April 11 (Reuters) - MTY Food Group Inc MTY.TO :
* MTY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.59
* Q1 SALES ROSE 27 PERCENT TO C$687.8 MILLION
* FOR FISCAL 2019, WE EXPECT ONGOING COMPETITION AND INCREASED VOLATILITY IN EARNINGS,
* Q1 SAME STORE SALES FELL 1.4 PERCENT
* FOR FISCAL 2019, SEES UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND VARIATIONS IN PRICE OF COMMODITIES AND CURRENCIES
* QTRLY DILUTED EPS C$0.58
* MTY FOOD GROUP - QTRLY SAME-STORE SALES IN UNITED STATES SAW A DECLINE AS A RESULT OF IMPACT OF ADVERSE WEATHER ON FROZEN TREATS SEGMENT