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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) Buyback Yield % : 1.56 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's current buyback yield was 1.56%.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield % 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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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Buyback Yield % Chart

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Buyback Yield %
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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield %

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % 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.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield % falls into.


West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) / Market Cap
=- (-173.066 + 0) / 9263.89256
=1.87%

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock(Annualized) / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (-52.829 + 0) * 4 / 10573.989066
=2.00%

* 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.

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) data.

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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Business Description

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Address
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3E8
Website
https://www.westfraser.com
West Fraser Timber is a softwood lumber company that also produces wood panels and pulp products. The company produces its wood products globally, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, Europe, and the southeastern United States. Following its acquisition of Norbord in 2021, West Fraser is now one of the largest oriented strand board, or OSB, producers in the world.
Executives
Matthew Vincent Tobin Senior Officer
Christopher Virostek Senior Officer
Eric Butler Director
Adrian Archille Plante Senior Officer
Gerald Miller Director
Robin E.a. Lampard Senior Officer
Ellis Ketcham Johnson Director
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