Fundamental Data for HSY

HERSHEY CO(NYSE:HSY)

The Hershey Company is a leading snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products. Hershey markets such well-known brands as Hershey''s, Reese''s, Hershey''s Kisses, Kit Kat, Almond Joy, Mounds, York, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, and Ice Breakers as well as innovative new products such as Swoops and Hershey''s S''mores. Hershey also offers a variety of snack products to consumers, including Hershey''s Cookies, Mauna Loa macadamia nuts, and Hershey''s Snack Barz.

# Employees: 14400

Address: 100 Crystal A Drive,Hershey,PA,USA

Phone: 717 534-4200

Fax: 717 534-6550

Website: www.hersheys.com

Email: shrrelations@mellon.com

Sector: Consumer Staples

Industry: FOOD-CONFECTNRY

Executive Officers

David J. West (C.E.O.; Dir.)

Humberto P. Alfonso (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.)

David W. Tacka (Chief. Acctg. Off.)

Robert F. Cavanaugh (Dir.)

Charles A. Davis (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 1/1/1990

Annual Dividend: $1.19

Current Dividend Yield: $3.20

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.00

Indicated Dividend: $0.56

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/26/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.60

Mean EPS (Year): $2.14

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $7.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 17.360

Number of Estimates: 15

Shares Performance

Period	HSY	Compare to S&P
YTD	7.02 %	-11.43 %
4 Weeks	-2.31 %	-3.37 %
12 Weeks	-4.54 %	-10.01 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 1729790

Shares Outstanding: 227M

Market Cap: $8.45B

52 Week High: $41.80

52 Week Low: $30.75

P/E Ratio: 17.450

PEG Ratio: 2.480

Split: On 6/16/2004 HSY split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 69.77 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: 14.06 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 26.72 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -0.37 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $13.25

Cash Flow/Share: $12.42

Change in Payout Ratio: 0.050

Price/Sales: 1.600