FCIT PEER ANALYSIS

F&C Investment Trust PLC — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

FCITF&C Investment Trust PLC

🇬🇧 UK · LSE · Financial Services · Asset Management

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Asset Management

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

FCITIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	FCIT	SAMG	METRO	AFCG	HDFGS	VERTU	Ind. Median
P/E	10.04	31.09	—	—	6.48●	—	19.08
P/B	1.08	1.76	1.01	0.38●	0.84	0.43	2.10
EV/EBITDA	10.36	10.13	—	—	3.04●	—	10.38
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.64

Financial Health
Metric	FCIT	SAMG	METRO	AFCG	HDFGS	VERTU	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.66	2.89	4.84	1.49	4.46	92.65●	3.81
Debt/Equity	9.4%	60.9%	0.0%●	108.9%	0.1%	0.0%●	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.72	1.73	0.19	-10.43●	-0.01	27.43	0.18

Profitability
Metric	FCIT	SAMG	METRO	AFCG	HDFGS	VERTU	Ind. Median
Net Margin	105.7%●	2.1%	-11.8%	-60.7%	45.3%	—	16.7%
ROE	11.2%	4.2%	-0.6%	-6.9%	17.2%●	-4.5%	9.4%
ROA	10.2%	1.8%	-0.6%	-3.7%	16.8%●	-4.4%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FCIT	SAMG	METRO	AFCG	HDFGS	VERTU	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	-33.5%●	-70.5%	—	—	—	—	14.6%
Div. Yield	1.2%	8.1%	0.0%	11.1%●	0.0%	0.0%	1.4%
Payout	11.6%	255.5%	0.0%	-89.9%	0.0%	0.0%	11.6%

Valuation
Metric	FCIT	STJ	ALW	ICG	MNG	PSH	Ind. Median
P/E	10.04	13.12	23.59	10.78	29.33	2.41●	19.08
P/B	1.08	4.71	1.04	1.91	2.82	0.60●	2.10
EV/EBITDA	10.36	5.17	25.63	15.90	5.59	2.97●	10.38
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.64

Financial Health
Metric	FCIT	STJ	ALW	ICG	MNG	PSH	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.66	3.80	21.18●	3.52	1.92	2.14	3.81
Debt/Equity	9.4%	36.7%	7.2%●	242.8%	220.4%	24.4%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.72	0.15●	1.15	7.90	1.03	0.65	0.18

Profitability
Metric	FCIT	STJ	ALW	ICG	MNG	PSH	Ind. Median
Net Margin	105.7%	829.8%●	87.0%	57.4%	1.4%	86.3%	16.7%
ROE	11.2%	41.1%●	4.3%	18.4%	9.4%	26.7%	9.4%
ROA	10.2%	0.3%	4.0%	5.0%	0.2%	21.4%●	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FCIT	STJ	ALW	ICG	MNG	PSH	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	-33.5%	—	-54.3%	6.0%	—	53.2%●	14.6%
Div. Yield	1.2%	1.4%	2.1%	5.0%	6.0%●	1.7%	1.4%
Payout	11.6%	18.1%	49.0%	50.6%	159.6%	3.8%	11.6%

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