West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (WFG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

September 2021 | 38 pages | ID: WA4437F5917AEN
GlobalData

Abstracts

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (WFG) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (West Fraser) is an integrated forest products company that produces and sells lumber, wood chips, fiberboard, plywood, pulp, and newsprint products. It offers SPF lumber and treated wood lumbers in Canada and SYP lumber in the US. The company’s MDF products are marketed under various brand names such as Ranger, WestPine and Eco-Gold brands. West Fraser’s portfolio also includes northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK), bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP), bioproducts, engineered wood products and laminated veneer panel (LVL). It operates manufacturing facilities and sales offices in the US and Canada. West Fraser is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd Key Recent Developments

Mar 09,2020: innogy delivers solar power to West Fraser

Key benefits of buying this profile include:

You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.

• The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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• The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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• Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

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• Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

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Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Key Facts
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Key Employees
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Key Employee Biographies
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Major Products and Services
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - History
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Company Statement
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Business Description
Business Segment: Lumber
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Panels
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Pulp and Paper
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Geographical Segment: Canada
Performance
Geographical Segment: China
Performance
Geographical Segment: Other
Performance
Geographical Segment: Other Asia
Performance
Geographical Segment: The US
Performance
R&D Overview
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Corporate Strategy
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Strengths
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Weaknesses
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Opportunities
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Threats
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Mar 09, 2020: innogy delivers solar power to West Fraser

SECTION 5 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Key Facts
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Key Employees
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Key Employee Biographies
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Major Products and Services
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, History
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Other Locations
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Subsidiaries
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Key Competitors
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Ratios based on current share price
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Annual Ratios
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Performance Chart (2016 - 2020)
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd, Ratio Charts