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Mercer

NSQ:MERC · US5880561015
Paper & Forest ProductsMedium

360

22
Profit price59
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales100
EV / Gross Profit3
Price/Book97
Return on Capital13
Cash Return on Capital6
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability10
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin8
Sales growth76
Profit Growth6
Long-Term EPS Growth4
Reinvestment16
Price momentum4
Debt load1
Refinancing100
Debt Payback1
Liquidity17
Analyst ratings1
Expectations trend50
Market mood6
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Mercer doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryPaper & Forest Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1968
Employees304
Websitemercerint.com
ISINUS5880561015
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
BiofuelClean EnergyBio-based and Renewable MaterialsForestryBiomass EnergyFood and BeverageManufacturingRenewable EnergySolarWine And Spirits

Description

Mercer International Inc. (Mercer) operates as a global forest products company. Segments: The company has two reportable operating segments: Pulp – consists of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of pulp, electricity, and chemicals at the com…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Mercer International Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

69

Mar 2023

All-time low

8

Jun 2026

Average rank

32

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
100
93
95
81
Price/Earnings
86
5
80
70
Price/Book
97
84
84
71
Dividend Yield
1
93
84
77
Value (overall)
88
99
96
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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