George Weston Limited engages in the food processing and distribution business in Canada and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Weston Foods, Loblaw, and Choice Properties. The Weston Foods segment produces fresh, frozen, and specialty bakery products, such as breads, rolls, bagels, tortillas, cakes, donuts, pies, cookies, crackers, and other baked goods through national and regional supermarkets, wholesale and club stores, dollar stores, convenience store chains, food service distributors, and outlets. This segment also supplies control brand products to retailers and consumer food companies; ice cream cones and sandwich wafers to manufacturers in the frozen novelty category; and Girl Scout cookies. The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, credit card, insurance brokerage, gift cards, and telecommunication services in approximately 2,300 corporate, franchised, and associate-owned locations. It operates retail drug stores under the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix names that offer over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, cosmetics and fragrances, seasonal products, and household essentials; and Shoppers Home Health Care stores, which sells and services assisted-living devices, medical equipment, home-care products, and durable mobility equipment to institutional and retail customers. This segment also provides specialty drug distribution, pharmacy, and patient support services, as well as pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities. The Choice Properties segment owns, develops, and manages retail and commercial real estate consisting of 435 properties primarily focusing on supermarket-anchored shopping centers, supermarkets, and other commercial properties; and industrial, office, and residential properties. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Ltd.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Grocery stores
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Staples
CIKN/A
Phone416-922-2500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$37.47 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees198,000
Next Earnings Date7/30/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableNot Optionable
George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is George Weston's stock symbol?
George Weston trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol "WNGRF."
How often does George Weston pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for George Weston?
George Weston announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 31st. Investors of record on Saturday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.377 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $1.51 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. View George Weston's Dividend History.
How were George Weston's earnings last quarter?
George Weston Limited (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 26th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $8.87 billion for the quarter. George Weston had a positive return on equity of 6.66% and a negative net margin of 0.18%. View George Weston's Earnings History.
When is George Weston's next earnings date?
Has George Weston been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about WNGRF stock has trended negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. George Weston earned a news impact score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.
Who are some of George Weston's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to George Weston include Woolworths Group (WOW), Wesfarmers (WES), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Koninklijke Ahold (ADRNY), Loblaw Companies (L), Tesco (TSCO), Kroger (KR), George Weston (WN), China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (CRHKY), Metro (MRU), Ocado Group (OCDO), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD), Empire (EMP.A), WM Morrison Supermarkets (MRW) and J Sainsbury (SBRY).
Who are George Weston's key executives?
George Weston's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Galen G. Weston, Chairman & CEO (Age 46)
- Mr. Richard Dufresne, Pres & CFO
- Sarah R. Davis, Pres of Loblaw
- Mr. Michael Motz, Chief Operating Officer of Loblaw
- Mr. Darren G. Myers, Chief Financial Officer of Loblaw (Age 45)
How do I buy shares of George Weston?
Shares of WNGRF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is George Weston's stock price today?
One share of WNGRF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $75.4337.
How big of a company is George Weston?
George Weston has a market capitalization of $11.58 billion and generates $37.47 billion in revenue each year. George Weston employs 198,000 workers across the globe.
What is George Weston's official website?
How can I contact George Weston?
George Weston's mailing address is 22 St. Clair Avenue East Suite 800, Toronto A6, M4T 2S5. The company can be reached via phone at 416-922-2500 or via email at [email protected]
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