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This post includes topics addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on May 19th, 2022. Answer Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) can provide conflicting guidance when comparing investments or capital projects with different risk more…
The biology and science of growing trees has an uneasy and inconsistent relationship with the economics of pricing timber. Like hair, forests grow. Unfortunately, U.S. wood use declined 34% during the Great Recession. Fortunately, over the past five years alone, more…
North America’s forest industry is closing in on two decades of significant capacity relocation. Not only is this reflected in the expansion of sawmill, panel and pellet capacity in the South, but also in the fact that timberland owners have more…
Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 24% in 2020 over 2019, for an eighth consecutive year of growth. Thank you! Here are top posts from 2020, along with a few popular posts by topic: Forest Finance: What Does a more…
At the heart of research and analysis is curiosity. We study issues, challenges, systems, risks and opportunities to understand how they work. And from this understanding, we position ourselves to make better decisions and take action. This approach covers all more…
Each week, our team communicates with dozens of forest industry professionals and investors. At times, these discussions reveal patterns or highlight concerns common across sectors and regions. This post shares and answers versions of three of the most consistently asked more…
This post includes notes on from an upcoming Forisk presentation “US Forest Industry Investment” at the virtual “American Forestry Conference” on July 29th at 10 am. In addition, Dr. Shawn Baker will present “Analysis of Logging in Troubled Economic Times” more…
On June 8th, the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed that the U.S. officially entered a recession in February 2020. Just speaking for myself, the announcement was not helpful (in that it did not help me as a manager make more…
In the current coronavirus pandemic and recessionary environment, do traditional reasons for holding timberland investments still apply? In Timberland 2020: From High Hopes to Viral Mopes and Back Again, Forisk compares the long and short-term performance of private timberlands to more…
Forisk has acquired the North American Wood Fiber Review from Wood Resources International of Bothell, Washington. The Review, which tracks wood fiber markets in all major regions of the U.S. and Canada, will be published as the Forisk Wood Fiber more…