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Hershey Co. (HSY) On Apr 20: 49.76   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES  
Market Cap (intraday): 11.89B
Enterprise Value (21-Apr-06)3: 13.58B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday): 25.04
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-07) 1: 17.52
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected): 1.97
Price/Sales (ttm): 2.46
Price/Book (mrq): 11.72
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3: 2.81
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3: 11.34
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends: 31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq): 31-Dec-05
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm): 10.20%
Operating Margin (ttm): 20.26%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): 15.11%
Return on Equity (ttm): 45.71%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm): 4.84B
Revenue Per Share (ttm): 19.774
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): 6.70%
Gross Profit (ttm): 1.87B
EBITDA (ttm): 1.20B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): 493.24M
Diluted EPS (ttm): 1.99
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): 0.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq): 67.18M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 0.281
Total Debt (mrq): 1.76B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 1.726
Current Ratio (mrq): 0.928
Book Value Per Share (mrq): 4.245
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm): 461.76M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm): 865.99M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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TRADING INFORMATION  
Stock Price History
Beta: 0.19
52-Week Change3: -18.18%
S&P500 52-Week Change3: 13.06%
52-Week High (12-May-05)3: 67.37
52-Week Low (20-Apr-06)3: 48.20
50-Day Moving Average3: 52.04
200-Day Moving Average3: 54.15
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3: 1,249,260
Average Volume (10 day)3: 1,701,760
Shares Outstanding: 238.95M
Float: 153.55M
% Held by Insiders4: 0.26%
% Held by Institutions4: 43.70%
Shares Short (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 3.01M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 2.7
Short % of Float (as of 10-Mar-06)3: 1.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3: 3.10M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5: 0.98
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5: 1.90%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3: 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3: 1.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5: 1.70%
Payout Ratio5: 47%
Dividend Date3: 15-Mar-06
Ex-Dividend Date5: 23-May-06
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 31-Dec-05)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-05)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
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 Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas