Fundamental Data for SPLS

STAPLES IN(NSDQ:SPLS)

Staples.com is creating a leading business-to-business electronic marketplace offering a comprehensive solution for all of the officeneeds of business customers. Staples.com provides an electronic marketplace where small, mid-sized and large businesses can procure office products and business services and obtain business information and expert content. Staples.com includes the operations of all three of Staples Inc.''s e-commerce sites: Staples.com, Quillcorp.com and StaplesLink.com. (PRESS RELEASE)

# Employees: 91125

Address: Five Hundred Staples Drive,Framingham,MA,USA

Phone: 508 253-5000

Fax: 508-253-8989

Website: www.staples.com

Email: investor@staples.com

Sector: Retail/Wholesale

Industry: RETAIL-MISC/DIV

Executive Officers

Ronald L. Sargent (Chmn.; C.E.O.)

John J. Mahoney (Vice-Chmn.; C.F.O)

Basil L. Anderson (Dir.)

Christine T. Komola (Sr. V.P.; Corp. Contrl.)

Arthur M. Blank (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 9/23/2009

Annual Dividend: $0.08

Current Dividend Yield: $0.36

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.08

Indicated Dividend: N/A

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 7/31/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 12/1/2009

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.37

Mean EPS (Year): $1.12

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $14.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 20.330

Number of Estimates: 18

Shares Performance

Period	SPLS	Compare to S&P
YTD	26.79 %	4.93 %
4 Weeks	0.53 %	-0.55 %
12 Weeks	3.37 %	-2.55 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 6261914

Shares Outstanding: 722M

Market Cap: $16.41B

52 Week High: $23.46

52 Week Low: $14.16

P/E Ratio: 19.590

PEG Ratio: 1.450

Split: On 4/18/2005 SPLS split by factor of 1.500

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -27.27 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -23.81 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -4.88 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 9.05 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $2.63

Cash Flow/Share: $10.94

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010

Price/Sales: -0.010