NYSE$WY

Weyerhaeuser Co · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Weyerhaeuser reported first quarter results with record high Adjusted EBITDA.

Weyerhaeuser reported first quarter net earnings of $681 million, or 91 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $2.5 billion. The company achieved its highest quarterly Adjusted EBITDA on record at $1.1 billion, driven by strong performance in the Wood Products segment.

  • Achieved net earnings of $681 million, or $0.91 per diluted share.
  • Highest quarterly Adjusted EBITDA on record at $1.1 billion.
  • Increased Adjusted EBITDA by 68 percent compared with fourth quarter 2020.
  • Wood Products Adjusted EBITDA surpassed previous record by more than 50 percent.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.51B

Previous: $1.73B+45.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.91

Previous: $0.18+405.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$22M

Previous: -$21M-4.8%
Free Cash Flow

$659M

Previous: $129M+410.9%
Net Income

$681M

Previous: $150M+354.0%
Operating Income

$956M

Previous: $240M+298.3%
Gross Profit

$1.08B

Previous: $346M+211.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.02B

Previous: $1.46B-30.3%
Total Assets

$16.9B

Previous: $17.2B-2.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Weyerhaeuser · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.51B

Q1 2021+45%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Weyerhaeuser · $2.64B total across 3 segments · Q1 2021

  • Wood Products
    $2.02B+63.6%
  • Timberlands
    $513M+2.0%
  • Real Estate, Energy & Natural Resources
    $106M-5.4%

Forward guidance

Weyerhaeuser expects second quarter earnings and Adjusted EBITDA will be comparable to the first quarter, with various offsetting factors across its business segments.

Tailwinds

  • In the West, the company anticipates significantly higher fee harvest volumes.
  • In the South, the company expects significantly higher fee harvest volumes and comparable average sales realizations.
  • Excluding the effect of changes in average sales realizations for lumber and oriented strand board, the company expects second quarter earnings and Adjusted EBITDA will be significantly higher than the first quarter.
  • The company anticipates higher sales volumes for lumber and increased sales realizations for engineered wood products.
  • To date, second quarter benchmark pricing for lumber and oriented strand board is significantly higher than the first quarter average.

Headwinds

  • In the West, the company anticipates seasonally higher forestry and road expenses.
  • In the South, the company anticipates partially offset by seasonally higher forestry and road expenses.
  • In the North, fee harvest volumes will decrease significantly due to spring break-up.
  • The company anticipates higher raw material costs, primarily for oriented strand board webstock.
  • The company anticipates lower operating rates for oriented strand board due to planned maintenance outages.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

27 / 69 earnings

Positive

+6.7%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-18.7%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.0%-2.0%+0.1%
Q4 2025-0.3%+3.0%-5.4%
Q3 2025-4.2%-4.4%-5.5%
Q2 2025-1.7%-1.1%-5.3%
Q1 2025-2.7%+1.6%-1.1%
Q4 2024-1.1%-2.0%-2.8%
Q3 2024-0.2%-3.0%-1.9%
Q2 2024+5.8%+6.3%+5.0%
Q1 2024-1.6%-4.3%-4.2%
Q4 2023-0.1%-0.1%+0.8%
Q3 2023+0.0%+0.3%+11.6%
Q2 2023-2.1%-1.2%-5.1%
Q1 2023+2.5%-0.4%-3.2%
Q4 2022+4.8%+5.1%-5.7%
Q3 2022+0.5%-1.8%+4.4%
Q2 2022+1.5%-2.3%-2.7%
Q1 2022-4.4%+0.8%-3.7%
Q4 2021+6.7%+9.4%+3.5%
Q3 2021+1.6%+5.1%+5.5%
Q2 2021-1.8%-2.3%+3.2%
Q1 2021-0.7%-2.7%-4.2%
Q4 2020-3.0%+2.9%+2.6%
Q3 2020-1.0%+0.2%+1.1%
Q2 2020-1.4%-0.2%+8.8%
Q1 2020-18.7%-16.6%-7.7%
Q4 2019-6.2%-3.8%-13.6%
Q3 2019+0.8%+3.1%-0.5%
Q2 2019+3.1%+1.4%+0.2%
Q1 2019+0.8%+1.4%-12.4%
Q4 2018-0.3%+0.1%-4.7%
Q3 2018-8.7%-8.0%-9.1%
Q2 2018-2.3%-2.4%-0.1%
Q1 2018+0.4%-0.3%+0.8%
Q4 2017-6.4%-7.1%-6.8%
Q3 2017+2.1%+2.7%+3.7%
Q2 2017-3.5%-5.4%-7.4%
Q1 2017-3.1%-4.1%-4.8%
Q4 2016-0.1%+3.1%+8.6%
Q3 2016-1.7%-5.4%+5.1%
Q2 2016-0.9%+0.2%-2.5%
Q1 2016-1.9%
Q4 2015-9.1%
Q3 2015+5.4%
Q2 2015+1.2%
Q1 2015+0.3%
Q4 2014-0.5%
Q3 2014+2.2%
Q2 2014+0.9%
Q1 2014+3.7%
Q4 2013-4.5%
Q3 2013+3.4%
Q2 2013-3.9%
Q1 2013-3.0%
Q4 2011-2.8%
Q4 2012-4.6%
Q3 2012+1.4%
Q2 2012+2.6%
Q1 2012-2.5%
Q3 2011-1.8%
Q2 2011-8.4%
Q1 2011+2.1%
Q4 2010+1.9%
Q3 2010+4.7%
Q2 2010-1.3%
Q4 2009-1.3%
Q1 2009+4.4%
Q1 2010+0.8%
Q4 2008-7.1%
Q2 2009-7.1%

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