Clearwater Paper vs Mercer International
CLW and MERC side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CLW and MERC compare
Clearwater Paper is the larger company, worth 15 times as much as Mercer International ($235M against $16.1M).
Clearwater Paper grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.2% versus −3.5% for Mercer International).
Clearwater Paper keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.16% compared with −27.0% at Mercer International.
Clearwater Paper scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 2 for Mercer International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CLW | MERC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $235M | $16.1M |
| Share price | $14.56 | $0.240 |
| Change, 1 year | −21.1% | −85.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −65.1% | −97.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.64 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 3,340 | 3,545 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 91.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 0.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 24.2% (better) | −793% |
| Fair value | $6.01 | – |
| Margin of safety | −142% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.2% (better) | −3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.6% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −98.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −98.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 1.8% | 4.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.6% (better) | −22.2% |
| Net margin | 0.16% (better) | −27.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.8% (better) | −6.9% |
| Return on equity | 0.30% (better) | −493% |
| Return on invested capital | −1.6% (better) | −19.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.71 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.67 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.2× (better) | −3.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.47 (better) | 1.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.76 (better) | 0.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −14.7% |
| Buyback yield | 0.04% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.04% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.5% | 63.8% |
| Held by insiders | 5.2% | 41.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 | $1.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.8% | 14.1% |
Go deeper
- CLW stock overview
- CLW income statement
- CLW valuation and score
- MERC stock overview
- MERC income statement
- MERC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.