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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

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32.94 Down 0.36(1.08%) Nov 2, 4:00PM EDT|After Hours : 32.94 0.00 (0.00%) Nov 2, 4:57PM EDT

Key StatisticsGet Key Statistics for:
Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:11.97B
Enterprise Value (Nov 4, 2012)3:11.58B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):21.67
Forward P/E (fye May 31, 2014)1:19.26
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:2.17
Price/Sales (ttm):5.39
Price/Book (mrq):7.31
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:5.16
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:12.06
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:May 30
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Aug 31, 2012
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):24.60%
Operating Margin (ttm):38.41%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):10.07%
Return on Equity (ttm):34.57%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):2.24B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):6.19
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):2.70%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.23B
EBITDA (ttm)6:959.90M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):552.20M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.52
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):2.80%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):390.90M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.08
Total Debt (mrq):0.00
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.10
Book Value Per Share (mrq):4.56
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):737.10M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):589.28M
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Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow

Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.91
52-Week Change3:11.66%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:12.14%
52-Week High (Sep 21, 2012)3:34.70
52-Week Low (Nov 25, 2011)3:27.11
50-Day Moving Average3:33.27
200-Day Moving Average3:32.10
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:2,017,210
Avg Vol (10 day)3:2,508,350
Shares Outstanding5:363.46M
Float:325.17M
% Held by Insiders1:10.55%
% Held by Institutions1:66.30%
Shares Short (as of Oct 15, 2012)3:10.73M
Short Ratio (as of Oct 15, 2012)3:4.60
Short % of Float (as of Oct 15, 2012)3:3.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:12.12M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.32
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:4.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.29
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:3.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:4.10%
Payout Ratio4:84.00%
Dividend Date3:Nov 14, 2012
Ex-Dividend Date4:Oct 31, 2012
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:2
Last Split Date3:May 23, 2000

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Aug 31, 2012)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Aug 31, 2012)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Aug 31, 2012)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of May 31, 2012)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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