MERC · Mercer International Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.87B | $2.04B | $1.99B | $2.28B | $1.80B | $1.42B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $114.44M | $116.43M | $123.18M | $105.83M | $78.93M | $66.87M |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $160.05M | $170.79M | $172.50M | $144.15M | $132.20M | $128.92M |
| Operating Income | ($397.75M) | $15.01M | ($188.77M) | $392.37M | $346.58M | $63.73M |
| Interest Expense | $114.83M | $109.15M | $88.25M | $71.50M | $70.05M | $80.75M |
| Income Tax | ($13.32M) | ($1.77M) | ($27.77M) | $98.26M | $89.58M | $6.10M |
| Net Income | ($497.89M) | ($85.14M) | ($242.06M) | $247.04M | $170.99M | ($17.23M) |
| EPS - Basic | ($7.44) | ($1.27) | ($3.65) | $3.74 | $2.59 | ($0.26) |
| EPS - Diluted | ($7.44) | ($1.27) | ($3.65) | $3.71 | $2.58 | ($0.26) |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $186.81M | $184.93M | $313.99M | $354.03M | $345.61M | $361.10M |
| Accounts Receivable | $298.89M | $327.35M | $306.17M | $351.99M | $345.35M | $227.06M |
| Inventory | $359.40M | $361.68M | $414.16M | $450.47M | $356.73M | $271.70M |
| Accounts Payable | $72.05M | $53.61M | $61.10M | $92.85M | $58.45M | $42.73M |
| Current Assets | $865.80M | $910.00M | $1.09B | $1.18B | $1.06B | $874.85M |
| Total Assets | $2.04B | $2.26B | $2.66B | $2.73B | $2.35B | $2.13B |
| Current Liabilities | $283.63M | $256.54M | $286.44M | $378.06M | $283.12M | $211.80M |
| Long-term Debt | $1.61B | $1.47B | $1.61B | $1.35B | $1.24B | $1.15B |
| Total Liabilities | $1.97B | $1.83B | $2.03B | $1.89B | $1.66B | $1.53B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $68.06M | $429.77M | $635.41M | $838.78M | $694.02M | $601.03M |
| Retained Earnings | ($277.02M) | $230.91M | $336.11M | $598.12M | $370.93M | $217.11M |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $8.59M | $90.20M | ($69.00M) | $360.66M | $182.21M | $41.56M |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($81.33M) | ($66.99M) | ($199.87M) | ($425.68M) | ($187.13M) | ($59.83M) |
| Financing Cash Flow | $79.81M | ($152.78M) | $228.62M | $81.97M | ($9.50M) | $26.32M |
| CapEx | $88.58M | $84.32M | $136.32M | $178.74M | $159.44M | $78.52M |
| Free Cash Flow | ($80.00M) | $5.89M | ($205.33M) | $181.92M | $22.77M | ($36.95M) |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | -21.3% | 0.7% | -9.5% | 17.2% | 19.2% | 4.5% |
| EBITDA margin | -12.7% | 9.1% | -0.8% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 13.5% |
| Net margin | -26.7% | -4.2% | -12.1% | 10.8% | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | -4.3% | 0.3% | -10.3% | 8.0% | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| FCF / Net income | 0.16 | -0.07 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 2.14 |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Effective tax rate | - | - | - | 28.5% | 34.4% | - |
| Return on assets | -24.4% | -3.8% | -9.1% | 9.1% | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| Return on equity | -731.5% | -19.8% | -38.1% | 29.5% | 24.6% | -2.9% |
| Return on invested capital | -18.8% | 0.6% | -6.6% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 2.9% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.05 | 3.55 | 3.82 | 3.12 | 3.76 | 4.13 |
| Quick ratio | 1.79 | 2.14 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 2.50 | 2.85 |
| Cash ratio | 0.66 | 0.72 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 1.70 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 23.58 | 3.43 | 2.53 | 1.61 | 1.78 | 1.91 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | 7.93 | - | 2.51 | 2.58 | 5.94 |
| Interest coverage | -3.5x | 0.1x | -2.1x | 5.5x | 4.9x | 0.8x |
| Equity multiplier | 29.99 | 5.27 | 4.19 | 3.25 | 3.39 | 3.54 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.67 |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 58d | 58d | 56d | 56d | 70d | 58d |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | - | - | - | 3.1x | 4.6x | - |
| P / B | 1.9x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| P / S | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 9.3x | - | 3.3x | 3.5x | 7.6x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.6% | 2.5% | -12.6% | 26.5% | 26.7% | -12.4% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -6.4% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 24.6% | 6.8% |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 5.6% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 13.2% | 443.8% | -24.1% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -484.8% | 64.8% | - | 44.5% | - | -78.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -485.8% | 65.2% | - | 43.8% | - | -73.3% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | 9.6% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | 28.0% | 36.7% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 698.8% | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | -44.5% | - | 16.7% | -25.4% | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -84.2% | -32.4% | -24.2% | 20.9% | 15.5% | 9.2% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$1.85B totalMarket Pulp$1.39B · 74.8%
Solid Wood$467.44M · 25.2%
Product / service
$1.84B totalPulp$1.30B · 71.1%
Lumber$247.57M · 13.5%
Pallets$100.12M · 5.5%
Energyandchemicals$81.86M · 4.5%
Manufactured Products$57.47M · 3.1%
Biofuels$34.45M · 1.9%
Wood Residuals$8.83M · 0.5%
Geographic
$2.63B totalForeign Countries$1.24B · 47.3%
CN$547.70M · 20.8%
Other Countries$416.58M · 15.8%
DE$280.46M · 10.7%
US$141.95M · 5.4%
Stability scores
Altman Z′
FY 2025 · bankruptcy risk
0.41
Distress
Private-firm variant - uses book equity instead of market cap. > 2.90 safe · 1.23-2.90 grey · < 1.23 distress.
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
4/9
Neutral
- ✗Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✗ROA improved YoY
- ✓Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✗Current ratio improved
- ✓No share dilution
- -Gross margin improved
- ✓Asset turnover improved
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Pulp Mills
| Company | Revenue (last FY) | Net margin | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAM | $1.47B | -28.7% | -132.9% |
Comparing MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. against the 1 most active filer in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.07/share trailing 12 months · -75.0% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | $0.0650 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | $0.0650 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | $0.0650 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | $0.1380 |
| Dec 11, 2019 | $0.1380 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | $0.1380 |