10 Year Financial Data of American Greetings Corporation (AM)

18.46 (1y: +29%)

Market Cap	588.8 M	P/E(ttm)	12.30
Enterprise Value	788.26 M	P/B

AM- NYSE (USA)
American Greetings Corporation

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Annual Rates (per share)	10 yrs*	5 yrs*	12 months*
Revenue Growth (%)	8.9	6.9	33.1
EBITDA Growth (%)	0	0	-16.3
Free Cash Flow Growth (%)	-8.2	21.1	-236.4
Book Value Growth (%)	0	0	8.6

*12-month growth rate is calculated with the per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) of the last 12 months over the per share revenue (EBITDA, FCF, earnings) over the previous 12 months. 5-year and 10-year growth rates are calculated with least-square regression based on the 5-year and 10-year numbers.

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Per Share Data	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	TTM	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Revenue per Share ($)	25.08	23.20	23.80	27.97	32.59	36.33	40.73	38.61	42.08	49.84	56.05	12.17	10.87	11.67	15.90	17.61
EBITDA per Share	3.25	1.80	2.06	1.41	3.25	-4.37	4.59	5.23	4.69	2.59	3.89	1.04	0.88	0.29	0.41	2.31
Free Cashflow per Share	3.20	3.76	2.92	3.60	3.43	0.37	4.26	3.48	1.13	1.87	-1.80	3.20	0.93	-0.91	-1.82	--
Earnings per Share ($)	1.40	1.25	1.16	0.71	1.52	-4.89	2.03	2.11	1.42	-0.23	1.50	-0.27	0.20	-0.13	-0.03	1.46
Dividends Per Share	--	0.12	0.32	0.32	0.40	0.60	0.36	0.56	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15
Book Value per Share	15.83	16.91	15.40	16.24	17.31	11.37	15.84	18.16	18.06	--	20.88	19.23	18.79	19.52	20.18	20.88
Month End Stock Price	22.67	24.63	20.98	23.38	18.82	3.73	19.07	21.65	15.00	17.24	16.20	15.00	14.03	14.39	17.24	16.20
Ratios	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	Latest Q.	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Return on Equity %	8.30	6.90	6.90	4.20	8.80	-43.00	12.80	11.60	7.90	--	28.00	-5.60	4.40	-2.40	-0.40	28.00
Return on Assets %	4.20	3.80	3.80	2.40	4.60	-15.90	5.30	5.70	3.70	--	12.00	-2.80	2.00	-1.20	--	12.00
Return on Capital - Joel Greenblatt %	23.40	13.40	17.20	6.90	29.80	-55.50	33.70	45.50	31.10	--	52.00	24.80	16.80	-1.20	0.40	52.00
Debt to Equity	0.53	0.35	0.39	0.22	0.26	0.74	0.52	0.31	0.31	--	0.42	0.31	0.33	0.43	0.56	0.42

Gross Margin %	53.30	52.40	54.90	52.60	56.00	52.10	56.40	57.20	56.20	55.50	59.50	57.70	58.30	55.10	51.80	59.50
Operating Margin %	9.80	4.80	5.80	2.20	7.30	-15.00	8.50	11.00	8.80	2.80	13.10	6.50	5.20	-0.50	0.10	13.10
Net Margin %	5.20	5.00	4.50	2.40	4.70	-13.50	5.00	5.50	3.40	-0.50	8.30	-2.20	1.80	-1.10	-0.20	8.30

Days Sales Outstanding	45.50	38.40	27.50	21.80	12.70	13.70	30.30	27.50	24.50	--	16.70	22.50	22.60	22.50	35.50	16.70
Days Inventory	95.80	89.90	93.30	80.60	101	91.90	83.90	96.10	103	--	94.70	97.50	119	142	98.60	94.70
Inventory Turnover	3.80	4.10	3.90	4.50	3.60	4.00	4.30	3.80	3.50	--	1.00	0.90	0.80	0.60	0.90	1.00

