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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) PS Ratio : 5.19 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Mercia Asset Management PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Mercia Asset Management's share price is £0.327. Mercia Asset Management's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.06. Hence, Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio for today is 5.19.

Warning Sign:

Mercia Asset Management PLC stock PS Ratio (=5.64) is close to 1-year high of 6.12

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MERC' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 8.57   Max: 355
Current: 5.19

During the past 12 years, Mercia Asset Management's highest PS Ratio was 355.00. The lowest was 3.71. And the median was 8.57.

LSE:MERC's PS Ratio is ranked better than
70.08% of 1424 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 8.72 vs LSE:MERC: 5.19

Mercia Asset Management's Revenue per Sharefor the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.03. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.06.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Mercia Asset Management was 26.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 16.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 12.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 45.60% per year.

During the past 12 years, Mercia Asset Management's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 157.10% per year. The lowest was 7.20% per year. And the median was 37.45% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Mercia Asset Management PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio 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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Mercia Asset Management PS Ratio Chart

Mercia Asset Management Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.86 4.18 5.85 6.47 4.55

Mercia Asset Management Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
PS Ratio 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 - 6.47 - 4.55 -

Competitive Comparison of Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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.


Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio falls into.



Mercia Asset Management PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Mercia Asset Management's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=0.327/0.063
=5.19

Mercia Asset Management's Share Price of today is £0.327.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Mercia Asset Management's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.06.

* 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:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Mercia Asset Management  (LSE:MERC) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
17 High Street, Forward House, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, GBR, B95 5AA
Mercia Asset Management PLC is a specialist asset manager focusing on supporting regional SMEs. The company provides capital across its four asset classes proprietary balance sheet capital, venture capital, private equity, and debt. The company initially nurtures businesses via its third-party funds under management and then, over time, provides further funding to the companies by deploying direct investment follow-on capital from its balance sheet. It has more than eight offices in the UK region, approx. 20 university partnerships and extensive personal networks, providing it with access to high-quality deal flow.