WLP: Key Statistics for WELLPOINT INC.

Market Cap (intraday):	41.12B
Enterprise Value (27-May-05)³:	44.73B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	21.49
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-06)¹:	14.44
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)±:	1.14
Price/Sales (ttm):	1.50
Price/Book (mrq):	2.05
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.64
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	N/A

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	31-Mar-05

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	4.67%
Operating Margin (ttm):	7.84%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	5.24%
Return on Equity (ttm):	10.78%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	27.34B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	137.186
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	24.10%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	20.72B
EBITDA (ttm):	N/A
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	1.28B
Diluted EPS (ttm):	6.25
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	24.00%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	1.49B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	4.87
Total Debt (mrq)²:	5.11B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.255
Current Ratio (mrq):	N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	65.309998

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	1.30B
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	1.17B

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

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.16
52-Week Change:	52.77%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	43.13%
52-Week High (9-May-05):	136.50
52-Week Low (25-Oct-04):	72.20
50-Day Moving Average:	126.72
200-Day Moving Average:	107.26

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	1,814,080
Average Volume (10 day):	1,825,000
Shares Outstanding:	306.31M
Float:	303.00M
% Held by Insiders:	1.08%
% Held by Institutions:	84.40%
Shares Short (as of 9-May-05):	3.57M
Daily Volume (as of 9-May-05):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 9-May-05):	1.6
Short % of Float (as of 9-May-05):	1.18%
Shares Short (prior month):	3.76M

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

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Mar-05)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Mar-05)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-04)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
¹ = Data provided by Thomson; ² = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
³ = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance