West Retained Earnings vs Short Term Investments Analysis

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West Fraser financial indicator trend analysis is more than just analyzing West Fraser Timber current accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether West Fraser Timber is a good investment. Please check the relationship between West Fraser Retained Earnings and its Short Term Investments accounts. Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in West Fraser Timber. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Retained Earnings vs Short Term Investments

Retained Earnings vs Short Term Investments Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of West Fraser Timber Retained Earnings account and Short Term Investments. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have almost identical trend.

The correlation between West Fraser's Retained Earnings and Short Term Investments is 0.97. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Retained Earnings that can explain the historical movement of Short Term Investments in the same time period over historical financial statements of West Fraser Timber, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of West Fraser's Retained Earnings and Short Term Investments is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Retained Earnings of West Fraser Timber are associated (or correlated) with its Short Term Investments. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Short Term Investments has no effect on the direction of Retained Earnings i.e., West Fraser's Retained Earnings and Short Term Investments go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

0.97

Relationship Direction	Positive
Relationship Strength	Very Strong

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Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of net income that a company retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends.

Short Term Investments

Short Term Investments is an item under the current assets section of West Fraser balance sheet. It contains any investments West Fraser Timber undertook that will expire in less than one year. These accounts contain financial instruments such as stocks or bonds that West Fraser Timber can easily liquidate in the marketplace.

Most indicators from West Fraser's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into West Fraser Timber current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in West Fraser Timber. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

At this time, West Fraser's Enterprise Value is most likely to increase significantly in the upcoming years.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Revenue	10.5B	9.7B	6.5B	3.5B
Depreciation And Amortization	584M	228.5K	540M	567M

