change7.40%
3 Month Change20.80%
1 Year Change86.15%
3 Year Change95.16%
5 Year Change39.62%
Change since IPO2,989.36%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

Sep 22
Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

Sep 08
Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

Aug 25
Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

Aug 06
Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037

Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

May 02
Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year

Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Aug 21
Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Aug 07
Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mears Group plc (LON:MER)?

Aug 17
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mears Group plc (LON:MER)?

Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Mears Group plc's (LON:MER) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

Jun 24
Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Mears Group plc's (LON:MER) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

Is Mears Group plc (LON:MER) Worth UK£1.8 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Mar 05
Is Mears Group plc (LON:MER) Worth UK£1.8 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

What Type Of Returns Would Mears Group's(LON:MER) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Jan 29
What Type Of Returns Would Mears Group's(LON:MER) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?

Here's Why We Think Mears Group's (LON:MER) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative

Dec 25
Here's Why We Think Mears Group's (LON:MER) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative

Is Mears Group (LON:MER) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 04
Is Mears Group (LON:MER) Using Too Much Debt?

Shareholder Returns

MERGB Commercial ServicesGB Market
7D2.3%-3.0%0.5%
1Y86.2%-6.5%2.4%

Return vs Industry: MER exceeded the UK Commercial Services industry which returned -6.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MER exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MER's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MER volatility
MER Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: MER has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: MER's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19885,500Lucas Critchleyhttps://www.mearsgroup.co.uk

Mears Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. It offers rapid-response and planned maintenance services to local authorities; gas and repair services; and maintenance and repairs, capital works, energy investment, and regeneration solutions for public buildings, as well as grounds maintenance services. The company also provides housing management services, which include supply of affordable homes to public and private sectors, emergency and temporary accommodation services, affordable housing/social housing management, housing with care services, and housing services to government departments.

Mears Group plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Mears Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MER fundamental statistics
Market capUK£341.20m
Earnings (TTM)UK£29.42m
Revenue (TTM)UK£1.00b

11.9x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MER income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£1.00b
Cost of RevenueUK£799.92m
Gross ProfitUK£200.36m
Other ExpensesUK£170.95m
EarningsUK£29.42m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.31
Gross Margin20.03%
Net Profit Margin2.94%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did MER perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.0%

Current Dividend Yield

41%

Payout Ratio
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