George Weston
Toronto symbol WN, operates two distinct business divisions: Weston Foods, which includes fresh and frozen bakeries in North America; and a 62% interest in Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food distributor.
GEORGE WESTON LTD. $66.61 (Toronto symbol WN; Shares outstanding: 129.1 million; Market cap: $8.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 2.2%) operates through Weston Foods, which makes fresh and frozen baked goods in Canada and the U.S., as well as its 63% interest in Loblaw.
Weston’s revenue rose 0.7% in the three months ended June 30, 2011, to $7.53 billion …read more »
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $37 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; SI Rating: Above average) is Canada’s largest grocery store operator, with over 1,000 stores.
The company’s plan to re-model older stores, improve its distribution systems and rejuvenate its private label products is starting to pay off. In the …read more »
Both Loblaw and Metro are starting to realize the benefits of their ongoing restructuring. Lower costs will help them compete with Wal-Mart, which continues to expand its grocery operations. For new buying, however, we still prefer Metro.
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $37 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; SI …read more »
LOBLAW COMPANIES $35.80 (Toronto symbol L; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; SI Rating: Above average) has moved up recently on speculation that parent company GEORGE WESTON LIMITED $59.26 (Toronto symbol WN; Shares outstanding: 129.1 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; SI Rating: Above average) plans to buy the 39% of the company that it does not already own.
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GEORGE WESTON LIMITED $52.66 (Toronto symbol WN; SI Rating: Above average) operates two distinct business divisions: Weston Foods, which includes fresh and frozen bakeries in North America, as well as dairy operations in Ontario; and a 62% interest in Loblaw Companies, Canada’s largest food distributor.
In the three months ended June 14, 2008, revenues rose 1.4%, to $7.85 billion from $7.74 …read more »
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $33 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $9.0 billion; SI Rating: Above average) is Canada’s largest food retailer, with over 1,500 company-owned and franchised stores. George Weston Ltd. owns 62% of Loblaw’s common shares.
The company is currently in the middle of a major restructuring plan, which aims to cut …read more »
Loblaw Companies Ltd. $28 (Toronto symbol L Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $7.7 billion; SI Rating: Above average) Loblaw is Canada’s largest grocery store operator, with over 1,000 company-owned and franchised stores. Major banners include Loblaw, No Frills, Provigo and Real Canadian Superstore. George Weston Ltd. owns 61% of Loblaw’s stock.
Loblaw is currently restructuring …read more »
Fierce price competition in Ontario has hurt earnings growth at Loblaw and Metro in the past year. While both are doing a good job controlling costs, we see only one a buy right now.
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $28 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 274.2 million; Market cap: $7.7 billion; SI Rating: Above average) is Canada’s largest …read more »
GEORGE WESTON LIMITED $54.15 (Toronto symbol WN; SI Rating: Above average) operates two distinct business divisions: Weston Foods, which includes fresh and frozen bakeries in North America, as well as dairy operations in Ontario; and a 63% interest in Loblaw Companies, Canada’s largest food distributor.
In the three months ended October 6, 2007, revenues rose 0.8%, to $10.16 billion from $10.09 …read more »
LOBLAW COMPANIES $32.04 (Toronto symbol L; SI Rating: Above average) is Canada’s largest food seller, with about 1,500 stores under the Loblaws, Fortinos, No Frills, Provigo and Zehrs banners. It also distributes groceries to other stores. George Weston Ltd. owns 63% of Loblaw’s shares.
The company is currently in the middle of a multi-year restructuring. This plan aims to cut the …read more »
