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14.51 (1y: +9%)

Market Cap	9.55 B	P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value	10.21 B	P/B	1.58

SPLS- NAS (USA)
Staples, Inc.

Currently 1/5

Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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Market Cap $M	9,551	Revenue $M	24,381	Net Margin (%)	-0.9	Z-Score	3.9
Enterprise Value $M	10,206	EPS $	-0.3	Operating Margin %	2.1	F-Score	4
P/E(ttm))	0	Cash Flow Per Share $	2.1	Pre-tax Margin (%)	1.1	Higher ROA y-y	N
Price/Book	1.6	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	3.2	Quick Ratio	1.0	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	0.4	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	-10.2	Current Ratio	1.6	Lower Leverage y-y	Y
Price/Cash Flow	5.5	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	-51.8	ROA % (ttm)	-1.7	Higher Current Ratio y-y	N
Dividend Yield %	3.1	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	-3.4	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	0	Shares Outstanding M	668	ROI % (ttm)	11.0	Gross Margin Increase y-y	N

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 80. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

Total Records: 88 Page:1 2 3 4 5

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
SPLS	HOTCHKIS & WILEY	2013-03-31	Add	0.08%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Add 80.21%	2,540,300
SPLS	Mark Hillman	2013-03-31	Sold Out	-0.58%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Sold Out	0
SPLS	John Hussman	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.45%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Reduce -99.37%	9,500
SPLS	Yacktman Focused Fund	2013-03-31	Sold Out	-0.36%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Sold Out	0
SPLS	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	Reduce	-0.22%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Reduce -92.4%	155,896
SPLS	Whitney Tilson	2013-03-31	Sold Out	-0.13%	$11.4 - $14.65 ($12.99)	$ 14.51	12%	Sold Out	0
SPLS	Yacktman Focused Fund	2012-12-31	Buy	0.36%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	New holding, 2000000 sh.	2,000,000
SPLS	Whitney Tilson	2012-12-31	Buy	0.13%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	New holding, 14109 sh.	14,109
SPLS	Joel Greenblatt	2012-12-31	Add	0.06%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	Add 27.55%	407,692
SPLS	Joel Greenblatt	2012-12-31	Add	0.06%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	Add 27.55%	407,692
SPLS	HOTCHKIS & WILEY	2012-12-31	Add	0.03%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	Add 57.11%	1,409,600
SPLS	Arnold Van Den Berg	2012-12-31	Reduce	-2.39%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	Reduce -79.81%	470,729
SPLS	David Dreman	2012-12-31	Reduce	-0.25%	$11.09 - $12.21 ($11.54)	$ 14.51	26%	Reduce -63.2%	503,822
SPLS	Richard Pzena	2012-09-30	Add	1.15%	$10.8 - $13.46 ($12.29)	$ 14.51	18%	Add 39%	42,145,899
SPLS	Joel Greenblatt	2012-09-30	Add	0.06%	$10.8 - $13.46 ($12.29)	$ 14.51	18%	Add 32.52%	319,642
SPLS	HOTCHKIS & WILEY	2012-09-30	Buy	0.06%	$10.8 - $13.46 ($12.29)	$ 14.51	18%	New holding, 897200 sh.	897,200
SPLS	Charles Brandes	2012-09-30	Add	0.04%	$10.8 - $13.46 ($12.29)	$ 14.51	18%	Add 113.54%	487,069
SPLS	Meridian Funds	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-0.02%	$10.8 - $13.46 ($12.29)	$ 14.51	18%	Sold Out	0
SPLS	Richard Pzena	2012-06-30	Add	0.33%	$12.34 - $16.54 ($14.25)	$ 14.51	2%	Add 7.77%	30,320,109
SPLS	Ray Dalio	2012-06-30	Add	0.21%	$12.34 - $16.54 ($14.25)	$ 14.51	2%	Add 177.68%	1,710,035
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Total Records: 88 Page:1 2 3 4 5

SPLS is held by these Gurus:

Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
SPLS	HOTCHKIS & WILEY	2013-03-31	2,540,300	0.38	0.17	+80.21%
SPLS	Charles Brandes	2013-03-31	567,459	0.08	0.09	+3.28%
SPLS	Brian Rogers	2013-03-31	13,000,000	1.95	0.69	+1.96%
SPLS	Donald Yacktman	2013-03-31	2,285,000	0.34	0.16	+0.22%
SPLS	Yacktman Fund	2013-03-31	2,000,000	0.3	0.32
SPLS	Richard Pzena	2013-03-31	38,948,335	5.83	3.7	-0.58%
SPLS	Arnold Van Den Berg	2013-03-31	451,069	0.07	0.59	-4.18%
SPLS	Robert Olstein	2013-03-31	586,000	0.09	1.4	-7.72%
SPLS	David Dreman	2013-03-31	449,628	0.07	0.16	-10.76%
SPLS	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	326,553	0.05	0.22	-19.9%
SPLS	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	155,896	0.02	0.02	-92.4%
SPLS	John Hussman	2013-03-31	9,500	0	0	-99.37%
SPLS	Yacktman Focused Fund	2013-03-31	0	0	0	Sold Out
SPLS	Whitney Tilson	2013-03-31	0	0	0	Sold Out
SPLS	Mark Hillman	2013-03-31	0	0	0	Sold Out

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SPLS: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
SARGENT RONALD	Chairman and CEO	2012-06-29	Sell	480,000	$12.73	13.98	view
SARGENT RONALD	Chairman and CEO	2012-03-21	Sell	33,300	$16.67	-12.96	view
PARNEROS DEMOS	President, US Stores	2012-03-14	Sell	84,499	$16	-9.31	view
WALSH PAUL	Director	2012-03-02	Sell	22,500	$15.49	-6.33	view
BURTON MARY ELIZABETH	Director	2012-03-02	Sell	22,500	$15.4	-5.78	view
NAKASONE ROBERT	Director	2012-03-01	Sell	22,500	$14.9	-2.62	view
ANDERSON BASIL	Director	2012-03-01	Sell	3,375	$14.84	-2.22	view
SARGENT RONALD	Chairman and CEO	2011-12-15	Sell	990,000	$14.55	-0.27	view
MAHONEY JOHN	Vice Chairman	2011-06-28	Sell	150,000	$15.43	-5.96	view
SARGENT RONALD	Chairman and CEO	2011-06-24	Sell	325,500	$15.26	-4.91	view

Press Releases about SPLS:

Staples, Inc. Announces Nine Percent Increase in Quarterly... 06 Mar 2013
Staples, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012... 06 Mar 2013
Survey Shows Telecommuting Provides Better Work/Life... 04 Mar 2013
Staples, Inc. To Broadcast Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012... 27 Feb 2013
Staples, Inc. Announces Expiration and Final Results of its... 05 Feb 2013

Quarterly/Annual Reports about SPLS:

10-Q - STAPLES INC (0000791519) (Filer): (10-Q) 14 Nov 2012
10-Q - STAPLES INC (0000791519) (Filer): (10-Q) 15 Aug 2012
10-Q - STAPLES INC (0000791519) (Filer): (10-Q) 16 May 2012
10-Q - STAPLES INC (0000791519) (Filer): (10-Q) 15 Nov 2011
10-Q - STAPLES INC (0000791519) (Filer): (10-Q) 17 Aug 2011

News about SPLS:

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Early Movers for Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013 Feb 19 2013

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Arnold Van Den Berg Trims Staples, Sells Out of Dell and Others - Q4 Updates Jan 09 2013

Three Retail Bargains That Aren’t Really Damaged Goods Jan 02 2013

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