Company Overview
Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp in the United States, Germany, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Solid Wood. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes pulp, electricity, and chemicals through pulp mills. It also manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber, cross and glue laminated timber, finger joint lumber, wood pallets, electricity, biofuels, and wood residuals. In addition, the company generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plants. Further, it produces and sells NBSK pulp manufactured from softwood; green energy using carbon neutral biofuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; tall oil from black liquor for use as a chemical additive and green energy source; wood pellets and briquettes; lignin; and wood procurement and logistics services. The company sells its pulp products to pulp markets, integrated paper and paperboard manufacturers; and lumber products to national and regional distributors, large construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.87B (-8.6% YoY); net profit $-497.89M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +1.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 2.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.90% |
| 1 Year: | 1.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -87.48% |
| 6 Months: | -76.85% |
| 3 Months: | -52.25% |
| 1 Month: | -35.25% |
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- RSI (14)33.11 · Neutral
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PROS
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CONS
- Trading 88.5% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
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| 1 | MERC Mercer International Inc. | 0.38 | -0.05 | $25.47M | 0.00% | -22.63% | - | 2.90% | - |
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| 7 | AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | 201.84 | 17.27 | $102.20B | 0.88% | 19.78% | 22.97% | 27.53% | 88.11% |
| 8 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPXR3K | 326.09 | 30.05 | $79.16B | 1.00% | 21.93% | 65.12% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 9 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPXR3K | 278.11 | 37.33 | $77.96B | 1.05% | 15.10% | 21.96% | 6.55% | 9.74% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 367.90M | 346.53M | 331.06M | 483.95M | 425.75M | 383.54M | 331.17M | 350.60M | 341.19M | 333.15M | 398.19M | 412.72M | 401.83M | 469.75M | 592.74M | 572.33M | 532.81M | 522.67M | 529.86M | 470.82M | 553.43M | 499.38M | 502.14M | 506.97M | 453.52M | 458.07M | 489.30M | 460.28M |
| Gross Profit | 49.68M | 34.96M | 59.47M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.78M | 57.28M | 36.71M | -46.54M | 41.63M | 26.68M | 29.12M | 33.16M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 39.24M | 22.02M | 48.19M | 43.93M | 33.55M | 44.03M | 28.10M | 16.78M | 29.82M | 41.35M | 18.86M | 41.66M | 76.05M | 37.48M | 63.35M | 93.55M | 37.81M | 18.75M | -66.11M | 24.06M | 10.31M | 13.74M | 15.62M | 51.03M | 51.84M | 113.75M | 122.35M | 114.03M | 108.72M | -20.12M | -108.83M | -3.43M | -448.00K | -43.78M | 8.84M | 6.73M | -58.40M | -67.59M | -32.89M | -58.97M |
| Net Income | 21.04M | 571.00K | 88.34M | 13.63M | 16.41M | 23.76M | 8.77M | -4.24M | 11.93M | 9.73M | -2.10M | 21.14M | 25.65M | 16.75M | 41.18M | 51.62M | 10.26M | 1.21M | -72.72M | -3.39M | -8.41M | 7.54M | -12.98M | 5.93M | 21.41M | 69.12M | 88.90M | 71.37M | 66.75M | -30.58M | -98.31M | -25.96M | -16.70M | -67.59M | -17.56M | -22.34M | -86.07M | -80.78M | -52.00M | -75.98M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.37 | 0.01 | 1.37 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.37 | - | -0.07 | 0.18 | - | - | 0.32 | 0.39 | - | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -1.11 | -0.05 | -0.13 | 0.11 | -0.20 | 0.09 | 0.32 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 1.07 | 1.00 | -0.46 | -1.48 | -0.39 | -0.25 | -1.01 | -0.26 | -0.33 | -1.29 | -1.21 | -0.78 | -1.13 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.25B | 1.07B | 1.09B | 1.18B | 1.03B | 931.62M | 1.17B | 1.46B | 1.62B | 1.42B | 1.80B | 2.28B | 1.99B | 2.04B | 1.87B |
| Gross Profit | 208.63M | 112.29M | 89.24M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 154.66M | 63.02M | 31.66M | 161.80M | 165.68M | 115.12M | 168.55M | 267.87M | 84.00M | 63.73M | 346.58M | 392.37M | -188.77M | 15.01M | -397.75M |
