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IMS HEALTH(NYSE:RX)
IMS Health is the global provider of information solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. IMS Health consists of: the IMS segment, which consists of the market information and decision-support services business for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries conducted by IMS Health and IMS Health Strategic Technologies, Emerging Markets, and a majority ownership interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation.
# Employees: 7500
Address: 901 Main Avenue,Norwalk,CT,USA
Phone: 203 845-5200
Fax: 203 845-5299
Website: www.imshealth.com
Email: askir@imshealth.com
Sector: Business Services
Industry: BUSINESS INFO SVC
Executive Officers
David R. Carlucci (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)
Karla L. Packer (Sr. V.P.; Human Resources)
Leslye G. Katz (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.)
Robert H. Steinfeld (Sr. V.P.; Genl. Counsl.; Corp. Sec.)
Bruce F. Boggs (Sr. V.P.; Mktg. & External Affairs,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 11/4/2009
Annual Dividend: $0.12
Current Dividend Yield: $0.56
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.03
Indicated Dividend: $0.07
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/4/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.40
Mean EPS (Year): $1.60
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $6.83
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 13.370
Number of Estimates: 7
Shares Performance
Period RX Compare to S&P
YTD 41.49 % 17.10 %
4 Weeks 23.20 % 21.88 %
12 Weeks 53.87 % 45.07 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 8693727
Shares Outstanding: 182M
Market Cap: $3.91B
52 Week High: $21.46
52 Week Low: $9.87
P/E Ratio: 12.470
PEG Ratio: 1.960
Split: On 1/19/1999 RX split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -9.09 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -6.98 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 3.44 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -5.73 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: ($0.01)
Cash Flow/Share: $8.63
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010
Price/Sales: 1.800
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