Fundamental Data for OTTR

OTTER TAIL(NSDQ:OTTR)

OTTER TAIL''s primary business is the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is also engaged in other businesses which are referred to as Health Services Operations and Diversified Operations.

# Employees: 4166

Address: 215 South Cascade Street Box 496,Fergus Falls,MN,USA

Phone: 218-739-8479

Fax: 218-998-3165

Website: www.ottertail.com

Email: sharesvc@ottertail.com

Sector: Utilities

Industry: UTIL-ELEC PWR

Executive Officers

John C. Macfarlane (Chmn.; Dir.)

John D. Erickson (Presi.; C.E.O.)

Lauris N. Molbert (Exec. V. P. & C.O.O.)

Kevin G. Moug (C.F.O.; Treas.)

George A. Koeck (Corp. Sec.; Genl. Counsel,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 11/10/2009

Annual Dividend: $1.19

Current Dividend Yield: $5.12

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.30

Indicated Dividend: $1.31

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/8/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.34

Mean EPS (Year): $0.82

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $5.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 28.200

Number of Estimates: 3

Shares Performance

Period	OTTR	Compare to S&P
YTD	-0.47 %	-17.63 %
4 Weeks	-2.89 %	-3.93 %
12 Weeks	-3.29 %	-8.82 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 135663

Shares Outstanding: 35M

Market Cap: $0.83B

52 Week High: $25.33

52 Week Low: $15.31

P/E Ratio: 25.520

PEG Ratio: 5.640

Split: On 3/16/2000 OTTR split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 314.29 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -6.45 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 4.41 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -27.17 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.23

Cash Flow/Share: $8.20

Change in Payout Ratio: 0.490

Price/Sales: 0.740