Mercia Technolgies swings to H1 pretax profit
Investment group Mercia Technologies has swung to a first-half pre-tax profit thanks to a marked improvement in revenue and fair-value gains on investments.
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"Thus far, over £30m of the IPO proceeds have been invested to strengthen our direct investment portfolio," said chief executive Mark Payton.
AIM-quoted Mercia's H1 revenue was £2.9m, from £654,000. It booked £2.8m in fair-value gains on investments, from a rise of £244,000 a year earlier.
Net assets totalled £81.3m, from £80.2m.
At about 11:43 GMT, shares in Mercia were up 3.21% to 48.25p.