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About the company
The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company's objective is to achieve long term capital growth from a portfolio of United Kingdom medium and smaller companies. The Company's investment policy includes to emphasize capital growth from medium and smaller companies; to achieve long term dividend growth at least in line with inflation; to use long term gearing to increase potential returns to shareholders, and to invest no more than 15% of gross assets in other United Kingdom listed closed-ended investment funds (including investment trusts). The Company's investment includes sectors, such as industrials, financials, technology, telecommunications, health care, basic materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, real estate, and utilities. The Company's Alternative Investment Fund Manager is JPMorgan Funds Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)97.69m
- Net income in GBP75.21m
- Incorporated1884
- Employees0.00
- LocationMercantile Investment Trust60 Victoria EmbankmentLONDON EC4Y 0JPUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 742 4000
Profile
| Management group(s) | JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | UK All Companies |
| ISIN | GB00BF4JDH58 |
| Launch date | 08 Dec 1884 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth from a portfolio of UK medium and smaller companies by invests in medium and smaller companies which are listed mainly on the London Stock Exchange and to provide long-term dividend growth at least in line with inflation.
Managed by
| Anthony Lynch, Guy Anderson |
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Management & contract fees
The management fee is 0.45% p.a. of the market capitalisation of Company. The contract terminable on six months notice, without penalty.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witan Investment Trust plc | 206.42m | 181.48m | 1.62bn | 6.00 | 9.76 | 1.08 | -- | 7.86 | 0.2765 | 0.2765 | 0.3169 | 2.50 | 0.1143 | -- | 47.77 | 34,403,000.00 | 10.05 | 5.56 | 10.62 | 5.83 | 91.91 | 88.78 | 87.92 | 80.28 | -- | -- | 0.133 | 36.26 | 179.60 | -- | 164.69 | -- | -- | 5.14 |
| Fidelity European Trust PLC | 262.10m | 238.69m | 1.63bn | 0.00 | 6.82 | 1.02 | -- | 6.21 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.6413 | 3.88 | 0.1757 | -- | 26.78 | -- | 16.00 | 12.20 | 16.08 | 12.24 | 93.55 | 93.53 | 91.07 | 91.28 | -- | 113.70 | 0.00 | 18.48 | 707.06 | -- | 519.00 | -- | -- | 5.61 |
| Personal Assets Trust PLC | 66.67m | 44.26m | 1.63bn | 0.00 | 35.82 | 0.9979 | -- | 24.46 | 0.1357 | 0.1357 | 0.1813 | 4.87 | 0.0374 | -- | 10.78 | -- | 2.48 | 4.29 | 2.49 | 4.32 | -- | 88.80 | 66.38 | 79.45 | -- | 13.40 | 0.00 | 32.05 | 1,217.80 | 0.7914 | 409.81 | -2.78 | -- | -4.36 |
| TP ICAP Group PLC | 2.19bn | 74.00m | 1.64bn | 5.18k | 22.90 | 0.8203 | 9.49 | 0.7491 | 0.093 | 0.093 | 2.76 | 2.60 | 0.3631 | -- | 6.15 | 423,218.10 | 0.928 | 0.7493 | 1.73 | 1.83 | -- | -- | 2.56 | 2.74 | -- | 8.22 | 0.3451 | 124.22 | 3.59 | 4.44 | -28.16 | 18.25 | -5.51 | -0.292 |
| AJ Bell PLC | 245.88m | 81.33m | 1.65bn | 1.37k | 20.25 | 9.10 | 19.18 | 6.69 | 0.1968 | 0.1968 | 0.5951 | 0.438 | 1.09 | -- | 3.83 | 179,080.10 | 36.07 | 31.22 | 45.98 | 36.10 | -- | -- | 33.08 | 30.01 | -- | -- | 0.0605 | 73.90 | 33.19 | 19.46 | 45.96 | 24.68 | 29.61 | -- |
| Quilter PLC | 4.63bn | 42.00m | 1.66bn | 2.98k | 38.91 | 1.09 | -- | 0.3579 | 0.0303 | 0.0303 | 3.37 | 1.08 | 0.0927 | -- | 12.34 | 1,550,788.00 | 0.0842 | 0.0812 | 0.0851 | 0.0817 | 98.94 | 92.71 | 0.9079 | 4.87 | -- | 1.22 | 0.1552 | 158.19 | 13.03 | -2.16 | -76.00 | -8.64 | -38.10 | 6.20 |
