Fundamental Data for ALE

ALLETE INC(NYSE:ALE)

ALLETE is a multi-services company. ALLETE''s holdings include the one of the largest wholesale automobile auction networks in North America; a provider of independent auto dealer inventory financing; one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in Florida and North Carolina; significant real estate holdings in Florida and a low-cost electric utility that serves some of the largest industrial customers in the United States. (Company Press Release)

# Employees: 1529

Address: 30 West Superior Street,Duluth,MN,USA

Phone: 218-279-5000

Fax: 218-723-3944

Website: www.allete.com

Email: tthorp@allete.com

Sector: Utilities

Industry: UTIL-ELEC PWR

Executive Officers

Donald J. Shippar (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)

Mark A. Schober (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.; Contr.)

Laura A. Holquist (Presi. ALLETE Properties; LLC)

Deborah A. Amberg (Sr. V.P.; Genl. Counsl.; Sec.)

Kathleen A. Brekken (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 11/12/2009

Annual Dividend: $1.76

Current Dividend Yield: $5.38

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.44

Indicated Dividend: $0.79

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/5/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.54

Mean EPS (Year): $2.01

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $4.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 16.260

Number of Estimates: 1

Shares Performance

Period	ALE	Compare to S&P
YTD	1.30 %	-16.16 %
4 Weeks	-5.44 %	-6.46 %
12 Weeks	-3.71 %	-9.22 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 171504

Shares Outstanding: 34M

Market Cap: $1.11B

52 Week High: $34.96

52 Week Low: $23.64

P/E Ratio: 14.730

PEG Ratio: 4.070

Split: On 9/21/2004 ALE split by factor of 0.330

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 68.97 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -42.35 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 8.56 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -11.35 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.22

Cash Flow/Share: $7.49

Change in Payout Ratio: 0.220

Price/Sales: 1.510