Mercer International Inc. (MERC): Price and Financial Metrics

MERC POWR Grades

• MERC scores best on the Growth dimension, with a Growth rank ahead of 96.96% of US stocks.
• MERC's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving up over the last 48 weeks.
• MERC ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 28th percentile.

MERC Stock Summary

• The ratio of debt to operating expenses for Mercer International Inc is higher than it is for about 95.57% of US stocks.
• With a price/sales ratio of 0.5, Mercer International Inc has a higher such ratio than merely 9.82% of stocks in our set.
• In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Mercer International Inc is reporting a growth rate of -916.58%; that's higher than just 2.14% of US stocks.
• If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Mercer International Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be LOAN, SUNS, SUZ, GAIN, and NATH.
• Visit MERC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.mercerint.com.

MERC Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, MERC's price/sales ratio is 68.75% lower, now standing at 0.5.
• Over the past 243 months, MERC's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 5.9.
• Over the past 243 months, MERC's price/sales ratio has gone down 0.1.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for MERC.

MERC Growth Metrics

• The 5 year revenue growth rate now stands at 38.32%.
• Its 3 year price growth rate is now at 47.18%.
• Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 95.21%.

Over the past 33 months, MERC's revenue has gone up $162,719,000.

The table below shows MERC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2021-06-30	1,545.898	158.742	21.916
2021-03-31	1,485.261	141.695	-7.91
2020-12-31	1,423.14	41.565	-17.235
2020-09-30	1,356.117	79.266	-76.979
2020-06-30	1,406.502	107.639	-83.317
2020-03-31	1,491.06	132.255	-64.647

MERC's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• MERC has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 46.87% of graded US stocks.
• MERC's asset turnover comes in at 0.722 -- ranking 13th of 21 Business Supplies stocks.
• VRS, SCS, and AVY are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with MERC.

The table below shows MERC's key quality metrics over time.