COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
BCC vs WFG
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BCC scored 37.2, WFG scored 13.3 — BCC leads.
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Different reporting periods. BCC'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.
BCC
Boise Cascade Company
37.2
$82.47 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
23.9
BCC leads
WFG
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
13.3
$69.75 · $5.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthBCC-1.5%
- Strongest balance sheetWFG0.07
- Highest qualityBCC50 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BCC
stronger →← stronger
WFG
50
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
34
43
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
14
24
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
4
BCC is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BCC
WFG
$103mC
FCF
-$315mF
-1.5%D+
Rev
-11.5%D
0.27B+
D/E
0.07A-
28.0xC+
P/E
—
2.94C
PEG
—
—
P/S
1.0xA-
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
BCC
WFG
24% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~20%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
—
-38%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-19%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+21%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BCC
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Cut its dividend
WFG
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
BCCBoise Cascade Company
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $2.9b. 10% off the 52-week high of $91.97. 6 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $96.50 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 98% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Net margin 1.6% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
WFGWest Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $5.5b. 9% 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 $84.83 (implying +22% 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
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where BCC and WFG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 23.9 points in favor of BCC. The widest single difference is Growth, where BCC leads by 28.8 points.
- GrowthBCC 42.6 · WFG 13.8BCC +28.8
- ValueBCC 24.1 · WFG 4.2BCC +19.9
- QualityBCC 50.0 · WFG 33.8BCC +16.2
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a 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.