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Mercer International Inc.

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Mercer International Inc.

MERC·NASDAQ·Manufacturing·CIK 0001333274

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company operating through two main segments: Pulp and Solid Wood. The Pulp segment focuses on manufacturing, selling, and distributing pulp, electricity, and chemicals from its pulp mills. The Solid Wood segment manufactures, sells, and distributes lumber, manufactured products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated timber (glulam), and finger joint lumber, along with wood pallets, electricity, biofuels, and wood residuals. These operations are conducted at sawmills and other facilities in Germany and mass timber facilities in North America. The company has a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 2.1 million air-dried metric tonnes (ADMTs) of kraft pulp. For solid wood products, the capacity includes 1,023 million board feet (MMfbm) of lumber, 210,000 cubic meters (m³) of CLT, 45,000 m³ of glulam, and 17 million pallets. Additionally, Mercer produces 230,000 tonnes of biofuels, specifically wood pellets and briquettes, and has an electrical generation capacity of 398 megawatts (MW).

Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for MERC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-22, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 16 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MERC spans 8-K, 10-Q, SCHEDULE 13D/A, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Mercer Plunges 22% Pre-Market on Reported Chapter 11 Preparations
  • Pulp Maker Weighs Chapter 11 Filing as Debt Talks Drag On
  • Mercer Skips $25.8M Interest Payment, Pursues Recapitalization With Noteholders
  • Mercer Secures CDN$20M Government Funding for Peace River Mill Modernization
  • Canada Commits C$20M to Mercer's Peace River Mill Modernization

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.87B
Net Income
-$497.89M
Diluted EPS
-$7.44
Op. Cash Flow
$8.59M
Free Cash Flow
-$80M
Operating Income
-$397.75M
Cash & Equivalents
$186.81M
Total Debt
$1.61B
Debt / Equity
23.58×
Net Margin
-26.7%
Shares Outstanding
66.98M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-12 · accession 0001193125-26-048855

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.97 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 5,588,555 shares in MERC as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 3.7% decrease from the prior period — about 5.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 73.8% of MERC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)5,588,555 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 3.7%
Days to cover4.97 at avg daily volume of 1,123,950
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)73.8% of 391,318 shares on October 30, 2026
5-day average short volume56.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$0.12
52-week range · as of 2026-10-02 $0.12 – $2.96
Market cap
$8.04M
Volume
654K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 870.8K
Live data · 2026-11-02 02:55 UTC · Market closed

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MERC
Oct 22, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT
Source: Seeking Alpha
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.165
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.045 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Oct 21, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.180
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.060 (-33%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Oct 02, 2026, 9:24 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.3249
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.2049 (-63%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Aug 26, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.410
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.290 (-71%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Aug 26, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.410
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.290 (-71%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Aug 06, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.672
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.552 (-82%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Aug 06, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.672
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.552 (-82%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Aug 06, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.672
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.552 (-82%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jul 31, 2026, 8:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.640
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.520 (-81%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jul 14, 2026, 6:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.5845
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.4645 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jul 14, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.5845
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.4645 (-79%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jul 10, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $0.6416
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.5216 (-81%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jul 08, 2026, 3:21 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $0.5915
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.4715 (-80%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jun 30, 2026, 4:33 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.660
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.540 (-82%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
Jun 30, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.660
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.540 (-82%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
May 21, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.970
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.850 (-88%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
May 20, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $0.980
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$0.860 (-88%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
May 07, 2026, 5:25 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.14
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$1.02 (-89%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
May 07, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.14
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$1.02 (-89%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
MERC
May 07, 2026, 4:22 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.15
Real-time Price: $0.120 info
Change: -$1.03 (-90%) info
Market Cap: $8.042M info
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