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Dan Wasiolek
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E-Commerce Efforts Not Enough to Offset Ongoing Headwinds for No-Moat George Weston

With its retail Loblaw operations (96% of 2018 revenue) having already reported 0.2% sales growth for the year (near our 0.7% estimate) there was not much new material information in no-moat George Weston's fourth-quarter results. George Weston reported 2018 revenue growth and earnings per share of 0.6% and $6.85, respectively, compared with our 0.2% growth and $6.81 estimates. We don't expect a material change to our CAD 117 fair value estimate and see shares as undervalued.
As expected, George...
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George Weston Limited

George Weston is a holding company. Co. has two reportable operating segments: Weston Foods and Loblaw. The Weston Foods operating segment is engaged in fresh and frozen baking company in Canada and frozen baking and biscuit manufacturing in the United States. The Loblaw operating segment is engaged in distributing and providing drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services.

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