Mercia Asset Management - FY21 a breakthrough year, with more to come
FY21 was the year Mercia’s business model as a specialist asset manager matured. The group largely achieved its FY22 strategic goals a year ahead of target (assets under management, AUM, of c £1bn, evergreen balance sheet and sustainable profitability), with NAV per share climbing 24% y-o-y to 40p and AUM rising 18% y-o-y to £940m at year end. Given this progress, a new plan has been set, Mercia 20:20, aiming for average annual growth in AUM of 20% and average PBT of £20m between FY22 and FY24. Mercia is now profitable (FY21 EPS of 7.83p, a 4.8x P/E), with an FY21 dividend yield of 1.1%. Despite evident progress, Mercia’s shares continue to trade at a discount to NAV (0.94x), even before considering the embedded value of the third-party fund management business (c 6.9p/share at 4% of AUM).Mercia Technologies is an investment group focused on the creation/identification, funding and scaling of technology businesses from the U.K. regions. Co. directly invests across four sectors: Software & the Internet, which consists of cyber security, software as a service analytical tool, Adtech and artificial intelligence; Digital & Digital Entertainment, which consists of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and serious games; Electronics, Materials & Manufacturing/Engineering, which consists of energy and communications, value electronics, and manufacturing applications; and Life Sciences & Biosciences, which consists of diagnostics, digital health and medical devices.
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