COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Weyerhaeuser is a real estate investment trust. Co.'s segments are: Timberlands, which include logs, timber, minerals, oil and gas and international wood products; Wood Products, which include softwood lumber, engineered lumber, structural panels and building materials distribution; Cellulose Fibers, which include pulp, liquid packaging board and an equity interest in a newsprint joint venture; and Real Estate, which includes real estate development and single-family home building operations. As of Dec 31 2013, Co.'s Timberlands business segment managed 6.3 million acres of private commercial forestland worldwide and had licenses on 13.9 million acres of forestland located in Canada.
ECONOMIC MOAT
In our opinion WY has no economic moat. WY relies on superior execution for success.
OUTLOOK
WY performance is improving due to a healing economy and improving employment. The overall health of the U.S. real estate sector impacts many facets of WY. Demand for logs from Weyerhaeuser's timberlands is largely determined by production of wood-based material. WY is looking for its seventh consecutive year of share-earnings gains in 2015.
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STRENGTHS
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Broad product portfolio
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Vast infrastructure base
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Development of innovative products
WEAKNESSES
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Negligible presence in key growth markets
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Dependence on third parties for transportation services
THREATS
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Intense competition
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Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the US
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Fluctuating timber prices
OPPORTUNITIES
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Strategic upgrades and acquisitions
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Positive trends in forest products markets
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