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WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD.

WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD. is a forest products company. The company produces lumber, linerboard, plywood, LVL, wood chips, kraft paper, MDF, newsprint, NBSK and bleached CTMP pulp at its operations in British Columbia, Alberta and the U.S. It has markets in North America, Europe and the Far East.


Symbol: WFT
Exchange(s): Toronto Stock Exchange
Industry: Forestry (West Coast Forestry)
5-Star Rating:
ANNUAL FINANCIALS
  Dec 31, 2008
12 Months
C$
Dec 31, 2007
12 Months
C$
Dec 31, 2006
12 Months
C$
3Yr.
Growth
% Change
Total Revenue ($000) 3,225,400 3,367,900 3,719,664 -2.14
Earnings before Interest & Tax ($000) -184,300 -117,700 460,206 N/A
Profit/Loss ($000) -137,100 -36,200 397,997 N/A
Earnings per Share -3.20 -0.85 9.31 N/A
Total Assets ($000) 3,411,600 3,561,900 4,018,435 -2.08
Dividends Per Share 0.56 0.56 0.56  
Return on Com. Equity -6.66 -1.67 19.39  
Employees N/A 900 9,100  
 
Trailing 12 Month Results
  12 Months ended
Sep 30, 2009, C$
12 Months ended
Sep 30, 2008, C$
%Change
Total Revenue ($000) 2,752,400 3,221,200 -14.55
Profit/Loss ($000) -390,200 -70,500 -453.48
Earnings per Share -9.12 -1.64 -456.10
Dividends Per Share 0.12 0.56
Number of Shares 42,811,043 42,805,086  
 
COMPANY INFORMATION
Report on Business Magazine Top 1000 Ranking
Profit: 0954 Revenue: 0079 Assets:  0112  
 
Key Personnel
CEO: Henry H. Ketcham, Chairman President & C.E.O.
CFO: Gerald Miller, E.V.P. Finance & C.F.O.
 
Contact Information
Address: Suite 501,
858 Beatty St.,
Vancouver,
BC,
V6B 1C1
Phone: 604-895-2700
Fax: 604-681-6061
Web Address: www.westfraser.com
E-Mail : shareholder@westfraser.com
Investor Relations: Garry Miller, 604-895-2700
 
Company Type: Public Company Status: Active
Auditors: Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp
Transfer Agent: Cibc Mellon Trust Company Vancouver
Incorporation: Canada 
 
Securities: WFT-T
 
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