NASDAQ: MERC
Mercer International Inc Stock

$4.76-0.20 (-4.03%)
Updated Apr 21, 2025
MERC Price
$4.76
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$318.30M
52 Week Low
$4.74
52 Week High
$11.20
P/E
-3.75x
P/B
0.74x
P/S
0.21x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.73%
Revenue
$2.04B
Earnings
-$85.14M
Gross Margin
9.3%
Operating Margin
1.09%
Profit Margin
-4.2%
Debt to Equity
4.27
Operating Cash Flow
$90M
Beta
0.98
Next Earnings
May 7, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

MERC Overview

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.

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Industry: Paper

Industry Rating
C
MERC
Ranked
#3 of 6

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Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (27)
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MERC is unprofitable, so we are unable to calculate its intrinsic value according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
MERC is good value based on its book value relative to its share price (0.74x), compared to the US Paper & Paper Products industry average (1.66x)
P/B vs Industry Valuation
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PEG Value Valuation
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Valuation

MERC fair value

Fair Value of MERC stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$4.76
Fair Value
-$4.21
Undervalued by
213.09%
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MERC price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
-3.75x
Industry
-5.87x
Market
27.14x

MERC price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
0.74x
Industry
1.66x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

MERC's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$488.4M
Net Income
$16.7M
Profit Margin
3.4%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$2.3B
Liabilities
$1.8B
Debt to equity
4.27
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$71.2M
Investing
-$6.5M
Financing
-$119.1M
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Debt Coverage Financials

MERC vs Paper Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
MERCC$318.30M-4.03%-3.75x0.74x
CLWC$394.67M-1.09%2.09x0.46x
MAGNC$469.40M-8.80%-0.72x0.42x
ITP$2.37M-11.32%-0.24x0.02x
SLVMC$2.36B-4.26%7.91x2.78x

Mercer International Stock FAQ

What is Mercer International's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: MERC) Mercer International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MERC. Mercer International stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: MERC.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Mercer International (NASDAQ: MERC)?

(NASDAQ: MERC) Mercer International's 52-week high was $11.20, and its 52-week low was $4.74. It is currently -57.5% from its 52-week high and 0.42% from its 52-week low.

How much is Mercer International stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: MERC) Mercer International currently has 66,870,774 outstanding shares. With Mercer International stock trading at $4.76 per share, the total value of Mercer International stock (market capitalization) is $318.30M.

Mercer International stock was originally listed at a price of $8.81 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Mercer International stock at $8.81, your return over the last 27 years would have been -45.99%, for an annualized return of -2.26% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Mercer International's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: MERC) Mercer International stock price per share is $4.76 today (as of Apr 21, 2025).

What is Mercer International's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: MERC) Mercer International's market cap is $318.30M, as of Apr 22, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Mercer International's market cap is calculated by multiplying MERC's current stock price of $4.76 by MERC's total outstanding shares of 66,870,774.
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