AET: Key Statistics for AETNA INC

Market Cap (intraday):	17.45B
Enterprise Value (29-Nov-04)³:	17.40B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	16.19
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-05)¹:	14.01
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.08
Price/Sales (ttm):	0.89
Price/Book (mrq):	1.89
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	0.90
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	N/A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	30-Sep-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	6.03%
Operating Margin (ttm):	9.33%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	2.83%
Return on Equity (ttm):	14.13%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	19.31B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	121.122
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	-9.60%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	7.84B
EBITDA (ttm):	N/A
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	1.16B
Diluted EPS (ttm):	7.301
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	N/A

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	1.37B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	9.26
Total Debt (mrq)²:	1.61B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.178
Current Ratio (mrq):	N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	61.527

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	1.34B
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	1.15B

View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
Income Statement - Balance Sheet
Cash Flow

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.171
52-Week Change:	89.06%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	67.24%
52-Week High (26-Nov-04):	116.63
52-Week Low (17-Dec-03):	62.91
50-Day Moving Average:	99.46
200-Day Moving Average:	89.22

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	2,123,227
Average Volume (10 day):	1,705,000
Shares Outstanding:	147.65M
Float:	100.40M
% Held by Insiders:	32.00%
% Held by Institutions:	88.32%
Shares Short (as of 8-Nov-04):	4.28M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Nov-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Nov-04):	1.219
Short % of Float (as of 8-Nov-04):	4.26%
Shares Short (prior month):	3.95M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.04
Dividend Yield:	0.03%
Dividend Date:	30-Nov-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	12-Nov-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	14-Dec-00

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-04)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-04)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-03)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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