Debt to Revenue	0.33	0.26	0.25	0.13	0.14	0.23	0.20	0.15	0.13	--	0.50	0.49	0.57	0.71	0.70	0.50
COGS to Revenue	0.47	0.48	0.45	0.47	0.44	0.48	0.44	0.43	0.44	0.45	0.41	0.42	0.42	0.45	0.48	0.41
Inventory to Revenue	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.10	0.11	0.12	--	0.42	0.45	0.55	0.70	0.52	0.42
Interest Exp. to Revenue %	-4.27	-4.18	-1.86	-1.54	-0.69	-1.16	-1.51	-1.54	-3.07	--	-0.77	-7.65	-1.08	-1.10	-0.88	-0.77

Asset Turnover	0.81	0.75	0.85	0.98	0.98	1.18	1.07	1.04	1.09	--	0.36	0.30	0.26	0.25	0.30	0.36
Buyback Ratio	-17.60	-56.90	-28.70	-16.10	-32.70	0.20	-8.20	-19.10	-17.80	--	--	-21.20	10.00	3.20	11.70	--
Dividend Payout Ratio	--	0.10	0.30	0.47	0.26	--	0.18	0.27	0.42	--	0.10	--	0.75	--	--	0.10
Income Statement	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	TTM	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Revenue	2,009	1,903	1,886	1,745	1,776	1,691	1,636	1,593	1,695	1,750	1,869	460	393	394	507	575
Cost of Goods Sold	938	905	850	827	781	810	713	682	742	780	818	195	164	177	244	233
Gross Profit	1,071	998	1,036	918	996	881	923	910	953	970	1,051	265	229	217	263	342

Selling, General, &Admin. Expense	875	907	926	879	868	845	784	739	785	897	953	209	207	220	265	261
Earnings Before DDA	260	148	164	88.20	177	-203	184	216	189	90.99	130	39.38	31.81	9.86	13.22	75.38

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	64.07	57.05	54.22	49.38	48.54	50.02	45.17	41.05	39.23	42.33	36.10	9.51	11.47	11.84	12.79	--

Operating Income	196	90.50	109	38.82	129	-253	139	175	150	48.66	94.17	29.87	20.34	-1.98	0.44	75.38
Interest Income/Expense	-85.83	-79.53	-35.12	-26.88	-12.25	-19.57	-24.64	-24.54	-52.09	-48.24	-17.43	-35.22	-4.24	-4.34	-4.44	-4.41
Net Income	105	95.28	84.38	42.38	83.00	-228	81.57	87.02	57.20	-7.93	49.92	-10.12	7.25	-4.25	-0.81	47.73

Earnings per Share ($)	1.40	1.25	1.16	0.71	1.52	-4.89	2.03	2.11	1.42	-0.23	1.50	-0.27	0.20	-0.13	-0.03	1.46
Total Shares Outstanding	80.09	82.02	79.23	62.36	54.51	46.54	40.16	41.25	40.29	35.11	32.65	37.82	36.15	33.75	31.88	32.65
Balance Sheet	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	Latest Q.	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Cash and cash equivalents	285	459	422	145	124	60.22	138	216	132	--	86.06	132	60.18	61.74	63.29	86.06
Accounts Receivable	251	200	142	104	61.90	63.28	136	120	114	--	105	114	97.66	97.56	198	105
Inventory	246	223	217	183	217	204	164	180	209	--	242	209	215	276	264	242
Other Current Assets	395	399	380	368	267	234	240	186	186	--	228	186	174	213	236	228
Total Current Assets	1,177	1,282	1,162	799	669	561	677	701	641	--	662	641	547	648	762	662

Property, Plant and Equipment	369	340	304	285	296	298	245	242	278	--	372	278	293	332	362	372
Intangible Assets	229	270	204	224	285	26.87	31.11	28.90	--	--	53.33	--	--	--	--	53.33
Other Long Term Assets	709	644	549	470	554	548	576	561	631	--	496	631	649	593	582	496
Total Assets	2,484	2,536	2,219	1,778	1,804	1,434	1,530	1,532	1,549	--	1,583	1,549	1,488	1,572	1,705	1,583

Accounts Payable	330	358	302	260	272	237	274	240	221	--	274	221	214	271	353	274
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	--	--	175	--	42.79	0.75	1.00	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Other Current Liabilities	92.92	130	107	113	138	106	97.14	102	84.53	--	94.44	84.53	82.75	77.35	70.69	94.44
Total Current Liabilities	423	488	584	373	452	343	372	343	305	--	369	305	297	349	424	369

