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Washington Post Co. (WPO)On Feb 6: 421.98  Up 8.66 (2.10%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:3.95B
Enterprise Value (8-Feb-09)3:4.04B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):31.03
Forward P/E (fye 30-Dec-09) 1:18.97
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.51
Price/Sales (ttm):0.88
Price/Book (mrq):1.16
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.91
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:6.776
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):28-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):2.93%
Operating Margin (ttm):7.26%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):3.44%
Return on Equity (ttm):3.89%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):4.42B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):468.359
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):10.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.30B
EBITDA (ttm):596.95M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):128.85M
Diluted EPS (ttm):13.60
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-85.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):416.34M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):44.453
Total Debt (mrq):509.11M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):0.716
Book Value Per Share (mrq):357.346985
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):535.56M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):127.62M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.75
52-Week Change3:-42.35%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-34.76%
52-Week High (08-Feb-08)3:756.00
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:320.00
50-Day Moving Average3:404.76
200-Day Moving Average3:475.67
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:37,866.7
Average Volume (10 day)3:39,811.1
Shares Outstanding5:9.37M
Float:3.82M
% Held by Insiders1:36.21%
% Held by Institutions1:77.30%
Shares Short (as of 12-Jan-09)3:166.02K
Short Ratio (as of 12-Jan-09)3:5.6
Short % of Float (as of 12-Jan-09)3:2.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:132.59K
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:8.60
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:8.60
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Payout Ratio4:63%
Dividend Date3:05-Feb-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:22-Jan-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:N/A
Last Split Date3:N/A


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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 30-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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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.