CME: Key Statistics for CHICAGO MERCANTL

Market Cap (intraday):	6.13B
Enterprise Value (6-Nov-04)³:	5.64B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	32.16
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-05)¹:	25.19
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.97
Price/Sales (ttm):	9.19
Price/Book (mrq):	8.46
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	8.15
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	14.98

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	27.82%
Operating Margin (ttm):	46.82%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	4.44%
Return on Equity (ttm):	30.58%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	691.41M
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	20.178
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	16.10%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	513.10M
EBITDA (ttm):	376.30M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	192.37M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	5.608
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	29.80%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	714.97M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	21.04
Total Debt (mrq)²:	0
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.173
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	22.091

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	208.53M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	138.73M

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

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	N/A
52-Week Change:	181.76%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	156.63%
52-Week High (4-Nov-04):	187.50
52-Week Low (17-Nov-03):	N/A
50-Day Moving Average:	157.70
200-Day Moving Average:	124.75

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	618,090
Average Volume (10 day):	731,000
Shares Outstanding:	33.98M
Float:	31.60M
% Held by Insiders:	7.00%
% Held by Institutions:	46.28%
Shares Short (as of 8-Oct-04):	2.24M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Oct-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Oct-04):	3.41
Short % of Float (as of 8-Oct-04):	7.10%
Shares Short (prior month):	2.24M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	1.04
Dividend Yield:	0.56%
Dividend Date:	27-Dec-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	8-Dec-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	N/A
Last Split Date:	N/A

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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
¹ = Data provided by Thomson; ² = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
³ = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance