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Canfor — Q3 2008 Earnings Presentation

9 slides from Canfor's earnings presentation, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Quarter 3, 2008 Financial Performance Overview

    C O R P O R A T I O N C A N F O R Quarter 3, 2008 Financial Performance Overview Presented by: Jim Shepard, President and CEO Tom Sitar, Vice President, Finance & CFO Q3_08 PAGE 1

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements ƒ The presentation and answers to questions today contain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements express

  3. Slide 3: Q3 2008 Review

    Q3 2008 Review ƒ One-Time Items Result in Q3 Net Loss of $94.2 million ƒ One-time items negatively impact earnings by $90.7 million ($0.64 per share) ƒ Adjusted Q3/08 Net Loss of $3.5 million ($0.02 per share) ƒ Improvement of $17.3 million ($0.13 per share) vs. Q2/08 ƒ Improved Operating Results in

  4. Slide 4: Q3 2008 Review: One-Time Items Impacting Earnings

    Q3 2008 Review: One-Time Items Impacting Earnings ($ millions, except per share amounts) - Unaudited Q3 2008 Q2 2008 $ $/Share $ $/Share Net income (loss), as reported $ (94.2) $ (0.66) $ 64.2 $ 0.45 Non-operating / unusual items (after-tax, net of non-controlling interests) Asset impairments (note

  5. Slide 5: Reported and Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

    Reported and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) $ Millions $100 $64.2 $50 ($40.7) ($42.8) ($45.9) ($69.6) ($60.5) ($3.5) $0 ($20.8) -$50 ($42.1) ($42.7) ($38.8) Reported and -$100 ($85.4) ($94.2) Adjusted Net Income (Loss) -$150 Reported -$200 Adjusted -$250 ($237.0) Q1.07 Q2.07 Q3.07 Q4.07 Q1.08 Q2.08 Q3.0

  6. Slide 6: Sales and EBITDA Summary

    Sales and EBITDA Summary Q3 Q2 ($ millions) - Unaudited 2008 2008 Variance Sales $ 668.0 $ 706.4 $ (38.4) EBITDA by Segment: Lumber $ 15.3 $ 46.3 $ (31.0) Panels $ (0.1) $ (7.3) $ 7.2 Pulp & Paper $ 45.1 $ 26.6 $ 18.5 Corporate $ (5.2) $ (3.3) $ (1.9) Total EBITDA $ 55.1 $ 62.3 $ (7.2) Restructuring

  7. Slide 7: Lumber: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008

    Lumber: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008 Q3 Q2 (millions of dollars unless otherwise noted) - Unaudited 2008 2008 Variance Sales $ 378.8 $ 395.3 $ (16.5) EBITDA $ 15.3 $ 46.3 $ (31.0) Restructuring, mill closure and severance costs $ 3.1 $ 11.1 $ (8.0) Total inventory write-downs (recoveries) $ 6.6 $ (70.3) $ 76

  8. Slide 8: Panels: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008

    Panels: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008 Q3 Q2 (millions of dollars unless otherwise noted) - Unaudited 2008 2008 Variance Sales $ 36.0 $ 59.9 $ (23.9) EBITDA $ (0.1) $ (7.3) $ 7.2 Restructuring, mill closure and severance costs $ 2.3 $ 22.7 $ (20.4) Total inventory write-downs (recoveries) $ (3.1) $ (18.1) $ 15

  9. Slide 9: Pulp & Paper: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008

    Pulp & Paper: Q3 2008 vs. Q2 2008 Q3 Q2 (millions of dollars unless otherwise noted) - Unaudited 2008 2008 Variance Sales $ 253.2 $ 251.2 $ 2.0 EBITDA $ 45.1 $ 26.6 $ 18.5 Average NBSK pulp price delivered to U.S., in Cdn$ $ 917 $ 889 $ 28 Production – pulp (000 mt) 307.8 276.2 31.6 Shipments – Canf

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