secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (MERC)
CIK:        0001333274
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-23-038089
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Q2 Operating EBITDA negative $68.7M, net loss $98.3M on $51.4M inventory impairment
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023038089/0000950170-23-038089-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023038089/merc-20230803.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-038089

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