MERC - Mercer International Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

10.18USD-0.17 (-1.64%)Market Closed

Market Summary

USD10.18-0.17

Market Closed

-1.64%

MERC Alerts

Big jump in Earnings (Y/Y)

Losses in recent quarter

MERC Stock Price

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MERC Valuation

Market Cap

680.5M

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

-2.98

Price/Sales (Trailing)

0.34

EV/EBITDA

395.12

Price/Free Cashflow

-4.01

MERC Price/Sales (Trailing)

MERC Profitability

EBT Margin

-12.69%

Return on Equity

-39.78%

Return on Assets

-8.76%

Free Cashflow Yield

-24.97%

MERC Fundamentals

MERC Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

2.0B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

5.89%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

17.63%

MERC Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

-228.2M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

45.38%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

80.85%

Breaking Down MERC Revenue

Last 7 days

-3.1%

Last 30 days

7.7%

Last 90 days

21.5%

Trailing 12 Months

9.9%

How does MERC drawdown profile look like?

MERC Financial Health

Current Ratio

3.74

Debt/Equity

2.82

Debt/Cashflow

-0.03

MERC Investor Care

Dividend Yield

2.95%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.3

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.63%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

-3.44

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2024	2.0B	0	0	0
2023	2.2B	2.2B	2.1B	2.0B
2022	2.0B	2.2B	2.2B	2.3B
2021	1.5B	1.5B	1.7B	1.8B
2020	1.5B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B
2019	1.6B	1.7B	1.7B	1.6B
2018	1.3B	1.4B	1.4B	1.5B
2017	920.6M	985.6M	1.1B	1.2B
2016	1.0B	980.7M	947.8M	931.6M
2015	1.1B	1.1B	1.1B	1.0B
2014	1.1B	1.1B	1.2B	1.2B
2013	1.1B	1.2B	1.2B	1.1B
2012	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.1B
2011	949.5M	943.8M	916.4M	1.3B
2010	0	715.1M	810.3M	905.6M
2009	0	0	0	619.8M

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Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Mercer International Inc

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Datesorted ascending	Name	Buy/Sell	$ Value	Avg. Price	# Shares	Title
Feb 15, 2024	heine eric xavier	sold (taxes)	-23,432	7.785	-3,010	vp,sales,marketing&logistics
Feb 15, 2024	koppensteiner adolf	sold (taxes)	-42,023	7.785	-5,398	coo, pulp products
Feb 15, 2024	merforth carsten	acquired	-	-	10,250	coo, wood products
Feb 15, 2024	koppensteiner adolf	acquired	-	-	10,796	coo, pulp products
Feb 15, 2024	short richard george	sold (taxes)	-22,926	7.785	-2,945	cfo and secretary
Feb 15, 2024	merwin brian	acquired	-	-	5,863	senior vp, mass timber
Feb 15, 2024	alekson cynthia margaret	acquired	-	-	2,516	vp, controller
Feb 15, 2024	alekson cynthia margaret	sold (taxes)	-9,793	7.785	-1,258	vp, controller
Feb 15, 2024	bueno estrada juan carlos	sold (taxes)	-205,828	7.785	-26,439	ceo & president
Feb 15, 2024	beck wolfgang	acquired	-	-	5,452	senior vp, global product

Which funds bought or sold MERC recently?

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Datesorted ascending	Fund Name	Type	% Chg	$ Change	$ Held	% Portfolio
May 16, 2024	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP	sold off	-100	-285,847	-	-%
May 16, 2024	CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM	added	1.2	20,889	356,727	-%
May 16, 2024	COMERICA BANK	reduced	-9.57	-9,722	181,518	-%
May 16, 2024	Tidal Investments LLC	new	-	164,175	164,175	-%
May 16, 2024	JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	new	-	101,998	101,998	-%
May 15, 2024	Gates Capital Management, Inc.	reduced	-36.67	-8,271,250	16,397,300	0.34%
May 15, 2024	ALGERT GLOBAL LLC	unchanged	-	37,000	790,000	0.03%
May 15, 2024	MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	sold off	-100	-1,010,770	-	-%
May 15, 2024	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	added	74.95	1,714,770	3,765,400	-%
May 15, 2024	MORGAN STANLEY	reduced	-0.94	125,485	3,283,420	-%

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Unveiling Mercer International Inc's Major ShareHolders

Date Filed	Name of Filer	Percent of Class	No. of Shares	Form Type
Feb 14, 2024	boundary creek advisors lp	8.5%	5,659,409	SC 13G
Feb 09, 2024	dimensional fund advisors lp	5.7%	3,771,854	SC 13G/A
Jan 26, 2024	blackrock inc.	7.3%	4,865,245	SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2023	gates capital management, inc.	0%	0	SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2023	dimensional fund advisors lp	7.4%	4,926,432	SC 13G/A
Jan 31, 2023	blackrock inc.	7.4%	4,912,011	SC 13G/A
Feb 14, 2022	gates capital management, inc.	5.3%	3,495,572	SC 13G/A
Feb 08, 2022	dimensional fund advisors lp	6.8%	4,490,694	SC 13G/A
Feb 03, 2022	blackrock inc.	6.7%	4,443,058	SC 13G/A
Feb 16, 2021	gates capital management, inc.	9.6%	6,329,112	SC 13G/A

