Empire Company Limited is engaged in the business of food retailing and related real estate. The Company's segments include Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The Food Retailing segment consists of its subsidiary, Sobeys Inc., which owns, affiliates or franchises over 1,500 stores in approximately 10 provinces under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton's Drug Stores, as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations. The Company's Investments and Other Operations segment includes equity accounted interest in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended real estate investment trust owning a portfolio of over 260 retail and office properties across Canada, and equity accounted interests in Genstar Development Partnership, Genstar Development Partnership II, GDC Investments 4, L.P., GDC Investments 6, L.P., GDC Investments 7, L.P., GDC Investments 8, L.P. and The Fraipont Partnership (collectively, Genstar).
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SymbolTSE:EMP
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Phone+1-902-7554440
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EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net Margins-0.31%
Return on Equity-2.58%
Return on Assets-0.87%
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EmployeesN/A
Outstanding Shares173,170,000
Empire (TSE:EMP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Empire's stock symbol?
Empire trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "EMP."
How often does Empire pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Empire?
Empire announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.105 per share on Monday, April 30th. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 12th. View Empire's Dividend History.
How were Empire's earnings last quarter?
Empire (TSE:EMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 26th. The company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.16. The company earned $5.94 billion during the quarter. Empire had a negative net margin of 0.31% and a negative return on equity of 2.58%. View Empire's Earnings History.
When is Empire's next earnings date?
Who are Empire's key executives?
Empire's management team includes the folowing people:
- James M. Dickson QC, Chairman of the Board (Age 59)
- Michael B. Medline, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Age 54)
- Michael H. Vels, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President (Age 55)
- Beth Newlands Campbell, President - Atlantic/Ontario Business Unit
- Simon Gagne, Executive Vice President - Human Resources
- Lyne Castonguay, Executive Vice President - Merchandising
- Clinton D. Keay, Executive Vice President - Technology
- Jason Potter, Executive Vice President - Operations
- Vivek Sood, Executive Vice President - Related Businesses
- Pierre St-Laurent, Executive Vice President - Quebec
Has Empire been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about EMP stock have been trending somewhat negative on Friday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Empire earned a daily sentiment score of -0.06 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 44.13 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.
How do I buy shares of Empire?
Shares of EMP and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab.
What is Empire's stock price today?
One share of EMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$24.39.
How big of a company is Empire?
Empire has a market capitalization of C$6.58 billion.
How can I contact Empire?
Empire's mailing address is 115 King Street, STELLARTON, NS B0K 1S0, Canada. The company can be reached via phone at +1-902-7554440.
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