April 25 (Reuters) - West Fraser Timber Co Ltd WFT.TO :
* WEST FRASER ANNOUNCES 2019 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 SALES C$1.2 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$1.29 BILLION
* QTRLY ADJUSTED BASIC EPS $0.32
* QTRLY BASIC EPS LOSS $0.07
* SEVERAL OF FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS FOR U.S. HOUSING DEMAND HAVE BEEN SHOWING POSITIVE SIGNS EARLY IN 2019
* IN Q2, NORMAL SPRING LOGGING CURTAILMENTS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE LOG INVENTORIES AT OUR CANADIAN LUMBER AND PANEL MILLS
* "HAVE AN UPCOMING MAINTENANCE SHUT DOWN IN MAY AT OUR JOINTLY OWNED NBSK MILL IN QUESNEL"
* WEST FRASER TIMBER-"FIBRE COSTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA REMAIN CHALLENGING DUE TO A TIGHT MARKET FOR PURCHASE WOOD WHICH WILL IMPACT QUOTA WOOD IN H2 2019"