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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Mercia Asset Management Financial Strength?

Mercia Asset Management has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Mercia Asset Management PLC shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Mercia Asset Management's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 17.80. Mercia Asset Management's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.03. As of today, Mercia Asset Management's Altman Z-Score is 6.21.


Competitive Comparison of Mercia Asset Management's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mercia Asset Management's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Mercia Asset Management's Financial Strength falls into.



Mercia Asset Management Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Mercia Asset Management's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £0.45 Mil.

Mercia Asset Management's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*0.534/-0.03
=17.80

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Mercia Asset Management's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.42 + 0.449) / 30.08
=0.03

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Mercia Asset Management has a Z-score of 6.21, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.21 is strong.

* 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.


Mercia Asset Management  (LSE:MERC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Mercia Asset Management has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) Business Description

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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.