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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Book Value per Share : C$1.83 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Western Forest Products Book Value per Share?

Western Forest Products's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.83.

During the past 12 months, Western Forest Products's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Western Forest Products was 16.70% per year. The lowest was -41.60% per year. And the median was 8.80% per year.

Western Forest Products's current price is C$0.495. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.83. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Western Forest Products is 0.27.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Western Forest Products was 2.72. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 1.41.

Good Sign:

Western Forest Products Inc stock PB Ratio (=0.27) is close to 10-year low of 0.27


Western Forest Products Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Forest Products's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Western Forest Products Book Value per Share Chart

Western Forest Products Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.28 1.35 1.86 2.04 1.78

Western Forest Products Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.89 1.83 1.78 1.83

Competitive Comparison of Western Forest Products's Book Value per Share

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Western Forest Products's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Western Forest Products's PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Forest Products's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Forest Products's PB Ratio falls into.



Western Forest Products Book Value per Share Calculation

Western Forest Products's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(565.0-0.0)/316.7
=1.78

Western Forest Products's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(578.3-0.0)/316.7
=1.83

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Western Forest Products  (TSX:WEF) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added lumber remanufacturing. Its operating business segment comprises Timber harvesting, Log sales, and Lumber manufacturing and sales. The firm purchases and harvests logs which are then manufactured into lumber products at its sawmills, or sold. Canada and the United States, represent the company's large markets and contribute the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Glen Douglas Nontell Senior Officer

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