Dec 31, 2024

Weyerhaeuser Q4 2024 Earnings Report

Weyerhaeuser reported fourth quarter results with net earnings of $81 million and net sales of $1.7 billion.

Key Takeaways

Weyerhaeuser's Q4 2024 performance showed net earnings of $81 million on net sales of $1.7 billion. The company's Adjusted EBITDA was $294 million for the quarter. For the full year 2024, Weyerhaeuser reported net earnings of $396 million on net sales of $7.1 billion.

Generated full year net earnings of $396 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 billion.

Returned $735 million in total cash back to shareholders based on 2024 results and actions, including $153 million of share repurchase completed in 2024.

Received approval for company’s second forest carbon project and monetized approximately 50,000 credits in the fourth quarter.

Announced strategic investment to build new engineered wood products facility in Arkansas.

Total Revenue
$1.71B
Previous year: $1.77B
-3.7%
EPS
$0.11
Previous year: $0.16
-31.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$684M
Previous year: $1.16B
-41.2%
Free Cash Flow
-$47M
Previous year: $162M
-129.0%
Total Assets
$16.5B
Previous year: $17B
-2.6%

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Forward Guidance

Weyerhaeuser anticipates first quarter earnings before special items and Adjusted EBITDA will be approximately $20 million higher than the fourth quarter.

Positive Outlook

  • For lumber, the company expects higher sales volumes, slightly higher log costs, and lower unit manufacturing costs.
  • For oriented strand board, the company anticipates moderately higher sales volumes and slightly higher fiber and unit manufacturing costs.
  • For engineered wood products, the company expects slightly higher sales volumes, comparable sales realizations, and slightly higher raw material costs, primarily for oriented strand board webstock.
  • For distribution, the company anticipates slightly higher results compared to the fourth quarter.
  • In the West, the company expects fee harvest volumes and per unit log and haul costs to be slightly higher. Sales volumes and realizations are expected to be moderately higher, primarily for domestic logs. Forestry and road costs are expected to be seasonally lower.