secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (MERC)
CIK:        0001333274
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001564590-22-005581
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Mercer Q4 net income $74.5M, record EBITDA $164.9M; dividend raised 15% to $0.075/share
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- Q4 net income $74.5M ($1.12 diluted EPS) vs net loss $13.0M in Q4 2020; revenue $519.0M (+30% YoY).
- Full-year 2021 net income record $171.0M ($2.58 diluted EPS) vs net loss $17.2M in 2020; record Operating EBITDA $478.8M.
- Quarterly cash dividend increased 15% to $0.075 per share; payable April 6, 2022 to holders of record March 30, 2022.
- Pulp segment operating income $113.2M (vs $4.7M) aided by $31.9M business interruption insurance claim.
- Wood products segment operating income $19.9M (+54% YoY) on higher lumber realizations; 2022 capex guided $175-200M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000156459022005581/0001564590-22-005581-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000156459022005581/merc-8k_20220217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-005581

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