June 10 (Reuters) - North West Company Inc NWC.TO :
* THE NORTH WEST COMPANY INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS AND A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.23
* Q1 SALES C$592.6 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.38 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA