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Manchester & London Investment Trust plc (MNL) Fair Value & Analysis

Financial Services · GB · Market cap 379M GBX

ML Manchester & London Investment Trust plc MNL · LSE
Price£9.96
Fair Value£15.21
Upside+52.7%
Quality55/100
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Mixed Growth
Highly profitable · 91.8% net margin
Low debt · negative free cash flow
2.65% dividend yield
Ranks above peers (9/13)
Wide moat 81/100
Evidence: High Range £11.41 – £19.01 Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 19, 2026

From 8 valuation models · updated 22 days ago

Share price −7.5% over the past month.

A solid business, screening 53% undervalued on our models.

What matters now

  • The price is below even our cautious bear case (£11.41). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
  • Solid quality (55/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
  • For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

£11.97 £2.82 Fair Value £15.21 May 2021 Aug 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 19, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range £2.82 – £11.97 · fair‑value band £11.41 – £19.01 · the £9.96 price screens below the £15.21 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 19, 2026.

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Analysis

Manchester & London Investment Trust plc (MNL) currently trades at £9.96, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is £15.21, implying the stock looks roughly 52.7% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 55/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.

Over the trailing twelve months, Manchester & London Investment Trust plc generated revenue of £80.5M at a net margin of 91.8%. Revenue grew 18.2% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 19.7%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of £17.3M. Fundamentals as of Jul 19, 2026

Our scenario range runs from £11.41 (bear case) to £19.01 (bull case); at £9.96, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at -12% fair-value upside, at 53%, MNL screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model Bear Bear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull Bull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence
Highest evidence
Residual Income £16.00 £23.12 £140.33 76
Gordon GGM £1.69 £3.05 £4.20 70
P/E Multiple £25.99 £34.65 £43.32 63
All 8 models by family
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd £18.13 £126.41 £177.40 54
Lynch FV £65.31 £93.30 £121.29 50
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM £1.69 £3.05 £4.20 70
DDM Multi-Stage £1.69 £2.79 £3.26 61
Multiples
P/E Multiple £25.99 £34.65 £43.32 63
P/B Multiple £11.41 £15.21 £19.01 55
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) £5.43 £7.28 £10.86 50
Economic Profit
Residual Income £16.00 £23.12 £140.33 76

Widest divergence: Earnings-Based (£93.30) versus Dividend Discount (£2.79). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).

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Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) 80.5M GBX
Revenue growth (YoY) +18.2%
Net margin 91.8%
Return on equity 19.7%
Free cash flow −393K GBX FY2025
P/E ratio 6.2
More key figures
Operating margin 179%
EPS (TTM) £1.86
Dividend yield 2.4%
EPS growth (YoY) +22.5%
Net cash 17.3M GBX FY2025

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 19, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 55/100

Of which business quality 52 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 60

Profitability 68
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 22
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 14
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 78
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 31
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 65
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 61
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 52
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 92
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

About the company

Manchester & London Investment Trust plc is a close-ended fund launched and managed by M&L Capital Management Limited. The fund primarily invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It makes its investments across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies by employing a fundamental analysis.

Full company description

Manchester & London Investment Trust plc is a close-ended fund launched and managed by M&L Capital Management Limited. The fund primarily invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It makes its investments across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of companies by employing a fundamental analysis. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index. Manchester & London Investment Trust was formed on January 1, 1972 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

Manchester & London Investment Trust plc reported revenue of £108M in FY2025 versus £23.0M in FY2021, a compound +47.1%/yr. Reported net income was £101M in FY2025, compounding +46.1%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 52/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
£108M
Latest YoY
−14.8%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+34.0%
Avg. growth/yr (21Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+15.3%
Revenue +47.1%/yr
FY21 £23.0M
FY22 −£60.5M
FY23 £29.3M
FY24 £126M
FY25 £108M
Net income +46.1%/yr
FY21 £22.2M
FY22 −£61.2M
FY23 £28.8M
FY24 £121M
FY25 £101M
Character of growth · EPS growth decomposed (2015-2025) +22.7 % p.a.
Revenue per share +22.5 pp

of which total revenue +31.8 pp · buybacks/dilution −9.2 pp

EBIT margin +0.1 pp
Tax rate +8.8 pp
Residual (interest, one-offs) −8.8 pp

Absolute contributions in percentage points per year; they sum to the EPS growth rate. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).

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Peer Group

Asset Management · 971 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 54 · Below median
Fair Value upside +53% · Top 25%
Return on equity (TTM) 20% · Top 25%
Return on assets 13% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM) 92% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM) 179% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 18% · Above median
Dividend yield (TTM) 2.7% · Below median
Debt / equity 0.00× · Lower than 75% of peers

Valuation Multiples vs Asset Management median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 5.4× · Cheaper than 75% of peers
P/B 1.24× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM) 6.35× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA 4.7× · Cheaper than 75% of peers

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 100 · sector 37
FUTURE 91 · sector 6
PAST 79 · sector 26
HEALTH 100 · sector 95
DIVIDEND 53 · sector 69

Insider activity: 45/100

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Manchester & London Investment Trust plc (MNL) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 19, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of £15.21 versus a price of £9.96, about +53% (undervalued).
What is the fair value of MNL?
Our model-based fair value for Manchester & London Investment Trust plc is £15.21 (as of Jul 19, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is £9.96.
What is the quality score of MNL?
Manchester & London Investment Trust plc has a Quality Score of 55/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of Manchester & London Investment Trust plc (MNL)?
Manchester & London Investment Trust plc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about £80.5M (latest available figure, as of Jul 19, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of MNL?
The net profit margin of Manchester & London Investment Trust plc is about 91.8%, meaning it keeps roughly 91.8% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Manchester & London Investment Trust plc pay a dividend?
Manchester & London Investment Trust plc currently shows a dividend yield of about 2.40% relative to its recent price (as of Jul 19, 2026).

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

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