Merchants Trust (MRCH)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

551.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 581.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 474.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 149.39m
  • Volume: 34,240
  • Market Cap: £823.12m
  • RiskGrade: 130

Dividend Data

  31-Jan-2531-Jan-2431-Jan-2331-Jan-2231-Jan-21
1st Interim7.20p7.10p6.85pn/an/a
2nd Interim7.30p7.10p6.85pn/an/a
Final Dividend7.30p7.10p7.00p6.85p6.80p
Total Dividend29.10p28.40p27.60p27.30p27.20p
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Fundamentals

  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Income Statement 31-Jan-25 31-Jan-24 31-Jan-23 31-Jan-22 31-Jan-21
Turnover 48.48 49.56 42.82 35.29 24.91
Operating Profit/(Loss) 46.21 47.24 40.62 33.43 23.15
Net Interest (2.01) (1.95) (1.39) (1.18) (1.22)
Profit Before Tax 44.21 45.29 39.23 32.24 21.92
Profit After Tax 43.67 44.51 38.63 31.83 21.85
Total Dividend Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year 43.67 44.51 38.63 31.83 21.85
Earnings per Share - Basic 29.43p 30.53p 28.70p 25.64p 18.51p
Earnings per Share - Diluted 29.43p 30.53p 28.70p 25.64p 18.51p
Earnings per Share - Adjusted 29.43p 30.53p 28.70p 25.64p 18.51p
Dividend per Share 29.10p 28.40p 27.60p 27.30p 27.30p
  £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions) £ (Millions)
Balance Sheet 31-Jan-25 31-Jan-24 31-Jan-23 31-Jan-22 31-Jan-21
Fixed Assets          
Intangible Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Tangible Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Fixed Investments 954.51 874.67 909.64 814.90 638.23
  954.51 874.67 909.64 814.90 638.23
Current Assets          
Stocks n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Debtors 1.89 1.92 1.90 2.99 4.04
Cash at Bank & in Hand 15.60 22.89 11.47 18.63 6.62
Other Current Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
           
Other Assets n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total Assets 972.01 899.48 923.00 836.51 648.90
           
Liabilities          
Creditors: Amount Due Within 1 Year 5.41 45.09 43.80 30.71 27.48
Net Current Assets 12.09 (20.28) (30.45) (9.09) (16.81)
           
Creditors: Amount Due Over 1 Year 116.78 66.87 66.81 66.75 66.70
Provisions for Liabilities & Charges n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other Liabilities n/a n/a 0.02 n/a n/a
Total Liabilities 122.19 111.96 110.63 97.46 94.18
           
Net Assets 849.82 787.52 812.38 739.05 554.72
           
Capital & Reserves          
Called Up Share Capital 37.11 37.08 35.03 31.93 30.25
Share Premium Account 228.73 228.17 184.24 118.05 84.14
Other Reserves 556.05 495.45 570.21 568.65 418.23
Profit & Loss Account 27.94 26.82 22.90 20.43 22.10
Shareholders Funds 849.82 787.52 812.38 739.05 554.72
           
Minority Interests n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Employed 849.82 787.52 812.38 739.05 554.72
Cash Flow 31-Jan-25 31-Jan-24 31-Jan-23 31-Jan-22 31-Jan-21
Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities 32.69 11.36 (53.26) 13.90 (3.21)
Returns On Investment & Servicing of Finance n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Taxation Paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Capital Expenditure n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Acquisitions & Disposals n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Equity Dividends Paid n/a n/a (36.25) (33.51) n/a
Management of Liquid Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Financing (40.01) 0.12 82.41 31.61 (0.71)
Net Increase/Decrease In Cash (7.32) 11.48 (7.10) 12.01 (3.92)
Ratios 31-Jan-25 31-Jan-24 31-Jan-23 31-Jan-22 31-Jan-21
PE Ratio 18.9 17.8 20.6 22.3 23.7
PEG n/a 3.0 1.7 0.6 n/a
EPS Growth -4% 6% 12% 38% -38%
Dividend Yield 5.2% 5.2% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
Dividend Cover 1.01 1.08 1.04 0.94 0.68
Dividend per Share Growth 2.46% 2.90% 1.10% n/a 0.74%
Operating Cashflow Per Share 21.88p 7.60p (35.65p) 9.31p (2.15p)
Pre-tax Profit per Share 29.59p 30.32p 26.26p 21.59p 0.15p
Cash Increase / Decrease per Share (4.90p) 7.68p (4.75p) 8.04p (0.027p)
Turnover per Share 32.45p 33.18p 28.66p 23.62p 0.17p
Net Asset Value per Share 568.87p 527.17p 543.80p 494.72p 371.33p
Operating Margin 95.32% 95.32% 94.86% 94.72% 92.93%
ROCE n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net Gearing 12.54% 11.31% 12.21% 10.67% 15.78%

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

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