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West Fraser Timber third-quarter profit doubles despite lower lumber prices
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says its net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter despite lower lumber and panel prices.
The Vancouver-based forest products company says it earned $238 million during the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with $120 million a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings were $275 million or $3.76 per basic share, up from $150 million or $1.93 per share in the prior year.
Revenues were $1.65 billion, up 32 per cent from $1.25 billion.
West Fraser was charged $68 million in countervailing and antidumping lumber duties in the quarter.
The company’s shares closed up $4.17 or 6.52 per cent to $68.14 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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