Mercer International (Mercer International) Debt-to-Equity : 2.56 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Mercer International Debt-to-Equity?

Mercer International's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12 Mil. Mercer International's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,617 Mil. Mercer International's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $635 Mil. Mercer International's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.56.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MERC' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.57 Med: 1.8 Max: 2.56
Current: 2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Mercer International was 2.56. The lowest was 1.57. And the median was 1.80.

MERC's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
93.96% of 265 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs MERC: 2.56

Mercer International Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Mercer International Debt-to-Equity Chart

Mercer International Annual Data

Trend

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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2.05

2.01

1.81

1.63

2.56

Mercer International Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.63	1.70	1.95	2.43	2.56

Competitive Comparison of Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercer International's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Mercer International Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Mercer International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(11.707	+	1617.18)	/	635.41
	=	2.56

Mercer International's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(11.707	+	1617.18)	/	635.41
	=	2.56

Mercer International (NAS:MERC) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Mercer International (Mercer International) Business Description

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AEZ:Germany

Address

700 West Pender Street, Suite 1120, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1G8

Website

https://www.mercerint.com

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