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Forisk Blog: July 2010

Timber REITs: Plum Creek Beats the Street

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Timber REITs

After the market closed yesterday (July 26th), Plum Creek (PCL) reported its second quarter 2010 earnings of $35 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, on revenues of $258 million.  Neena Mishra, Forisk’s Director of Equity Research, put the results into more…

Weyerhaeuser’s Special Dividend: Thinking Through Shares and Taxes

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs

In a previous post, we detailed the timeline that would play out once Weyerhaeuser (WY) declared its special dividend, which is the final step required by the IRS for WY to complete its REIT conversion.*    WY pulled the trigger more…

How Much Woody Biomass is Readily Available for US Bioenergy Projects?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Stumpage Forecasting, Wood Bioenergy, Wood Demand & Procurement

If a tree falls in the woods, is it available raw material for a wood bioenergy facility?  Not necessarily.  Intense investment and regulatory focus on wood bioenergy has raised questions from both the environmental community and the traditional forest products more…

The Finance of Timberland Investments*

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs, Timberlands

As a researcher, I enjoy exploring and testing questions related to forest economics, wood bioenergy and timber investments.  Why?  The finance of forestry brings together a globally available, renewable asset with attractive investment characteristics that continues to generate interesting issues more…

Timber REITs: Weyerhaeuser’s Conversion and Special Dividend Timeline

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs

Interested in owning Weyerhaeuser (WY) shares prior to a special dividend distribution? In 2009, the company announced its intent to convert to a timberland-owning real estate investment trust (timber REIT).  With this likely to occur in 2010, it requires WY more…

Timber REITs Outperform S&P 500; Class Teaches Timber REIT Valuation

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs

On the evening of August 4th, 2010, Neena Mishra, our Director of Equity Research, and I will teach a Master Class on “Valuing Timber REITs.”  This follows our day-long course on “Applied Forest Finance”, which is co-taught by our Forest more…

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