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Charles Gross
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

West Fraser's Earnings Rise Amid Robust Wood Product Pricing; FVE Down to CAD 54 on Stronger Loonie

West Fraser reported strong second-quarter results, driving revenue 19% higher and more than doubling adjusted earnings year over year. Performance in the lumber, panel and pulp businesses remained solid during the quarter. In light of British Columbia's forest fires, we've trimmed our production forecast slightly for both the lumber and panel segments to account for temporary closures. In addition, due to a stronger Canadian dollar, we've reduced our fair value to account for smaller Canadian d...
Underlying
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

West Fraser Timber is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, newprint, wood chips, plywood, panels and pulp and paper products.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Charles Gross

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