Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC

COSE:MERC.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨24.6b

Mercantile Investments and Finance Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Mercantile Investments and Finance has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.7%, while the Consumer Finance industry saw earnings growing at 17.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.5% per year. Mercantile Investments and Finance's return on equity is 8%, and it has net margins of 17.4%.

Key information

8.73%

Earnings growth rate

8.73%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Finance Industry Growth12.57%
Revenue growth rate13.51%
Return on equity7.97%
Net Margin17.44%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Mercantile Investments and Finance makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

COSE:MERC.N0000 Revenue, expenses and earnings (LKR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 256,5461,1412,2960
31 Mar 256,3301,0752,1960
31 Dec 245,8809202,1320
30 Sep 245,4407902,0230
30 Jun 244,8116611,8570
31 Mar 244,3185561,6910
31 Dec 233,6593071,5450
30 Sep 233,3482371,4240
30 Jun 233,0221071,3900
31 Mar 233,0081061,3850
31 Dec 223,4072751,5260
30 Sep 224,1597301,5960
30 Jun 224,5149351,5800
31 Mar 224,5851,0121,5930
31 Dec 214,3061,0791,3980
30 Sep 213,5767391,2860
30 Jun 213,4236801,2480
31 Mar 213,1646141,1440
31 Dec 202,8393761,0480
30 Sep 202,9663961,0330
30 Jun 203,0683891,0460
31 Mar 203,2533721,1040
31 Dec 193,3203811,0620
30 Sep 193,1523431,0680
30 Jun 193,0343481,0490
31 Mar 193,0364581,0260
31 Dec 183,2995691,0000
30 Sep 183,2255579620
30 Jun 183,1035899490
31 Mar 182,8135149130
31 Dec 171,9101628570
30 Sep 171,7811458190
30 Jun 171,7021417580
31 Mar 171,8452027390
31 Dec 162,1773927460
30 Sep 162,2904997040
30 Jun 162,2174756610
31 Mar 162,1365056170
31 Dec 152,2886755420
30 Sep 152,1586485380
30 Jun 152,1426915290
31 Mar 152,0286314880
31 Dec 142,0076554640

Quality Earnings: MERC.N0000 has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MERC.N0000's current net profit margins (17.4%) are higher than last year (13.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MERC.N0000's earnings have grown by 8.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MERC.N0000's earnings growth over the past year (72.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MERC.N0000 earnings growth over the past year (72.7%) exceeded the Consumer Finance industry 45.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: MERC.N0000's Return on Equity (8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/14 15:57
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/14 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

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