Mercer International Inc. (MERC) is the 15th largest of 16 Paper and Forest Products companies by market capitalisation, at 21.45 Mn, behind CL Workshop at 24.17 Mn. The table below compares all 16 on 7 financial metrics, including companies with a secondary business in the group.
| # | Symbol | Company | Industry | Mkt Cap | Price | Chg % | 1Y | P/E | P/S | Enterprise Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SW 2nd | Smurfit Westrock | Pulp and Paper | 23.27 Bn | 44.37 | -1.57% | +5.12% | 46.78 | 0.74 | 20.20 Bn |
| 2 | PKG 2nd | Packaging Corp Of America | Pulp and Paper | 20.79 Bn | 233.37 | -0.41% | +7.91% | 29.86 | 2.18 | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | WY | Weyerhaeuser | Lumber | 14.09 Bn | 19.55 | -0.91% | -21.36% | 29.88 | 2.06 | 12.40 Bn |
| 4 | SUZ | Suzano | Pulp and Paper | 10.77 Bn | 8.52 | -0.58% | -7.89% | 6.80 | 1.19 | -7.80 Bn |
| 5 | WFG | West Fraser Timber | Lumber | 5.59 Bn | 70.75 | -1.15% | +4.46% | -4.02 | 1.07 | 4.68 Bn |
| 6 | GEF 2nd | Greif | Lumber | 3.82 Bn | 80.42 | -1.48% | +35.78% | — | — | — |
| 7 | GPK 2nd | Graphic Packaging Holding | Pulp and Paper | 2.72 Bn | 9.20 | -0.43% | -52.33% | 14.07 | 0.32 | 1.95 Bn |
| 8 | BCC 2nd | Boise Cascade | Lumber | 2.65 Bn | 75.90 | -0.95% | -0.93% | 25.29 | 0.41 | 1.02 Bn |
| 9 | SLVM | Sylvamo | Pulp and Paper | 1.35 Bn | 34.04 | -2.85% | -21.39% | 17.83 | 0.41 | 1.23 Bn |
| 10 | KOP 2nd | Koppers Holdings | Lumber | 872.58 Mn | 46.14 | -0.11% | +66.27% | -10.16 | 0.46 | 713.18 Mn |
| 11 | RYAM 2nd | Rayonier Advanced Materials | Pulp and Paper | 543.10 Mn | 8.03 | -1.47% | +14.88% | -3.87 | 0.37 | 277.90 Mn |
| 12 | MAGN 2nd | Magnera | Pulp and Paper | 416.35 Mn | 11.63 | -2.51% | +3.75% | -3.73 | 0.13 | -735.65 Mn |
| 13 | CLW 2nd | Clearwater Paper | Pulp and Paper | 312.56 Mn | 19.38 | -2.56% | -6.38% | -6.34 | 0.21 | 115.56 Mn |
| 14 | NWGL | CL Workshop | Lumber | 24.17 Mn | 1.46 | +8.96% | +6.57% | -4.13 | 1.66 | 17.32 Mn |
| 15 | MERC | Mercer International | Pulp and Paper | 21.45 Mn | 0.32 | +0.00% | -88.93% | -0.04 | 0.01 | -426.78 Mn |
| 16 | ITP 2nd | It Tech Packaging | Pulp and Paper | 1.91 Mn | 0.14 | +0.00% | -48.15% | -0.17 | 0.02 | -23.62 Mn |
Mercer International Inc. (MERC) is compared with 16 US-listed companies in the Paper and Forest Products industry group, of which 6 have it as their primary business and 10 run a substantial Paper and Forest Products business alongside something else.
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