| Company Name: | Choicepoint, Inc. | | Ticker Symbol: | CPS | | | WWW Address: | www.choicepointinc.com | | CEO: | Derek V. Smith | | No. of Employees: | 5,000 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company is a provider of identification and credential verification services for making smarter decisions in a world challenged by increased risks.
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| | | Industry Information: | DIVERSIFIED SERVICES - Business Services [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 49.85 |  0.0 | - | - | 0 | 49.90 | 49.75 | - |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 3,429.7 | 68.8 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 90.6 | 0.0 | 49.91 - 31.15 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 49.85 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 90.6 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 3,430.5 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 68.8 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.44 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.00 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 196,391 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 39.9 | % |
| Float | 66.6 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 96.7 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 24.50 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 51.5 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 27.0 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 8.4 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.8 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.8 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 8.1 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 3.8 | % |
| Current Ratio | 2.0 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.9 | |
| Interest Cover | 3.8 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.16 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 54.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 3.22 | $ |
| Cash pS | 2.54 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 6.07 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | -3.11 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 1.30 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 2.33 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 8.21 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | -16.03 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 38.3 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 21.4 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 444.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 474.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Type of Payment | - |
| Dividend Rate | 0.00 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
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|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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| PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 0.7 | 100 | 14,074 | 124,726 |
| 4 Weeks | 49.91 | 48.03 | 48.98 | 1.8 | 105 | 11,186 | 212,534 |
| 13 Weeks | 49.91 | 46.40 | 48.60 | 2.6 | 108 | 5,788 | 364,649 |
| 26 Weeks | 49.91 | 46.40 | 48.15 | 3.5 | 110 | 6,630 | 841,996 |
| 52 Weeks | 49.91 | 31.15 | 38.47 | 29.6 | 158 | 8,530 | 2,140,931 |
| YTD | 49.91 | 31.15 | - | 36.9 | 160 | 9,653 | 1,756,768 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 49.63 | 49.55 | 48.69 | 48.46 | 44.79 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 4.37 | 49.8 | -1.94 |
| Income | -28.29 | 52.6 | -32.43 |
| Dividend | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Capital Spending | -22.15 | NA | -43.15 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 4.93 | NA | 9.04 |
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Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -10.3 | -10.7 | -6.9 |
| Earnings % | 2.4 | 29.0 | 91.6 |
| EPS % | 14.6 | 39.5 | 120.0 |
| EPS $ | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.24 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 10.82 |
| Current Ratio | 1.5 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.8 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.07 |
| Receivables Turnover | 4.5 |
| Average Collection Period | 80 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 42.4 |
| Working Capital pS | 1.98 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 1.45 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 2.77 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 3.63 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 3.9 |
| Debt Ratio | 74.5 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 1.97 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 1.71 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 73.4 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 58.6 |
| Interest Cover | 4.9 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 2.92 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 16.40 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 2.82 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 90.60 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 15.02 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 23.87 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | -16.03 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 8.21 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 38.3 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 21.4 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 3.60 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 89.0 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 109.4 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 153.9 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 234.3 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 17.8 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 72.2 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 125 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 444.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 474.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 23.7 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 7.98 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 4.35 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | -3.11 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 6.07 |
| Capital Invested pS | 12.21 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 2.54 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 1.30 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 2.33 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.44 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 18.74 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 9.39 |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.3 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.0 |
| Equity Productivity | 3.17 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.5 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 12.7 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 1.17 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 3.9 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 10.2 |
| Assets Productivity | 0.80 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.7 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 7.6 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 51.5 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 52.6 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 27.0 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 11.4 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 10.7 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 18.0 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 39.9 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 38.9 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 79 |
| Revenue per Employee | 196,391 |
| Net Income per Employee | 6,485 |
| Average Collection Period | 79 |
| Receivables Turnover | 4.5 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 0 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.0 |
| Inventory/Sales | 0.0 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 5.50 |
| Assets/Revenue | 1.25 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 7.47 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.24 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 0.8 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 48.64 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 18.45 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 3.17 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 1.17 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 22.6 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 24.7 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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