Merchants Trust (MRCH)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

463.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -22.50p
  • 52 Week High: 600.00
  • 52 Week Low: 448.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 149.60m
  • Volume: 538,168
  • Market Cap: £693.41m
  • RiskGrade: 130
  • Beta: 0.00

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Merchants Trust Overview

The Merchants Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's objective is to provide an above average level of income and income growth together with long term capital growth through a policy of investing mainly in higher-yielding large United Kingdom companies. Its performance is benchmarked against Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) All-Share Index. The Company invests in various industry sectors, such as oil gas and consumable fuels, capital markets, independent power and renewable electricity producers, banks, professional services, tobacco, specialty retail, food products, diversified financial services, pharmaceuticals, personal products, electric utilities, insurance, and metals and mining. Its alternative investment fund manager is Allianz Global Investors GmbH.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 5.8% 0.0%
Div Cover 1.1 n/a
Op Mrgn 95.3% n/a
ROCE 6.0%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.9 n/a
PEG 2.5 n/a
Pr/Revenue 14.7 n/a
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 15.7% n/a
PBT 15.4% n/a
EPS 6.4% n/a
DPS 2.9% n/a

Merchants Trust Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jan-20 36.24 32.67 29.67p 17.9 2.6 +7% 27.10p 5.1%
31-Jan-21 24.91 21.92 18.51p 23.7 n/a -38% 27.30p 6.2%
31-Jan-22 35.29 32.24 25.64p 22.3 0.6 +38% 27.30p 4.8%
31-Jan-23 42.82 39.23 28.70p 20.6 1.7 +12% 27.60p 4.7%
31-Jan-24 49.56 45.29 30.53p 17.8 3.0 +6% 28.40p 5.2%

Merchants Trust Company Announcements

Net Asset Value(s) 04-Apr-2025 13:51 RNS
Geographical Distribution 04-Apr-2025 13:10 RNS
Top 10 Holdings 04-Apr-2025 11:30 RNS

Merchants Trust ShareCast News

Sunday share tips: Fevertree Drinks, Convivialit... 25-Mar-2018 ShareCast

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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: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Merchants Trust Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 463.50p
Change Today -22.50p
% Change -4.63 %
52 Week High 600.00
52 Week Low 448.00
Volume 538,168
Shares Issued 149.60m
Market Cap £693.41m
Beta 0.00
RiskGrade 130

Merchants Trust Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
55.98% below the market average55.98% below the market average55.98% below the market average55.98% below the market average55.98% below the market average
41.09% below the sector average41.09% below the sector average41.09% below the sector average41.09% below the sector average41.09% below the sector average
Price Trend
15.63% below the market average15.63% below the market average15.63% below the market average15.63% below the market average15.63% below the market average
58.55% below the sector average58.55% below the sector average58.55% below the sector average58.55% below the sector average58.55% below the sector average
Income
18.92% above the market average18.92% above the market average18.92% above the market average18.92% above the market average18.92% above the market average
74.87% above the sector average74.87% above the sector average74.87% above the sector average74.87% above the sector average74.87% above the sector average
Growth
58.52% above the market average58.52% above the market average58.52% above the market average58.52% above the market average58.52% above the market average
59.85% above the sector average59.85% above the sector average59.85% above the sector average59.85% above the sector average59.85% above the sector average

Merchants Trust Dividends

  Latest Previous
  3rd Interim 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 06-Feb-25 10-Oct-24
Paid 19-Mar-25 15-Nov-24
Amount 7.30p 7.30p

Trades for 07-Apr-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
10:10 212 @ 465.20p
10:08 277 @ 463.61p
10:08 1,071 @ 464.40p
10:08 1,009 @ 463.50p
10:06 169 @ 464.17p

Merchants Trust Key Personnel

Chair Colin Clark

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