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Hershey Co. (HSY)On Dec 5: 34.63  Up 0.20 (0.58%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:7.86B
Enterprise Value (6-Dec-08)3:9.97B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):27.97
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:18.23
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.69
Price/Sales (ttm):1.53
Price/Book (mrq):12.74
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.96
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:9.636
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):28-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.56%
Operating Margin (ttm):14.92%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):10.70%
Return on Equity (ttm):49.18%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):5.10B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):22.403
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):6.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):1.63B
EBITDA (ttm):1.03B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):283.59M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.24
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):98.40%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):135.63M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.597
Total Debt (mrq):2.24B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):3.649
Current Ratio (mrq):1.056
Book Value Per Share (mrq):2.703
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):712.14M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):594.51M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.25
52-Week Change3:-14.07%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-41.78%
52-Week High (22-Sep-08)3:44.32
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:32.10
50-Day Moving Average3:35.40
200-Day Moving Average3:36.71
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,968,200
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,344,090
Shares Outstanding5:227.08M
Float:226.05M
% Held by Insiders1:0.13%
% Held by Institutions1:75.30%
Shares Short (as of 11-Nov-08)3:7.57M
Short Ratio (as of 11-Nov-08)3:6.6
Short % of Float (as of 11-Nov-08)3:3.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:7.52M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.19
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:3.50%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.19
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:3.50%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:2.00%
Payout Ratio4:99%
Dividend Date3:14-Dec-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:21-Nov-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:16-Jun-04


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 28-Sep-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 28-Sep-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 28-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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