West Fraser Financials

WFG Stock  USD 76.12  0.83  1.08%   
Based on the analysis of West Fraser's profitability, liquidity, and operating efficiency, West Fraser Timber is not in a good financial situation at this time. It has a very high probability of going through financial hardship in April. At this time, West Fraser's Property Plant And Equipment Net is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years. The West Fraser's current Current Deferred Revenue is estimated to increase to about 310.3 M, while Other Current Liabilities is projected to decrease to roughly 156.3 M. Key indicators impacting West Fraser's financial strength include:
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Debt Equity Ratio0.03130.0329
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Current Ratio1.641.9668
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Investors should never underestimate West Fraser's ability to pay suppliers on time, ensure interest payments are not accumulating, and correctly time where and how to reinvest extra cash. Individual investors need to monitor West Fraser's cash flow, debt, and profitability to make informed and accurate decisions about investing in West Fraser Timber.

Net Income

(4.75 Million)

  
Understanding current and past West Fraser Financials, including the trends in assets, liabilities, equity and income are directly related to making proper and timely investing decisions. All of West Fraser's financial statements are interrelated, with each one affecting the others. For example, an increase in West Fraser's assets may result in an increase in income on the income statement.

West Fraser Stock Summary

West Fraser competes with Simpson Manufacturing, Interfor, Ufp Industries, Canfor, and Stella Jones. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and other countries. West Fraser operates under Lumber Wood Production classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 11000 people.
Foreign Associate
  Canada
Specialization
Basic Materials, Lumber & Wood Production
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
ISINCA9528451052
CUSIP952845105
LocationBritish Columbia; Canada
Business Address885 West Georgia
SectorPaper & Forest Products
IndustryMaterials
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websitewww.westfraser.com
Phone604 895 2700
CurrencyUSD - US Dollar

West Fraser Key Financial Ratios

West Fraser Key Balance Sheet Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Total Assets4.2B10.4B10.0B9.4B8.8B9.2B
Other Current Liab301.3M384M422M308M240M156.3M
Net Debt46.6M(337M)(626M)(362M)(412M)(391.4M)
Retained Earnings2.0B4.5B5.3B4.9B4.7B5.0B
Accounts Payable215.7M411M359M417M401M253.5M
Cash460.8M847M1.2B900M641M673.1M
Net Receivables284.7M550M495M404M316M267.8M
Inventory576.4M1.1B1.0B851M844M525.6M
Other Current Assets12.5M38M60M222M36M25.8M
Total Liab1.7B2.8B2.4B2.2B1.8B1.4B
Total Current Assets1.3B3.2B2.7B2.4B1.8B1.1B
Short Term Debt296.3M7.8M11M313M210M113.3M
Other Assets1.0308M521M(1M)(2M)(1.9M)
Good Will557.6M2.0B1.9B1.9B1.9B2.0B
Common Stock379.6M3.4B2.7B2.6B2.5B2.7B
Intangible Assets403.9M833M765M735M660M598.1M
Other Liab693M842M1.1B1.0B1.2B831.8M
Net Tangible Assets1.2B1.9B4.8B4.9B5.6B5.9B
Long Term Debt650M637M499M199M179.1M170.1M
Long Term Debt Total692M658M637M499M573.9M648.1M
Net Invested Capital3.8B8.2B8.1B7.7B7.2B6.3B
Net Working Capital1.0B2.0B2.0B1.3B903M1.2B

West Fraser Key Income Statement Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Total Revenue4.6B10.5B9.7B6.5B6.2B3.6B
Gross Profit1.9B5.9B4.6B1.8B1.8B1.2B
Operating Income861.1M3.9B2.6B(284M)7M6.7M
Ebit876.1M3.9B3.2B(204M)64M60.8M
Ebitda1.1B4.5B3.2B337M613M662.2M
Cost Of Revenue2.7B4.6B5.1B4.7B4.3B2.4B
Income Before Tax817.2M3.9B2.6B(228M)38M36.1M
Net Income588M2.9B2.0B(167M)(5M)(4.8M)
Income Tax Expense208.6M951M618M(61M)43M40.9M
Interest Expense33.7M33.7M48M24M26M20.4M
Tax Provision266M951M618M(61M)43M40.9M
Interest Income17M36M27M74M63M33.7M

West Fraser Key Cash Accounts

202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Change To Inventory(7.1M)(139M)20M132M11M11.6M
Change In Cash460.3M1.1B(406M)(262M)(259M)(246.1M)
Free Cash Flow826.6M2.9B1.7B48M174M289.1M
Depreciation213.3M584M589M541M549M576.5M
Other Non Cash Items(130.2M)(26M)(1.0B)246M79M83.0M
Dividends Paid43.1M75M99M101.8M101M106.1M
Capital Expenditures313.9M189.0M635M477M487M511.4M
Net Income608.6M2.9B2.0B(167M)(5M)(4.8M)
End Period Cash Flow460.3M1.6B1.2B900M641M673.1M
Net Borrowings314M(377M)(667M)(14M)(12.6M)(13.2M)
Change To Netincome(59M)265M90M(412M)(370.8M)(352.3M)
Investments(222M)(286M)(459M)(530M)(318M)(333.9M)

West Financial Ratios Relationships

Comparative valuation techniques use various fundamental indicators to help in determining West Fraser's current stock value. Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare West Fraser value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across West Fraser competition to find correlations between indicators driving West Fraser's intrinsic value. More Info.
West Fraser Timber is rated below average in return on equity category among its peers. It also is rated below average in return on asset category among its peers . At this time, West Fraser's Return On Equity is most likely to slightly decrease in the upcoming years. Comparative valuation analysis is a catch-all technique that is used if you cannot value West Fraser by discounting back its dividends or cash flows. It compares the stock's price multiples to nearest competition to determine if the stock is relatively undervalued or overvalued.

West Fraser Timber Systematic Risk

West Fraser's systematic risk plays a vital role in portfolio allocation when considering its stock to be added to a well-diversified portfolio. West Fraser volatility which cannot be eliminated through diversification, requires returns over the risk-free rate. Over the long run, a well-diversified portfolio provides returns that match its exposure to systematic risk. In this case, investors face a trade-off between expected returns and systematic risk and, therefore, can only reduce a portfolio's exposure to systematic risk by sacrificing expected returns on the portfolio.
The output start index for this execution was twenty with a total number of output elements of fourty-one. The Beta measures systematic risk based on how returns on West Fraser Timber correlated with the market. If Beta is less than 0 West Fraser generally moves in the opposite direction as compared to the market. If West Fraser Beta is about zero movement of price series is uncorrelated with the movement of the benchmark. if Beta is between zero and one West Fraser Timber is generally moves in the same direction as, but less than the movement of the market. For Beta = 1 movement of West Fraser is generally in the same direction as the market. If Beta > 1 West Fraser moves generally in the same direction as, but more than the movement of the benchmark.

West Fraser Thematic Clasifications

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Today, most investors in West Fraser Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various West Fraser's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's growth growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use static breakdown of West Fraser growth as a starting point in their analysis.

Price Earnings To Growth Ratio

15.17

At this time, West Fraser's Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is most likely to increase in the upcoming years.

West Fraser March 22, 2025 Opportunity Range

Along with financial statement analysis, the daily predictive indicators of West Fraser help investors to analyze its daily demand and supply, volume, patterns, and price swings to determine the real value of West Fraser Timber. We use our internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of West Fraser Timber based on widely used predictive technical indicators. In general, we focus on analyzing West Stock price patterns and their correlations with different microeconomic environment and drivers. We also apply predictive analytics to build West Fraser's daily price indicators and compare them against related drivers.

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