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Mercer International (Mercer International) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.04 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Mercer International's current share price is $10.05. Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.66. Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MERC' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.42   Max: 2.58
Current: 1.04

During the past years, Mercer International's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.58. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.42.

MERC's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.41% of 214 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs MERC: 1.04

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Mercer International's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.551. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $9.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Mercer International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.60 1.30 1.45 1.28 0.98

Mercer International Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.28 1.05 0.85 0.89 0.98

Competitive Comparison of Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Mercer International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=10.05/9.66
=1.04

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Mercer International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Mercer International's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=9.551/125.4675*125.4675
=9.551

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Mercer International Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 6.638 98.604 8.446
201406 6.722 99.473 8.479
201409 7.392 99.394 9.331
201412 6.828 98.367 8.709
201503 5.299 99.789 6.663
201506 6.046 100.500 7.548
201509 6.092 100.421 7.611
201512 5.937 99.947 7.453
201603 6.772 101.054 8.408
201606 6.186 102.002 7.609
201609 6.482 101.765 7.992
201612 5.860 101.449 7.247
201703 6.081 102.634 7.434
201706 6.848 103.029 8.339
201709 7.660 103.345 9.300
201712 8.470 103.345 10.283
201803 8.969 105.004 10.717
201806 8.259 105.557 9.817
201809 8.741 105.636 10.382
201812 8.917 105.399 10.615
201903 9.454 106.979 11.088
201906 9.851 107.690 11.477
201909 9.011 107.611 10.506
201912 8.387 107.769 9.764
202003 7.033 107.927 8.176
202006 7.504 108.401 8.685
202009 8.361 108.164 9.699
202012 9.125 108.559 10.546
202103 8.602 110.298 9.785
202106 9.148 111.720 10.274
202109 9.507 112.905 10.565
202112 10.510 113.774 11.590
202203 11.618 117.646 12.390
202206 11.367 120.806 11.806
202209 10.887 120.648 11.322
202212 12.677 120.964 13.149
202303 12.389 122.702 12.668
202306 11.025 124.203 11.137
202309 10.003 125.230 10.022
202312 9.551 125.468 9.551

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Mercer International  (NAS:MERC) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Mercer International (Mercer International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
700 West Pender Street, Suite 1120, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1G8
Mercer International Inc is a forest products company with two reportable operating segments in pulp and solid wood. Pulp segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of pulp, electricity and chemicals. Solid wood segment consists of the manufacture, sale and distribution of lumber, manufactured products wood pallets, electricity, biofuels and wood residuals from sawmills and other facilities located in Germany and the United States. The company has its geographical presence in USA, Germany, China and Other countries. Majority of the revenue is generated from the Pulp segment.
Executives
Janine North director SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Alice Laberge director SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Torbjoern Loeoef director SUITE 1120-700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C1G8
Thomas Kevin Corrick director C/O BOISE CASCADE, L.L.C., 1111 W. JEFFERSON ST., STE 300, BOISE ID 83702-5389
Cynthia Margaret Alekson officer: VP, Controller SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Wolfgang Beck officer: Senior VP,Global Product SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Carsten Merforth officer: COO, Wood Products SUITE 1120 - 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Rainer Rettig director SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Keith Purchase director SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Peter R Kellogg 10 percent owner 48 WALL STREET, C/O IAT REINSURANCE CO LTD, NEW YORK NY 10005
Bueno Estrada Juan Carlos officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Guy Arguin officer: Chief Human Resources Officer SUITE 1120 - 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8
Eric Xavier Heine officer: VP Sales & Marketing NA & Asia 650 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6B 4N8
Wolfram Ridder officer: VP of Business Development AM EISENBUHL 7, SELBITZ 2M D-95152
Alan C. Wallace director SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1G8