MRCH — Merchants Trust Share Price
Last trade - 00:00- £801.49m
- £902.67m
- £114.89m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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| PE Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | n/a | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | n/a | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 0.94 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 0.94 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 24.52 | ||
| Price to Sales | 6.98 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 8.61 | ||
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | 10.84% | ||
| Return on Equity | 12.74% | ||
| Operating Margin | 91.22% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Jan | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | £m | -61.77 | 189.54 | 48.79 | -19.61 | 114.89 | n/a | n/a | -0.38% |
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| EPS Growth | % | n/a | n/a | -79.66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
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, trading companies and distributors, insurance, and metals and mining. Allianz Global Investors GmbH acts as an investment manager of the Company.
Directors
- Colin Clark NEC (61)
- Kirsten Salt SEC
- Timon Drakesmith NID
- Karen Mckellar NID
- Mary Sieghart NID
- Sybella Stanley NID (59)
- Last Annual
- January 31st, 2025
- Last Interim
- January 31st, 2025
- Incorporated
- February 16th, 1889
- Public Since
- January 3rd, 1986
- Sector
- Collective Investments
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 148,424,887
- Address
- 199 Bishopsgate, LONDON, EC2M 3TY
- Web
- https://www.merchantstrust.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 2032467513
- Auditors
- BDO LLP
Latest News for MRCH
Upcoming Events for MRCH
Merchants Trust PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Half Year 2025 Merchants Trust PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 22:00 UTC, shares in Merchants Trust are trading at 540.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Merchants Trust last closed at 540.00p and the price had moved by -2.17% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Merchants Trust share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -4.86% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Merchants Trust is Strong Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Merchants Trust dividend yield is 5.39% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Merchants Trust paid a total dividend of £0.29, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 5.39%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2025-05-29.
We do not have data on when Merchants Trust is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Merchants Trust shares is currently 5.39%.
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As of the previous close price of 540.00p, shares in Merchants Trust had a market capitalisation of £801.49m.
Here are the trading details for Merchants Trust:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: MRCH
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Merchants Trust is currently classified as a . The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
We could not find analyst target price data for this security.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Merchants Trust. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the FTSE All Share Index by -5.55%.
As of the last closing price of 540.00p, shares in Merchants Trust were trading -3.28% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Merchants Trust PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is null. The shares last closed at 540.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Merchants Trust's management team is headed by:
- Colin Clark - NEC
- Kirsten Salt - SEC
- Timon Drakesmith - NID
- Karen Mckellar - NID
- Mary Sieghart - NID
- Sybella Stanley - NID