Recent SEC filings of Mercer International Inc

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Date Filed	Form Type	Document
May 09, 2024	10-Q	Quarterly Report
May 09, 2024	8-K	Current Report
Apr 19, 2024	DEF 14A	DEF 14A
Apr 19, 2024	DEFA14A	DEFA14A
Apr 02, 2024	8-K	Current Report
Feb 27, 2024	8-K	Current Report
Feb 16, 2024	4	Insider Trading
Feb 16, 2024	4	Insider Trading
Feb 16, 2024	4	Insider Trading
Feb 16, 2024	4	Insider Trading

Peers (Alternatives to Mercer International Inc)

Name	Mkt Capsorted ascending	Revenue	Price %, 1M	Returns, 1Y	P/E	P/S	Rev 1-Yr	Inc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
MID-CAP
UFPI	7.4B	7.0B	7.42%	41.12%	14.55	1.05	-21.48%	-19.07%
SSD	7.1B	2.2B	-5.83%	32.13%	20.79	3.21	2.46%	4.30%
SMALL-CAP
CLW	858.6M	2.1B	31.26%	57.77%	8.49	0.42	-3.01%	90.04%
MERC	680.5M	2.0B	7.72%	9.94%	-2.98	0.34	-8.42%	-278.88%
GLT	77.4M	1.3B	15.54%	-52.76%	-0.84	0.06	-10.30%	7.69%
EVA	41.7M	1.1B	36.59%	-93.41%	-0.09	0.03	-0.20%	-203.02%
ITP	3.0M	73.6M	36.36%	-36.17%	-0.28	0.04	-29.66%	34.83%

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Income Statement (Last 12 Months)

(In Thousands)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Income Statement (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Revenue	17.6%	553	470	471	530	523	583	533	572	593	519	470	402	413	398	333	341	351	331	384	426	484
S&GA Expenses	18.6%	32.00	27.00	30.00	32.00	34.00	36.00	24.00	24.00	22.00	19.00	19.00	20.00	21.00	18.00	15.00	16.00	18.00	20.00	18.00	19.00	17.00
EBITDA Margin	155.5%	0.00*	0.00*	0.05*	0.10*	0.19*	0.25*	0.29*	0.30*	0.29*	0.26*	0.20*	0.16*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest Expenses	1.2%	28.00	27.00	22.00	20.00	19.00	19.00	18.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	19.00	21.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	21.00	18.00	18.00	19.00
Income Taxes	-687.2%	-6.36	1.00	4.00	-27.48	-5.36	9.00	31.00	34.00	24.00	44.00	32.00	11.00	3.00	2.00	-1.77	1.00	5.00	-15.87	0.00	10.00	24.00
Earnings Before Taxes	73.2%	-23.07	-86.13	-21.97	-125	-35.93	29.00	98.00	105	113	118	102	32.00	9.00	-11.33	6.00	-7.53	2.00	-88.60	1.00	21.00	76.00
EBT Margin	6.2%	-0.13*	-0.14*	-0.07*	-0.02*	0.09*	0.15*	0.20*	0.20*	0.18*	0.14*	0.08*	0.02*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	80.8%	-16.70	-87.22	-25.96	-98.31	-30.58	20.00	67.00	71.00	89.00	75.00	69.00	21.00	6.00	-12.98	8.00	-8.41	-3.39	-72.72	1.00	10.00	52.00
Net Income Margin	7.2%	-0.11*	-0.12*	-0.06*	-0.02*	0.06*	0.11*	0.14*	0.14*	0.13*	0.09*	0.05*	0.01*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cashflow	-37.2%	-47.65	-34.74	-62.72	-24.78	-83.08	1.00	38.00	108	36.00	-3.12	2.00	19.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Balance Sheet																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Assets	-2.1%	2,605	2,663	2,655	2,633	2,740	2,725	2,544	2,416	2,457	2,351	2,232	2,215	2,178	2,129	2,045	1,974	1,952	2,066	1,950	2,030	2,013
Current Assets	3.1%	1,127	1,093	1,065	999	1,196	1,178	1,097	1,169	1,169	1,064	952	938	935	875	834	784	789	845	783	838	844
Cash Equivalents	-12.7%	274	314	344	213	301	354	287	420	411	346	339	385	395	361	346	303	287	351	265	257	233
Inventory	-1.4%	408	414	422	430	531	450	386	349	353	357	345	313	288	272	270	261	270	273	269	287	282
Net PPE	-3.4%	1,362	1,410	1,397	1,431	1,349	1,341	1,249	1,095	1,130	1,136	1,141	1,133	1,099	1,110	1,065	1,040	1,020	1,074	1,010	1,032	1,022
Goodwill	-2.2%	35.00	35.00	34.00	35.00	35.00	31.00	31.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liabilities	0.2%	2,032	2,027	1,990	1,900	1,918	1,886	1,824	1,664	1,689	1,657	1,604	1,611	1,611	1,528	1,494	1,479	1,489	1,515	1,358	1,383	1,393
Current Liabilities	5.3%	302	286	268	370	383	378	323	274	281	283	256	265	230	212	201	197	185	256	204	223	212
Long Term Debt	0.4%	1,615	1,609	1,590	1,404	1,379	1,347	1,339	1,246	1,265	1,238	1,162	1,158	1,198	1,187	1,124	1,114	1,136	1,088	984	984	1,008
LT Debt, Non Current	-100.0%	-	1,609	1,590	1,404	1,379	1,347	1,339	1,246	1,265	1,238	1,162	1,158	1,198	1,187	1,124	1,114	1,136	1,088	984	984	1,008
Shareholder's Equity	-9.7%	574	635	665	733	823	839	720	752	768	694	628	604	568	601	551	494	463	550	591	647	621
Retained Earnings	-6.5%	314	336	428	459	563	598	583	521	455	371	301	236	219	217	234	231	244	256	338	346	345
Additional Paid-In Capital	0.4%	361	359	358	357	355	354	351	350	349	348	348	347	346	346	346	345	345	345	344	343	342
Shares Outstanding	0.5%	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Float	-	-	-	-	516	-	-	-	839	-	-	-	806	-	-	-	520	-	-	-	981	-

