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MERCANTILE INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD (MVT)


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General Information
Company Name: Mercantile Investment Company Ltd
Stock Code: MVT
Website:
GICS Sub-Industry: Consumer Finance
Market Cap ($M): 25
Equiv. Shares (M): 251

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.100 $ 0.100 $ 0.100 $ 0.100 $ 0.100 114,810 0%

Company Overview

Business Description:
Mercantile Investment Company Ltd (MVT, formerly India Equities Fund Limited) is an investment company which invests in cash and listed securities which will provide attractive risk adjusted returns, including by way of short term trading, profit making ventures and holding shares for dividend yield/ long term capital appreciation.

Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A 1.6 0.9 -84.5 7.9 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A 7.1 5.8 -- 1.1 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -0.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Magellan Financial Group (MFG) $1,326 M 1.2972 -- -- 102.1176 -- -- 0.0052 -- --
Mercantile Investment Company (MVT) $25 M -0.8436 -- -- 10.9890 -- -- 0.0000 -- --

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth
MVT 0.56 10.99 1.25 --
Market 1.07 12.6 0.89 2.31
Sector 1.21 19.8 1.16 1.32

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Gabriel Radzyminski Executive Director 06 January 2012
Mr Paul Jensen Executive Director 20 November 2012
Sir Ronald Alfred Brierley Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director 20 January 2012
Dr Gary Hilton Weiss Non-Executive Director 06 March 2012
Mr Ronald Langley Non-Executive Director 06 March 2012
Mr James Chirnside Non-Executive Director 05 November 2010

Management
Name Position
Mark A Licciardo Company Secretary

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
18,646,486 (7.44%) McNeil Nominees Pty Ltd
103,764,634 (41.41%) Siblow Pty Ltd
26,650,522 (10.64%) GW Holdings Pty Limited
14,915,001 (5.95%) Gibsbourne Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
25 February 2014 Report (Interim)
23 August 2013 Report (Prelim)
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