| Net Income | 69.70M | -15.67M | -26.38M | 113.15M | 75.50M | 34.94M | 70.48M | 128.59M | -9.64M | -17.23M | 170.99M | 247.04M | -242.06M | -85.14M | -497.89M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.24 | -0.28 | -0.47 | 1.81 | 1.17 | 0.54 | 1.08 | 1.96 | -0.15 | -0.26 | 2.58 | 3.71 | -3.65 | -1.27 | -7.44 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.56B | 1.55B | 1.31B | 1.18B | 1.16B | 1.72B | 1.98B | 2.07B | 2.13B | 2.35B | 2.73B | 2.66B | 2.26B | 2.04B |
| Total Equity | 285.98M | 367.81M | 389.10M | 359.08M | 438.88M | 382.98M | 379.13M | 550.67M | 581.43M | 550.40M | 601.03M | 694.02M | 838.78M | 635.41M | 429.77M | 68.06M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 132.60M | 136.30M | 137.44M | 147.73M | 53.17M | 99.63M | 136.57M | 143.30M | 240.49M | 351.08M | 361.10M | 345.61M | 354.03M | 313.99M | 184.93M | 186.81M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 877.78M | 919.02M | 661.57M | 638.04M | 617.54M | 663.00M | 1.04B | 1.09B | 1.19B | 1.24B | 1.35B | 1.61B | 1.47B | 1.61B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 1.19B | 1.20B | 867.35M | 799.84M | 779.58M | 1.17B | 1.39B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.66B | 1.89B | 2.03B | 1.83B | 1.97B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 179.88M | 180.26M | 115.50M | 104.42M | 93.17M | 430.47M | 195.39M | 256.31M | 211.80M | 283.12M | 378.06M | 286.44M | 256.54M | 283.63M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 154.58M | 59.12M | 36.33M | 144.59M | 159.22M | 140.78M | 141.93M | 236.67M | 244.28M | 41.56M | - | 360.66M | -69.00M | 90.20M | 8.59M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -63.85M | -30.61M | -44.97M | -38.48M | -49.82M | -44.30M | -121.55M | -467.48M | -139.36M | -59.83M | - | -424.61M | -199.87M | -66.99M | -81.33M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -82.86M | -29.67M | 15.23M | -175.75M | -56.66M | -62.38M | 288.75M | 14.86M | 6.10M | 26.32M | - | 80.90M | 228.62M | -152.78M | 79.81M |
| Capital Expenditure | -52.63M | -47.20M | -45.71M | -34.61M | -46.54M | -42.53M | -57.91M | -87.01M | -132.03M | -78.52M | - | -178.74M | -136.32M | -84.32M | -88.58M |
| Free Cash Flow | 101.95M | 11.91M | -9.38M | 109.98M | 112.68M | 98.26M | 84.01M | 149.66M | 112.25M | -36.95M | - | 181.92M | -205.33M | 5.89M | -80.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.95M | -40.25M | -129.57M | 7.07M |
| Share Buybacks | 10.62M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 754.00K | 162.00K | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 16.7% | 10.5% | 8.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 12.4% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 18.4% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 17.2% | -9.5% | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| Net Margin % | 5.6% | -1.5% | -2.4% | 9.6% | 7.3% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 8.8% | -0.6% | -1.2% | 9.5% | 10.8% | -12.1% | -4.2% | -26.7% |
| ROE % | 18.9% | -4.0% | -7.3% | 25.8% | 19.7% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 22.1% | -1.8% | -2.9% | 24.6% | 29.5% | -38.1% | -19.8% | -731.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 4.6% | 2.3% | 13.6% | 15.4% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 16.8% | 16.7% | -7.9% | 0.7% | -22.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IAT Reinsurance Co Ltd | 27.20% | 18.22M | $6.87M |
| 2 | Redwood Capital Management, LLC | 6.94% | 4.65M | $1.75M |
| 3 | Barclays Plc | 5.90% | 3.95M | $1.49M |
| 4 | Toronto Dominion Bank | 4.93% | 3.30M | $1.24M |
| 5 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.93% | 1.96M | $740.58K |
| 6 | Whitebox Advisors, LLC | 2.19% | 1.47M | $554.01K |
| 7 | Blackrock Inc. | 1.81% | 1.21M | $456.17K |
| 8 | Benefit Street Partners LLC | 1.18% | 787.37K | $297.00K |
| 9 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1.18% | 787.37K | $297.00K |
| 10 | Atlas FRM LLC | 0.89% | 596.79K | $225.11K |
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MERC — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Mercer International Inc. (MERC)?
As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, Mercer International Inc. (MERC) trades at $0.38 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $0.36 to $3.33.
What is the market capitalisation of MERC?
Mercer International Inc. (MERC) has a market capitalisation of $25.47M on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of MERC?
MERC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -0.05. The industry average P/E is 22.16. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -0.26.
Is MERC a good stock to buy?
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