Mercer International Inc. (MERC) - Not Halal (Non-Compliant)
Mercer International Inc. (MERC) is classified as Not Halal (Non-Compliant) according to AAOIFI Shariah screening standards. This assessment is based on business activity screening and financial ratio analysis using the AAOIFI methodology.
Business Activity Screen
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Paper & Paper Products
- Result
- Doubtful
- Reason
- This company requires further review: description contains keywords that may indicate non-permissible activities: liquor. The sector "Basic Materials" is not categorically excluded, but deeper analysis is recommended.
Financial Ratios
- Debt Ratio
- Value: 1236.8% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Fail
- Cash & Interest-bearing Securities Ratio
- Value: 59.4% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Fail
- Non-Permissible Income Ratio
- Value: 0.0% | Threshold: 5% | Result: Pass
Dividend Purification
Purification percentage: 0.00%.No non-permissible income detected in the financial statements, so this calculation finds nothing to purify based on available data.
About Mercer International Inc.
Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) and northern bleached hardwood kraft (NBHK) pulp in the United States, Germany, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Solid Wood. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes pulp, electricity, and chemicals through pulp mills. It also manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber, cross and glue laminated timber, finger joint lumber, wood pallets, electricity, biofuels, and wood residuals. In addition, the company generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plants. Further, it produces and sells NBSK pulp manufactured from softwood; green energy using carbon neutral biofuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; tall oil from black liquor for use as a chemical additive and green energy source; wood pellets and briquettes; lignin; and wood procurement and logistics services. The company sells its pulp products to pulp markets, integrated paper and paperboard manufacturers; and lumber products to national and regional distributors, large construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. Mercer International Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
