Forisk Forecast: How Structural Changes in Canada’s Forest Industry Affect the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) with the U.S.

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This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. This post includes an excerpt from the Q2 “Forisk Facts & Figures.” Each issue, the more…

Forest Finance: When is the “Current Stand Approach” Useful for Valuing Timberlands?

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When talking about timberland investing while having a beer or standing over the hood of a truck, not when signing checks or allocating capital….. A reasonable estimate of a forest’s current economic value equals the standing merchantable volume multiplied by the more…

Forest Finance: What Does a Negative or Zero NPV Say About My Potential Timberland Investment?

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Attention shoppers!  An NPV of zero does not necessarily indicate “bad investment.”  Previously, we discussed applications and limitations of using cash-on-cash (COCR) return as a metric for analyzing forestry and timber investments, as well as questions related to internal rate more…