MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Business
Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company that manufactures and sells kraft pulp, lumber, mass timber products, wood pallets, electricity and biofuels. The company operates through two segments: Pulp, which produces northern bleached softwood and hardwood kraft pulp at four mills in Germany and Canada; and Solid Wood, which manufactures lumber, cross-laminated timber, glue-laminated timber, pallets and biofuels at facilities in Germany and North America. Products are sold to customers in the United States, Europe, China and Asia.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-12
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,868 | 2,043 | 1,994 | 2,281 | 1,803 | |
| Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization | 1,776 | 1,683 | 1,853 | 1,639 | 1,246 | |
| Cost of sales depreciation and amortization | 160 | 171 | 172 | 144 | 132 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 114 | 116 | 123 | 106 | 79 | |
| Impairments of long-lived assets | 216 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Impairment of sandalwood business | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Loss on disposal of investment in joint venture | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Goodwill impairment | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Operating income (loss) | −398 | 15 | −189 | 392 | 347 | |
| Interest expense | −115 | −109 | −88 | −71 | −70 | |
| Other income | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 14 | |
| Total other expenses, net | −113 | −102 | −81 | −47 | −86 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −511 | −87 | −270 | 345 | 261 | |
| Income tax recovery | 13 | 2 | 28 | −98 | −90 | |
| Net loss | −498 | −85 | −242 | 247 | 171 | |
| Basic | −7.44 | −1.27 | −3.65 | 3.74 | 2.59 | |
| Diluted | −7.44 | −1.27 | −3.65 | 3.71 | 2.58 | |
| Dividends declared per common share | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.26 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 187 | 185 | 314 | 354 | 346 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 299 | 327 | 306 | 352 | 345 | |
| Inventories | 359 | 362 | 414 | 450 | 357 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | |
| Assets classified as held for sale | 0 | 18 | 35 | 0 | — | |
| Total current assets | 866 | 910 | 1,093 | 1,178 | 1,064 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,115 | 1,255 | 1,410 | 1,341 | 1,136 | |
| Amortizable intangible assets, net | 26 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 48 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| Pension asset | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 8 | 18 | 661,000 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other long-term assets | 6 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 39 | |
| Total assets | 2,041 | 2,263 | 2,663 | 2,725 | 2,351 | |
| Accounts payable and other | 283 | 249 | 279 | 377 | 282 | |
| Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations | 745,000 | 732,000 | 826,000 | 755,000 | 817,000 | |
| Liabilities associated with assets held for sale | 0 | 7 | −7 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 284 | 257 | 286 | 378 | 283 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,605 | 1,474 | 1,609 | 1,347 | 1,238 | |
| Pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 58 | 75 | 97 | 126 | 95 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,973 | 1,833 | 2,027 | 1,886 | 1,657 | |
| Common shares $1 par value; 200,000,000 authorized; 66,983,000 issued and outstanding (2024 - 66,871,000) | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 365 | 363 | 359 | 354 | 348 | |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | −277 | 231 | 336 | 598 | 371 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −87 | −231 | −127 | −180 | −91 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 68 | 430 | 635 | 839 | 694 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 2,041 | 2,263 | 2,663 | 2,725 | 2,351 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 21) | — | — | — | — | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 160 | 171 | 173 | 144 | 132 | |
| Deferred income tax recovery | −11 | −36 | −36 | 7 | 19 | |
| Inventory impairment | 54 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plan expense | 692,000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Stock compensation expense | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| Foreign exchange transaction losses (gains) | 16 | −8 | 4 | −17 | −17 | |
| Other | 7 | 2 | −5 | −1 | 384,000 | |
| Defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plan contributions, net of withdrawals | 3 | −675,000 | −1 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 53 | −32 | 53 | −20 | −122 | |
| Inventories | 526,000 | 24 | −16 | −63 | −96 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 7 | −18 | −98 | 67 | 76 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | −2 | 986,000 | −3 | — | — | |
| Net cash from (used in) operating activities | 9 | 90 | −69 | 361 | 182 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −89 | −84 | −136 | −179 | −159 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 6 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| Acquisition, net of cash acquired | — | — | −82 | — | −51 | |
| Acquisition, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | — | −257 | −51 | |
| Property insurance proceeds | 0 | 773,000 | 12 | 9 | 22 | |
| Proceeds from government grants | 3 | 787,000 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Other | −2 | −4 | −3 | −1 | 2 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −81 | −67 | −200 | −425 | −178 | |
| Redemption of senior notes | 0 | −300 | 0 | 0 | −825 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of senior notes | 0 | 206 | 200 | 0 | 875 | |
| Proceeds from (repayment of) revolving credit facilities, net | 103 | −25 | 61 | 115 | −33 | |
| Dividend payments | −10 | −20 | −20 | −20 | −17 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −14 | |
| Payment of finance lease obligations | −13 | −9 | −8 | −10 | −8 | |
| Other | 138,000 | −229,000 | −48,000 | −711,000 | 4 | |
| Net cash from (used in) financing activities | 80 | −153 | 229 | 81 | −19 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | −5 | 504,000 | 208,000 | −9 | −1 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2 | −129 | −40 | 8 | −15 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 108 | 105 | 80 | 67 | 73 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 26 | 22 | 64 | 86 | 23 | |
| Leased production and other equipment | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
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What is MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.'s CIK number?
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.'s SEC CIK number is 0001333274 (1333274). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. last report earnings?
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (MERC) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001193125-26-212130). This is MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 7, 2026 under accession 0001193125-26-212130. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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