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Hershey Co. (HSY)On Feb 20: 34.64  Down 0.39 (1.11%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:7.88B
Enterprise Value (22-Feb-09)3:9.85B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):25.43
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1:16.65
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.45
Price/Sales (ttm):1.55
Price/Book (mrq):25.04
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.92
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:9.61
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):6.07%
Operating Margin (ttm):15.01%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):12.22%
Return on Equity (ttm):68.36%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):5.13B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):22.563
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):2.60%
Gross Profit (ttm):1.63B
EBITDA (ttm):1.02B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):311.40M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.36
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):51.20%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):37.10M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.163
Total Debt (mrq):2.01B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.059
Book Value Per Share (mrq):1.399
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.17
52-Week Change3:-5.97%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-43.09%
52-Week High (22-Sep-08)3:44.32
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:32.10
50-Day Moving Average3:35.69
200-Day Moving Average3:36.66
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,487,090
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,761,400
Shares Outstanding5:227.45M
Float:226.49M
% Held by Insiders1:0.13%
% Held by Institutions1:71.10%
Shares Short (as of 27-Jan-09)3:5.12M
Short Ratio (as of 27-Jan-09)3:3.3
Short % of Float (as of 27-Jan-09)3:2.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:6.63M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.19
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:3.40%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.89
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:2.30%
Payout Ratio4:88%
Dividend Date3:12-Mar-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:23-Feb-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:16-Jun-04


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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