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Profile - Mercer International Inc. (NasdaqNM:MERCS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
Geisshubelstrasse 15
8045 Zurich, Switzerland
Email: info@mercerint.com
Employees (last reported count): 884
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Paper & Paper Products
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 57%
·Institutional: 54% (127% of float)
(23 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 495.0K shares (+5.14%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Mercer International Inc. is a pulp and paper company with operations primarily located in Germany. The Company manufactures and sells softwood kraft pulp and two primary classes of paper products. The Company's products are produced from both virgin fibre (wood chips and pulpwood) and recycled fibre (waste paper). Mercer's manufacturing plants are all located in Germany in the states of Saxony and Thuringia. The Pulp mill is situated near the town of Blankenstein and has an annual production capacity of approximately 280,000 tonnes. The paper mills are located at Heidenau and Fahrbrucke and have an aggregate annual production capacity of approximately 85,000 tonnes. Mercer's pulp operations are conducted through Spezialpapierfabrik Blankenstein GmbH and its affiliates (SPB), and its paper operations are conducted through Dresden Papier GmbH and its affiliates (DPAG), all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.
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Financial Summary
Mercer International Inc. owns and operates a diverse pulp and paper business in the southern German states of Saxony and Thuringia. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues fell 9% to $108.3 million. Net income fell 55% to $4.5 million. Revenues reflect decreased paper sales and lower pulp prices. Earnings also reflect a $2.6 million loss on foreign currency derivative contracts, and government guarantee fees associated with these contracts.
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Officers
FY2000 Pay

Jimmy Lee, 44
Chairman, Pres, CEO, Trustee
$220K
R. Ian Rigg, 57
CFO, Sec., Trustee, Director
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Ron Aurell, 65
Managing Director of Zellstoff-und Papierfabrik Rosenthal GmbH & Co. KG
132K
Michel Arnulphy, 67
Trustee, Director
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C. Moon, 54
Trustee
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Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MERCSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Oct-2000
$5.50 
Recent Price$8.84 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$10.00 
Beta0.66 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)42.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)59.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-10.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+20.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$148.5M
Shares Outstanding16.8M
Float7.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.05 
Earnings (ttm)$1.39 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.00 
Sales (ttm)$13.15 
Cash (mrq)$1.18 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.25 
Price/Earnings (ttm)6.34 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.67 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$225.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$57.5M
Income available to common (ttm)$23.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)10.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)10.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)6.33%
Return on Equity (ttm)20.57%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.80 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.64 
Total Cash (mrq)$19.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short28.0K
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Short Ratio0.47 
Daily Volume60.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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