WFG
Basic MaterialsWest Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
$63.65
+$0.85 (+1.35%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., listed under the ticker WFG, operates within the Basic Materials sector and Lumber & Wood Production industry. The company has a substantial scale with 9700 employees and a market capitalization of $5.01 billion. Financially, West Fraser Timber has reported negative profitability metrics, including an operating margin of -21.1% and a profit margin of -4.3%. However, the company's gross margin stands at 25.6%. The financial health is further reflected in returns on equity and assets, which are -3.6% and -1.8%, respectively. The balance sheet shows debt-to-equity ratio of 5.04, with $334 million in debt against $546 million in cash. Valuation metrics indicate a forward P/E ratio of 31.56 and an EV/EBITDA of 16.88. The company's revenue growth has been negative at -9.0% year-over-year, while the dividend yield is 204.0%, with a payout ratio of 72.2%.
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About West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
West Fraser Timber Co. 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 offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards. In addition, the company provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades. Further, it offers bioproducts, including bioenergy and biomaterial. Its products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, papers, tissue, and box materials, and industrial applications. The company 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, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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- Market Cap
- $5.01B
- P/E Ratio
- N/A
- 52-Week High
- $93.03
- 52-Week Low
- $57.34
- Avg Volume
- 248.51K
- Beta
- 1.28
- Dividend Yield
- 204.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Lumber & Wood Production
- Exchange
- NYQ
- Country
- Canada
- Employees
- 9,700