| JTC PLC | 257.44m | 21.82m | 1.66bn | 1.60k | 70.37 | 3.26 | 35.97 | 6.47 | 0.1411 | 0.1411 | 1.66 | 3.04 | 0.3257 | -- | 4.44 | 160,598.90 | 2.76 | 4.41 | 2.99 | 4.78 | -- | -- | 8.48 | 13.53 | 2.11 | 2.94 | 0.3443 | 52.68 | 28.70 | 27.22 | -37.14 | -- | 22.87 | 30.07 |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc | 172.27m | 140.33m | 1.80bn | 0.00 | 13.14 | 0.9007 | -- | 10.43 | 0.1251 | 0.1251 | 0.1516 | 1.83 | 0.0804 | -- | 18.48 | -- | 6.55 | 3.65 | 6.73 | 3.71 | 88.62 | 79.49 | 81.46 | 74.16 | -- | -- | 0.0468 | 66.95 | 408.23 | 28.28 | 5,464.08 | 51.46 | -- | 9.34 |
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC | 329.10m | 318.32m | 1.81bn | 0.00 | 5.77 | 1.16 | -- | 5.51 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.79 | 8.57 | 0.2151 | -- | 381.12 | -- | 20.80 | 13.70 | 21.02 | 13.82 | 97.75 | 97.43 | 96.72 | 95.36 | -- | -- | 0.0476 | 7.47 | 349.42 | 89.00 | 321.69 | 138.62 | -- | 3.58 |
| HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd | 116.50m | 94.59m | 1.84bn | 1.10k | 19.99 | 0.613 | -- | 15.83 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.50 | 39.40 | 0.0371 | -- | -- | 105,909.40 | 3.01 | 12.81 | 3.02 | 12.83 | 84.53 | 97.14 | 81.19 | 96.10 | -- | -- | 0.0656 | -- | 393.40 | -7.65 | 285.74 | -10.43 | -- | -- |
| Mercantile Investment Trust PLC | 97.69m | 75.21m | 1.87bn | 0.00 | 25.23 | 1.01 | -- | 19.11 | 0.0955 | 0.0955 | 0.1238 | 2.39 | 0.0443 | -- | 18.98 | -- | 3.41 | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.55 | 78.70 | 80.46 | 76.98 | 78.52 | -- | -- | 0.1495 | 68.44 | 138.65 | -- | 127.31 | -- | -- | 3.96 |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC | 229.70m | 201.16m | 1.88bn | 0.00 | 9.87 | 0.929 | -- | 8.17 | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 0.3924 | 3.81 | 0.1034 | -- | 31.45 | -- | 9.05 | 5.79 | 9.51 | 6.13 | 89.38 | 85.03 | 87.58 | 82.62 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 12.25 | 1,332.85 | 5.36 | 2,389.31 | 3.89 | -- | 1.11 |
| Bridgepoint Group PLC | 321.60m | 70.70m | 1.90bn | 378.00 | 27.48 | 2.64 | 21.24 | 5.90 | 0.0871 | 0.0871 | 0.3978 | 0.9076 | 0.1544 | -- | 0.2688 | 850,793.60 | 3.39 | 5.58 | 3.96 | 6.94 | -- | -- | 21.98 | 26.80 | -- | 16.38 | 0.6339 | 62.32 | 4.62 | 17.10 | -41.38 | -- | 4.34 | -- |
| Caledonia Investments plc | 233.80m | 203.80m | 1.93bn | 71.00 | 9.62 | 0.6538 | -- | 8.24 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 4.23 | 54.30 | 0.0767 | -- | 32.93 | 3,292,958.00 | 6.69 | 9.99 | 7.06 | 10.32 | 86.61 | -- | 87.17 | 91.27 | -- | 184.09 | 0.00 | 21.82 | 32.17 | 0.8151 | 42.62 | 0.5588 | -24.21 | 3.49 |
| Smithson Investment Trust PLC | 321.92m | 293.32m | 2.02bn | 0.00 | 8.02 | 0.8736 | -- | 6.27 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.94 | 15.98 | 0.1293 | -- | 112.88 | -- | 11.78 | 5.01 | 11.80 | 5.02 | 93.70 | 85.91 | 91.11 | 82.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 134.25 | 165.33 | 130.31 | -- | -- | -- |
| City of London Investment Trust plc | 140.56m | 127.17m | 2.11bn | 0.00 | 16.85 | 1.06 | -- | 14.98 | 0.2528 | 0.2528 | 0.2839 | 4.02 | 0.0675 | -- | 15.44 | -- | 6.11 | 2.59 | 6.15 | 2.63 | 91.93 | 81.32 | 90.48 | 77.92 | -- | -- | 0.0542 | 178.62 | -32.93 | -6.02 | -38.12 | -7.05 | -- | 2.58 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 25 Jun 2024 | 102.77m | 13.24% |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 31 Jan 2023 | 85.17m | 10.98% |
| Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 31 Jan 2023 | 48.51m | 6.25% |
| J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Jun 2024 | 36.84m | 4.75% |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 01 Jun 2024 | 36.42m | 4.69% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 25 Jun 2024 | 20.61m | 2.66% |
| Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Jun 2024 | 14.12m | 1.82% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Jun 2024 | 9.98m | 1.29% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Jun 2024 | 9.55m | 1.23% |
| Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 01 Jun 2024 | 7.70m | 0.99% |
