George Weston Ltd (WN) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

March 2021 | 35 pages | ID: G4227AE59E61EN
GlobalData

Abstracts

George Weston Ltd (WN) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

George Weston Ltd (GWL) is a food processing and distribution company that operates retail stores and pharmacies. The company is also involved in the real estate and financial service business. It offers a wide range of products at its stores including frozen bakery, grocery, medical drugs, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and banking services. The company also manages and operates real estate which leases out commercial customers. GWL offers its products to wholesale, bakeries, regional supermarkets, convenience stores, foodservice distributors and other food retail customers. The company has operations across Canada and the US. GWL is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.

• The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.

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• The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.

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• Opportunities that the company can explore and exploit are sized up and its growth potential assessed in the profile. Competitive and/or technological threats are highlighted.

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• Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.

Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.

• Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.

Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company

Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

George Weston Ltd - Key Facts
George Weston Ltd - Key Employees
George Weston Ltd - Key Employee Biographies
George Weston Ltd - Major Products and Services
George Weston Ltd - History
George Weston Ltd - Company Statement
George Weston Ltd - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Affiliate

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
George Weston Ltd - Business Description
Business Segment: Choice Properties
Overview
Performance
Business Segment: Loblaw
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Weston Foods
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Geographical Segment: Canada
Performance
Geographical Segment: United States
Performance
George Weston Ltd - Corporate Strategy
George Weston Ltd - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
George Weston Ltd - Strengths
George Weston Ltd - Weaknesses
George Weston Ltd - Opportunities
George Weston Ltd - Threats
George Weston Ltd - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

George Weston Ltd, Key Facts
George Weston Ltd, Key Employees
George Weston Ltd, Key Employee Biographies
George Weston Ltd, Major Products and Services
George Weston Ltd, History
George Weston Ltd, Subsidiaries
George Weston Ltd, Affiliate
George Weston Ltd, Key Competitors
George Weston Ltd, Ratios based on current share price
George Weston Ltd, Annual Ratios
George Weston Ltd, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
George Weston Ltd, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
George Weston Ltd, Interim Ratios
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

George Weston Ltd, Performance Chart (2016 - 2020)
George Weston Ltd, Ratio Charts