Long-Term Debt	666	486	301	224	201	389	329	233	225	--	286	225	225	280	357	286
Other Long-Term Liabilities	128	175	114	169	208	172	193	208	292	--	247	292	287	285	281	247
Total Liabilities	1,216	1,149	999	766	861	905	894	783	822	--	902	822	809	914	1,061	902

Common Stock	67.47	69.03	60.35	55.12	48.76	--	39.48	40.41	36.85	--	31.97	36.85	34.20	32.75	31.71	31.97
Retained Earnings	1,286	1,366	1,428	1,254	1,301	1,045	1,112	1,171	1,210	--	1,238	1,210	1,211	1,202	1,196	1,238
Additional Paid-In Capital	332	369	399	415	446	449	461	492	513	--	522	513	514	517	520	522
Treasury Stock	-439	-446	-676	-710	-873	-938	-947	-952	-1,021	--	-1,094	-1,021	-1,060	-1,079	-1,094	-1,094
Total Equity	1,268	1,387	1,220	1,013	943	529	636	749	727	--	682	727	679	659	643	682
Cashflow Statement	Annuals (USD $) View: $ %											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	TTM	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Net Income	105	70.55	94.38	42.38	83.00	-228	81.57	87.02	57.20	-7.93	2.19	-10.12	7.25	-4.25	-0.81	--
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	64.07	57.05	54.22	49.38	48.54	50.02	45.17	41.05	39.23	42.33	36.10	9.51	11.47	11.84	12.79	--
Cash Flow from Others	123	228	129	174	112	251	70.75	51.73	20.12	141	-6.19	149	31.18	-8.61	-28.76	--
Cash Flow from Operations	292	356	277	266	244	73.04	197	180	117	175	32.10	149	49.90	-1.02	-16.79	--

Investment for Property, Plant & Equipement	-35.83	-47.50	-46.19	-41.73	-56.62	-55.73	-26.55	-36.35	-70.94	-109	-87.41	-27.41	-16.43	-29.63	-41.35	--
Cash Flow from Acquisitions	--	-25.18	-15.32	-13.12	-76.34	-37.88	-19.30	-0.50	-5.90	0.62	0.62	--	--	0.62	--	--
Cash Flow from Investing	-33.09	-187	-61.15	179	-126	-137	-40.01	8.21	-63.03	-160	-138	-27.15	-72.97	-28.54	-36.36	--

Net Issuance of Stock	17.64	16.03	-218	-251	-145	-73.46	-5.14	3.10	-72.31	-109	-79.24	-29.30	-41.27	-20.02	-17.95	--
Net Issuance of Debt	-210	-216	-10.78	-241	20.10	119	-62.35	-99.25	-38.79	92.86	132	-38.79	--	55.00	76.65	--
Cash Flow for Dividends	--	-8.26	-21.18	-18.42	-21.80	-22.57	-19.05	-22.35	-23.89	-20.93	-15.18	-5.75	-5.37	-5.07	-4.74	--
Other Financing	0.00	0.00	1.03	-8.53	-0.06	-0.00	--	1.31	-1.92	-4.68	-0.38	-4.30	-0.42	0.01	0.04	--
Cash Flow from Financing	-192	-209	-249	-519	-147	22.97	-86.54	-117	-137	-41.28	36.86	-78.13	-47.06	29.92	54.00	--

Net Change in Cash	76.99	-35.18	-34.19	-68.90	-21.21	-63.28	77.73	77.89	-83.40	-22.37	-69.15	46.78	-72.26	1.56	1.55	--

Free Cash Flow	256	309	231	224	187	17.31	171	143	45.60	65.78	-55.31	121	33.47	-30.64	-58.14	--
Valuation Ratios (Daily)	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	Latest Q.	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

PE Ratio(ttm)
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EV-to-EBITDA
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Forward Rate of Return
Shiller PE Ratio
Valuation and Quality	Annuals											Quarterly
Fiscal Period	Feb04	Feb05	Feb06	Feb07	Feb08	Feb09	Feb10	Feb11	Feb12	Nov12	Latest Q.	Feb12	May12	Aug12	Nov12	Feb13

Market Cap
Enterprise Value
Month End Stock Price
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Net Current Asset Value (per share)
DCF (per share)
Median PS (per share)
Peter Lynch Fair Value (per share)
Graham Number (per share)
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