West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

NYSE:WFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.9b

West Fraser Timber Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

West Fraser Timber's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -4.5%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 15% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.2% per year.

Key information

-4.5%

Earnings growth rate

-5.8%

EPS growth rate

Forestry Industry Growth31.6%
Revenue growth rate10.2%
Return on equity-1.3%
Net Margin-1.5%
Last Earnings Update27 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

West Fraser Timber: OSB Grows Despite Tough End Markets

Aug 09

West Fraser Timber: Low Valuation And Strong Balance Sheet Point To Rising Share-Price

Jan 02

Weyerhaeuser And West Fraser Lead The Pack In Timber/Lumber

Oct 13

West Fraser Timber: Great Company But The Timing Is Not Right

Sep 27

West Fraser: Expecting Momentum To Continue Post Upcoming Q2 Earnings Report

Jul 19

West Fraser Timber GAAP EPS of -$1.13 misses by $1.24, revenue of $1.62B beats by $90M

Feb 14

West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend

Dec 06

West Fraser: A Buy At Current Valuation

Oct 24

West Fraser Timber Is An Undervalued Gem

Sep 14

West Fraser Timber declares $0.30 dividend

Sep 07

West Fraser Timber Is Seeing Some Backstops From Commodity Slowdown

Aug 31

West Fraser Earnings Preview: Strong Buy On Q2 Beat

Jul 27

West Fraser Timber Has Pent-Up Demand On Material Shortages

May 17

West Fraser Timber: A Valuation Refresh After An Awesome First Quarter

May 03

West Fraser Timber: Buy The Dip

Mar 23

West Fraser Timber: Stronger For Longer

Mar 01

West Fraser Timber: That's A Bingo For $100/Share

Jan 15

West Fraser Timber: Don't Rush, There Is More Money Left On The Table

Dec 19

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How West Fraser Timber makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:WFG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
27 Sep 246,283-961,1710
28 Jun 246,5511451,1780
29 Mar 246,454-901,2130
31 Dec 236,454-1671,2250
29 Sep 236,556-1071,2350
30 Jun 236,939-501,2930
31 Mar 238,2188431,3410
31 Dec 229,7011,9751,3390
30 Sep 2210,1232,4021,3310
30 Jun 2210,3932,6461,2850
31 Mar 2211,2853,3721,2500
31 Dec 2110,5182,9471,2060
30 Sep 219,7742,8951,1020
30 Jun 218,6842,6979850
31 Mar 215,8261,2448250
31 Dec 204,3735887320
30 Sep 203,9262747000
30 Jun 203,516-206780
31 Mar 203,455-936720
31 Dec 193,756-1167220
30 Sep 193,791-607200
30 Jun 194,1831567490
31 Mar 194,4864557470
31 Dec 184,4825937170
30 Sep 184,8157657520
30 Jun 184,4286627050
31 Mar 184,1165196870
31 Dec 174,0844747070
30 Sep 173,8993757060
30 Jun 173,6813516770
31 Mar 173,4303066180
31 Dec 163,3142436010
30 Sep 163,3211776210
30 Jun 163,2701395710
31 Mar 163,210756000
31 Dec 152,955755500
30 Sep 153,0241215490
30 Jun 153,2361416340
31 Mar 153,2071866190
31 Dec 143,3302246420
30 Sep 143,3322996420
30 Jun 143,3502996580
31 Mar 143,1003215890
31 Dec 133,2703296460

Quality Earnings: WFG is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: WFG is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WFG is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 4.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare WFG's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: WFG is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Forestry industry (-30.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WFG has a negative Return on Equity (-1.35%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 21:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 18 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.

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