| Company Name: | American Greetings Corporation | | Ticker Symbol: | AM | | | WWW Address: | www.americangreetings.com |
| CEO: | Zev Weiss | | No. of Employees: | 6,700 |
| Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | American Greetings Corporation is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of everyday and seasonal greeting cards and other social expression products.
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| | | Industry Information: | SPECIALTY RETAIL - Specialty Retal, Other [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 18.44 |  -0.02 | - | - | 18.45 | 18.47 | 18.41 | 3645 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 588.3 | 31.9 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 0.60 | 12.6 | 3.3 | 18.50 - 12.53 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 18.46 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 12.6 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 588.3 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 31.9 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.47 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.60 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 3.3 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 41 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 278,916 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 41.9 | % |
| Float | 24.8 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 85.6 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 651 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 1,217 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 51.00 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.9 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 7.9 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 4.6 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 1.2 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.2 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.3 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 5.2 | % |
| Current Ratio | 1.8 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.3 | |
| Interest Cover | 5.8 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.42 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 30.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 9.19 | $ |
| Cash pS | 2.70 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 21.37 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 20.54 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 3.11 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 0.92 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 0.86 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 0.90 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 5.9 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 20.1 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 53.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 45.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 03/07/2013 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 03/24/2013 |
| Dividend Record Date | 03/26/2013 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 04/07/2013 |
| Dividend Amount | 150 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.60 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 3.3 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 5.1 |
| Payout Ratio | 41.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 27.0 |
|  | | 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 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 100 | 4,418 | 6,805 |
| 4 Weeks | 18.50 | 18.30 | 18.35 | 0.6 | 96 | 3,949 | 63,180 |
| 13 Weeks | 18.50 | 15.96 | 16.56 | 11.5 | 101 | 6,653 | 399,197 |
| 26 Weeks | 18.50 | 15.06 | 17.05 | 8.3 | 92 | 4,727 | 571,997 |
| 52 Weeks | 18.50 | 12.53 | 14.27 | 29.4 | 102 | 4,389 | 1,075,409 |
| YTD | 18.50 | 15.06 | - | 9.3 | 94 | 4,970 | 477,107 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 18.44 | 18.41 | 17.91 | 17.07 | 16.55 | 1.76 | 0.73 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 0.67 | 4.7 | 4.73 |
| Income | 0.00 | 0.0 | -12.75 |
| Dividend | 8.49 | 91.1 | 7.66 |
| Capital Spending | -4.47 | NA | 41.27 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | 10.2 | 24.9 | 10.2 |
| Earnings % | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EPS % | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| EPS $ | 0.05 | 1.62 | 0.05 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 18.52 |
| Current Ratio | 1.8 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.5 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.23 |
| Receivables Turnover | 17.0 |
| Average Collection Period | 21 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 43.0 |
| Working Capital pS | 9.17 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 3.11 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 0.92 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 2.06 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.3 |
| Debt Ratio | 56.9 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.42 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.42 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 55.0 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 31.8 |
| Interest Cover | 5.8 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 1.47 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 4.08 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 0.34 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 12.60 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 9.14 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 79.10 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.3 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 0.90 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 0.86 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 5.9 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 20.1 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.32 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 12.4 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 47.4 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 7.2 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 0.0 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 53.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 45.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 14.4 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 8.96 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 11.53 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 20.54 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 21.37 |
| Capital Invested pS | 30.35 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 2.70 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 3.11 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.92 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.47 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 1.57 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 3.13 |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.7 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | -1.1 |
| Equity Productivity | 2.74 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.3 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 1.93 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 5.2 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | -2.0 |
| Assets Productivity | 1.20 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.2 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | -1.3 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 58.9 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 58.3 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 7.9 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 5.6 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 4.6 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 2.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 41.9 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 35.5 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 126 |
| Revenue per Employee | 278,916 |
| Net Income per Employee | 7,450 |
| Average Collection Period | 20 |
| Receivables Turnover | 17.0 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 106 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.4 |
| Inventory/Sales | 13.0 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 6.41 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.83 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 6.37 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 2.03 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 1.2 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 21.71 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 5.02 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 2.74 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 1.93 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 51.0 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 48.4 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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