Mativ vs Mercer International
MATV 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 MATV and MERC compare
Mativ is the larger company, worth 40 times as much as Mercer International ($651M against $16.1M).
Mativ grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.43% versus −3.5% for Mercer International).
Mativ keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.6% compared with −27.0% at Mercer International.
Mativ pays a dividend yielding 3.4%; Mercer International does not pay one.
Mativ scores higher on the StockData Score (13 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 | MATV | MERC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $651M | $16.1M |
| Share price | $11.79 | $0.240 |
| Change, 1 year | −10.7% | −85.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −63.5% | −97.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.20 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 5,000 | 3,545 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.1× | – |
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 6.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 15.1% (better) | −793% |
| Fair value | $22.53 | – |
| Margin of safety | 47.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.43% (better) | −3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.1% (better) | 5.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.4% (better) | 4.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% (better) | −22.2% |
| Net margin | 4.6% (better) | −27.0% |
| FCF margin | 5.0% (better) | −6.9% |
| Return on equity | 21.2% (better) | −493% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% (better) | −19.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.09 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.19 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.0× (better) | −3.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.93 (better) | 1.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.39 (better) | 0.01 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Payout ratio | 24.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −25.6% | −14.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.9% | 63.8% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 41.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $1.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.6% | 14.1% |
Go deeper
- MATV stock overview
- MATV income statement
- MATV 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.