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Staples, Inc. (SPLS)At 4:00PM ET: 20.31  Down 0.51 (2.45%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:14.53B
Enterprise Value (17-Jun-09)3:17.38B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):19.70
Forward P/E (fye 31-Jan-11) 1:14.61
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.29
Price/Sales (ttm):0.62
Price/Book (mrq):2.59
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.72
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.245
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Jan
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):02-May-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):3.06%
Operating Margin (ttm):6.37%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):8.65%
Return on Equity (ttm):12.81%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):24.02B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):34.242
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):19.10%
Gross Profit (ttm):6.25B
EBITDA (ttm):2.11B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):735.95M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.03
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-32.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):738.36M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.032
Total Debt (mrq):3.22B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.339
Book Value Per Share (mrq):8.026
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.82B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):238.86M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.7
52-Week Change3:-19.12%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-32.49%
52-Week High (11-Aug-08)3:26.57
52-Week Low (28-Oct-08)3:13.57
50-Day Moving Average3:20.36
200-Day Moving Average3:18.22
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:9,318,300
Average Volume (10 day)3:9,048,740
Shares Outstanding5:715.33M
Float:699.33M
% Held by Insiders1:0.68%
% Held by Institutions1:92.40%
Shares Short (as of 26-May-09)3:20.96M
Short Ratio (as of 26-May-09)3:3.3
Short % of Float (as of 26-May-09)3:3.00%
Shares Short (prior month)3:21.11M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.33
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.60%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.40%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.10%
Payout Ratio4:8%
Dividend Date3:15-Jul-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:24-Jun-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:2
Last Split Date3:18-Apr-05


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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Jan-09)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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