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Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO)At 4:02PM ET: 25.51  Up 1.05 (4.29%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:3.56B
Enterprise Value (31-Dec-08)3:3.51B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):15.38
Forward P/E (fye 30-Aug-10) 1:14.02
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.28
Price/Sales (ttm):0.49
Price/Book (mrq):2.72
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.50
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:6.815
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Aug-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):3.34%
Operating Margin (ttm):5.23%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):8.64%
Return on Equity (ttm):19.19%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):6.98B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):49.814
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):8.20%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.35B
EBITDA (ttm):514.90M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):233.07M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.66
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):40.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):158.50M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.134
Total Debt (mrq):250.00M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.199
Current Ratio (mrq):1.257
Book Value Per Share (mrq):8.977
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):515.74M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):206.57M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.11
52-Week Change3:36.20%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-38.46%
52-Week High (19-Sep-08)3:32.50
52-Week Low (09-Jan-08)3:14.62
50-Day Moving Average3:25.81
200-Day Moving Average3:24.62
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:4,233,000
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,872,680
Shares Outstanding5:139.72M
Float:134.76M
% Held by Insiders1:8.26%
% Held by Institutions1:92.00%
Shares Short (as of 24-Nov-08)3:12.85M
Short Ratio (as of 24-Nov-08)3:2.6
Short % of Float (as of 24-Nov-08)3:9.50%
Shares Short (prior month)3:10.85M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.50
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.50
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.00%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.60%
Payout Ratio4:29%
Dividend Date3:N/A
Ex-Dividend Date4:11-Dec-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:01-May-98


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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 30-Aug-08)
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