How to buy West Fraser Timber stock in Canada

West Fraser Timber is a lumber & wood production business based in Canada. West Fraser Timber shares (WFG) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$113.01 – a decrease of 7.33% over the previous week. West Fraser Timber employs 9,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$6.3 billion.

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West Fraser Timber stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): WFG)

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West Fraser Timber stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2025-02-14.

Latest market close	C$113.01
52-week range	C$100.05 - C$141.27
50-day moving average more info button	C$126.68
200-day moving average more info button	C$120.72
Wall St. target price	C$148.49
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	C$0 (1.54%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$-0.10

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West Fraser Timber price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$119.75 from 2025-02-12

1 week (2025-02-07)	-1.80%
1 month (2025-01-16)	-6.16%
3 months (2024-11-15)	-7.44%
6 months (2024-08-15)	0.90%

1 year (2024-02-15)	10.40%
2 years (2023-02-15)	10.93%
3 years (2022-02-15)	0.10%
5 years (2020-02-14)	101.02%

Is West Fraser Timber stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing West Fraser Timber stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of West Fraser Timber's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

West Fraser Timber's EBITDA

West Fraser Timber's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is C$600 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a West Fraser Timber's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

West Fraser Timber financials

Revenue TTM	C$6.3 billion
Gross profit TTM	C$1.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.34%
Return on equity TTM	-1.31%
Profit margin	-1.53%
Book value	C$88.70
Market Capitalization more info button	C$9.1 billion
EBITDA more info button	C$600 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

West Fraser Timber stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 141.46% of net profits

Recently West Fraser Timber has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), West Fraser Timber shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In West Fraser Timber's case, that would currently equate to about C$0 per share.

West Fraser Timber's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

West Fraser Timber's most recent dividend payout was on 13 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 26 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have West Fraser Timber's stocks ever split?

West Fraser Timber's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 January 2014 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your West Fraser Timber stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for West Fraser Timber stocks, which in turn could have impacted West Fraser Timber's stock price.

West Fraser Timber stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, West Fraser Timber's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$100.0547 up to C$141.27. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while West Fraser Timber's is 2.054. This would suggest that West Fraser Timber's stocks are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

West Fraser Timber overview

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of West Fraser Timber is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 33.852% of West Fraser Timber stocks are held by insiders and 48.038% by institutions. How many people work for West Fraser Timber?
Latest data suggests 9,700 work at West Fraser Timber. When does the fiscal year end for West Fraser Timber?
West Fraser Timber's fiscal year ends in December. Where is West Fraser Timber based?
West Fraser Timber's address is: 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3E8 What is West Fraser Timber's ISIN number?
West Fraser Timber's international securities identification number is: CA9528451052

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