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George Weston Limited 1901-22 St. Clair Ave E Toronto, ON M4T 2S7 Tel: (416) 922-2500 Fax: (416) 922-4395 Contact Name Geoffrey H. Wilson Industry Food Retail		Key Executives W. Galen Weston, pres. Robert G. Vaux, CFO Engages in food processing and distribution. The Weston Foods segment is primarily engaged in the baking and dairy industries within North America. The Food Distribution segment, which is operated through 61.85%-owned Loblaw Companies Limited, focuses on food retailing while increasing its offering of general merchandise products and services in Canada.
FP ADVISOR COVERAGE George Weston Limited • FP Corporate Analyzer • FP Directory of Directors • FP Corporate Surveys • FP Investor Reports • Ordering FP Products		TOP INDUSTRY PLAYERS Food Retail Company Name Revenue ($000s)  George Weston Limited 32,088,000 Loblaw Companies Limited 30,802,000 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 18,006,235 Empire Company Limited 15,015,100 METRO INC. 11,196,000 (Links are to Snapshots.)
FINANCIAL RATIOS AS OF FEB 8/10 Listed Close 52-wk High 52-wk Low IAD Latest Dividend Yield 60-mo Beta TSX/WN $69.19 $71.31 $52.75 $1.44 $0.36 2.1% -0.15 Avg 20-day Volume P/E 12-mo EPS EPS Date 1-yr Return 3-yr Return 5-yr Return Market Cap. (000s) 168,629 24.90 $2.78 Oct. 10/09 12.15% -0.24% -5.59% $8,930,666
ANNUAL FINANCIALS Periods ended: 12m Dec. 31/08 12m Dec. 31/07 12m Dec. 31/06 $000s $000s $000s Operating revenue 32,088,000 32,815,000 32,167,000 Net income 832,000 563,000 121,000 Total assets 19,664,000 18,388,000 18,595,000 $ $ $ Earnings per share* 6.08 3.92 0.52 % % % Return on equity 13.36 12.66 1.34   * Common
TRAILING 12-MONTH VALUES Periods ended: Oct. 10/09 Oct. 4/08 $000s $000s Operating revenue 32,333,000 33,487,000 Net income 1,358,000 579,000 $ $ Earnings per share 10.18 4.10

COMPANY NEWS

Results for 'George Weston Limited' from past 30 days: 3 hits. Acquisitions pump up Saputo's profit National Post - Wed Feb 3 2010 - 88 words Loblaw COO to join U.K. grocery chain National Post - Thu Jan 28 2010 - 93 words Davis replaces Vaux as CFO at Loblaw National Post - Fri Jan 22 2010 - 93 words (Links are to articles.)