Mercer International Inc.

Mercer International Inc.

Basic Materials

NASDAQ:MERC · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $59.09M Beta 0.49 P/E (TTM) -0.1
$0.86 -1.65%

-$0.01 today

52W Low $0.75High $4.47

Vol 0.43M · Avg 0.52M

EPS (TTM) -$7.88 Div Yield 8.63%Paper, Lumber & Forest Products

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management
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ROE

-731.5%

avg -61.5%

ROIC

-10.0%

avg 3.7%

ROA

-24.4%

avg -0.2%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at -10.0% versus its period average of 3.7%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Juan Carlos Bueno

Chief Executive Officer, President & Director$1.24M58$126,808.000.19%

Jimmy S. H. Lee

Chairman Emeritus$1.01M69$1.93M2.89%

Adolf Koppensteiner

Chief Operating Officer of Pulp Products$808,858.0064$30,505.000.05%

Guy Arguin

Chief Human Resources Officer$720,775.0060$13,612.000.02%

Wolfram Ridder

Senior Vice President of Innovation & Government Relations$711,144.0064$18,665.000.03%

Carsten Merforth

Chief Operating Officer of Wood Products$673,127.0058$26,764.000.04%

Richard George Short

Executive VP, CFO & Secretary$603,603.0058$31,504.000.05%

Shahed Tootoonian

Vice President of Corporate Development

Alistair Skey

Chief Information Officer

Wolfgang Beck

Senior Vice President of Global Product Sourcing51$12,967.000.02%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

41

$5.57M

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$5.57M

Net buying

Most Active

KELLOGG PETER R

37 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 19, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy105.0K$0.97$102,343.50
May 18, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy380.0K$0.96$366,510.00
May 15, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy215.0K$0.95$203,583.50
May 14, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy200.0K$0.88$176,220.00
May 12, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy57.0K$0.88$50,006.10
May 12, 2026

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy43.0K$0.84$36,171.60
Feb 25, 2026

Laberge Alice

Indirect

Buy1.0K$1.90$1,900.00
Nov 13, 2025

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy125.0K$1.74$217,500.00
Nov 13, 2025

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy100.0K$1.72$172,000.00
Nov 12, 2025

KELLOGG PETER R

Indirect

Buy25.0K$1.69$42,250.00

1–10 of 41

Analysis

Insiders reported 41 buys worth $5.57M and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $5.57M. KELLOGG PETER R was the most active insider with 37 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr 5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
-5.2% (14yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-2.2%
+4.9% (14yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
-5.0% (14yr)2 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+36.7%
-11.5% (14yr)2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +36.7% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +4.9% (14yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages MERC?

Mercer International Inc. (MERC) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is Carsten Merforth, Chief Operating Officer of Wood Products.

Are MERC insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $5.55M.

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