The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.
Diluted shares outstanding: 109.6M (2021) → 79.0M (2025)
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. operates as a diverse forest products enterprise, actively involved in the creation, promotion, sale, and distribution of a wide array of wood-based goods. Its offerings encompass various types of lumber, including spruce-pine-fir, southern yellow pine, and treated wood, alongside engineered wood products such as medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). The company also manufactures northern bleached softwood Kraft (NBSK) and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP, which are integral to the production of diverse paper products like printing, writing, specialty, and tissue papers. Furthermore, West Fraser provides newsprint, wood chips, other residual materials, and renewable energy. Its extensive customer base includes major retail chains, building contractor suppliers, wholesalers, and industrial clients who either process the products further or use them as components in their own manufacturing. With a global reach, the company distributes its offerings across Canada, the United States, China, Europe, Asia, and many other international markets. Established in 1955, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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-10.3% YoY
YoY Growth Rate
Revenue declining
-145.2% YoY
YoY Growth Rate
Earnings declining
$0/ year
0.0% of revenue
Below sector average (3%)
Research and development spending
Cash flow positive
$89M cash & investments
Quarterly Free Cash Flow
↓ Burn rate worsening
Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising
West Fraser Timber Co.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.
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Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.
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Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.
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Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.
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