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FORISK analyzes and profiles domestic and international timber and timberland markets to answer questions associated with:
- Estimating discount rates;
- Mergers and acquisitions; and
- Assessing risk, competition, and forestland conversion.
For timberland investing activities and mill capital budgeting decisions, Forisk identifies and tracks short-term timber price drivers and longer-term wood demand in user-defined markets. We provide systematic tracking and analysis of business and investment relevant risks in client-specific timber markets. This includes:
- Market risks associated with mill consumption (wood demand), openings, closures, and conversions, as well as exposures to end product markets.
- Price risks detailed through statistical analysis of client-specific timber markets using timber transaction data to identify and quantify factors driving stumpage prices over time.
- Conversion risks of land converting out of forestry uses within five to ten-year time frames.
- Regulatory/tax risks at the state level.
- Competitive and comparative analysis for multiple markets,
- On-site presentations/working sessions with the client to share results and highlight specific strengths/weaknesses of the markets and available data sets.
Cients use these analyses to calculate transfer prices, make investment decisions, develop harvest schedules and identify sites for building or buying biomass or wood-using facilities.
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