March 15 (Reuters) - North West Company Inc NWC.TO :
* The North West Company Inc announces fourth quarter earnings and an increase in the quarterly dividend
* Q4 sales C$480.6 million
* Q4 earnings per share C$0.30
* Q4 earnings per share view C$0.38 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Board of directors have declared a dividend of $0.32 per share, an increase of $0.01 or 3.2% per share
* Excluding foreign exchange impact, consolidated sales increased 2.5% and were up 1.5% on a same store basis in quarter Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: NWC.TO
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