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Weyerhaeuser (WY) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c

January 30, 2015 5:59 AM

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) reported Q4 EPS of $0.31, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.29. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.79 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion.

"In 2014, we demonstrated our commitment to driving shareholder value," said Doyle Simons, president and chief executive officer. "During the year, we divested our homebuilding business to become a focused forest products company, achieved our 2014 operational excellence targets and made significant progress on our multi-year initiatives, and improved earnings from continuing operations by more than 20 percent compared with 2013. In addition, we increased our dividend by 32 percent and completed nearly 30 percent of a newly authorized $700 million share repurchase program. For 2015, we remain relentlessly focused on driving operational excellence to fully capitalize on our improving markets and delivering value to our shareholders."

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