Mercer International Company Profile (NASDAQ:MERC)

About Mercer International

Mercer International Inc. is engaged in producing (northern bleached softwood kraft) NBSK pulp. The Company operates in the pulp industry and produces pulp for resale, known as market pulp, in Germany. It also produces and sells tall oil, which is used as both a chemical additive and as a green energy source. The Company operates over two mills in Eastern Germany and approximately one mill in Western Canada. The Company's NBSK pulp mills include Rosenthal mill, which is located in the town of Blankenstein, Germany, approximately 300 kilometers south of Berlin; Stendal Mill, which is located near the town of Stendal, Germany, approximately 130 kilometers west of Berlin, and Celgar Mill, which is located near the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, over 600 kilometers east of Vancouver. The Company's NBSK pulp mills has an annual production capacity of approximately 1.5 million air-dried metric tons (ADMTs) of NBSK pulp and generates over 305 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Paper & Paper Products
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: MERC
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $8.47
50 Day Moving Average: $8.41
200 Day Moving Average: $8.60
52-Week Range: $5.95 - $11.68
Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.93
Foreward P/E Ratio: 5.46
P/E Growth: -1.11
Market Cap: $547.63M
Outstanding Shares: 64,655,000
Beta: 1.53

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.10%
Return on Equity: 12.44%
Return on Assets: 4.12%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.57%
Current Ratio: 3.69%
Quick Ratio: 2.40%

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Consensus Ratings for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 6 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.86)
Consensus Price Target:	$12.55 (48.17% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
6/5/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$15.00
5/1/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$13.75
4/29/2016	TD Securities	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$10.50 -> $10.00
4/26/2016	Standpoint Research	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$12.00
3/1/2016	CIBC	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$12.00
1/27/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Downgrade	Strong-Buy -> Outperform
1/13/2016	Sidoti	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy
5/8/2015	Macquarie	Upgrade	Neutral -> Outperform	$14.30 -> $17.50

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/27/2016
7/28/2016	Q2	$0.05	($0.07)			View	N/A
2/12/2016	Q4	$0.23	$0.33		$216.30 million	View	Listen
10/29/2015	Q315	$0.29	$0.37	$276.09 million	$270.90 million	View	Listen
7/30/2015	Q215	$0.20	$0.25	$270.10 million	$266.90 million	View	Listen
4/30/2015	Q115	$0.34	$0.21	$284.17 million	$257.55 million	View	N/A
2/12/2015	Q414	$0.30	$0.05	$302.94 million	$282.60 million	View	N/A
10/30/2014	Q314	$0.17	$1.37	$297.30 million	$277.00 million	View	N/A
7/31/2014		$0.11	$0.01			View	N/A
5/1/2014		$0.12	$0.27			View	N/A
2/13/2014	Q413	$0.06	($0.18)	$265.00 million	$258.50 million	View	N/A
10/31/2013	Q313	$0.01	$0.05	$27.90 million	$32.90 million	View	N/A
11/1/2012	Q312	($0.10)	($0.21)	$189.50 million		View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.64 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.55 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	1	$0.18	$0.18	$0.18
Q2 2016	1	$0.05	$0.05	$0.05
Q3 2016	1	$0.26	$0.26	$0.26
Q4 2016	1	$0.31	$0.31	$0.31
Q1 2017	1	$0.29	$0.29	$0.29
Q2 2017	1	$0.33	$0.33	$0.33
Q3 2017	1	$0.43	$0.43	$0.43
Q4 2017	1	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

Annual Dividend:	$0.46
Dividend Yield:	5.43%
Payout Ratio:	59.74% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 71.88% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 29.68% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/29/2016	quarterly	$0.12	5.83%	9/22/2016	9/26/2016	10/4/2016
4/29/2016	quarterly	$0.12	5.48%	6/23/2016	6/27/2016	7/7/2016
2/16/2016	quarterly	$0.12	5.98%	3/23/2016	3/28/2016	4/5/2016
10/30/2015	Quarterly	$0.12		12/23/2015	12/28/2015	1/5/2016
7/30/2015		$0.12		9/24/2015	9/28/2015	10/5/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERC)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 4.70%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 57.79%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
2/18/2016	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	700,000	$8.00	$5,600,000.00
2/17/2016	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	100,000	$7.97	$797,000.00
2/11/2016	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	100,000	$6.47	$647,000.00
6/19/2015	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	150,000	$14.03	$2,104,500.00
3/18/2015	Genevieve Stannus	Treasurer	Sell	5,000	$14.07	$70,350.00
2/20/2015	Eric Xavier Heine	VP	Sell	20,000	$14.41	$288,200.00
2/19/2015	David Michael Cooper	VP	Sell	3,090	$14.42	$44,557.80
2/18/2015	David Michael Cooper	VP	Sell	15,566	$13.86	$215,744.76
12/5/2014	Eric Xavier Heine	VP	Sell	21,740	$13.54	$294,359.60
9/22/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	18,600	$10.10	$187,860.00
9/19/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	61,400	$10.16	$623,824.00
9/15/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	16,100	$9.83	$158,263.00
9/12/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	31,000	$9.97	$309,070.00
8/25/2014	Genevieve Stannus	Treasurer	Sell	2,000	$10.34	$20,680.00
7/31/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	31,000	$9.94	$308,140.00
7/30/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	38,000	$10.00	$380,000.00
7/7/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	31,700	$11.23	$355,991.00
7/3/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	31,300	$11.01	$344,613.00
7/1/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	147,000	$10.48	$1,540,560.00
6/27/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	222,427	$9.68	$2,153,093.36
6/25/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	36,600	$9.46	$346,236.00
6/23/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	74,000	$9.42	$697,080.00
6/19/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	73,000	$9.33	$681,090.00
6/17/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	88,000	$8.92	$784,960.00
6/13/2014	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	70,000	$8.47	$592,900.00
12/20/2013	Wolfram Ridder	VP	Sell	10,000	$9.92	$99,200.00
12/16/2013	Wolfram Ridder	VP	Sell	5,600	$9.77	$54,712.00
5/23/2013	Richard George Short	Insider	Buy	2,000	$6.30	$12,600.00
11/20/2012	Keith Purchase	Director	Buy	5,000	$6.32	$31,600.00
10/5/2012	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	58,750	$7.48	$439,450.00
9/27/2012	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	11,800	$7.15	$84,370.00
9/24/2012	Peter R Kellogg	Major Shareholder	Buy	322,000	$6.26	$2,015,720.00
8/16/2012	Graeme Witts	Director	Buy	28,849	$5.98	$172,517.02
8/13/2012	Graeme Witts	Director	Buy	21,151	$5.92	$125,213.92

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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