COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
SSD vs WFG
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SSD scored 58.3, WFG scored 13.3 — 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 Company,
58.3
$188.77 · $7.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
45.0
SSD 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 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
48
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
4
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-
20.7xB
P/E
—
3.80D
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
SSD
WFG
28% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~12%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
—
-26%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-22%
5-yr DCF upside
—
-16%
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 Company,
Why now
Lumber & Wood Production · market cap $7.7b. 12% off the 52-week high of $213.49. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $219.00 (implying +16% 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% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — 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, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
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.
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
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Where SSD and WFG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 45.0 points in favor of SSD. The widest single difference is Quality, where SSD leads by 49.4 points.
- QualitySSD 83.2 · WFG 33.8SSD +49.4
- ValueSSD 47.7 · WFG 4.2SSD +43.5
- GrowthSSD 50.0 · WFG 13.8SSD +36.2
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.