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Forisk Consulting was named to the “Bulldog 100 Fastest Growing Businesses” by the University of Georgia Alumni Association at an awards banquet in Atlanta on January 22, 2011. In total, the “Bulldog 100”, based on revenue growth over the past more…
REIT investors specify the relatively high and stable dividends as a key benefit of investing in real estate investment trusts. Timberland-owning REITs (timber REITs) offer additional tax benefits. Most timber REIT distributions (related to income from the sale of timber) more…
From the desk of Amanda Lang, Managing Editor, Wood Bioenergy US: On January 12, 2011 the EPA announced that it will defer greenhouse-gas permitting requirements for facilities using biomass to make electricity (see “EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption”, wsj.com, 1/13/11). more…
On January 7, 2011, Rayonier (RYN) announced the potential conversion of the existing fluff pulp fiber line at its Jesup, Georgia facility to produce cellulose specialties pulps. The company expects to complete its analysis by mid-year, when the board will more…
Timberland and timber REIT investors continue to wade through erroneous and underreported analysis in financial outlets. For example, a December 31, 2010 article, “Worst Performers in S&P Led by Weyerhaeuser, Dean Foods & H&R Block,” from Barron’s claims Weyerhaeuser (WY) more…
Weyerhaeuser’s (WY) December 2009 announcement regarding its board’s approval for conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT) drew attention to the timber REIT sector, its financial performance through the economic cycle and its investment potential moving forward. We published more…
According to Wood Bioenergy US, the number of announced and operating wood-consuming bioenergy projects in the continental US increased to 441 as of December 30, 2010 from 434 in October 2010. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of more…
Last week, Forisk completed a study titled “Economic and Regional Impact Analysis of the Treatment of Biomass Energy Under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.” Commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), the research identified 130 publicly-known and more…
Our previous post on Weyerhaeuser’s (WY) dividend guidance noted that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services raised its outlook on WY from “negative” to “stable.” How does S&P rate the three publicly-traded timber REITs? How are rating agencies intended to more…
On December 13th, Weyerhaeuser (WY) announced an annual dividend payment of $0.60 per share in 2011. The first quarterly dividend payment of $0.15 per share is expected in March 2011, following the election of REIT status, effective January 1, 2010, more…