Fundamental Data for RDK

RUDDICK CORP. is a diversified holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is in 4 primary businesses: Harris Teeter, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in North Carolina (90), South Carolina (24), Virginia (19), Georgia (5), and Tennessee (1); American & Efird, Inc. manufactures and distributes industrial and consumer sewing thread and sales yarn; Jordan Graphics, Inc. produces and distributes business forms; and R.S. Dickson & Co. operates as an investment management, real estate development and venture capital company.

# Employees: 24800

Address: 301 South Tryon Street Suite 1800,Charlotte,NC,USA

Phone: 704 372-5404

Fax: 704 372-6409

Website: www.ruddickcorp.com

Email:

Sector: Retail/Wholesale

Industry: RETAIL-SUPERMKT

Executive Officers

Thomas Dickson (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.; Dir.)

John B. Woodlief (V.P. Fin.; C.F.O.)

Ronald H. Volger (V.P.; Treas.)

Anna S. Nelson (Dir.)

Alan T. Dickson (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 9/9/2009

Annual Dividend: $0.48

Current Dividend Yield: $1.79

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.12

Indicated Dividend: $0.25

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/28/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.47

Mean EPS (Year): $2.00

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $12.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 13.380

Number of Estimates: 3

Shares Performance

Period	RDK	Compare to S&P
YTD	-3.22 %	-19.91 %
4 Weeks	0.15 %	-4.92 %
12 Weeks	-0.37 %	-7.23 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 350557

Shares Outstanding: 48M

Market Cap: $1.30B

52 Week High: $29.35

52 Week Low: $19.17

P/E Ratio: 14.010

PEG Ratio: 1.120

Split: On 10/2/1995 RDK split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 4.26 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -3.92 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 2.25 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 2.09 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.60

Cash Flow/Share: $5.97

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.020

Price/Sales: 0.320