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Staples Inc. (SPLS)On May 25: 24.40  Up 0.09 (0.37%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):17.45B
Enterprise Value (29-May-07)3:17.45B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):18.54
Forward P/E (fye 03-Feb-09) 1:14.27
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.00
Price/Sales (ttm):0.94
Price/Book (mrq):3.45
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.96
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.852
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:3-Feb
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):03-Feb-07
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.36%
Operating Margin (ttm):8.06%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):12.65%
Return on Equity (ttm):20.49%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):18.16B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):25.205
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):18.50%
Gross Profit (ttm):5.19B
EBITDA (ttm):1.97B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):973.68M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.32
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):21.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.48B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.058
Total Debt (mrq):517.64M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.103
Current Ratio (mrq):1.589
Book Value Per Share (mrq):7.043
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.16B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):528.72M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.33
52-Week Change3:1.88%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:18.40%
52-Week High (18-Dec-06)3:28.00
52-Week Low (01-Aug-06)3:21.08
50-Day Moving Average3:25.53
200-Day Moving Average3:26.06
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:7,443,790
Average Volume (10 day)3:9,758,840
Shares Outstanding:715.23M
Float:712.91M
% Held by Insiders4:0.90%
% Held by Institutions4:85.00%
Shares Short (as of 10-Apr-07)3:12.59M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Apr-07)3:2.3
Short % of Float (as of 10-Apr-07)3:1.80%
Shares Short (prior month)3:8.35M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.29
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.29
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.20%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:0.40%
Payout Ratio5:17%
Dividend Date3:19-Apr-07
Ex-Dividend Date5:28-Mar-07
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:2
Last Split Date3:18-Apr-05


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 03-Feb-07)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 03-Feb-07)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 03-Feb-07)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 03-Feb-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas