WFG Stock Overview
A diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$72.86 |
| 52 Week High | CA$102.40 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$69.48 |
| Beta | 1.91 |
| 1 Month Change | -6.14% |
| 3 Month Change | -20.94% |
| 1 Year Change | -7.36% |
| 3 Year Change | -16.15% |
| 5 Year Change | 153.66% |
| Change since IPO | 227.21% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
West Fraser Timber: OSB Grows Despite Tough End Markets
Aug 09West Fraser Timber: Low Valuation And Strong Balance Sheet Point To Rising Share-Price
Jan 02Weyerhaeuser And West Fraser Lead The Pack In Timber/Lumber
Oct 13West Fraser Timber: Great Company But The Timing Is Not Right
Sep 27West Fraser: Expecting Momentum To Continue Post Upcoming Q2 Earnings Report
Jul 19West Fraser Timber GAAP EPS of -$1.13 misses by $1.24, revenue of $1.62B beats by $90M
Feb 14West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend
Dec 06West Fraser: A Buy At Current Valuation
Oct 24West Fraser Timber Is An Undervalued Gem
Sep 14West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend
Sep 07West Fraser Timber Is Seeing Some Backstops From Commodity Slowdown
Aug 31West Fraser Earnings Preview: Strong Buy On Q2 Beat
Jul 27West Fraser Timber Has Pent-Up Demand On Material Shortages
May 17West Fraser Timber: A Valuation Refresh After An Awesome First Quarter
May 03West Fraser Timber: Buy The Dip
Mar 23West Fraser Timber: Stronger For Longer
Mar 01Shareholder Returns
| WFG | US Forestry | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.6% | -0.5% | 2.3% |
| 1Y | -7.4% | -3.9% | 5.9% |
Return vs Industry: WFG underperformed the US Forestry industry which returned -2.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WFG underperformed the US Market which returned 3.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WFG volatility | |
|---|---|
| WFG Average Weekly Movement | 4.2% |
| Forestry Industry Average Movement | 7.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 4.1% |
Stable Share Price: WFG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WFG's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
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About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9,700 | Sean McLaren | www.westfraser.com |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards. In addition, the company provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Fundamentals Summary
| WFG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$5.88b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$2.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$6.01b |
2,895x
P/E Ratio1.0x
P/S RatioIs WFG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WFG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$6.01b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.20b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.81b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.81b |
| Earnings | US$2.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 28, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.025 |
| Gross Margin | 30.14% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.033% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 2.9% |
How did WFG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.8%
Current Dividend Yield5,143%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/23 05:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 16 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Ketan Mamtora | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Hamir Patel | CIBC Capital Markets |