secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (MERC)
CIK:        0001333274
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-015939
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Mercer International Q4 2023 net loss $87.2M; revenue down 19%; declares $0.075 dividend
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- Q4 net loss of $87.2M ($1.31/share) vs net income of $20.0M in Q4'22; includes $33.7M non-cash impairment for sandalwood business held for sale.
- Operating EBITDA fell to $21.1M from $96.1M YoY; revenue decreased 19% to $470.5M on lower pulp and energy realizations.
- Full-year 2023 net loss $242.1M ($3.65/share) vs net income $247.0M in 2022; Operating EBITDA $17.5M vs $536.5M.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.075/share, payable April 4, 2024 to holders of record March 27, 2024.
- Pulp pricing improved in Q4; mass timber order book ~$100M; liquidity $610M as of Dec 31, 2023.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017024015939/0000950170-24-015939-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000095017024015939/merc-20240215.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-015939

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