Stock Research: West Fraser

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West Fraser

TSX:WFT CA9528451052
46
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    33
  • Safety
    Safety
    58
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    19
  • 360° View
    360° View
    46
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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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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 46 (better than 46% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock West Fraser are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for West Fraser. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 58, which means that the share price of West Fraser is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 84. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 19. Professional investors are more confident in 81% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 33, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 67 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Index
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Recycling
Timber Industry
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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: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
58 80 36 73
Growth
33 100 47 89
Safety
Safety
84 94 97 96
Sentiment
19 33 72 75
360° View
360° View
46 98 84 100
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
89 97 95 88
Opinions Change
8 6 50 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 14 51
Market Pulse
38 28 75 76
Sentiment
19 33 72 75
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
58 80 36 73
Growth
33 100 47 89
Safety Safety
84 94 97 96
Combined
68 100 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)
65 59 49 41
Price vs. Book (P/B)
79 81 88 82
Dividend Yield
73 65 61 57
Value
58 80 36 73
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
77 92 22 3
Profit Growth
4 100 18 86
Capital Growth
59 73 83 82
Stock Returns
15 61 55 83
Growth
33 100 47 89
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
92 97 98 90
Refinancing
67 45 59 51
Liquidity
41 56 96 92
Safety Safety
84 94 97 96

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