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The Washington Post Company''s principal business activities consist of newspaper publishing (principally The Washington Post), television broadcasting (through the ownership and operation of six network-affiliated stations), the ownership and operation of cable televisionsystems, magazine publishing (principally Newsweek magazine), and (through its Kaplan subsidiary) the provision of educational and career development services.
# Employees: 20000
Address: 1150 15th St. N.W.,Washington,DC,USA
Phone: 202-334-6000
Fax: 202-334-4536
Website: www.washpostco.com
Email: TWPCoReply@washpost.com
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: PUBLSHG-NEWSPRS
Executive Officers
Donald E. Graham (Chmn.; C.E.O.; Dir.)
Veronica Dillon (V. P.; Gen. Consl. & Sec.)
John B. Morse Jr. (V.P. Fin.)
Ann L. McDaniel (V.P. Humn. Resou.)
Boisfeuillet Jones Jr. (Vice-Chmn.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 10/22/2009
Annual Dividend: $8.60
Current Dividend Yield: $2.08
Dividend Paid (3 months): $2.15
Indicated Dividend: $0.38
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/24/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): ($0.01)
Mean EPS (Year): ($0.01)
Mean Estimate(Long Term): ($0.01)
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): -0.010
Number of Estimates: 0
Shares Performance
Period WPO Compare to S&P
YTD 6.16 % -12.14 %
4 Weeks -11.30 % -12.26 %
12 Weeks -8.76 % -13.98 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: N
Avg Volume: 33504
Shares Outstanding: 9M
Market Cap: $3.89B
52 Week High: $492.36
52 Week Low: $307.50
P/E Ratio: 18.160
PEG Ratio: -0.010
Split: On 1/1/1990 WPO split by factor of 0.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 2.14 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -20.28 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 1.79 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 1.78 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $1.36
Cash Flow/Share: $6.82
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.110
Price/Sales: 0.870
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