HP: Key Statistics for HELMERICH PAYNE

Market Cap (intraday):	1.62B
Enterprise Value (24-Nov-04)³:	1.75B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	390.85
Forward P/E (fye 30-Sep-06)¹:	22.26
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	N/A
Price/Sales (ttm):	2.57
Price/Book (mrq):	1.75
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	2.82
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	15.21

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	0.58%
Operating Margin (ttm):	1.29%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	0.25%
Return on Equity (ttm):	0.47%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	620.93M
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	12.215
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	0.90%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	169.75M
EBITDA (ttm):	115.12M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	4.36M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	0.082
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	-71.90%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	65.30M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	1.3
Total Debt (mrq)²:	200.00M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.219
Current Ratio (mrq):	4.017
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	18.128

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	94.60M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	-66.56M

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

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.593
52-Week Change:	33.26%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	17.88%
52-Week High (23-Nov-04):	32.18
52-Week Low (26-Nov-03):	23.74
50-Day Moving Average:	28.89
200-Day Moving Average:	27.36

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	381,181
Average Volume (10 day):	551,000
Shares Outstanding:	50.42M
Float:	44.20M
% Held by Insiders:	12.33%
% Held by Institutions:	84.39%
Shares Short (as of 8-Nov-04):	2.18M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Nov-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Nov-04):	5.369
Short % of Float (as of 8-Nov-04):	4.93%
Shares Short (prior month):	2.86M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.33
Dividend Yield:	1.04%
Dividend Date:	1-Dec-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	10-Nov-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	02-Jan-98

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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 30-Sep-04)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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