West Fraser Timber Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) Second Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$1.71b (up 6.0% from 2Q 2023).
• Net income: US$105.0m (up from US$131.0m loss in 2Q 2023).
• Profit margin: 6.2% (up from net loss in 2Q 2023).
• EPS: US$1.29 (up from US$1.57 loss in 2Q 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

West Fraser Timber Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations

Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 8.1%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 47%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.4% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 5.6% growth forecast for the Forestry industry in Canada.

Performance of the Canadian Forestry industry.

The company's shares are up 8.0% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

It is worth noting though that we have found 1 warning sign for West Fraser Timber that you need to take into consideration.

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