Stock Research: Western Forest Products

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Western Forest Products

TSX:WEF CA9582112038
44
  • Value
    78
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    72
  • Sentiment
    11
  • 360° View
    360° View
    44
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Company Description

Western Forest Products Inc. is a Canada-based company focused on the production and sale of wood products. It operates in the forest products industry, manufacturing wood products and engaging in sustainable forest management. Its main market is in Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $92 million, profits of $99 million, and revenue of $740 million, with 1841 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 44 (better than 44% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Western Forest Products 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 Western Forest Products. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, 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 71% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 78 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 78% 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 34 which means that the share price of Western Forest Products 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 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 11, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Timber Industry
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: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 68 88 99
Growth
71 37 11 43
Safety
Safety
78 68 99 80
Sentiment
11 19 12 7
360° View
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44 40 54 61
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
13 15 22 24
Opinions Change
2 72 50 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 11 6 33
Market Pulse
66 36 43 38
Sentiment
11 19 12 7
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 68 88 99
Growth
71 37 11 43
Safety Safety
78 68 99 80
Combined
72 62 88 84
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
100 100 100 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
97 100 93 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
13 100 100 90
Dividend Yield
1 1 37 95
Value
34 68 88 99
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
61 48 32 16
Profit Growth
27 76 6 90
Capital Growth
96 20 77 9
Stock Returns
57 15 13 83
Growth
71 37 11 43
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
81 78 90 84
Refinancing
99 98 97 67
Liquidity
4 4 73 49
Safety Safety
78 68 99 80

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