Empire (EMP) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Empire (TSE:EMP) will issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, September 12th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of C$0.89 per share for the quarter.

Empire (TSE:EMP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 20th. The company reported C$0.63 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of C$0.63. The business had revenue of C$7.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$7.48 billion.

Empire Price Performance

Empire has a 12-month low of C$23.00 and a 12-month high of C$25.49.

Empire Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 15th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of ?. This is a positive change from Empire’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18.

Empire Company Profile

Empire Company Limited is engaged in the business of food retailing and related real estate. The Company’s segments include Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The Food Retailing segment consists of its subsidiary, Sobeys Inc, which owns, affiliates or franchises over 1,500 stores in approximately 10 provinces under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton’s Drug Stores, as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations.