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West Fraser

TSX:WFT CA9528451052
65
  • Value
    80
  • Growth
    39
  • Safety
    Safety
    86
  • Combined
    94
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    65
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Company Description

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is a wood products company that manufactures and distributes lumber, engineered wood products, and pulp. The company operates in the home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, and paper and tissue industries. Its main regions of operation are Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5,815 million, profits of $1,841 million, revenue of $6,174 million, and 9700 employees.

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country Canada
Industry Forest Products
Size Large
Website westfraser.com
Index
Low Waste
Recycling
Timber Industry
TSX Composite
West Fraser stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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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: 18-Dec-2025.

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Value
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Combined
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
80 80 36 73
Growth
39 100 47 89
Safety
Safety
86 94 97 96
Sentiment
33 33 72 75
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65 98 84 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
61 97 95 88
Opinions Change
50 6 50 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 14 51
Market Pulse
40 28 75 76
Sentiment
33 33 72 75
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
80 80 36 73
Growth
39 100 47 89
Safety Safety
86 94 97 96
Combined
94 100 70 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
3 59 15 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
69 59 49 41
Price vs. Book (P/B)
80 81 88 82
Dividend Yield
73 65 61 57
Value
80 80 36 73
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
75 92 22 3
Profit Growth
4 100 18 86
Capital Growth
59 73 83 82
Stock Returns
19 61 55 83
Growth
39 100 47 89
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
92 97 98 90
Refinancing
63 45 59 51
Liquidity
41 56 96 92
Safety Safety
86 94 97 96

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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