Mercer International (MERC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2023)
Mercer International's Price to Earnings came in at 5.09 for Q1 2023, up 40.2% from 3.63 a year earlier and up 63.3% from the prior quarter.
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Mercer International (MERC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
For FY2022, Mercer International's Price to Earnings was 3.12, down 32.7% from FY2021.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 4.63 in FY2021 and 5.29 in FY2018 (-59.9%).
- The Q1 2023 figure represents the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 38.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 40.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 92.5%).
- Business Quant data shows MERC's Price to Earnings at 3.12 (Q4 2022), 2.70 (Q3 2022) and 2.86 (Q2 2022) in the three quarters before Q1 2023.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 13.32 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.76 Bn | -7.81 Bn | 558.88 Mn |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.26 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 381.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.29 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 23.84 Mn | 16.99 Mn | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 17.42 Mn | -430.80 Mn | 10.48 Mn |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 9 | Boise Cascade | 2.62 Bn | 986.47 Mn | 327.87 Mn |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.60 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.12 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.86 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.63 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.63 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 38.42 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.61 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.86 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 5.74 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.29 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.74 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.84 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.39 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 13.19 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 16.30 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.66 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.18 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 19.72 |
API Access
Mercer International Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "MERC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();