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West Fraser

TOR:WFG CA9528451052
69
  • Value
    96
  • Growth
    13
  • Safety
    Safety
    39
  • Combined
    42
  • Sentiment
    83
  • 360° View
    360° View
    69
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 69 (better than 69% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock West Fraser are above 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 96, 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 that the stock price is lower than for 96% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 13, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 39, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 61 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Liquidity
Weakest Rank Value
Country Canada
Industry Forest Products
Size Large
Website westfraser.com
Index
TSX Composite
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 80 36 73
Growth
13 100 47 89
Safety
Safety
39 94 97 96
Sentiment
83 33 72 75
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69 98 84 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
53 97 95 88
Opinions Change
66 6 50 4
Pro Holdings
n/a 47 14 51
Market Pulse
77 28 75 76
Sentiment
83 33 72 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 80 36 73
Growth
13 100 47 89
Safety Safety
39 94 97 96
Combined
42 100 70 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
60 59 49 41
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
93 59 15 91
Price vs. Book (P/B)
75 81 88 82
Dividend Yield
77 65 61 57
Value
96 80 36 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
42 92 22 3
Profit Growth
11 100 18 86
Capital Growth
29 73 83 82
Stock Returns
20 61 55 83
Growth
13 100 47 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
89 97 98 90
Refinancing
58 45 59 51
Liquidity
10 56 96 92
Safety Safety
39 94 97 96

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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