Cashflow (Last 12 Months)

(In Thousands)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Cashflow (Quarterly)																					(In Thousands)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3	2019Q2	2019Q1
Cashflow From Operations	-234.8%	-29,194	-8,719	-25,334	14,698	-49,650	50,649	86,660	154,541	68,810	30,630	40,144	81,152	30,288	18,814	28,488	64,105	-69,842	56,515	56,861	88,721	42,186
Share Based Compensation	30.5%	2,029	1,555	1,754	1,387	1,226	3,057	1,214	1,517	949	-196	1,005	975	610	113	895	-34.00	-46.00	1,000	1,179	1,202	-345
Cashflow From Investing	13.4%	-17,484	-20,185	-29,306	-117,752	-32,624	27,553	-304,352	-121,554	-26,790	-23,517	-85,621	-42,359	-26,297	-18,167	7,267	-20,837	-23,405	-57,050	-37,102	-25,240	-19,966
Cashflow From Financing	451.1%	6,821	-1,943	185,158	17,310	28,099	-14,344	90,587	-19,420	24,609	202	-2,288	-48,163	31,412	12,564	4,166	-27,348	32,250	85,810	-10,982	-40,007	-28,723
Dividend Payments	-100.0%	-	9,979	4,989	4,982	-	9,925	4,962	4,960	-	8,585	4,293	4,289	-	8,563	4,282	-	9,047	18,048	9,025	8,206	-
Buy Backs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	162	-	-	754	-

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MERC Income Statement

2024-03-31

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 553,430	$ 522,666
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization	458,182	461,338
Cost of sales depreciation and amortization	40,350	47,498
Selling, general and administrative expenses	31,701	33,951
Loss on disposal of investment in joint venture	23,645	0
Operating loss	(448)	(20,121)
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(27,559)	(19,047)
Other income	4,939	3,234
Total other expenses, net	(22,620)	(15,813)
Loss before income taxes	(23,068)	(35,934)
Income tax recovery	6,365	5,356
Net loss	$ (16,703)	$ (30,578)
Net loss per common share
Basic	$ (0.25)	$ (0.46)
Diluted	(0.25)	(0.46)
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.075	$ 0.075

MERC Balance Sheet

2024-03-31

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 274,272	$ 313,992
Accounts receivable, net	368,466	306,166
Inventories	408,326	414,161
Prepaid expenses and other	42,241	23,461
Assets classified as held for sale	33,597	35,125
Total current assets	1,126,902	1,092,905
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,361,975	1,409,937
Investment in joint ventures	4,455	41,665
Amortizable intangible assets, net	51,113	52,641
Goodwill	34,616	35,381
Operating lease right-of-use assets	10,623	11,725
Pension asset	5,513	5,588
Other long-term assets	10,158	12,736
Total assets	2,605,355	2,662,578
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and other	294,289	278,986
Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations	806	826
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale	6,443	6,625
Total current liabilities	301,538	286,437
Long-term debt	1,615,173	1,609,425
Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations	12,349	12,483
Operating lease liabilities	6,797	7,755
Other long-term liabilities	13,448	13,744
Deferred income tax	82,411	97,324
Total liabilities	2,031,716	2,027,168
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares $1 par value; 200,000,000 authorized; 66,850,000 issued and outstanding (2023 - 66,525,000)	66,796	66,471
Additional paid-in capital	360,941	359,497
Retained earnings	314,396	336,113
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(168,494)	(126,671)
Total shareholders’ equity	573,639	635,410
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	2,605,355	2,662,578
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

About Mercer International Inc

Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. It also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, the company manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, it produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. The company sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

CEO	Mr. Juan Carlos Bueno
WEBSITE	mercerint.com
INDUSTRY	Wood and Paper
EMPLOYEES	3320

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As of Fri May 17 2024, MERC's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is -2.98 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 0.34. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. MERC PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

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In the past 10 years, Mercer International Inc has provided 0.032 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.