West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) Days Sales Outstanding : 17.83 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Days Sales Outstanding?

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$430 Mil. West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$2,202 Mil. Hence, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:WFG' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.89 Med: 17.34 Max: 22.02
Current: 21.29

During the past 13 years, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 22.02. The lowest was 11.89. And the median was 17.34.

TSX:WFG's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
91.26% of 286 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 54.49 vs TSX:WFG: 21.29

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Mar. 2023 (20.92) to Mar. 2024 (17.83).

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Days Sales Outstanding Chart

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Annual Data

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17.59

17.01

11.89

13.20

15.26

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															20.92	24.68	20.52	19.08	17.83

Competitive Comparison of West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (388.531	+	335.4)	/	2 )	/	8658.686	*	365
=	361.9655					/	8658.686	*	365
=	15.26

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Mar. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (335.4	+	525.197)	/	2 )	/	2202.307	*	365 / 4
=	430.2985					/	2202.307	*	365 / 4
=	17.83

West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.

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West Fraser Timber Co.Ltd (TSX:WFG) Business Description

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Address

c/o West Fraser Group, 858 Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 1C1

Website

https://www.westfraser.com

West Fraser Timber is a softwood lumber company that also produces wood panels and pulp products. The company produces its wood products globally, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, Europe, and the southeastern United States. Following its acquisition of Norbord in 2021, West Fraser is now one of the largest oriented strand board, or OSB, producers in the world.