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Canfor Pulp Products Q3 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
Q3 2025 earnings summary6 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 2025 saw continued operating losses, with a consolidated adjusted operating loss of $188.5 million and a net loss attributable to shareholders of $172.4 million ($1.71/share), compared to a $202.8 million loss ($1.48/share) in Q2 2025.

  • Significant portfolio diversification and cost structure improvements achieved, including permanent closure of high-cost assets and acquisition of three Swedish sawmills in Q3 2025.

  • Approximately 70% of business now outside Canada, reducing exposure to Canadian duties.

  • Strong balance sheet with over $1.2 billion in available liquidity, enabling resilience and strategic investments.

  • Market conditions remained challenging, with sustained pressure on global lumber and pulp pricing.

Financial highlights

  • Sales declined to $1,259.8 million from $1,379.4 million sequentially, with consolidated capital expenditures of $40 million in Q3.

  • Lumber business reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $2 million in Q3, $70 million lower than the prior quarter, due to weak market conditions and seasonal downtime in Europe.

  • Canfor Pulp posted an adjusted EBITDA loss of $2 million, $9 million lower than the prior quarter, reflecting lower sales realizations.

  • Net debt at quarter-end: Canfor Pulp $89 million (liquidity $64 million); Canfor (excl. Pulp and duty loan) $247 million (liquidity $1.2 billion).

  • Adjusted operating loss before one-time items was $111.3 million, compared to $44.0 million in Q2.

Outlook and guidance

  • Lumber and pulp markets expected to remain challenging in the near term, with economic uncertainty likely to persist.

  • Pulp results in Q4 will be impacted by weak markets and a scheduled maintenance outage at Northwood, projected to reduce production by 10,000 tonnes.

  • Capital spend guidance for 2025: $240 million for lumber (with $45 million in Q4), $45 million for pulp (with $27 million in Q4).

  • 2026 capital spend anticipated at $175 million for lumber and $35 million for pulp.

  • Management forecasts a potential risk of non-compliance with financial covenants by year-end, with efforts underway to mitigate this risk.

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Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is a Canada-based manufacturer of pulp and paper products. The company produces premium quality northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp and specialty paper products used in a variety of applications, including printing, writing, tissue, and packaging. Canfor Pulp serves global markets, focusing on high-performance and environmentally sustainable solutions derived from renewable wood fiber. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and its shares are listed on the TSX.

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