Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) General and Admin. Expense: £1.2 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2026)


LSE:MRC Mercantile Investment Trust (The) PLC LSE:MRC
51 GF Score
Price £2.77
GF Value £7.21
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Mercantile Investment Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense?

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) LSE:MRC +0.73% 51 General and Admin. Expense is £1.2 Mil as of Jan. 2026. GuruFocus rates LSE:MRC with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of £7.21 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense for the six months ended in Jan. 2026 was £0.4 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was £1.2 Mil.

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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Chart

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Annual Data
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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
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Mercantile Investment Trust (The) General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £1.2 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of £1.2 Mil mean?
Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) has a General and Admin. Expense of £1.2 Mil as of Jan. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Mercantile Investment Trust (The) and its competitors.
Is Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense too high?
Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s current General and Admin. Expense is £1.2 Mil. Overall, Mercantile Investment Trust (The) has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense compare to BLK and BX?
Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s General and Admin. Expense of £1.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Mercantile Investment Trust (The) and its competitors. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s current General and Admin. Expense is £1.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mercantile Investment Trust (The) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £7.21, compared to a current price of £2.77 — trading 61.7% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is £1.2 Mil. Mercantile Investment Trust (The)'s overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC), the current General and Admin. Expense is £1.2 Mil as of Jan. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Mercantile Investment Trust (The) (LSE:MRC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mercantile Investment Trust (The) stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £2.77 is trading 61.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of £7.21. GuruFocus considers Mercantile Investment Trust (The) to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:MRC:

  • General and Admin. Expense: £1.2 Mil
  • GF Value™: £7.21 vs. price of £2.77 (61.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:MRC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Mercantile Investment Trust (The) Business Description

Address 60 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0JP
Mercantile Investment Trust (The) PLC is an investment trust managed by JP Morgan Funds Limited. It aims to achieve capital growth through investing in a diversified portfolio of UK medium and smaller companies. The trust's investment portfolio consists of securities of companies from various sectors such as Consumer Services, Financials, Industrial, Technology, Health Care, Basic Materials, Telecommunications, Utilities, Consumer Goods, Real Estate, and Oil & Gas.
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