North West Company Inc NWC.TO :
* THE NORTH WEST COMPANY INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS AND A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
* Q1 SALES C$494.5 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$486.4 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.51
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.31 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA