Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC (COSE:MERC.N0000)

COSE:MERC.N0000 Statistics

Total Valuation

COSE:MERC.N0000 has a market cap or net worth of LKR 21.64 billion.

Market Cap	21.64B
Enterprise Value	n/a

Important Dates

The next estimated earnings date is Thursday, February 12, 2026.

Earnings Date	Feb 12, 2026
Ex-Dividend Date	Jan 5, 2026

Share Statistics

COSE:MERC.N0000 has 601.20 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.01% in one year.

Current Share Class	601.20M
Shares Outstanding	601.20M
Shares Change (YoY)	+0.01%
Shares Change (QoQ)	+0.01%
Owned by Insiders (%)	58.46%
Owned by Institutions (%)	n/a
Float	36.00M

Valuation Ratios

The trailing PE ratio is 17.97.

PE Ratio	17.97
Forward PE	n/a
PS Ratio	3.13
PB Ratio	1.40
P/TBV Ratio	1.41
P/FCF Ratio	n/a
P/OCF Ratio	n/a
PEG Ratio	n/a

Enterprise Valuation

EV / Earnings	n/a
EV / Sales	n/a
EV / EBITDA	n/a
EV / EBIT	n/a
EV / FCF	n/a

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 1.57, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.80.

Current Ratio	1.57
Quick Ratio	1.56
Debt / Equity	1.80
Debt / EBITDA	n/a
Debt / FCF	-1.57
Interest Coverage	n/a

Financial Efficiency

Return on equity (ROE) is 8.59% and return on invested capital (ROIC) is 2.78%.

Return on Equity (ROE)	8.59%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.54%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.78%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	n/a
Revenue Per Employee	4.29M
Profits Per Employee	746,506
Employee Count	1,613
Asset Turnover	0.09
Inventory Turnover	n/a

Taxes

In the past 12 months, COSE:MERC.N0000 has paid 617.65 million in taxes.

Income Tax	617.65M
Effective Tax Rate	33.90%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by +176.92% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.86, so COSE:MERC.N0000's price volatility has been lower than the market average.

Beta (5Y)	0.86
52-Week Price Change	+176.92%
50-Day Moving Average	39.48
200-Day Moving Average	n/a
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	40.31
Average Volume (20 Days)	n/a

Short Selling Information

Short Interest	n/a
Short Previous Month	n/a
Short % of Shares Out	n/a
Short % of Float	n/a
Short Ratio (days to cover)	n/a

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, COSE:MERC.N0000 had revenue of LKR 6.92 billion and earned 1.20 billion in profits. Earnings per share was 2.00.

Revenue	6.92B
Gross Profit	6.92B
Operating Income	1.60B
Pretax Income	1.82B
Net Income	1.20B
EBITDA	n/a
EBIT	n/a
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	2.00

Balance Sheet

The company has 6.21 billion in cash and 27.74 billion in debt, with a net cash position of -21.54 billion or -35.82 per share.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	6.21B
Total Debt	27.74B
Net Cash	-21.54B
Net Cash Per Share	-35.82
Equity (Book Value)	15.45B
Book Value Per Share	25.71
Working Capital	29.74B

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was -17.31 billion and capital expenditures -363.32 million, giving a free cash flow of -17.67 billion.

Operating Cash Flow	-17.31B
Capital Expenditures	-363.32M
Free Cash Flow	-17.67B
FCF Per Share	-29.39

Margins

Gross margin is 100.00%, with operating and profit margins of 23.13% and 17.41%.

Gross Margin	100.00%
Operating Margin	23.13%
Pretax Margin	26.34%
Profit Margin	17.41%
EBITDA Margin	n/a
EBIT Margin	n/a
FCF Margin	n/a

Dividends & Yields

This stock pays an annual dividend of 0.25, which amounts to a dividend yield of 0.70%.

Dividend Per Share	0.25
Dividend Yield	0.70%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	98.40%
Years of Dividend Growth	1
Payout Ratio	12.38%
Buyback Yield	-0.01%
Shareholder Yield	0.69%
Earnings Yield	5.56%
FCF Yield	-81.64%

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

Lynch Fair Value
Lynch Upside
Graham Number
Graham Upside

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on December 17, 2025. It was a forward split with a ratio of 200.

Last Split Date	Dec 17, 2025
Split Type	Forward
Split Ratio	200

Scores

Altman Z-Score	n/a
Piotroski F-Score	3