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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
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