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Merit Group PLC Fundamentals

Company NameMerit Group PLCLast Updated2024-11-01
IndustryInformation Technology ServicesSectorTechnology
Shares in Issue23.956 mMarket Cap£8.98 m
PE Ratio29.48Dividend per Share0
Dividend Yield0Dividend Cover0
EPS£0.01EPS Growth (%)0
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0
Debt Ratio0.1064Debt Equity Ratio0.0454
Asset Equity Ratio1.3317Cash Equity Ratio0.0245
Quick Ratio0.5748Current Ratio0.57
Price To Book Value0.2820ROCE0

Merit Group PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total

Merit Group PLC Company Financials

Assets2024202320222021
Tangible Assets£2.50 m£2.21 m£7.47 m£8.87 m
Intangible Assets£34.22 m£34.83 m£38.74 m£39.36 m
Investments£350,000.00£450,000.00£777,000.00£717,000.00
Total Fixed Assets£37.34 m£37.68 m£47.40 m£48.95 m
Stocks00£14,000.00£36,000.00
Debtors£4.30 m£5.50 m£5.36 m£6.14 m
Cash & Equivalents£782,000.00£2.14 m£2.32 m£5.57 m
Other Assets£277,000.00£184,000.00£415,000.000
Total Assets£42.42 m£45.32 m£55.51 m£60.69 m
Liabilities2024202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£8.84 m£10.78 m£14.34 m£17.42 m
Creditors after 1 year£1.73 m£2.79 m£6.76 m£9.23 m
Other Liabilities0000
Total Liabilities£10.57 m£13.57 m£21.10 m£26.66 m
Net assets£31.86 m£31.75 m£34.41 m£34.04 m
Equity2024202320222021
Called up share capital£6.71 m£6.71 m£6.71 m£19.50 m
Share Premium£14.75 m£14.75 m£14.75 m£20.87 m
Profit / Loss£884,000.00-£3.66 m-£1.68 m-£3.11 m
Other Equity£31.86 m£31.75 m£34.41 m£34.04 m
Preference & Minorities0000
Total Capital Employed£31.86 m£31.75 m£34.41 m£34.04 m
Ratios2024202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.04£0.07£0.16£0.21
Debt-to-Equity£0.05£0.08£0.19£0.26
Assets / Equity1.33171.33171.33171.3317
Cash / Equity0.02450.02450.02450.0245
EPS£0.02-£0.17-£0.08-£0.16
Cash Flow2024202320222021
Cash from operating activities£1.86 m£896,000.00£364,000.00£2.58 m
Cashflow before financing-£1.04 m-£4.73 m-£1.62 m£2.40 m
Increase in Cash-£1.33 m-£186,000.00-£3.24 m£1.20 m
Income2024202320222021
Turnover£19.89 m£18.59 m£17.60 m£24.69 m
Cost of sales£10.73 m£10.03 m£8.73 m£16.40 m
Gross Profit£9.16 m£8.55 m£8.87 m£8.29 m
Operating Profit£1.66 m-£3.66 m-£1.41 m-£2.50 m
Pre-Tax profit£884,000.00-£3.66 m-£1.68 m-£3.11 m

Merit Group PLC Company Background

SectorTechnology
ActivitiesMerit Group PLC provides data, business, and political intelligence. The group operates through two operating segments namely, Dods and Merit Data and Technology. Dods business segment concentrates on the provision of key information and insights into the political and public policy environments around the UK and the European Union. The Merit Data and Technology segment focuses on the fields of data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Merit Data & Technology segment. Geographically it operates in the UK, USA, Belgium, Germany, France, and the rest of the world, and the majority of its revenue is generated from the UK.
Latest Interim Date8 Nov 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date18 Jul 2024

Merit Group PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2013-08-29Mr. Gerry MurrayExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2011-08-09Mr. John Philip de Blocq van KuffelerNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2023-01-31Mr. Vijay Kumar Lakhman Meghji VaghelaNon-Executive Director
2013-09-26Mr. Kevin Lawrence HandNon-Executive Director
2018-08-01Ms. Cheryl Christine JonesNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2020-02-24Mr. Nitil PatelExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer
2014-07-25Mr. Keith John SadlerExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
2017-11-29Sir William Henry Weston WellsNon-Executive Director
2024-05-10Mr. Mark William Smith Non-Executive Director,Chairman
2012-10-25Mr. Richard FlayeNon-Executive Director
2012-06-07Mr. Rupert J LevyExecutive Director,Finance Director and Company Secretary
2006-10-19Mr. John Leonard Clarke FCANon-Executive Director
2024-04-26Lord Michael Anthony Ashcroft KCMG PCNon-Executive Director
2011-08-09Mr. Daniel P O'BrienExecutive Director
2014-11-19Ms. Henrietta Elizabeth Marsh Non-Executive Director
2016-05-23Mr. Martin BeckExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2018-06-27Mr. Edward Guy Cleaver Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-07-31Dame Diane Elizabeth Lees CBENon-Executive Director
2020-09-08Mr. Simon Paul Thomas Presswell Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2023-01-31Mr. Richard James BoonNon-Executive Director
2024-05-24Mr. Cornelius Anthony ConlonExecutive Director,Managing Director, Merit Data and Technology and Chief Technology Officer
2023-09-06Ms. Munira IbrahimExecutive Director,Managing Director, Dods
2024-07-31Mr. Philip James MachrayExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
2024-01-26Mr. David Clive BeckExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer

Merit Group PLC Contact Details

Company NameMerit Group PLC
Address21 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 9BP
Telephone+44 2075935500
Websitehttps://www.meritgroupplc.com

Merit Group PLC Advisors

SolicitorBrabners
Phone(0151) 600 3000
Fax(0151) 227 3185
AuditorGrant Thornton UK LLP
Phone+44 2073835100
Fax+44 2073834715
RegistrarEquiniti Limited
BankLloyds Bank PLC
StockbrokerCenkos Securities
Phone+44 2073978900
Fax+44 2073978901
Nominated AdviserCenkos Securities
Phone+44 2073978900
Fax+44 2073978901

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