---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-058287"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MERC"
cik: "0001333274"
company_name: "MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:36:58.228076+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mercer Q3 net loss $26.0M ($0.39/sh); Operating EBITDA $37.5M

## Summary
- Revenue $470.8M, down 12% YoY; net loss $26.0M vs income $66.7M in Q3 2022.
- Operating EBITDA $37.5M, sharply improved from -$68.7M in Q2 2023 but down from $140.9M YoY.
- Pulp segment operating income $21.2M vs $110.0M YoY; NBSK realizations -27% to $666/ADMT.
- Solid wood operating loss $19.7M vs income $2.9M; mass timber ramping with $20.9M revenue.
- Quarterly dividend $0.075/sh payable Dec 28; issued $200M 2028 notes, expanded German RCF by €70M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-058287
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MERC
- cik: 0001333274
- company_name: MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023058287/0000950170-23-058287-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023058287/merc-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $470.8 million, net income $(25,956) thousand (or $0.39 per share), EPS $(0.39) per share.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $470.8 million
  - Net income: $(25,956) thousand (or $0.39 per share)
  - EPS: $(0.39) per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: – Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Total revenues in the third quarter of 2023 decreased by approximately 12% to $470.8 million from $532.8 million in the same quarter of 2022 primarily due to lower pulp, energy and lumber sales realizations partially offset by higher sales volumes, the inclusion of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017023058287/0000950170-23-058287-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.