MERC
Mercer International Inc. (MERC)
Last Price$6.40.2%
Market Cap$427.6M
LTM Return on Equity (ROE)
(18.0%)
5Y avg
(1.8%)
Paper, Lumber & Forest Products industry median
2.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
2.4% undervalued

Mercer International Inc. Return on Equity (ROE)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
MERC
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Return on Equity (ROE)
(69.9%)
35.9%
9.4%
(34.3%)
(58.0%)
56.4%
19.9%
(3.8%)
(7.2%)
30.7%
18.4%
9.2%
15.2%
22.7%
(1.7%)
(3.0%)
26.4%
32.2%
(32.8%)
(16.0%)
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MERC key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
608.2
81.1%
823.5
35.4%
1,028.6
24.9%
1,002.7
(2.5%)
888.0
(11.4%)
1,197.7
34.9%
1,152.7
(3.8%)
1,103.2
(4.3%)
1,088.4
(1.3%)
1,175.1
8.0%
1,033.2
(12.1%)
931.6
(9.8%)
1,169.1
25.5%
1,457.7
24.7%
1,624.4
11.4%
1,423.1
(12.4%)
1,803.3
26.7%
2,280.9
26.5%
1,993.8
(12.6%)
2,043.4
2.5%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)573.3684.2883.1872.8867.8855.9958.4987.7999.1965.4821.3773.4952.41,128.41,466.21,292.51,377.71,782.72,025.71,854.0
% margin
34.9
5.7%
139.4
16.9%
145.5
14.1%
130.0
13.0%
20.2
2.3%
341.8
28.5%
194.3
16.9%
115.5
10.5%
89.2
8.2%
209.7
17.8%
211.9
20.5%
158.3
17.0%
216.7
18.5%
329.3
22.6%
158.2
9.7%
130.6
9.2%
425.5
23.6%
498.2
21.8%
(31.9)
(1.6%)
189.4
9.3%
Operating Expenses15.617.343.9111.438.5118.750.350.751.247.946.244.549.761.574.266.978.9105.8156.9174.4
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)36.037.943.942.039.344.550.350.751.247.946.244.549.761.574.266.978.9105.8123.2116.4
19.3
3.2%
122.1
14.8%
101.6
9.9%
18.6
1.9%
(18.3)
(2.1%)
223.1
18.6%
144.0
12.5%
64.8
5.9%
31.7
2.9%
161.8
13.8%
165.7
16.0%
113.7
12.2%
167.1
14.3%
267.9
18.4%
84.0
5.2%
63.7
4.5%
346.6
19.2%
392.4
17.2%
(188.8)
(9.5%)
15.0
0.7%
Interest Income0.00.0(0.0)(0.0)(0.0)(0.0)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.075.880.71.76.59.011.8
Interest Expense86.991.9104.191.592.889.976.573.869.267.553.951.654.851.575.880.770.071.588.2109.2
Pre-tax Income(172.4)168.649.6(115.6)(111.7)118.269.1(4.2)(16.6)104.2105.059.5103.9177.39.6(11.1)260.6345.3(269.8)(86.9)
% effective tax rate
(12.8)
7.4%
75.8
45.0%
15.1
30.4%
3.4
(3.0%)
(8.4)
7.5%
(7.8)
(6.6%)
(0.9)
(1.3%)
9.6
(228.0%)
9.2
(55.5%)
(16.8)
(16.1%)
29.4
28.1%
24.5
41.2%
33.5
32.2%
48.7
27.5%
19.2
200.5%
6.1
(54.7%)
89.6
34.4%
98.3
28.5%
(27.8)
10.3%
(1.8)
2.0%
% margin
(138.6)
(22.8%)
83.4
10.1%
32.4
3.1%
(100.9)
(10.1%)
(89.1)
(10.0%)
114.7
9.6%
64.9
5.6%
(16.1)
(1.5%)
(26.4)
(2.4%)
113.2
9.6%
75.5
7.3%
34.9
3.8%
70.5
6.0%
128.6
8.8%
(9.6)
(0.6%)
(17.2)
(1.2%)
171.0
9.5%
247.0
10.8%
(242.1)
(12.1%)
(85.1)
(4.2%)
EPS(4.42)2.510.90(2.78)(2.45)2.981.39(0.29)(0.47)1.821.170.541.091.97(0.15)(0.26)2.593.74(3.65)(1.27)
Diluted EPS(4.42)2.080.85(2.78)(2.45)2.071.24(0.29)(0.47)1.811.170.541.081.96(0.15)(0.26)2.583.71(3.65)(1.27)
% margin
85.6
14.1%
196.5
23.9%
221.4
21.5%
56.3
5.6%
58.7
6.6%
281.5
23.5%
216.6
18.8%
142.3
12.9%
116.7
10.7%
239.8
20.4%
234.0
22.6%
187.1
20.1%
253.8
21.7%
367.2
25.2%
210.4
13.0%
192.7
13.5%
478.8
26.6%
561.0
24.6%
(9.1)
(0.5%)
15.0
0.7%

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1) What is Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Equity (ROE) is (18.0%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Equity (ROE) for Mercer International Inc. have been 0.9% over the past three years, and (1.9%) over the past five years.

2) Is Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE) Good?

As of today, Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE) is (18.0%), which is lower than industry median of 2.4%. It indicates that Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE) is Bad.

3) How does Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE) compare to its peers?

As of today, Mercer International Inc.'s Return on Equity (ROE) is (18.0%), which is lower than peer median of 2.6%. The list of peers includes SLVM, CLW, UFPI, SUZ, JCTCF, AA, WFG, MATV, GLT, EVA.