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Mercer International (Mercer International) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: -3.40% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Mercer International's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercer International's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

MERC' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.6   Med: -7.15   Max: 29.5
Current: -3.4

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Mercer International was 29.50% per year. The lowest was -19.60% per year. And the median was -7.15% per year.

MERC's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
66.67% of 117 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 6.3 vs MERC: -3.40

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -12.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Mercer International's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Mercer International's Dividend Yield % is 3.12%.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Mercer International's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Mercer International's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercer International's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Mercer International 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Mercer International  (NAS:MERC) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Mercer International's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.075/ -1.31
=N/A

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Mercer International was 0.84. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.20.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Mercer International Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0752024-03-262024-03-272024-04-04Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0752023-12-192023-12-202023-12-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0752023-09-262023-09-272023-10-04Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0752023-06-272023-06-282023-07-06Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Mercer International's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.3/9.56
=3.14 %

Current Share Price is $9.56.
Mercer International's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.3.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Mercer International was 7.84%. The lowest was 1.05%. And the median was 3.36%.

* 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 (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