FY2025 Earnings Forecast for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Issued By Raymond James (TSE:WFG)

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSE:WFG) – Stock analysts at Raymond James increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for West Fraser Timber in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 24th. Raymond James analyst D. Swetlishoff now expects that the company will post earnings of $12.89 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $12.60. The consensus estimate for West Fraser Timber’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share.

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The company reported C($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C($0.38) by C$0.07. West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 2.59% and a negative return on equity of 2.25%. The firm had revenue of C$2.06 billion for the quarter.

Separately, CIBC upped their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from C$131.00 to C$140.00 in a report on Thursday, April 11th.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

WFG opened at C$107.88 on Thursday. West Fraser Timber has a 52-week low of C$88.61 and a 52-week high of C$121.64. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.45. The company has a market cap of C$8.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -39.52 and a beta of 2.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is C$110.60 and its 200-day moving average price is C$106.64.

West Fraser Timber Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.403 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $1.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. West Fraser Timber’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -59.34%.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

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.