Mercer International’s total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 increased by approximately 22% to $346.5 million from $283.2 million in the same quarter of 2017 primarily due to a 32% increase in pulp sales realizations and $37.6 million of higher revenues from the wood products segment.

In the 2Q 2018, operating income increased by approximately 98% to $37.5 million from $18.9 million in the same quarter of 2017 as higher pulp sales realizations more than offset lower energy and pulp sales volumes and higher maintenance and per unit fiber costs.
For the 2Q 2018, net income increased to $16.8 million, or $0.26 per share, from a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.03 per share, in the same quarter of 2017.

In the 2Q 2018, Operating EBITDA increased by approximately 53% to $60.5 million from $39.5 million in the same quarter of 2017.
Total revenues for the first half of 2018 increased by approximately 36% to $714.4 million from $526 million in the first half of 2017 primarily due to a 33% increase in pulp sales realizations and the inclusion of an additional $91.3 million of wood products segment revenues.

In the first half of 2018, operating income increased by approximately 89% to $113.5 million from $60.2 million in the same period of 2017. In the first half of 2018, Operating EBITDA increased by approximately 60% to $159.9 million from $100.1 million in the same period of 2017.

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products company with operations in Germany and Canada with consolidated annual production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes of NBSK pulp and 550 million board feet of lumber.

 

Source: lesprom.com

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