| Name | Merchants Trust |
|---|---|
| Epic | MRCH |
| Isin | GB0005800072 |
| Index | UK250 UK350 |
| Industry | Closed End Investments |
| Latest share price | 571.00p | Net gearing | n/a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation | £849.81 | Debt ratio | n/a |
| Shares in issue | 149.05 | Debt-to-equity ratio | n/a |
| P/E ratio | 18.9 | Assets / equity ratio | n/a |
| Total dividends per share | 14.60p | Price to book value | n/a |
| Dividend yield | 5.2 | ROCE | |
| Dividend cover | 1.01 | EPS growth | |
| Earning per share | 29.43 | 52-week high / low | 474.00p / 576.00p |
| Type | Ex-date | Pay-date | Net-dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Interim | 2025-10-09 | 2025-11-20 | 7.30p |
| 1st Interim | 2025-07-10 | 2025-08-22 | 7.30p |
| Final | 2025-04-17 | 2025-05-29 | 7.30p |
| 3rd Interim | 2025-02-06 | 2025-03-19 | 7.30p |
| 2nd Interim | 2024-10-10 | 2024-11-15 | 7.30p |
| 1st Interim | 2024-07-11 | 2024-08-22 | 7.20p |
| Final | 2024-04-18 | 2024-05-22 | 7.10p |
| 3rd Interim | 2024-02-01 | 2024-03-14 | 7.10p |
| 2nd Interim | 2023-10-05 | 2023-11-10 | 7.10p |
| Company name | Merchants Trust |
|---|---|
| Address | 199 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 3TY |
| Telephone | +44 (0) 20 3246 7000 |
| Website | http://www.merchantstrust.co.uk/ |
| Director | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr Colin Clark | Chairman |
| Mr Mal Patel | Non-Executive Director |
| Mr Neil Galloway | Non-Executive Director |
| Ms Lisa Edgar | Non-Executive Director |
| Mr Karen McKellar | Senior Independent Director |
| Assets £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting date | 31/01/25 | 31/01/24 | 31/01/23 |
| Intangible asssets and goodwill | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Investments and other non-current assets | |||
| Total non-current assets | |||
| Inventory / work in progress | |||
| Trade and other receivables | |||
| Cash and equivalents | 15.6 | 22.89 | 11.46 |
| Other current assets and asset held for resale | |||
| Total of all assets | 972.01 | 899.48 | 923 |
| Liabilities £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short term liabilities | |||
| Long term liabilities | |||
| Other liabilites / pension etc | |||
| Total of all liabilities | 122.19 | 111.95 | 110.63 |
| Net assets £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets | 849.82 | 787.52 | 812.38 |
| Equity £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | |||
| Minority interests | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Retained earnings | |||
| Share premium account | 228.73 | 228.17 | 184.24 |
| Total equity |
| Income £ (m) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 48.48 | 49.56 | 42.82 |
| Operating profit | 46.21 | 47.24 | 40.62 |
| Pre-tax profit | 44.2 | 45.29 | 39.23 |