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MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. MERC

Nasdaq · stock · Pulp Mills · website · IPO 1988-07-20 · LEI

MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$45.4M
P / S0.0×
P / B0.7×
Dividend yield22.12%
Net margin-26.7%
FCF margin-4.3%
Net debt$1.4B
Enterprise value USD$1.5B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-27.2%
Return on capital-22.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.80% 6.00% 8.80% -0.60% -1.20% 9.50% 10.80% -12.10% -4.20% -26.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.40% 14.40% 18.40% 5.20% 4.50% 19.20% 17.20% -9.50% 0.70% -21.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.20% 12.80% 22.10% -1.80% -2.90% 24.60% 29.50% -38.10% -19.80% -731.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
65.1M 65.4M 65.8M 65.6M 65.9M 66.3M 66.6M 66.5M 66.9M 67.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$481.0M $815.6M $800.9M $736.8M $825.5M $891.9M $992.5M $1.30B $1.29B $1.42B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.00% 4.10% 6.50% -0.50% -0.80% 7.30% 9.10% -9.10% -3.80% -24.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
10.50% 7.20% 10.30% 6.90% -2.60% 1.30% 8.00% -10.30% 0.30% -4.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.63× 1.74× 1.79× 1.98× 1.97× 1.78× 1.61× 2.53× 3.43× 23.58× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.54 $1.08 $1.96 -$0.15 -$0.26 $2.58 $3.71 -$3.65 -$1.27 -$7.44 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. trades at about 0.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.4×–22.1×, median 7×).

0.1× 22.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.4×–22.1×); dot = today's 0.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-21.3%0.7%-9.5%17.2%19.2%4.5%5.2%18.4%14.4%12.4%
Net margin-26.7%-4.2%-12.1%10.8%9.5%-1.2%-0.6%8.8%6.0%3.8%
FCF margin-4.3%0.3%-10.3%8.0%1.3%-2.6%6.9%10.3%7.2%10.5%
Return on assets-24.4%-3.8%-9.1%9.1%7.3%-0.8%-0.5%6.5%4.1%3.0%
Return on equity-731.5%-19.8%-38.1%29.5%24.6%-2.9%-1.8%22.1%12.8%9.2%
Debt / equity23.58×3.43×2.53×1.61×1.78×1.97×1.98×1.79×1.74×1.63×
Current ratio3.053.553.823.123.764.133.304.151.984.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.