Merit Group (LSE:MRIT) Book Value per Share : £1.34 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Merit Group Book Value per Share?

Merit Group's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £1.34.

During the past 12 months, Merit Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Merit Group was 13.10% per year. The lowest was -30.10% per year. And the median was -7.75% per year.

Merit Group's current price is £0.705. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £1.34. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Merit Group is 0.53.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Merit Group was 1.98. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.58.

Merit Group Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merit Group's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

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Merit Group Book Value per Share Chart

Merit Group Annual Data

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Mar23

Book Value per Share

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1.87

1.80

1.64

1.44

1.33

Merit Group Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.61	1.44	1.40	1.33	1.34

Competitive Comparison of Merit Group's Book Value per Share

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Merit Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.

Merit Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Merit Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Merit Group Book Value per Share Calculation

Merit Group's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(31.75	-	0.00)	/	23.96
	=	1.33

Merit Group's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(32.11	-	0.00)	/	23.96
	=	1.34

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.

Merit Group (LSE:MRIT) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.

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Merit 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 Merit Data & Technology segment.

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