West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

$ 70.20 -0.27 %

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. operates as a diverse forest products enterprise, actively involved in the creation, promotion, sale, and distribution of a wide array of wood-based goods. Its offerings encompass various types of lumber, including spruce-pine-fir, southern yellow pine, and treated wood, alongside engineered wood products such as medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). The company also manufactures northern bleached softwood Kraft (NBSK) and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP, which are integral to the production of diverse paper products like printing, writing, specialty, and tissue papers. Furthermore, West Fraser provides newsprint, wood chips, other residual materials, and renewable energy. Its extensive customer base includes major retail chains, building contractor suppliers, wholesalers, and industrial clients who either process the products further or use them as components in their own manufacturing. With a global reach, the company distributes its offerings across Canada, the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and many other international markets. Established in 1955, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is based in Vancouver, Canada.

CEO: Sean McLaren - https://www.westfraser.com

Price objectif

$80.67 14.91 %

Recommandation

Buy

DCF

$ 64.43

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Quick ratio

0.66

indicates that the company may have difficulty covering its short-term debts with its readily available assets.

P/E ratio

-4.70

may indicate that the company is undervalued or has poor growth prospects.

EPS

-14.94

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

-23.22 %

indicates low profitability, suggesting that the company is not using equity efficiently to generate profits.

ROIC

-20.66 %

does not generate enough return to cover its financing costs, which indicates value destruction and may pose long-term profitability issues.

WACC

9.26

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

0.09

indicates that the company uses more equity than debt, suggesting prudent management.

Free cash flow per share

-4.96

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

-8.56 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
2 indicates worrying financial health
Altman score
3.08 indicates good financial health and low risk of bankruptcy
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
0.10 indicates liquidity risk, as the company may not have enough cash to meet its immediate obligations
Debt Ratio
0.07 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Free Cash Flow

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Earnings Per Share (annual)

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Sales

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