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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 27.87 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-25), Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s share price is £2.48. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.09. Hence, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 27.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MRC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 24.32   Med: 45.43   Max: 111.73
Current: 27.47

During the past 13 years, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 111.73. The lowest was 24.32. And the median was 45.43.

LSE:MRC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
74.48% of 1003 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.73 vs LSE:MRC: 27.47

Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.09.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Mercantile Investment Trust (The) was 20.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 50.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 50.10% per year. The lowest was -16.70% per year. And the median was 13.20% per year.


Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.00 88.85 51.91 28.90 24.32

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.91 - 28.90 - 24.32

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=2.48/0.089
=27.87

Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Share Price of today is £2.48.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.09.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Mercantile Investment Trust (The)  (LSE:MRC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
60 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0JP
Mercantile Investment Trust (The) PLC is an investment trust managed by JP Morgan Funds Limited. It aims to achieve capital growth through investing in a diversified portfolio of UK medium and smaller companies. The trust's investment portfolio consists of various sectors such as Consumer Services, Financials, Industrial, Technology, Health Care, Basic Materials, Telecommunications, Utilities, Consumer Goods, Real Estate, and Oil & Gas.