Total Revenue Depreciation And Amortization

West Fraser fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Other Assets	Property Plant And Equipment Gross	Good Will
Total Assets		0.13	0.78	0.91	1.0	0.99	0.63	-0.89	0.99	0.87	0.96	1.0	0.49	0.96	0.82	0.57	0.76	0.84	0.69	-0.82	0.84	0.99	0.11	0.57	0.99	0.99
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.13		-0.08	0.12	0.09	0.19	0.13	0.23	0.14	0.01	0.08	0.14	0.06	0.07	0.08	-0.51	0.4	0.14	-0.03	-0.2	0.3	0.09	0.05	0.19	0.12	0.18
Other Current Liab	0.78	-0.08		0.67	0.78	0.75	0.23	-0.9	0.79	0.67	0.85	0.77	0.47	0.83	0.71	0.52	0.66	0.74	0.37	-0.82	0.7	0.82	-0.03	0.5	0.74	0.75
Total Current Liabilities	0.91	0.12	0.67		0.9	0.9	0.6	-0.74	0.88	0.76	0.82	0.91	0.22	0.87	0.74	0.58	0.57	0.75	0.67	-0.79	0.77	0.9	0.34	0.36	0.89	0.89
Total Stockholder Equity	1.0	0.09	0.78	0.9		0.99	0.65	-0.9	0.99	0.86	0.97	1.0	0.5	0.95	0.81	0.58	0.73	0.83	0.72	-0.82	0.82	0.98	0.12	0.55	0.99	0.99
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.99	0.19	0.75	0.9	0.99		0.65	-0.86	0.99	0.85	0.95	1.0	0.49	0.95	0.79	0.51	0.76	0.82	0.7	-0.83	0.83	0.97	0.12	0.56	0.99	1.0
Current Deferred Revenue	0.63	0.13	0.23	0.6	0.65	0.65		-0.49	0.68	0.41	0.57	0.67	0.39	0.43	0.33	0.25	0.26	0.4	0.71	-0.55	0.35	0.52	0.41	0.21	0.68	0.65
Net Debt	-0.89	0.23	-0.9	-0.74	-0.9	-0.86	-0.49		-0.9	-0.8	-0.94	-0.88	-0.57	-0.89	-0.74	-0.64	-0.62	-0.76	-0.62	0.77	-0.69	-0.89	0.0	-0.51	-0.87	-0.86
Retained Earnings	0.99	0.14	0.79	0.88	0.99	0.99	0.68	-0.9		0.84	0.98	0.99	0.53	0.93	0.78	0.52	0.73	0.81	0.72	-0.84	0.8	0.96	0.13	0.54	0.99	0.99
Accounts Payable	0.87	0.01	0.67	0.76	0.86	0.85	0.41	-0.8	0.84		0.84	0.86	0.43	0.87	0.89	0.59	0.77	0.87	0.59	-0.57	0.87	0.88	-0.06	0.53	0.85	0.85
Cash	0.96	0.08	0.85	0.82	0.97	0.95	0.57	-0.94	0.98	0.84		0.96	0.61	0.94	0.78	0.49	0.75	0.81	0.68	-0.82	0.79	0.95	0.05	0.57	0.96	0.96
Non Current Assets Total	1.0	0.14	0.77	0.91	1.0	1.0	0.67	-0.88	0.99	0.86	0.96		0.49	0.94	0.8	0.55	0.74	0.82	0.72	-0.82	0.82	0.98	0.14	0.55	0.99	1.0
Non Currrent Assets Other	0.49	0.06	0.47	0.22	0.5	0.49	0.39	-0.57	0.53	0.43	0.61	0.49		0.48	0.54	0.26	0.56	0.58	0.12	-0.44	0.47	0.49	-0.24	0.83	0.5	0.48
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.96	0.07	0.83	0.87	0.95	0.95	0.43	-0.89	0.93	0.87	0.94	0.94	0.48		0.86	0.61	0.8	0.87	0.55	-0.8	0.88	0.99	-0.03	0.62	0.93	0.94
Net Receivables	0.82	0.08	0.71	0.74	0.81	0.79	0.33	-0.74	0.78	0.89	0.78	0.8	0.54	0.86		0.71	0.87	0.98	0.28	-0.63	0.96	0.87	-0.15	0.77	0.76	0.78
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	0.57	-0.51	0.52	0.58	0.58	0.51	0.25	-0.64	0.52	0.59	0.49	0.55	0.26	0.61	0.71		0.37	0.65	0.22	-0.36	0.52	0.63	-0.08	0.48	0.52	0.5
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.76	0.4	0.66	0.57	0.73	0.76	0.26	-0.62	0.73	0.77	0.75	0.74	0.56	0.8	0.87	0.37		0.88	0.22	-0.61	0.93	0.8	-0.3	0.76	0.71	0.75
Inventory	0.84	0.14	0.74	0.75	0.83	0.82	0.4	-0.76	0.81	0.87	0.81	0.82	0.58	0.87	0.98	0.65	0.88		0.29	-0.73	0.97	0.88	-0.13	0.78	0.79	0.8
Other Current Assets	0.69	-0.03	0.37	0.67	0.72	0.7	0.71	-0.62	0.72	0.59	0.68	0.72	0.12	0.55	0.28	0.22	0.22	0.29		-0.46	0.32	0.6	0.48	-0.07	0.75	0.73
Other Stockholder Equity	-0.82	-0.2	-0.82	-0.79	-0.82	-0.83	-0.55	0.77	-0.84	-0.57	-0.82	-0.82	-0.44	-0.8	-0.63	-0.36	-0.61	-0.73	-0.46		-0.71	-0.81	-0.28	-0.47	-0.81	-0.82
Total Liab	0.84	0.3	0.7	0.77	0.82	0.83	0.35	-0.69	0.8	0.87	0.79	0.82	0.47	0.88	0.96	0.52	0.93	0.97	0.32	-0.71		0.88	-0.11	0.7	0.79	0.81
Total Current Assets	0.99	0.09	0.82	0.9	0.98	0.97	0.52	-0.89	0.96	0.88	0.95	0.98	0.49	0.99	0.87	0.63	0.8	0.88	0.6	-0.81	0.88		0.03	0.61	0.96	0.97
Short Term Debt	0.11	0.05	-0.03	0.34	0.12	0.12	0.41	0.0	0.13	-0.06	0.05	0.14	-0.24	-0.03	-0.15	-0.08	-0.3	-0.13	0.48	-0.28	-0.11	0.03		-0.38	0.16	0.14
Other Assets	0.57	0.19	0.5	0.36	0.55	0.56	0.21	-0.51	0.54	0.53	0.57	0.55	0.83	0.62	0.77	0.48	0.76	0.78	-0.07	-0.47	0.7	0.61	-0.38		0.53	0.54
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.99	0.12	0.74	0.89	0.99	0.99	0.68	-0.87	0.99	0.85	0.96	0.99	0.5	0.93	0.76	0.52	0.71	0.79	0.75	-0.81	0.79	0.96	0.16	0.53		1.0
Good Will	0.99	0.18	0.75	0.89	0.99	1.0	0.65	-0.86	0.99	0.85	0.96	1.0	0.48	0.94	0.78	0.5	0.75	0.8	0.73	-0.82	0.81	0.97	0.14	0.54	1.0

