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Staples, Inc. (SPLS)At 1:47PM ET: 21.78  Down 0.49 (2.20%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:15.73B
Enterprise Value (30-Oct-09)3:18.42B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):23.00
Forward P/E (fye 31-Jan-11) 1:16.01
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.39
Price/Sales (ttm):0.66
Price/Book (mrq):2.64
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.75
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.705
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Jan
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):01-Aug-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):2.77%
Operating Margin (ttm):6.21%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):6.67%
Return on Equity (ttm):11.26%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):24.48B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):34.754
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):9.00%
Gross Profit (ttm):6.25B
EBITDA (ttm):2.12B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):678.12M
Diluted EPS (ttm):0.95
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-38.50%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):633.44M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.877
Total Debt (mrq):2.96B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.377
Book Value Per Share (mrq):8.431
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):2.20B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):1.32B
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.69
52-Week Change3:20.90%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:11.74%
52-Week High (19-Oct-09)3:23.55
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:14.09
50-Day Moving Average3:22.91
200-Day Moving Average3:21.33
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:7,440,480
Average Volume (10 day)3:6,322,580
Shares Outstanding5:722.34M
Float:715.62M
% Held by Insiders1:0.68%
% Held by Institutions1:92.50%
Shares Short (as of 12-Oct-09)3:19.33M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Oct-09)3:3.2
Short % of Float (as of 12-Oct-09)3:2.70%
Shares Short (prior month)3:19.66M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.33
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.50%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.10%
Payout Ratio4:17%
Dividend Date3:14-Oct-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:23-Sep-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:2
Last Split Date3:18-Apr-05


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 01-Aug-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 01-Aug-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 01-Aug-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Jan-09)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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