Mercer International [MERC] vs Clearwater Paper [CLW] Detailed Stock Comparison

Mercer International

NASDAQ

Clearwater Paper

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Mercer International wins in 6 metrics, Clearwater Paper wins in 12 metrics, with 0 ties. Clearwater Paper appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Mercer International	Clearwater Paper	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	4.58	1,332.50	Mercer International
Price-to-Book Ratio	0.47	0.41	Clearwater Paper
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	346.10	40.74	Clearwater Paper
PEG Ratio	0.17	-12.01	Clearwater Paper
EV/EBITDA	9.05	7.05	Clearwater Paper
Profit Margin (TTM)	-5.60%	12.98%	Clearwater Paper
Operating Margin (TTM)	-12.76%	3.65%	Clearwater Paper
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	N/A	3.65%	N/A
Return on Equity	-23.39%	-4.37%	Clearwater Paper
Return on Assets (TTM)	0.24%	0.01%	Mercer International
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$5.89M	$-55.20M	Mercer International
Dividend Yield	10.20%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	-48.48%	-37.83%	Clearwater Paper
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	0.11	0.22	Mercer International
Enterprise Value	$1.61B	$641.08M	Mercer International
EV/Revenue Ratio	0.82	0.41	Clearwater Paper
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	-6.17%	10.97%	Clearwater Paper
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$29	$93	Clearwater Paper
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$-1.63	$-1.93	Mercer International
Beta (Stock Volatility)	1.10	0.08	Clearwater Paper

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Mercer International vs Clearwater Paper Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Mercer International	0.62%	5.90%	-0.31%	-14.55%	-58.00%	-49.45%
Clearwater Paper	4.03%	-2.47%	-24.44%	-26.57%	-21.76%	-27.62%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Mercer International	-48.48%	-80.12%	-61.91%	-71.72%	-37.52%	-58.27%
Clearwater Paper	-37.83%	-52.34%	-38.23%	-61.86%	-36.69%	89.87%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Mercer International vs Clearwater Paper

Metric	MERC	CLW
Market Information
Market Cap i	$208.99M	$346.88M
Market Cap Category	Micro cap	Small cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	1,121,040	248,260
90 Day Avg. Volume i	1,213,573	243,220
Last Close	$3.25	$22.22
52 Week Range	$2.59 - $8.28	$20.84 - $35.38
% from 52W High	-60.75%	-37.20%
All-Time High	$27.75 (Sep 25, 1995)	$75.69 (Jan 26, 2015)
% from All-Time High	-88.29%	-70.64%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	-0.09%	0.14%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	-0.09%	-0.33%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	-0.06%	0.13%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	-0.13%	0.04%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	-0.23%	-0.04%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	346.10	40.74
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$6.68	$51.94
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$2.19	$2.90
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$49.70M	$-45,600,000
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$20.70M	$27.40M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	10.20%	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.35	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Mercer International vs Clearwater Paper

Metric	MERC	CLW
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	4.58	1,332.50
Forward P/E i	-16.42	17.80
PEG Ratio i	0.17	-12.01
Price to Sales (TTM) i	0.11	0.22
Price to Book (MRQ) i	0.47	0.41
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$208.99M	$346.88M
Enterprise Value i	$1.61B	$641.08M
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	0.82	0.41
Enterprise to EBITDA i	9.05	7.05
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	1.10	0.08
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$6.68	$51.94

Financial Statements Comparison: Mercer International vs Clearwater Paper

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Operating Margin

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Current Ratio

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Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	MERC	CLW
Revenue/Sales i	$506.97M	$378.20M
Cost of Goods Sold i	$470.54M	$341.50M
Gross Profit i	$36.44M	$36.70M
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$6.73M	$-100,000
EBITDA i	$46.90M	$21.10M
Pre-Tax Income i	$-21.61M	$-7.70M
Income Tax i	$732,000	$-1.80M
Net Income (Profit) i	$-22.34M	$-6.30M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	MERC	CLW
Cash & Equivalents i	$181.47M	$44.00M
Total Current Assets i	$969.79M	$499.60M
Total Current Liabilities i	$298.38M	$300.20M
Long-Term Debt i	$1.51B	$281.60M
Total Shareholders Equity i	$437.35M	$836.50M
Retained Earnings i	$203.56M	$874.50M
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$1.27B	$0

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	MERC	CLW
Operating Cash Flow i	$-12.55M	$25.50M
Capital Expenditures i	$-20.08M	$-32.70M
Free Cash Flow i	$-23.07M	$-31.20M
Debt Repayment i	$-2.51M	$-200,000
Common Stock Repurchase i	N/A	$-10.90M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	MERC	CLW
Shares Short i	1.17M	559,518
Short Ratio i	1.28	2.42
Short % of Float i	0.03%	0.04%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	1,121,040	248,260
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	1,213,573	243,220
Shares Outstanding i	66.87M	16.44M
Float Shares i	54.47M	15.60M
% Held by Insiders i	0.64%	0.03%
% Held by Institutions i	0.55%	0.88%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Mercer International vs Clearwater Paper

Metric	MERC	CLW
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.35	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	10.20%	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$0.30	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	0.96%	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$0.91	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 26, 2025	N/A

Mercer International [MERC] vs Clearwater Paper [CLW] Detailed Stock Comparison