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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 5.78%
- Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of 13.74%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 5.78% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate of 13.74%
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Flat results in Mar 26
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With ROE of 8.55%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.04 Price to Book Value
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Market Beating Performance
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-16.9%
0%
-16.9%
6 Months
-32.3%
0%
-32.3%
1 Year
92.42%
0%
92.42%
2 Years
90.51%
0%
90.51%
3 Years
90.51%
0%
90.51%
4 Years
90.51%
0%
90.51%
5 Years
86.82%
0%
86.82%
Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
13.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
50.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
15.37%
ROE (avg)
5.78%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.04
EV to EBIT
5.16
EV to EBITDA
4.45
EV to Capital Employed
1.06
EV to Sales
0.77
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
20.46%
ROE (Latest)
8.55%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Shareholding Snapshot
No data for shareholding present.
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
No data for shareholding present.
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - QoQ
Mar'26
Dec'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
4,487.10
4,231.70
6.04%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
996.10
687.80
44.82%
Interest
0.00
0.00
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
396.20
267.80
47.95%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
155.70%
111.10%
4.46%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 6.04% vs 13.24% in Dec 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 47.95% vs -11.27% in Dec 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26
Mar'26
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
15,557.50
11,208.80
38.80%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
5,497.60
2,595.40
111.82%
Interest
2,769.20
709.90
290.08%
Exceptional Items
-25.70
-15.10
-70.20%
Consolidate Net Profit
1,148.60
1,074.70
6.88%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
302.90%
190.10%
11.28%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is 38.80% vs 8.21% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2026 is 6.88% vs 93.36% in Mar 2025
About Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC 
Mercantile Investments & Finance PLC
Finance
Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC is a finance company. The principal business activities of the Company consist of finance leasing, hire purchase financing, term loan financing, fleet management, microfinancing, share trading and mobilization of deposits. The Company's segments include Finance lease, Hire purchase, Loans and advances, Investments and Other. The Finance lease segment includes finance leasing products offered to the customers. The Hire purchase segment includes hire purchase products offered to the customers. The Loans and advances segment includes vehicle loans, loans against property mortgages and microfinance lending. The Investments segment includes the investments in equities and debt securities. The Other segment includes all other business activities. The Company provides financing for other forms of vehicles and equipment that include motor vehicles, such as vans and lorries, and construction related vehicles, such as tippers and trucks, among others.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
No.236, Galle Road, Colombo 03 , COLOMBO None : 03
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