earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Q2 Operating EBITDA negative $68.7M, net loss $98.3M on $51.4M inventory impairment
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
2023-Q2 EPS reported
-$1.94
revenue$1,052,529,000
- Q2 revenue $529.9M (-7% YoY); net loss $98.3M ($1.48/sh) vs net income $71.4M in Q2 2022.
- Pulp segment operating loss $83.5M; non-cash inventory impairment $51.4M on weak pulp pricing.
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.075/sh declared, payable Oct 4, 2023 to record Sep 27, 2023.
- Mass timber revenue doubled to $16.0M; acquired Structurlam's CLT/glulam assets.
- Expects ~44 days pulp downtime in Q3; per unit fiber costs expected to decrease.