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Washington Post Co. (WPO)At 4:03PM ET: 648.75  Down 4.00 (0.61%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:6.15B
Enterprise Value (13-May-08)3:6.34B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):23.53
Forward P/E (fye 30-Dec-09) 1:19.26
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.13
Price/Sales (ttm):1.45
Price/Book (mrq):1.79
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.49
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:9.136
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Mar-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):6.19%
Operating Margin (ttm):10.61%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): N/A
Return on Equity (ttm): N/A
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):4.26B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):448.931
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):7.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.30B
EBITDA (ttm):694.22M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):262.50M
Diluted EPS (ttm):27.58
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-39.10%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):373.14M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):39.345
Total Debt (mrq):525.10M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.151
Current Ratio (mrq):N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):363.717987
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.43
52-Week Change3:-15.15%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-6.54%
52-Week High (09-Aug-07)3:885.23
52-Week Low (18-Mar-08)3:625.00
50-Day Moving Average3:670.55
200-Day Moving Average3:741.09
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:22,660.3
Average Volume (10 day)3:18,471.4
Shares Outstanding5:9.48M
Float:3.96M
% Held by Insiders1:51.91%
% Held by Institutions1:58.10%
Shares Short (as of 10-Apr-08)3:190.99K
Short Ratio (as of 10-Apr-08)3:9.2
Short % of Float (as of 10-Apr-08)3:2.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:181.21K
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:8.60
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:8.40
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Payout Ratio4:30%
Dividend Date3:09-May-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:24-Apr-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:N/A
Last Split Date3:N/A


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Mar-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Mar-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Mar-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 30-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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