Mercer International vs Rayonier Advanced Materials
MERC and RYAM 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 MERC and RYAM compare
Rayonier Advanced Materials is the larger company, worth 24 times as much as Mercer International ($382M against $16.1M).
Rayonier Advanced Materials grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.9% versus −3.5% for Mercer International).
Rayonier Advanced Materials keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −24.4% compared with −27.0% at Mercer International.
Rayonier Advanced Materials 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 | MERC | RYAM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $16.1M | $382M |
| Share price | $0.240 | $5.65 |
| Change, 1 year | −85.8% | −5.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −97.8% | −4.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 3,545 | 2,325 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.3× |
| FCF yield | −793% | – |
| Fair value | – | $13.14 |
| Margin of safety | – | 57.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.5% | 1.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 4.1% | 4.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | −22.2% | −17.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −27.0% | −24.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −6.9% | – |
| Return on equity | −493% | −241% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −19.9% (better) | −23.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | −3.4× | −2.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.23 | 1.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.01 | 0.28 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −14.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 63.8% | 79.8% |
| Held by insiders | 41.5% | 10.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.3M (better) | −$17.6K |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.1% | 7.4% |
Go deeper
- MERC stock overview
- MERC income statement
- MERC valuation and score
- RYAM stock overview
- RYAM income statement
- RYAM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.