Mercantile Ventures Limited (MERCANTILE)

About

Mercantile Ventures Limited operates diversified commercial services within the Industrials sector. It is a small-cap company with market capitalisation of ₹274.16 Cr and quarterly revenues ranging from ₹7–10 Cr. The company participates in the Commercial Services & Supplies subsector.

Face value: ₹10

Market cap

₹257 Cr

P/E

14.7×

P/B

0.8×

Dividend yield

0%

ROE

4.9%

ROCE

3.5%

Debt / equity

—

OPM

1.9%

EPS (TTM)

₹1.6

Book value

₹29.6

52-week high

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52-week low

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Key insights

Company research notes and source-linked reviews

Key risks

Extreme earnings volatility: OPM ranged from -31.16% (Mar 2024) to 13.76% (Sep 2023), EPS from -₹0.25 to +₹0.13 quarterly, creating planning uncertainty.
Low returns: ROE 4.89% and overall OPM 1.88% leave minimal shock-absorption capacity against demand or cost pressures.
Small revenue base (₹7–10 Cr quarterly) implies customer/contract concentration risk; verify diversification and contract duration.
Project execution risk: margin volatility from -31% to +13% despite steady revenue suggests project quality or operational challenges; verify contract visibility and predictability.

Generated analysis · source review pending

Growth drivers

Revenue expansion: ₹6.52 Cr (Jun 2023) to ₹9.77 Cr (Mar 2025), a 50% increase; verify sustainability of this growth trajectory.
Operating margin recovery: OPM improved from -31.16% (Mar 2024) to 3.27% (Mar 2025); identify what drove this and whether operational improvements are durable.
Consecutive profitability: Dec 2024 (₹0.34 Cr) and Mar 2025 (₹6.36 Cr) both profitable after prior losses; verify if project mix improvement or cost control is sustaining.
Commercial services sector demand: verify sector growth outlook and company's competitive positioning to support continued expansion.

Generated analysis · source review pending

2,000 historical price candles were omitted because the exchange source has not been verified.

₹23.0+3.8%1Y

Quick read

rule-based

Pros

+Comfortable interest coverage of 66.5×
+High promoter holding of 72.8% with no pledge

Cons

−Low return on equity of 1.5% (3-yr avg)
−Thin operating margin of 1.9%

Research score

Structured signal from quality, growth, valuation and momentum.

60/100

Business quality: 25
Growth: 70
Valuation: 84

Revenue & net profit

₹ crore, by fiscal year

RevenuePAT

Margins

% of revenue, by fiscal year

OPMPAT margin

Peers

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Financials

Reported profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and growth history.

Annual Quarterly

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures · ₹ crore

₹ Cr	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
	27	30	34	38	37	37	47	60	72
COGS	—	—	—	10	9	9	—	—	—
Gross profit	—	—	—	29	28	28	—	—	—
	24	29	32	25	24	26	44	60	71
Operating profit (EBITDA)	3	1	3	4	4	2	3	0	1
OPM %	9.8%	2.4%	7.4%	10.2%	11.8%	6%	7.1%	0.3%	1.9%
Depreciation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Interest	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
	-26	7	4	6	7	16	8	16	13
Profit before tax	-26	—	—	8	9	16	—	—	—
Tax	1	5	2	-3	3	5	2	1	-3
Tax %	5.4%	—	—	-35.4%	31.7%	30.2%	—	—	—
	-28	1	4	11	6	11	7	-8	16
PAT margin %	-102.9%	3.8%	10.8%	29.7%	17.1%	31%	14.3%	-12.6%	22.5%
EPS (₹)	-2	0.1	0.3	1.4	0.7	0.6	0.5	-0.6	1.6
EPS adjusted (₹)	-2	0.7	1.6	1	0.6	1	0.6	-0.7	1.5
Annual report	Annual report for Mar 2017	Annual report for Mar 2018	Annual report for Mar 2019	Annual report for Mar 2020	Annual report for Mar 2021	Annual report for Mar 2022	Annual report for Mar 2023	Annual report for Mar 2024	Annual report for Mar 2025

₹ Cr	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Equity capital	113	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112
Reserves	157	158	142	160	159	191	226	199	221	219
Minority interest	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	13
	9	10	—	—	0	0	0	4	—	—
	21	19	17	12	17	18	22	25	49	46
Total equity & liabilities	301	299	271	284	288	321	360	340	397	391
	—	87	85	81	76	75	74	73	—	—
CWIP	—	44	44	44	44	44	0	—	—	—
Investments	46	62	66	81	77	99	152	177	—	—
	254	106	76	78	91	104	135	90	397	391
Total assets	301	299	271	284	288	321	360	340	397	391

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Ratios

Annual operating, return, leverage and working-capital ratios.

