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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN)On May 7: 50.25  Down 1.88 (3.61%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:4.45B
Enterprise Value (May 10, 2010)3:4.25B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):15.14
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2011)1:22.33
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):0.91
Price/Sales (ttm):10.90
Price/Book (mrq):6.21
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:10.05
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:38.07
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 31
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Mar 31, 2010
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):71.28%
Operating Margin (ttm):24.12%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):9.61%
Return on Equity (ttm):59.30%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):423.11M
Revenue Per Share (ttm):4.86
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):44.70%
Gross Profit (ttm):341.74M
EBITDA (ttm):111.69M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):301.59M
Diluted EPS (ttm):3.32
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):44.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):204.70M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.31
Total Debt (mrq):8.92M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):5.28
Book Value Per Share (mrq):8.39
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.60
52-Week Change3:46.67%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:19.55%
52-Week High (Apr 21, 2010)3:57.20
52-Week Low (May 19, 2009)3:32.64
50-Day Moving Average3:54.62
200-Day Moving Average3:49.28
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:635,416
Avg Vol (10 day)3:796,700
Shares Outstanding5:88.50M
Float:87.13M
% Held by Insiders1:1.52%
% Held by Institutions1:100.90%
Shares Short (as of Apr 15, 2010)3:2.76M
Short Ratio (as of Apr 15, 2010)3:5.60
Short % of Float (as of Apr 15, 2010)3:3.70%
Shares Short (prior month)3:3.02M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:N/A
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:N/A
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:N/A
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:N/A
Payout Ratio4:N/A
Dividend Date3:N/A
Ex-Dividend Date4:N/A
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Aug 25, 2008

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Mar 31, 2010)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Mar 31, 2010)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Mar 31, 2010)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2009)
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
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.