GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Forest Products » West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) » Definitions » Profitability Rank

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) Profitability Rank : 8 (As of Mar. 2025)


View and export this data going back to 1986. Start your Free Trial

What is West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Profitability Rank?

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.39%. As of today, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison of West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Profitability Rank

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Profitability Rank falls into.


;
;

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=91.878 / 2094.54
=4.39 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Profitability Rank Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Profitability Rank provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3E8
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 producers in the world.
Executives
Doyle Nolan Beneby Director
Matthew Vincent Tobin Senior Officer
Christopher Virostek Senior Officer
Eric Butler Director
Adrian Archille Plante Senior Officer
Gerald Miller Director
Brian Graham Kenning Director
Robin E.a. Lampard Senior Officer
Ellis Ketcham Johnson Director
Ketcham Investments 10% Security Holder
Mark Richard Dubois-phillips Senior Officer
Tom Vaios Theodorakis Senior Officer
Brookfield Corporation 10% Security Holder
Raymond William Ferris Director
Robert L. Phillips Director