Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)

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What is Western Forest Products Moat Score?

Western Forest Products has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Western Forest Products has No Moat: Western Forest Products has a weak moat due to limited market share and lack of significant brand strength or proprietary technology, resulting in a very weak moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Western Forest Products might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Western Forest Products's Moat Score

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Western Forest Products's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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 Moat Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Western Forest Products's Moat Score falls into.

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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Western Forest Products Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

WFSTF:USA NWF:Germany

Address

1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3

Website

https://www.westernforest.com

Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include sale of lumber and logs, which includes timber harvesting, sawmilling logs into specialty lumber, value-added lumber and glue-laminated timber (glulam) remanufacturing, and lumber purchase and wholesaling activities. The Company manages its business as a single operating segment, with the majority of Western's property, plant and equipment, biological assets and timber license located in Canada. The company operates in United States, Canada, Japan, China, Europe and Other countries. It derives maximum revenue from Canada.

Executives

Edward Hume Kernaghan	10% Security Holder
Darren John Alexander Gwozd	Senior Officer
Laura Ann Cillis	Director
Fiona Jean Macfarlane	Director
Glen Douglas Nontell	Senior Officer
Joseph Steven Hofer	Senior Officer
Noordin Nanji	Director
Peter Cornelius Wijnbergen	Director
Shannon Janzen	Senior Officer
John Patrick Williamson	Director
Dallyn Gael Foster Willis	Senior Officer
Randy Krotowski	Director
Donald Eugene Demens	Senior Officer
Jennifer Eileen Foster	Senior Officer
Daniel Louis Nocente	Director

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