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West Fraser Account Relationship Matchups

West Fraser fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	3.6B	4.2B	10.4B	10.0B	9.4B	9.9B
Short Long Term Debt Total	954.3M	644.8M	510M	536M	538M	557.8M
Other Current Liab	12.2M	301.3M	384M	422M	308M	323.4M
Total Current Liabilities	640.8M	527.8M	1.2B	792M	1.1B	1.1B
Total Stockholder Equity	1.9B	2.5B	7.7B	7.6B	7.2B	7.6B
Property Plant And Equipment Net	1.6B	1.7B	4.1B	4.0B	3.8B	4.0B
Current Deferred Revenue	149.3M	3M	51M	257M	295.6M	310.3M
Net Debt	784.0M	46.6M	(337M)	(626M)	(362M)	(343.9M)
Retained Earnings	1.4B	2.0B	4.5B	5.3B	4.9B	5.2B
Accounts Payable	183.0M	215.7M	411M	359M	417M	246.5M
Cash	16M	460.8M	847M	1.2B	900M	945M
Non Current Assets Total	2.7B	2.8B	7.2B	7.2B	7.0B	7.4B
Non Currrent Assets Other	15.3M	29.8M	31M	512.8M	36M	34.2M
Cash And Short Term Investments	12.2M	460.3M	1.6B	1.2B	900M	945M
Net Receivables	300.9M	284.7M	550M	495M	404M	265.1M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	69.2M	68.7M	109.6M	94.2M	83.2M	85.0M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	3.6B	4.2B	10.4B	10.0B	9.4B	9.9B
Non Current Liabilities Total	1.0B	1.2B	1.6B	1.6B	1.1B	875.7M
Inventory	558.1M	576.4M	1.1B	1.0B	851M	511.7M
Other Current Assets	6.9M	12.5M	38M	60M	222M	233.1M
Total Liab	1.7B	1.7B	2.8B	2.4B	2.2B	1.4B
Total Current Assets	878.1M	1.3B	3.2B	2.7B	2.4B	2.5B
Other Assets	116M	1.0	308M	521M	(1M)	(950K)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	101.1M	82.3M	(249M)	(332M)	(297M)	(282.2M)
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	1.6B	1.7B	7.0B	7.3B	7.2B	7.5B
Good Will	551.2M	557.6M	2.0B	1.9B	1.9B	2.0B
Common Stock Total Equity	436.6M	360.5M	369.8M	379.6M	341.6M	371.9M
Common Stock	369.8M	379.6M	3.4B	2.7B	2.6B	2.7B
Intangible Assets	417.2M	403.9M	833M	765M	735M	588.2M
Short Term Investments	(42.5M)	(3.8M)	27M	721M	829.2M	870.6M
Other Liab	693M	842M	1.1B	1.0B	1.2B	831.8M
Net Tangible Assets	1.2B	1.9B	4.8B	4.9B	5.6B	5.9B
Long Term Debt	692M	650M	637M	499M	199M	189.1M
Long Term Debt Total	692M	658M	637M	499M	573.9M	648.1M
Property Plant Equipment	2.1B	2.1B	4.1B	4.0B	4.6B	2.8B
Net Invested Capital	3.5B	3.8B	8.2B	8.1B	7.7B	6.0B
Non Current Liabilities Other	27M	30M	38M	18M	23M	28.1M
Net Working Capital	310M	1.0B	2.0B	2.0B	1.3B	1.3B

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.27)

Dividend Share

1.24

Earnings Share

(1.15)

Revenue Per Share

77.23

Quarterly Revenue Growth

(0.16)

The market value of West Fraser Timber is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of West that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of West Fraser's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is West Fraser's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because West Fraser's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect West Fraser's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Total Stockholder Equity	+ 1.0	Total Assets
Non Current Assets Total	+ 1.0	Total Assets
Non Current Assets Total	+ 1.0	Total Stockholder Equity
Non Current Assets Total	+ 1.0	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Good Will	+ 1.0	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Good Will	+ 1.0	Non Current Assets Total

Cash	- 0.94	Net Debt
Retained Earnings	- 0.9	Net Debt
Net Debt	- 0.9	Total Stockholder Equity
Net Debt	- 0.9	Other Current Liab
Total Current Assets	- 0.89	Net Debt
Cash And Short Term Investments	- 0.89	Net Debt