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Dan Wasiolek
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

No-Moat Weston Executing Amid Challenging Deflation Environment; Shares Fairly Valued

We do not plan to significantly change our CAD 110 fair value estimate for George Weston other than for the time value of money, after the no-moat company’s fourth-quarter report and outlook tracked toward our forecast, leaving shares fairly valued.
Loblaw (95% of total sales) recently reported its results, which were near our expectations. The retailer reported food (75% of the segment's total revenue) same-store sales growth of 1.1% in the fourth quarter (0.1% excluding an extra day), represen...
Underlying
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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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Dan Wasiolek

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