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Is West Fraser’s Renewed 5% Buyback Shaping a Clearer Capital Allocation Story for TSX:WFG?
In March 2026, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced a new normal course issuer bid allowing it to repurchase up to 3,800,917 common shares, or 5% of its issued share capital, by March 23, 2027, with all repurchased shares to be cancelled.
The new program follows the completion of the prior buyback under which West Fraser repurchased 1,286,185 shares for CA$94.51 million, highlighting an ongoing use of share repurchases as a capital return tool when management views the shares as offering an...