Stock Research: Canfor

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Canfor

TSX:CFP CA1375761048
38
  • Value
    64
  • Growth
    56
  • Safety
    Safety
    45
  • Combined
    59
  • Sentiment
    4
  • 360° View
    360° View
    38
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Company Description

Canfor Corporation manufactures low-carbon forest products. It operates in the lumber, engineered wood products, pulp and paper, wood pellets, and green energy industries. Canfor operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,237 million, profits of $658 million, and revenue of $3,653 million, with 6,634 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 38 (better than 38% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Canfor are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Canfor. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 56, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 56% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 64 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 64% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 45 which means that the share price of Canfor is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 4, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 96% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Nov-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 49 51 51
Growth
56 1 33 73
Safety
Safety
64 68 100 94
Sentiment
4 17 26 65
360° View
360° View
38 8 63 93
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
26 36 97 92
Opinions Change
5 84 25 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 8 4 5
Market Pulse
7 24 25 98
Sentiment
4 17 26 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 49 51 51
Growth
56 1 33 73
Safety Safety
64 68 100 94
Combined
59 20 77 84
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
97 97 97 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
87 78 78 70
Price vs. Book (P/B)
85 91 97 82
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
45 49 51 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
39 13 82 27
Profit Growth
71 3 12 77
Capital Growth
26 19 50 51
Stock Returns
34 41 17 73
Growth
56 1 33 73
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
83 81 90 76
Refinancing
87 82 89 75
Liquidity
1 1 88 79
Safety Safety
64 68 100 94

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