Western Forest Products Stock Today
| WEF Stock | CAD 0.45 0.02 4.26% |
Performance2 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 33
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Western Forest is selling at 0.45 as of the 27th of November 2024; that is 4.26 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 0.47. Western Forest has about a 33 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and did not have a very good performance during the last 90 trading days. Equity ratings for Western Forest Products are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 28th of October 2024 and ending today, the 27th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Materials | Category Basic Materials |
Western Forest Products Inc. operates as an integrated forest products company. Western Forest Products Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. WESTERN FOREST operates under Lumber Wood Production classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. The company has 316.75 M outstanding shares of which 1.74 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.19 days to cover all short positions. More on Western Forest Products
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| CEO President | Steven Hofer | ||||
| Business Concentration | Paper & Forest Products, Lumber & Wood Production, Basic Materials, Materials, Paper & Forest Products, Lumber & Wood Production, Basic Materials (View all Sectors) | ||||
Western Forest's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to Western Forest's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsWestern Forest can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Western Forest's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Western Forest's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Western Forest Products (WEF) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 22 people. Western Forest is listed under Paper & Forest Products category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 148.08 M. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Western Forest's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Western Forest's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Western Forest Products operates under Paper & Forest Products sector and is part of Materials industry. The entity has 316.75 M outstanding shares of which 1.74 M shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.19 days to cover all short positions.
Western Forest Products has accumulated about 15.8 M in cash with (33.8 M) of positive cash flow from operations.
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Ownership AllocationWestern Forest Products retains a total of 316.75 Million outstanding shares. 30% of Western Forest outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Western Forest Products Risk Profiles
Although Western Forest's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Western Forest's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 2.53 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 3.13 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 3.58 | |||
| Variance | 12.79 |
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Western Forest Corporate Directors
| James Arthurs | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Jane Bird | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Cheri Phyfer | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Daniel NOCENTE | Independent Director | Profile |
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