West Fraser Timber Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
West Fraser Timber is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.67%. Next payment date is on 3rd April, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 14th March, 2025.
Key information
1.7%
Dividend yield
2.3%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 19.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Apr 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 14 Mar 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$1.280 |
| Payout ratio | -2,038% |
Recent dividend and buyback 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 01Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: WFG's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WFG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| West Fraser Timber Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WFG) | 1.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Forestry) | 1.8% |
| Analyst forecast (WFG) (up to 3 years) | 2.1% |
Notable Dividend: WFG's dividend (1.67%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).
High Dividend: WFG's dividend (1.67%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.72%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: WFG is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (58.6%), WFG's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/03/16 05:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| 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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Analyst Sources
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 16 analysts. 6 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 |