Mercia Asset Management PLC

AIM:MERC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£125.1m

Mercia Asset Management Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Mercia Asset Management is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.17%. Next payment date is on 8th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 5th December, 2024.

Key information

3.2%

Dividend yield

3.9%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield7.1%
Future Dividend Yield4.0%
Dividend Growth17.7%
Next dividend pay date08 Jan 25
Ex dividend date05 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUK£0.0092
Payout ratio-56%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC)

Mar 14
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC)

Have Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

Mar 07
Have Mercia Asset Management PLC (LON:MERC) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Mercia Asset Management PLC's (LON:MERC) Share Registry?

Feb 15
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Mercia Asset Management PLC's (LON:MERC) Share Registry?

Mercia Asset Management (LON:MERC) Share Prices Have Dropped 43% In The Last Five Years

Jan 20
Mercia Asset Management (LON:MERC) Share Prices Have Dropped 43% In The Last Five Years

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MERC has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: MERC's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Mercia Asset Management Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MERC dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MERC)3.2%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.8%
Analyst forecast (MERC) (up to 3 years)4.0%

Notable Dividend: MERC's dividend (3.17%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.13%).

High Dividend: MERC's dividend (3.17%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: MERC is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.5%), MERC's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 13:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Mercia Asset Management PLC is covered by 4 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullCanaccord Genuity
Victoria PeaseEdison Investment Research
Paul BryantEquity Development Limited