WLP: Key Statistics for WELLPOINT INC.

Market Cap (intraday):	36.24B
Enterprise Value (12-Mar-05)³:	40.17B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	19.33
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-06)¹:	13.32
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)±:	1.06
Price/Sales (ttm):	1.76
Price/Book (mrq):	1.89
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.93
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	N/A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	4.61%
Operating Margin (ttm):	7.62%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	5.07%
Return on Equity (ttm):	10.64%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	20.82B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	132.407
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	26.30%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	16.77B
EBITDA (ttm):	N/A
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	960.10M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	6.35
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	41.00%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	1.46B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	4.94
Total Debt (mrq)²:	4.94B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.254
Current Ratio (mrq):	N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	65.799004

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	1.10B
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	987.20M

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TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.158
52-Week Change:	43.38%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	31.23%
52-Week High (7-Mar-05):	127.95
52-Week Low (25-Oct-04):	72.20
50-Day Moving Average:	120.28
200-Day Moving Average:	96.98

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	1,174,545
Average Volume (10 day):	1,449,000
Shares Outstanding:	295.07M
Float:	292.90M
% Held by Insiders:	0.74%
% Held by Institutions:	75.87%
Shares Short (as of 8-Feb-05):	3.32M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Feb-05):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Feb-05):	1.955
Short % of Float (as of 8-Feb-05):	1.13%
Shares Short (prior month):	3.97M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	N/A
Dividend Yield:	0.00%
Dividend Date:	15-Mar-02
Ex-Dividend Date:	18-Mar-02
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	18-Mar-02

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