Mercia Asset Management PLC

AIM:MERC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£122.9m

Mercia Asset Management Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Mercia Asset Management's CEO is Mark Payton, appointed in Dec 2014, has a tenure of 10.08 years. total yearly compensation is £578.00K, comprised of 51.6% salary and 48.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.7% of the company’s shares, worth £2.09M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Payton

Chief executive officer

UK£578.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage51.6%
CEO tenure10.1yrs
CEO ownership1.7%
Management average tenure6yrs
Board average tenure8.6yrs

Recent management 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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Payton's remuneration changed compared to Mercia Asset Management's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£7m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-UK£7m

Mar 31 2024UK£578kUK£298k

-UK£8m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-UK£5m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-UK£3m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

UK£9k

Mar 31 2023UK£469kUK£281k

UK£3m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

UK£12m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

UK£22m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

UK£24m

Mar 31 2022UK£532kUK£270k

UK£26m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

UK£32m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

UK£37m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

UK£36m

Mar 31 2021UK£493kUK£235k

UK£34m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

UK£12m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£11m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-UK£14m

Mar 31 2020UK£341kUK£235k

-UK£17m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-UK£7m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

UK£3m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

UK£3m

Mar 31 2019UK£371kUK£235k

UK£3m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

UK£2m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

UK£2m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

UK£2m

Mar 31 2018UK£326kUK£212k

UK£2m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD717.74K) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD718.82K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Mark Payton (57 yo)

10.1yrs

Tenure

UK£578,000

Compensation

Dr. Mark Andrew Payton, Ph D., serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Mercia Asset Management PLC since December 2014 and serves as its Managing Director since January 2011 and is its Director since Dece...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Payton
CEO,MD & Director10.1yrsUK£578.00k1.7%
£ 2.1m
Martin Glanfield
CFO & Directorno dataUK£473.00k0.43%
£ 531.3k
Julian Viggars
Chief Investment Officer & Director6.8yrsUK£461.00k0.25%
£ 307.4k
Jocelyne Bath
Chief Operating Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Sarah Louise Williams
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary6.3yrsno datano data
Mike Vinton
Group Compliance & Risk Director2yrsno datano data
Alison Dwyer
Head of Marketing & Communications6yrsno datano data
Paul Mattick
Head of Sales & Private Investor Relations8.5yrsno datano data
Helen James
Head of People & Talentless than a yearno datano data
Ceri Bailey
Head of Fund Administration & Reporting4yrsno datano data
Peter Dines
Managing Director for National Venture10yrsno datano data
Lisa Ward
Head of Portfolio Talent5.5yrsno datano data

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MERC's management team is seasoned and experienced (6 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Payton
CEO,MD & Director10.1yrsUK£578.00k1.7%
£ 2.1m
Martin Glanfield
CFO & Director10.1yrsUK£473.00k0.43%
£ 531.3k
Julian Viggars
Chief Investment Officer & Director6.8yrsUK£461.00k0.25%
£ 307.4k
Frank Collins
Member of Life sciences & Bio-sciences Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Jonathan Pell
Non-Executive Director7.1yrsUK£49.00kno data
Rob Precious
Member of Digital & Digital Entertainment Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Diane Seymour-Williams
Senior Independent Director4.2yrsUK£50.00k0.058%
£ 71.2k
Mary Cordeiro
Member of Life sciences & Bio-sciences Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Matt Woodley
Member of Digital & Digital Entertainment Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Ian Metcalfe
Independent Non-Executive Chair10.1yrsUK£88.00k0.083%
£ 102.0k
Nick Parker
Member of Digital & Digital Entertainment Advisory Boardno datano datano data
David Ebsworth
Member of Life sciences & Bio-sciences Advisory Boardno datano datano data

8.6yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MERC's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/03 01:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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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