Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SSD scored 61.2, WFG scored 14.1 — SSD leads.
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Different reporting periods. SSD's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but WFG's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Lumber & Wood Production · Quality-Growth
61.2
$171.12 · $7.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
47.1
SSD leads
WFG
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Lumber & Wood Production · Quality-Growth
14.1
$64.25 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthSSD+6.5%
Strongest balance sheetWFG0.07
Highest qualitySSD83 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
SSD
stronger →← stronger
WFG
83
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
34
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
14
55
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
6
SSD is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SSD
WFG
$468mC
FCF
-$315mF
+6.5%C+
Rev
-11.5%D
0.21B+
D/E
0.07A-
18.8xB
P/E
—
3.80D
PEG
—
—
P/S
0.9xA-
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
SSD
WFG
19% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~10%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
-19%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-16%
5-yr DCF upside
—
-12%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
SSD
Why this score
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
WFG
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Lumber & Wood Production · $171.12 · beta 1.32
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $7.0b. 20% off the 52-week high of $213.49. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $219.00 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 18% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 124% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
WFGWest Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Lumber & Wood Production · $64.25 · beta 1.14
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $5.0b. 17% off the 52-week high of $76.99. Revenue -12% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $86.50 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$315m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Revenue contracting -12% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Currently unprofitable (margin -17.2%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where SSD and WFG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 47.1 points in favor of SSD. The widest single difference is Value, where SSD leads by 49.3 points.
ValueSSD 55.3 · WFG 6.0SSD +49.3
QualitySSD 83.1 · WFG 34.1SSD +49.0
GrowthSSD 50.0 · WFG 13.8SSD +36.2
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is SSD or WFG the better stock?
SSD scores higher: SSD 61.2, WFG 14.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do SSD and WFG differ most?
The widest gap is value, where SSD leads by 49 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. SSD leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are SSD and WFG scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.