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How West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. stacks up
WFG · against 255 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #252 of 256 · scores higher than 2% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including WFG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on assets: -6.1% vs peer median 2.5%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 92% of peers. Operating margin: -8.7% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: -4.0% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WFG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WFG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 243 reported | -4.0% | 11.5% | 2% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 254 reported | -8.7% | 12.0% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 237 reported | -6.1% | 4.8% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 234 reported | -19.3% | 10.6% | 2% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 257 reported | 21.8% | 27.6% | 38% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WFG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 3 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 3 | 29.0B CNY (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 247 | 494.4B INR (≈$5.9B) | 15 | 27 | |
| 247 | 2.7B EUR (≈$3.0B) | 15 | 15 | |
| 250 | 62.9B CNY (≈$8.8B) | 11 | 23 | |
| 251 | 12.7B CAD (≈$9.2B) | 10 | 35 | |
| 252 | 5.2B USD | 8 | 19 | |
| 253 | 6.7B USD | 7 | 42 | |
| 254 | 8.8B USD | 5 | 24 | |
| 255 | 3.3B USD | 2 | 38 | |
| 256 | 4.7B USD | 0 | 24 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score