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures

Ratio	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
Margins
Gross margin %	—	—	74.8%	75.9%	76.3%	—	—	—
EBITDA margin %	2.4%	7.4%	10.2%	11.8%	6%	7.1%	0.3%	1.9%
EBIT margin %	-1.5%	4.3%	7.6%	9.1%	3.3%	5%	-1.4%	0.6%
PAT margin %	3.8%	10.8%	29.7%	17.1%	31%	14.3%	-12.6%	22.5%
Working capital
Receivable days	70	73	83	74	81	74	—	—
Inventory days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Payable days	5	2	19	9	20	0	3	2
NWC days	64	71	64	66	61	74	—	—
Leverage
Current ratio	6.49	7.41	5.64	5.7	8.3	5.17	9.4	3.79
Debt to EBITDA	—	—	0	0	0	1.2	—	—
Debt to equity	—	—	0	0	0	0.01	—	—
Interest coverage	10.7	11.1	9.9	10.5	16.2	8.6	3.6	66.5
Asset turnover	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.12	0.1	0.14	0.15	0.18
Return ratios
Return on assets %	0.4%	1.3%	3.9%	2%	3.2%	2%	-1.9%	4.2%
Return on capital employed %	2.5%	2.2%	3.4%	3.6%	5.4%	2.7%	1.4%	3.5%
Return on equity %	0.4%	1.4%	4.2%	2.1%	3.4%	2.2%	-2.3%	4.9%

Derived from reported annual statements. ROCE uses EBIT over capital employed (total assets less current liabilities). Day counts average the opening and closing balance; receivables turn on revenue, inventory and payables on cost of goods sold.

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Shareholding

Quarterly ownership, named holders, insider transactions and disclosed deals.

Quarterly Annual

Every quarter filed · % of equity

Holder (%)	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%	72.75%
FII	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
DII	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Government	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%	27.25%
No. of shareholders	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,668	50,562	50,488	50,547

Promoter holding up 0 percentage points since Sep 2023.

Mr. B NarendranNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. E N RangaswamiExecutive Director
Mr. Govindarajan Dattatreyan SharmaNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. K GopalakrishnanNon-Executive - Non Independent Director
Mrs. Rita ChandrasekarNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. N UmasankarExecutive Director
Oberoi Jangit MCompany Secretary & Compliance Officer

Current officeholders as filed with BSE. A person holding two offices is listed once per office.

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F&O

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Fund holders

Mutual-fund schemes that disclosed a holding in the company.

No fund holdings on record

No scheme among the 32 fund houses on record reported a position in Mercantile Ventures Limited. Portfolios are published monthly by each AMC; coverage is still partial.

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Documents

Annual reports, exchange filings, offer documents, ratings and earnings-call material.

Announcements

30

Documents link to external sources (exchange filings, company investor pages).

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Events

Upcoming dates and the company’s corporate-action history.

1

Board meeting to consider results14 Aug 2026

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Announcements

Latest exchange announcements, filings and downloadable documents.

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30 Sept 2026, 2:20 pmInsider Trading / SAST

Closure of Trading Window

Closure of Trading Window PDF

31 Aug 2026, 12:42 pmCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication

Newspaper Publication PDF

29 Aug 2026, 5:00 pmAGM/EGM

25Th Annual General Meeting

AGM PDF

29 Aug 2026, 4:41 pmOthers

Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report.

Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report PDF

28 Aug 2026, 11:21 amCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication

Newspaper Publication PDF

22 Aug 2026, 1:16 pmCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Scheme of Arrangement

Scheme of Arrangement PDF

15 Aug 2026, 4:27 pmCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication

Newspaper Publication PDF

14 Aug 2026, 5:06 pmCompany Update

25Th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Of The Company.

General PDF

Date	Category	Subject	Filing
30 Sept 2026, 2:20 pm	Insider Trading / SAST Closure of Trading Window	Closure of Trading Window	PDF
31 Aug 2026, 12:42 pm	Company Update Newspaper Publication	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication	PDF
29 Aug 2026, 5:00 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	25Th Annual General Meeting	PDF
29 Aug 2026, 4:41 pm	Others Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report	Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report.	PDF
28 Aug 2026, 11:21 am	Company Update Newspaper Publication	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication	PDF
22 Aug 2026, 1:16 pm	Company Update Scheme of Arrangement	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Scheme of Arrangement	PDF
15 Aug 2026, 4:27 pm	Company Update Newspaper Publication	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication	PDF
14 Aug 2026, 5:06 pm	Company Update General	25Th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Of The Company.	PDF

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Mercantile Ventures Limited

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Compounded sales growth

Compounded profit growth

Return on equity

₹ Cr	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
	-19	39	-9	23	-6	39	-33
	17	-32	17	-13	-10	17	-18
Cash from financing	-2	-5	0	0	0	-5	0
Net cash flow	—	—	8	10	-16	—	—
Free cash flow	—	—	-13	23	-6	—	—
CFO / Operating profit %	—	—	-238.7%	515.2%	-277.8%	—	—

Mercantile Ventures Limited

About

Key insights

Key risks

Growth drivers

Quick read

Pros

Cons

Research score

Revenue & net profit

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Peers

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Return on equity

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