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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) Price-to-Tangible-Book : 1.04 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Tangible-Book?

As of today (2024-05-25), Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s share price is £2.48. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Tangible Book per Share of Jan. 2024 for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £2.39. Hence, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 1.04.

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

LSE:MRC' s Price-to-Tangible-Book Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 0.89   Max: 1.04
Current: 1.04

During the past 13 years, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 1.04. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 0.89.

LSE:MRC's Price-to-Tangible-Book is ranked worse than
65.43% of 1623 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs LSE:MRC: 1.04

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s share price is £2.48. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £2.39. Hence, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s P/B Ratio of today is 1.04.


Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Tangible-Book 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-Tangible-Book Chart

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Price-to-Tangible-Book
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.92 0.88 0.89 0.90

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-Tangible-Book 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 0.88 0.87 0.89 0.88 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Tangible-Book

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book=Share Price/Tangible Book per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=2.48/2.386
=1.04

* 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:

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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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.