The near-term outlook for the Zacks Paper and Related Products industry is uncertain. Stocks like SUZ and MERC are braving the industry headwinds.
Mercer International NASDAQ: MERC shareholders approved all proposals at the company's 2026 annual meeting, while management outlined a difficult 2025 marked by weak pulp and lumber markets, higher costs and trade-related uncertainty.
The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Mercer International (MERC) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.
Mercer International Inc. (MERC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Mercer International NASDAQ: MERC reported first-quarter 2026 operating EBITDA of about $8 million, an improvement of $28 million from the fourth quarter, as reduced planned maintenance downtime and savings tied to the company's One Goal One Hundred program helped offset weak pulp and lumber markets and higher fiber costs, particularly in Germany and Canada.
Mercer International ( NASDAQ:MERC ) just reported a Q4 2025 that was, in a word, brutal.
Mercer International Inc. (MERC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Mercer International Inc. delivered catastrophic Q4 '25 results, with negative EBITDA and evaporated gross margins due to higher input costs and falling output prices. MERC cannot cover interest expenses from EBITDA, with operations nearing cash losses and liquidity only sufficient for another challenging year. Industry headwinds—weak US/EU demand, Chinese overcapacity, and rising log prices—make a near-term turnaround unlikely; management warns of worsening supply pressures in Q1.
Mercer International Inc. ( MERC ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 7, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Richard Short - EVP, CFO, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer and Secretary Juan Bueno - CEO, President & Director Conference Call Participants Sean Steuart - TD Cowen, Research Division Sanford Burns - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc, Fixed Income, Research Division Hamir Patel - CIBC Capital Markets, Research Division Matthew McKellar - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Cole Hathorn - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning, and welcome to Mercer International's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. On this call today is Juan Carlos Bueno, Mercer's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Short, Mercer's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call August 1, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Juan Carlos Bueno - CEO, President & Director Richard George Short - EVP, CFO, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer and Secretary Conference Call Participants Cole Hathorn - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Matthew McKellar - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Roger Neil Spitz - BofA Securities, Research Division Sanford Murray Burns - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc, Fixed Income, Research Division Sean Steuart - TD Cowen, Research Division Operator Good morning, and welcome to Mercer International's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today is Juan Carlos Bueno, Mercer's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Short, Mercer's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Short - CFO & Secretary Juan Carlos Bueno - President & CEO Conference Call Participants Sanford Burns - Stifel Nicolaus Sean Steuart - TD Cowen Matthew McKellar - RBC Capital Markets Cole Hathorn - Jefferies Roger Spitz - Bank of America Jim Cox - PPM America Operator Good morning, and welcome to Mercer International's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today is Juan Carlos Bueno, Mercer's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Short, Mercer's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
Mercer International Inc. (NASDAQ:MERC ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 21, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Short - Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Juan Carlos Bueno - President and Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Sean Steuart - TD Cowen Matthew McKellar - RBC Capital Markets Hamir Patel - CIBC Capital Markets Sanford Burns - Stifel Nicolaus Cole Hathorn - Jefferies Operator Good morning, and welcome to Mercer International's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today is Juan Carlos Bueno, Mercer's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Short, Mercer's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.