Mercantile Ports & Logistics (LON:MPL) Stock Jumps 10.9% – Here’s Why

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (LON:MPL – Get Free Report) shares traded up 10.9% on Thursday. The company traded as high as GBX 4.36 and last traded at GBX 4.16. 15,095,236 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 39% from the average daily volume of 10,833,262 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3.75.

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Stock Down 3.2%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1.50. The firm has a market cap of £14.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.50 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 77.03, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Mercantile Ports & Logistics (LON:MPL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 30th. The company reported GBX (0.90) EPS for the quarter.

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Company Profile

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The company is currently implementing its maiden project of developing a modern port and logistics facility at Karanja Creek in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. The facility will be developed over 200 acres of land with a sea frontage of appx 1,000 meters.
The terminal will be designed to handle vessels of up to 4000 DWT having a draft of up to 5 meters, with the potential to handle vessels up to 10 meter draft at a later stage.

Logistics Facility

Karanja Terminal will also house an ultra-modern logistics complex spread over approximately 100 acres of land.

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