Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Jun 27, 2026
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO., LTD (WFG)
A forensic read on WEST FRASER TIMBER CO., LTD built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
C · Mixed — selective
Forensic grade
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
-18.7%
ROE
$5.5B
Market cap
2.28%
Dividend yield
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO., LTD earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.
What the filings flag
-17%Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is -17% and slipping from 30% — well below its ~9% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
105% of FCFShareholder returns. Returned $101M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 105% of free cash flow. Right at the limit of what free cash flow covers — little room before it's funded by debt or the balance sheet.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-17.2%
Latest Revenue$5.46B
Return on Equity-16.0%
Revenue Growth YoY-11.5%
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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Jun 27, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.