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West Fraser Timber Co. is listed at the TSX Exchange
West Fraser Timber Co. [WFG.TO]
TSX Sector: Basic Materials Industry:Lumber & Wood Production

Is West Fraser Timber Co. stock a buy?

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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!

Yes, West Fraser Timber Co. pays dividends. Last time was Friday 12th of July 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Wednesday 26th of June 2024 were paid $0.437 per share. Over the last 140 times between 1989 and 2024, West Fraser Timber Co. has paid $20.2685 with an average of $0.14 per share.

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We cannot find data for West Fraser Timber Co. 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Monday 9th of September 2019 when the price was $46.37, you would have made a profit of $72.05 per share or 155.38%

Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for West Fraser Timber Co. is $143 298 thousand. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.

West Fraser Timber Co. has little of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at lower risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a high cash flow to debt ratio of 1.30, the company's ability to pay off the debt is good. The company is still not profitable, and high inflation will make it harder to become profitable as costs increase and consumer spending decreases.

We have calculated the inflation risk for West Fraser Timber Co. to be low [0.3 of 1]

US inflation for July 2024 was 0.15%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.92%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 3.72 and is down -0.95 over the last 30 days.