West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

BMV:WFG N Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$108.5b

West Fraser Timber Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Ray Ferris

Chief executive officer

US$5.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.3%
CEO tenure5yrs
CEO ownership0.05%
Management average tenure2.2yrs
Board average tenure6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ray Ferris's remuneration changed compared to West Fraser Timber's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$843m

Dec 31 2022US$5mUS$823k

US$2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$778k

US$3b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$596k

US$588m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$274m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$20m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$93m

Dec 31 2019US$3mUS$542k

-US$116m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$60m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$156m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$455m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$424k

US$593m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$765m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$662m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$519m

Dec 31 2017US$1mUS$390k

US$474m

Sep 30 2017n/an/a

US$375m

Jun 30 2017n/an/a

US$351m

Mar 31 2017n/an/a

US$306m

Compensation vs Market: Ray's total compensation ($USD5.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD2.75M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ray's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Ray Ferris (59 yo)

5yrs

Tenure

US$5,040,396

Compensation

Mr. Raymond W. Ferris, also known as Ray, has been President since April 19, 2018 and Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2019 and served as the Chief Operating Officer of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. sin...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Raymond Ferris
President5yrsUS$5.04m0.047%
MX$ 51.2m
Christopher Virostek
Senior VP of Finance & CFO6yrsUS$1.48m0.0066%
MX$ 7.2m
Sean McLaren
Chief Operating Officer1.3yrsUS$1.59m0.012%
MX$ 13.3m
Robin Lampard
Senior Vice-President of Finance2.2yrsUS$1.14m0.012%
MX$ 12.5m
Kevin Burke
Senior Vice-President of Wood Products1.3yrsUS$1.16m0.015%
MX$ 15.9m
Chuck Watkins
Vice-President of Capital & Technology3.2yrsno datano data
Robert Winslow
Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
Shannon Webber
VP & General Counselno datano datano data
Matt Tobin
Vice-President of Sales & Marketingno datano datano data
Alan Caputo
Vice President of Human Resourcesno datano datano data
James Gorman
Senior Vice-President of Corporate & Government Relationsno datano data0.0066%
MX$ 7.1m
Keith Carter
Senior Vice-President of Western Canada1.3yrsno data0.0093%
MX$ 10.1m

2.2yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: WFG N's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Raymond Ferris
President4yrsUS$5.04m0.047%
MX$ 51.2m
Brian Kenning
Independent Corporate Director6yrsUS$162.49k0.0014%
MX$ 1.6m
Henry Ketcham
Independent Chairman37.6yrsUS$295.43k0.47%
MX$ 514.0m
Janice Rennie
Independent Corporate Director19yrsUS$147.72k0.0012%
MX$ 1.3m
Robert Phillips
Lead Independent Director18yrsUS$169.26k0.013%
MX$ 14.3m
Reid Carter
Independent Corporate Director7yrsUS$162.49k0.0036%
MX$ 3.9m
John Floren
Independent Corporate Director7yrsUS$162.49kno data
Doyle Beneby
Independent Directorno datano datano data
Marian Lawson
Independent Corporate Director2.2yrsUS$147.72kno data
Gillian Winckler
Independent Corporate Director6yrsUS$147.72k0.0021%
MX$ 2.3m
Colleen McMorrow
Independent Corporate Director2.2yrsUS$147.72kno data
Ellis Johnson
Independent Corporate Director2yrsUS$147.72k1.2%
MX$ 1.3b

6.0yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WFG N's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/04/28 18:34
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/29 00:00
Earnings2023/03/31
Annual Earnings2022/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 18 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Ketan MamtoraBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Hamir PatelCIBC Capital Markets