Merlin Properties
Can this company survive a downturn?
How efficiently does it turn assets into profit?
Is the business becoming more valuable over time?
1.1. Financial Health of Merlin Properties (5 min.)
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Key Takeaways
What matters most right now.
β Revenue growth
Revenue grew 6.4% last quarter to $0.5B. Compared to the 5-year average revenue level of $0.5B, the business continues to expand in scale.
β Profitability
Net profit margin is 57.4%, close to its 5-year average of 44.3%. This indicates profitability is broadly in line with the companyβs long-term performance.
β οΈ Cash generation
Free cash flow jumped to $0.3B this quarter, far above its normal 5-year margin of 35.1%. This suggests a one-off boost rather than a new baseline.
β Financial resilience
The company has a current ratio of 2.02, compared to a 5-year average of 1.8. This shows how well it can cover short-term obligations if conditions worsen.
β Debt levels
Debt relative to equity is 0, compared to a 5-year average of 0. This shows whether leverage is increasing or staying disciplined.
β Capital efficiency
Return on equity is 3.8%, compared to a 5-year average of 2.9%. This shows how effectively management turns shareholder capital into profit.
Why this matters
The facts behind the takeaways.
β How much profit the business keeps
The company keeps 75.9% profit from its sales. Over the past 5 years, this was about 53.6%.
β How much cash the business generates
About 54.5% of sales turns into real cash. Historically, this was closer to 35.1%.
β Ability to pay short-term bills
The companyβs short-term financial buffer is 2.02, compared to 1.8 historically.
β Debt pressure
Debt levels are 0 today, compared to 0 over the last 5 years.
What to watch next
Focus points for the next quarters.
β Next earnings
Watch whether revenue growth translates into sustained margin improvement next quarter.
Balance Sheet
Showing financial position from 2019-01-01 to 2025-01-01.
| 2025-01-01 | 2024-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-01-01 | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-01 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 12,065,411 | 12,051,483 | 14,272,837 | 13,477,612 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Current | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 599,966 | 429,449 | 1,038,443 | 415,855 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cash | π Member | 461,223 | 429,449 | 866,721 | 252,022 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cash Equivalents | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Short Term Investments | π Member | 4,990 | 2,960 | 82,919 | 79,365 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Accounts Receivable | π Member | 62,598 | 49,840 | 39,625 | 33,368 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Inventory | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Inventory Finished Goods | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Inventory Raw Materials | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Inventory Parts | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Inventory WIP | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Prepaid Expenses | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Noncurrent | |||||||||
| Property Plant And Equipment | π Member | 7,142 | 6,323 | 9,160 | 7,106 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Intangible Assets | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Goodwill | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Right Of Use Assets | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Long Term Investments | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Deferred Tax Assets | π Member | 77,573 | 78,646 | 83,808 | 87,469 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Assets | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Total | π Member | 84,715 | 84,969 | 92,968 | 94,575 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Current | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 214,672 | 950,512 | 736,630 | 179,260 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Accounts Payable | π Member | 164,008 | 146,850 | 114,155 | 111,112 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Accrued Liabilities | π Member | 10,210 | 11,566 | 7,668 | 8,342 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Short Term Debt | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Deferred Revenue | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Lease Liabilities | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Current Liabilities | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Noncurrent | |||||||||
| Long Term Debt | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Lease Liabilities | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Lease Liabilities | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Deferred Revenue | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | π Member | 613,190 | 613,479 | 681,013 | 684,454 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Total | π Member | 5,311,701 | 4,251,747 | 6,509,285 | 6,602,085 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Equity | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 6,539,038 | 6,849,224 | 7,026,923 | 6,696,267 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Common Stock | π Member | 469,771 | 469,771 | 469,771 | 469,771 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Preferred Stock | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Additional Paid In Capital | π Member | 3,541,379 | 3,541,379 | 3,647,876 | 3,813,409 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Retained Earnings | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | π Member | 2,729,403 | 3,023,630 | 2,566,276 | 2,509,875 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Treasury Stock | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Minority Interest | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Temporary Equity | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
Income Statement
Performance overview from 2019-01-01 to 2025-01-01.
| 2025-01-01 | 2024-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-01-01 | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-01 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 464,779 | 439,038 | 468,203 | 446,132 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segments | |||||||||
| Segment1 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment2 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment3 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cost Of Revenue | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gross Profit | π Member | 464,779 | 439,038 | 468,203 | 446,132 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||
| Total | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Research And Development | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Selling General And Administrative | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Allocated Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Impairment Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Restructuring Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Operating Expenses | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Income | π Member | 8,907 | 88,441 | 543,495 | 240,536 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Non Operating | |||||||||
| Interest Income | π Member | 10,106 | 3,942 | 5,421 | 3,387 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Interest Expense | π Member | 127,786 | 109,203 | 136,400 | 149,653 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gain On Asset Sales | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Non Operating Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Before Tax | π Member | -74,992 | 48,156 | 518,798 | 55,612 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Tax | π Member | 8,505 | 6,800 | 6,581 | -746 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Net Income | π Member | -83,497 | 263,087 | 512,217 | 56,358 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
Cash Flow Statement
Operational cash dynamics from 2019-01-01 to 2025-01-01.
| 2025-01-01 | 2024-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2022-01-01 | 2021-01-01 | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-01 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||
| Net Income | π Member | -83,497 | 263,087 | 512,217 | 56,358 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Adjustments | |||||||||
| Depreciation And Amortization | π Member | 2,075 | 1,885 | 1,858 | 1,614 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Impairments | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Deferred Taxes | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gain On Asset Sales | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Change In Working Capital | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cash From Operations | π Member | -81,422 | 264,972 | 230,466 | 134,660 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Investing Activities | |||||||||
| Cash From Investing | π Member | 0 | 0 | 110,230 | -229,866 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Capital Expenditures | π Member | 1,101 | 644 | 2,332 | 2,000 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Acquisitions | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Purchase Of Investments | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Sale Of Investments | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Financing Activities | |||||||||
| Cash From Financing | π Member | 0 | 0 | 274,003 | 93,212 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Debt Issued | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Debt Repaid | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Convertible Debt Repaid | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Debt Issuance Costs | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Dividends Paid | π Member | 207,023 | 561,926 | 210,099 | -68,518 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Share Repurchases | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Share Issuance | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Lease Principal Payments | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Minority Interest Distributions | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other | |||||||||
| Taxes Paid | π Member | 0 | 1,528 | 3,696 | 1,746 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Interest Paid | π Member | 109,299 | 100,588 | 120,864 | 126,695 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Summary | |||||||||
| Net Change In Cash | π Member | -461,223 | -429,449 | -866,721 | -252,022 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Beginning Cash | π Member | 461,223 | 429,449 | 866,721 | 252,022 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Ending Cash | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |