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EMPIRE DIS(NYSE:EDE)
The Empire District Electric Company is an operating public utility engagedin the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale ofelectricity in parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. TheCompany also provides water service to several towns in Missouri.
# Employees: 733
Address: 602 Joplin Street,Joplin,MO,USA
Phone: 417 625-5100
Fax: 417 625-5173
Website: www.empiredistrict.com
Email: jwatson@empiredistrict.com
Sector: Utilities
Industry: UTIL-ELEC PWR
Executive Officers
William L. Gipson (Pres.; C.E.O.; Dir.)
Gregory A. Knapp (V.P. Finance; P.F.O.)
Laurie A. Delano (Contr.; Assistant Sec.; Assist. Treas.)
Julio S. Leon (Dir.)
Kenneth R. Allen (Dir.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 11/27/2009
Annual Dividend: $1.28
Current Dividend Yield: $7.08
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.32
Indicated Dividend: $1.07
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/4/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.25
Mean EPS (Year): $1.23
Mean Estimate(Long Term): ($0.01)
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 14.690
Number of Estimates: 4
Shares Performance
Period EDE Compare to S&P
YTD 2.67 % -15.04 %
4 Weeks 0.06 % -5.01 %
12 Weeks -1.63 % -8.40 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 195068
Shares Outstanding: 34M
Market Cap: $0.62B
52 Week High: $18.76
52 Week Low: $11.95
P/E Ratio: 15.060
PEG Ratio: -0.010
Split: On 1/30/1992 EDE split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 95.45 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -28.33 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 14.10 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -7.67 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $1.10
Cash Flow/Share: $6.21
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.110
Price/Sales: 1.230
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