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Empire Company Limited 115 King St Stellarton, NS B0K 1S0 Tel: (902) 755-4440 Fax: (902) 755-6477 Contact Name Stewart H. Mahoney Industry Food Retail		Key Executives Paul D. Sobey, CEO Paul V. Beesley, CFO Operates principally in the business segments of food distribution, real estate, theatre exhibition and equity investments. Retail and wholesale food distribution operations are conducted through wholly owned Sobeys Inc. which has over 1,300 corporate and franchised stores across Canada. The company owns and manages shopping centres and office buildings across Canada and holds an interest in Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. The company also owns and operates movie theatres primarily in Atlantic Canada and holds an interest in Wajax Income Fund.
FP ADVISOR COVERAGE Empire Company 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/EMP.A $48.95 $55.05 $39.33 $0.74 $0.19 1.5% 0.16 Avg 20-day Volume P/E 12-mo EPS EPS Date 1-yr Return 3-yr Return 5-yr Return Market Cap. (000s) 59,508 11.50 $4.24 Oct. 31/09 -1.5% 7.42% 8.97% $3,351,032
ANNUAL FINANCIALS Periods ended: 52w May 2/09 52w May 3/08 52w May 5/07 $000s $000s $000s Operating revenue 15,015,100 14,065,000 13,366,700 Net income 265,900 315,800 210,100 Total assets 5,898,000 5,706,900 5,224,900 $ $ $ Earnings per share* 4.05 4.80 3.20 % % % Return on equity 10.52 14.01 10.27   * Class A & B
TRAILING 12-MONTH VALUES Periods ended: Oct. 31/09 Nov. 1/08 $000s $000s Operating revenue 15,352,200 14,566,900 Net income 285,200 255,900 $ $ Earnings per share 4.25 3.89

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