York Timber Holdings (JSE:YRK) Risk Assessment

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JSE:YRK York Timber Holdings Ltd JSE:YRK
56 GF Score
Price R2.20
GF Value R1,008.56
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is York Timber Holdings Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of York Timber Holdings is: High Risk: High uncertainty.

York Timber Holdings  (JSE:YRK) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

York Timber Holdings Risk Assessment Related Terms

JSE:YRK vs SSD, UFPI, BCC: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, York Timber Holdings's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

York Timber Holdings Risk Assessment vs Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, York Timber Holdings's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where York Timber Holdings's Risk Assessment falls into.


JSE:YRK
56GF Score
York Timber Holdings Ltd JSE:YRK
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Is York Timber Holdings (JSE:YRK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, York Timber Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R2.20 is trading 99.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of R1,008.56. GuruFocus considers York Timber Holdings to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for JSE:YRK:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: R1,008.56 vs. price of R2.20 (99.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 56/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:YRK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

York Timber Holdings Business Description

Address 3 Main Road, York Corporate Office, Sabie, MP, ZAF, 1260
York Timber Holdings Ltd is a South African investment holding company with subsidiaries spanning the entire forestry value chain. It manages plantations, sawmills, and a plywood plant, supplying timber products domestically as well as across SADC and international markets. The Group also operates commercial farms producing avocados, macadamias, and citrus fruits. Its key segments are Processing Plants (sawmilling and plywood), Forestry and Fleet (plantations and log transport), Wholesale (timber distribution), and Agriculture (orchards and a packing facility in Mpumalanga). The majority of revenue comes from processing. The company operates in South Africa, SADC, and international (non-SADC) markets, with the majority of revenue generated in South Africa.
56GF Score

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R2.20
Price
R1,008.56
GF Value