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How West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. stacks up
WFG · against 253 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #247 of 254 · scores higher than 1% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score8 peers with a valuation score of 0–9, including WFG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -23.3% vs peer median 3.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. EBITDA yield: -4.4% vs peer median 8.5%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -9.3% vs peer median 2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 252 reported | -23.3% | 5.4% | 1% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 257 reported | -4.4% | 10.8% | 1% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 80 reported | -9.3% | 5.0% | 5% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 245 reported | 109.4% | 49.9% | 88% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WFG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 2 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 2 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 2 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 2 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 245 | 22.1B CNY (≈$3.1B) | 13 | 40 | |
| 247 | 44.8B CNY (≈$6.3B) | 8 | 49 | |
| 247 | 6.7B USD | 8 | 42 | |
| 247 | 3.4B USD | 8 | ||
| 247 | 5.2B USD | 8 | 19 | |
| 247 | 8.8B USD | 8 | 24 | |
| 252 | 28.5B CNY (≈$4.0B) | 7 | 46 | |
| 252 | 494.4B INR (≈$5.9B) | 7 | 27 | |
| 254 | 62.9B CNY (≈$8.8B) | 1 | 23 |
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