{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-23-017941","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MERC","cik":"0001333274","company_name":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.","filed_at":"2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:38.479281+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-15T21:13:15.173758+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Mercer Q1 2023 net loss $30.6M vs net income $88.9M a year ago; EBITDA $27.5M","bullets":["Q1 2023 net loss of $30.6M ($0.46 per share) vs net income of $88.9M ($1.35) in Q1 2022.","Operating EBITDA fell to $27.5M from $154.5M, including $15.2M non-cash inventory impairment.","Revenue declined 12% to $522.7M; pulp segment operating income dropped to $12.8M (from $86.2M).","Solid wood segment swung to operating loss of $27.1M (vs income $38.3M) on lower lumber realizations.","Board declared a $0.075 quarterly cash dividend, payable July 6, 2023 to holders of record June 28, 2023."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017941","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017941.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017941.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017941.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023017941/0000950170-23-017941-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023017941/merc-20230504.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-15T21:13:15.173758+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"94410e62b1f288c11eee4e50cddaa582f3b34607","claim":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $522,666, net income $(30,578), EPS $(0.46) per share.","evidence_excerpt":"Revenues $ 522,666 $ 583,056 $ 592,741 Operating income (loss) $ (20,121 ) $ 47,263 $ 122,351 Operating EBITDA $ 27,470 $ 96,128 $ 154,467 Net income (loss) $ (30,578 ) $ 20,024 $ 88,897 Net income (loss) per common share Basic $ (0.46 ) $ 0.30 $ 1.35 Diluted $ (0.46 ) $ 0.30 $ 1.34","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023017941/0000950170-23-017941-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"first quarter ended March 31, 2023"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$522,666"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$(30,578)"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$(0.46) per share"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}