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Jun 30, 2024
Mercer Q2 2024 Earnings Report
Mercer International Inc. experienced improved operating cash flows and liquidity driven by strengthened pulp markets, but reported a net loss due to a non-cash impairment.
Key Takeaways
Mercer International Inc. reported second quarter Operating EBITDA of $30.4 million, an increase from negative Operating EBITDA of $68.7 million in the same quarter of 2023. Net loss was $67.6 million ($1.01 per share), which included a non-cash impairment of $34.3 million.
Second quarter Operating EBITDA of $30.4 million and net loss of $67.6 million.
Strengthened pulp markets drive improvement in operating cash flows and liquidity.
Pulp prices are expected to soften slightly in the third quarter of 2024.
Lumber prices are expected to remain relatively steady in the third quarter.
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Forward Guidance
The company expects pulp prices to soften slightly and lumber prices to remain relatively steady in the third quarter of 2024.
Positive Outlook
- Continue to expect to realize the synergies at Torgau as market and economic conditions improve.
- Proceed with certain previously announced, high-return capital projects at the Torgau facility designed to increase the facility's lumber production capacity to approximately 440 million board feet and planing capacity to approximately 145 million board feet.
- Completing optimization projects at our Mercer Spokane facility which are expected to have a meaningful impact on our production costs.
- Believe we are well-positioned to realize on strengthened pulp markets going into the second half of 2024.
- Expect stable per unit fiber costs in the third quarter of 2024.
Challenges Ahead
- Pulp prices to soften slightly in the third quarter of 2024 due to easing supply-side disruptions and lower seasonal demand.
- Lumber pricing was relatively flat in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2024 due to continued weakness in both the U.S. and Europe.
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