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 27.07 billion.

Market Cap	27.07B
Enterprise Value	n/a

Important Dates

The next estimated earnings date is Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Earnings Date	Nov 13, 2025
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 2, 2025

Share Statistics

COSE:MERC.N0000 has 3.01 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.00% in one year.

Current Share Class	3.01M
Shares Outstanding	3.01M
Shares Change (YoY)	+0.00%
Shares Change (QoQ)	-0.00%
Owned by Insiders (%)	58.46%
Owned by Institutions (%)	n/a
Float	179,998

Valuation Ratios

The trailing PE ratio is 23.71.

PE Ratio	23.71
Forward PE	n/a
PS Ratio	4.13
PB Ratio	1.89
P/TBV Ratio	1.90
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 1.39, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.30.

Current Ratio	1.39
Quick Ratio	1.39
Debt / Equity	1.30
Debt / EBITDA	n/a
Debt / FCF	-1.52
Interest Coverage	n/a

Financial Efficiency

Return on equity (ROE) is 8.53%.

Return on Equity (ROE)	8.53%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.69%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	n/a
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	n/a
Revenue Per Employee	4.06M
Profits Per Employee	707,640
Employee Count	1,613
Asset Turnover	0.10
Inventory Turnover	n/a

Taxes

In the past 12 months, COSE:MERC.N0000 has paid 554.18 million in taxes.

Income Tax	554.18M
Effective Tax Rate	32.68%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by +233.98% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 1.81, so COSE:MERC.N0000's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta (5Y)	1.81
52-Week Price Change	+233.98%
50-Day Moving Average	3,661.66
200-Day Moving Average	n/a
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	88.77
Average Volume (20 Days)	504

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 6.55 billion and earned 1.14 billion in profits. Earnings per share was 379.72.

Revenue	6.55B
Gross Profit	6.55B
Operating Income	1.49B
Pretax Income	1.70B
Net Income	1.14B
EBITDA	n/a
EBIT	n/a
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	379.72

Balance Sheet

The company has 4.20 billion in cash and 18.62 billion in debt, giving a net cash position of -14.42 billion or -4,798.40 per share.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	4.20B
Total Debt	18.62B
Net Cash	-14.42B
Net Cash Per Share	-4,798.40
Equity (Book Value)	14.31B
Book Value Per Share	4,762.00
Working Capital	18.29B

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was -11.93 billion and capital expenditures -337.57 million, giving a free cash flow of -12.27 billion.

Operating Cash Flow	-11.93B
Capital Expenditures	-337.57M
Free Cash Flow	-12.27B
FCF Per Share	-4,082.27

Margins

Gross margin is 100.00%, with operating and profit margins of 22.80% and 17.44%.

Gross Margin	100.00%
Operating Margin	22.80%
Pretax Margin	25.90%
Profit Margin	17.44%
EBITDA Margin	n/a
EBIT Margin	n/a
FCF Margin	n/a

Dividends & Yields

This stock pays an annual dividend of 25.00, which amounts to a dividend yield of 0.28%.

Dividend Per Share	25.00
Dividend Yield	0.28%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	n/a
Years of Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Ratio	6.58%
Buyback Yield	-0.00%
Shareholder Yield	0.28%
Earnings Yield	4.22%
FCF Yield	-45.34%

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

This stock does not have any record of stock splits.

Last Split Date	n/a
Split Type	n/a
Split Ratio	n/a

Scores

Altman Z-Score	n/a
Piotroski F-Score	4