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Mercantile Investment Trust LSE:MRC Stock Report

Last Price

UK£2.13

Market Cap

UK£1.6b

7D

1.4%

1Y

-4.3%

Updated

11 Apr, 2025

Data

Company Financials

The Mercantile Investment Trust plc

LSE:MRC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.6b

MRC Stock Overview

An open ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by JPMorgan Funds Limited. More details

MRC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Mercantile Investment Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£2.13
52 Week HighUK£2.69
52 Week LowUK£1.95
Beta1.03
1 Month Change-8.19%
3 Month Change-3.18%
1 Year Change-4.27%
3 Year Change-2.29%
5 Year Change17.68%
Change since IPO855.16%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

MRCGB Capital MarketsGB Market
7D1.4%-3.1%-6.3%
1Y-4.3%13.3%-2.8%

Return vs Industry: MRC underperformed the UK Capital Markets industry which returned 13.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MRC underperformed the UK Market which returned -2.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MRC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MRC volatility
MRC Average Weekly Movement3.4%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: MRC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

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

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1884n/an/aam.jpmorgan.co.uk/investment-trusts/trusts/mercantile-it.aspx?isin=GB0005794036

The Mercantile Investment Trust plc is an open ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by JPMorgan Funds Limited. The fund is co-managed by JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdoms.

The Mercantile Investment Trust plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Mercantile Investment Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MRC fundamental statistics
Market capUK£1.56b
Earnings (TTM)UK£241.38m
Revenue (TTM)UK£265.84m

6.5x

P/E Ratio

5.9x

P/S Ratio

Is MRC overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MRC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£265.84m
Cost of RevenueUK£0
Gross ProfitUK£265.84m
Other ExpensesUK£24.46m
EarningsUK£241.38m

Last Reported Earnings

Jan 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.33
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin90.80%
Debt/Equity Ratio16.7%

How did MRC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.7%

Current Dividend Yield

25%

Payout Ratio

Does MRC pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy MRC by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Mercantile Investment Trust dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 10 2025
Dividend Pay DateMay 16 2025
Days until Ex dividend2 days
Days until Dividend pay date34 days

Does MRC pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/11 23:05
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings2025/01/31
Annual Earnings2025/01/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

The Mercantile Investment Trust plc is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.