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Weyerhaeuser Co
Weyerhaeuser Co is a publicly traded company having a good stock performance result. Weyerhaeuser Co is a fortune 500 stock listed company trading under WY.
The company is an international forest products company with annual sales of 22.6 billion dollars. Their company was founded in 1900 and currently employs about 54,000 people in 19 countries. They have ranked in the Fortune 200 since 1956. Their Weyerhaeuser Company Overview Video provides more information about the products, stewardship and commitment to communities around the world. They returned cash to shareholders by increasing their quarterly dividend by 25 percent and then authorizing the repurchase of 18 million shares of their outstanding common stock.
In 2005, the company’s sales from continuing operations to customers outside the United States totaled 3.7 billion dollars, or 16 percent of total consolidated sales and revenues, compared with 17 percent in 2004. All sales to customers outside the United States are subject to risks related to international trade and to political, economic and other factors that vary from country to country.
Intersegment sales increased 172 million dollars, or 11 percent, in 2005 as compared to 2004. This includes a 91 million dollars net increase in intersegment sales from the company’s Canadian operations. Internal price realizations, which reflect current market values, increased in 2005.
Net sales and revenues increased 221 million dollars, or 5 percent, for 2005 compared to 2004. This was largely due to an increase in fine paper price realizations of approximately 33 dollars per ton, or 4 percent, in 2005 compared to 2004, driven by a general improvement in U.S. economic conditions. Average pulp price realizations improved approximately 17 dollars per ton, or 3 percent, in 2005 as fluff pulp price improvements more than offset a decline inpapergrade prices which were impacted by somewhat weaker offshore demand and increased European supply. Unit shipments of pulp declined approximately 56,000 tons or, 2 percent, and fine paper shipments increased approximately 120,000 tons or 4 percent compared to 2004.
They take pride in their timberlands management as they grow and harvest timber on a sustained basis in different parts of the world.
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