SPLS: Key Statistics for STAPLES INC

Market Cap (intraday):	14.54B
Enterprise Value (28-Sep-04)³:	14.08B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	23.60
Forward P/E (fye 31-Jan-06)¹:	18.04
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.17
Price/Sales (ttm):	1.06
Price/Book (mrq):	3.94
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.02
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	13.88

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Jan
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	31-Jul-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	4.53%
Operating Margin (ttm):	7.17%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	9.96%
Return on Equity (ttm):	17.93%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	13.80B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	27.33
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	13.70%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	3.62B
EBITDA (ttm):	1.01B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	625.86M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	1.238
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	9.90%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	1.27B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	2.55
Total Debt (mrq)²:	735.79M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.198
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.698
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	7.46

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	1.15B
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	848.72M

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

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.941
52-Week Change:	20.57%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	8.27%
52-Week High (25-Jun-04):	30.50
52-Week Low (30-Sep-03):	23.45
50-Day Moving Average:	28.79
200-Day Moving Average:	27.18

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	2,814,727
Average Volume (10 day):	2,821,000
Shares Outstanding:	497.57M
Float:	493.40M
% Held by Insiders:	0.84%
% Held by Institutions:	83.60%
Shares Short (as of 9-Aug-04):	7.80M
Daily Volume (as of 9-Aug-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 9-Aug-04):	2.782
Short % of Float (as of 9-Aug-04):	1.58%
Shares Short (prior month):	5.68M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.20
Dividend Yield:	0.68%
Dividend Date:	17-May-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	22-Apr-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	3:2
Last Split Date:	29-Jan-99

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