Is West Fraser Timber Co. stock a buy?
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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.