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Mercia Asset Management PLC (MERC.L)

GBp26.50 +0.00 (+0.00%)
GB LSE Financial Services Asset Management
Address Forward House B95 5AA
Henley-in-Arden, GB
CEO Mark Andrew Payton
IPO 2014-12-18
ISIN GB00BSL71W47

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Description

Mercia Asset Management PLC functions as a private equity and venture capital firm, dedicating its expertise to a full spectrum of investment stages. This includes initial incubation, seed EIS, early-stage, emerging growth, mid-venture, late-stage, and growth capital funding. The company primarily directs its investments towards technology-driven enterprises spanning diverse sectors such as digital entertainment, consumer services, media, retail, energy, healthcare, industrials, materials, real estate, telecommunications, gaming, internet, software, electronics and hardware, advanced materials, transportation, biosciences, engineering and specialist manufacturing, and life sciences. Geographically, Mercia focuses its capital deployment within the Midlands and the northern areas of the United Kingdom, specifically encompassing the North of England and Scotland. Individual investment sums typically range from £1 million (approximately $1.25 million) to £10 million (approximately $12.52 million). The firm offers financing via direct equity stakes, its managed funds, or through alternative instruments like debt and convertible securities. It aims to secure either controlling (majority) or non-controlling (minority) equity positions and actively seeks board representation within its portfolio companies. Established in April 2014, Mercia Asset Management PLC maintains its principal office in Henley-in-Arden, United Kingdom, complemented by additional locations across Europe.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp26.50 +0.00 (+0.00%)
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Volume Profile
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
465.1K
Beta
0.75
Float Shares
339.08M
Free Float %
80.1%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
+0.00% +1.72% +0.00% +1.03% +0.00% +0.00% +8.46% +11.32% -9.23% -32.39% -46.36%
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Financial Statements

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Key Metrics

Financial Ratios

Employees

Financial Growth (CAGR)

Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
26.50
DCF (Unlevered) 50.58 +90.9%
DCF (Levered) 36.20 +36.6%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
5.81
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
4 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
2 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Asset Management: +17.4%
    -3.0% Q1'26: +10.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • EPS growth Asset Management: +22.7%
    -350.0% Q1'26: -19.8% (vs Q1'24)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Asset Management: +27.7%
    -20.1% Q1'26: +25.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • EBIT margin Asset Management: +50.6%
    -22.2% Q1'26: -59.5% (vs Q1'24)
  • ROIC Asset Management: +6.5%
    -5.1% Q1'26: -27.2% (vs Q1'24)
  • Share dilution Asset Management: +0.0%
    -1.0% Q1'26: -4.0% (vs Q1'24)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Asset Management: -0.03×
    -0.23× Q1'26: -0.03× (vs Q1'24)
Valuation Multiples From To
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Theoretical Return — If Invested Today

* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.74) × ERP
WACC = 99% × Ke + 1% × Kd (7.4%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 50.58 Current price: 26.50
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2015
actual
Mar 2016
actual
Mar 2017
actual
Mar 2018
actual
Mar 2019
actual
Mar 2020
actual
Mar 2021
actual
Mar 2022
actual
Mar 2023
actual
Mar 2024
actual
Mar 2025
actual
Mar 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
2 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
508.0K
est: 1.20M (-57.7%)
1.76M
est: 1.50M (+17.0%)
6.66M
est: 6.30M (+5.7%)
10.20M
est: 9.00M (+13.3%)
10.68M
est: 11.10M (-3.8%)
12.75M
est: 13.03M (-2.2%)
43.66M
est: 18.97M (+130.2%)
33.06M
est: 22.67M (+45.9%)
25.03M
est: 24.20M (+3.4%)
30.43M
est: 29.55M (+3.0%)
35.20M
est: 34.49M (+2.1%)
34.23M
34.10M – 34.40M
-0.8% YoY
35.00M
34.93M – 35.04M
+2.3% YoY
38.41M
38.02M – 38.80M
+9.7% YoY
39.80M
39.60M – 40.00M
+3.6% YoY
EBITDA
-2.07M
est: 456.7K (-553.2%)
-2.53M
est: 570.9K (-543.5%)
-2.80M
est: 2.40M (-216.9%)
-852.0K
est: 3.43M (-124.9%)
-1.53M
est: 2.76M (-155.3%)
-16.52M
est: 4.02M (-510.8%)
36.86M
est: -21.10M (+274.7%)
25.70M
est: -23.65M (+208.7%)
4.49M
est: -25.05M (+117.9%)
-4.68M
est: -26.57M (+82.4%)
9.00M
est: -29.18M (+130.8%)
13.03M
12.98M – 13.09M
+144.6% YoY
13.32M
13.29M – 13.34M
+2.3% YoY
14.62M
14.47M – 14.77M
+9.7% YoY
15.15M
15.07M – 15.22M
+3.6% YoY
EBIT
-1.04M
est: 349.2K (-398.1%)
-2.58M
est: 436.5K (-691.5%)
-3.18M
est: 1.83M (-273.4%)
-1.23M
est: 2.62M (-147.1%)
2.57M
est: 1.63M (+57.6%)
-17.59M
est: 2.29M (-866.5%)
34.40M
est: -23.04M (+249.3%)
27.38M
est: -25.83M (+206.0%)
2.44M
est: -27.36M (+108.9%)
-8.16M
est: -29.01M (+71.9%)
5.41M
est: -31.87M (+117.0%)
9.96M
9.92M – 10.01M
+131.3% YoY
10.19M
10.16M – 10.20M
+2.3% YoY
11.18M
11.06M – 11.29M
+9.7% YoY
11.58M
11.52M – 11.64M
+3.6% YoY
Net Income
1.97M
est: -2.43M (+180.9%)
-1.70M
est: -4.04M (+58.0%)
1.04M
est: -4.34M (+124.0%)
1.66M
est: 14.92M (-88.9%)
2.62M
est: 2.03M (+29.2%)
-17.45M
est: 3.00M (-681.8%)
34.46M
est: -22.55M (+252.8%)
26.10M
est: -25.28M (+203.3%)
2.84M
est: 2.84M (+0.0%)
-7.59M
est: -7.59M (+0.0%)
3.46M
est: 3.46M (+0.0%)
3.45M
3.41M – 6.66M
0.0% YoY
3.82M
2.21M – 4.17M
+10.5% YoY
4.08M
4.07M – 4.09M
+7.0% YoY
3.87M
3.86M – 3.87M
-5.3% YoY
SGA
1.50M
est: 216.6K (+590.2%)
4.01M
est: 270.7K (+1,381.5%)
9.54M
est: 1.14M (+738.8%)
2.74M
est: 1.62M (+68.8%)
3.27M
est: 2.00M (+63.0%)
3.45M
est: 2.35M (+46.7%)
5.33M
est: 17.04M (-68.7%)
4.35M
est: 19.10M (-77.3%)
5.90M
est: 20.24M (-70.8%)
6.86M
est: 21.46M (-68.0%)
6.61M
est: 23.57M (-72.0%)
6.18M
6.15M – 6.21M
-73.8% YoY
6.32M
6.30M – 6.32M
+2.3% YoY
6.93M
6.86M – 7.00M
+9.7% YoY
7.18M
7.15M – 7.22M
+3.6% YoY
EPS
0.01
est: -0.01 (+266.1%)
-0.01
est: -0.01 (+14.0%)
0.00
est: -0.01 (+147.0%)
0.01
est: 0.00 (+283.3%)
0.01
est: 0.01 (+43.3%)
-0.05
est: 0.00 (-1,673.7%)
0.08
est: 0.02 (+299.5%)
0.06
est: 0.01 (+583.2%)
0.01
est: 0.01 (-20.0%)
-0.02
est: 0.01 (-217.9%)
0.01
est: 0.01 (-30.1%)
0.01
0.01 – 0.02
+8.6% YoY
0.01
0.01 – 0.01
-34.3% YoY
0.01
0.01 – 0.01
+16.3% YoY
0.01
0.01 – 0.01
-5.3% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-22 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-21 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-20 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-19 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-18 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 4/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 3/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 4/5 2/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
14.14M
OE per share TTM
0.03
Owner's Yield
11.11%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
10.26%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
2.4%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 1 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values PLC FSV.L 0.23% 4.07M 0.27%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
-54.9K
Shares Outstanding
423.49M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Mark Andrew Payton Chief Executive Officer, MD & Director 614.0K
Martin James Glanfield Chief Financial Officer & Director 499.0K male
Helen James Head of People & Talent female
Jocelyne Bath Chief Operating Officer female
Julian Alistair Dennard Head of EIS & Fund Principal of MEIF II male
Kieren Turner-Owen Investment Director of Property male
Mike Vinton Group Compliance & Risk Director male
Paul Antony David Mattick Head of Sales & Private Investor Relations
Sarah Louise Anne Williams Group General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Alison Dwyer Head of Marketing & Communications female
Wayne Thomas Managing Director of Mercia PE Funds male
Ceri Bailey Head of Fund Coordination & Client Reporting female
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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