Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	11.10	JBL's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 90% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 20.31 vs. JBL: 11.10 )	JBL' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 8.23   Max: 311 Current: 11.1 8.23 311
P/B	1.80	JBL's P/B is ranked lower than 68% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.23 vs. JBL: 1.80 )	JBL' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.48   Max: 15.47 Current: 1.8 0.48 15.47
P/S	0.24	JBL's P/S is ranked higher than 88% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.73 vs. JBL: 0.24 )	JBL' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.05   Max: 3.48 Current: 0.24 0.05 3.48
PFCF	17.10	JBL's PFCF is ranked lower than 65% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 13.74 vs. JBL: 17.10 )	JBL' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 3.89   Max: 243.82 Current: 17.1 3.89 243.82
EV-to-EBIT	7.5	JBL's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 93% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 15.40 vs. JBL: 7.5 )	JBL' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 5.9   Max: 253.4 Current: 7.5 5.9 253.4
Shiller P/E	1102.1	JBL's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 92% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 21.15 vs. JBL: 1102.1 )	JBL' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 8.82   Max: 1102.1 Current: 1102.1 8.82 1102.1

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	1.60	JBL's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 62% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.33 vs. JBL: 1.60 )	JBL' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.17   Max: 8.59 Current: 1.6 0.17 8.59
Dividend Payout	0.1769	JBL's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 98% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.71 vs. JBL: 0.1769 )	JBL' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.16   Max: 0.79 Current: 0.18 0.16 0.79
Dividend growth (3y)	3.4	JBL's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 97% of the 1946 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: -3.20 vs. JBL: 3.4 )	JBL' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 18.9 Current: 3.4 0 18.9
Yield on cost (5-Year)	1.83	JBL's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 66% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.39 vs. JBL: 1.83 )	JBL' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.19   Max: 9.81 Current: 1.83 0.19 9.81
Share Buyback Rate	-0.5	JBL's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 92% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: -1.10 vs. JBL: -0.5 )	JBL' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0.7   Max: -5.2 Current: -0.5

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	2.1	JBL's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 75% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 4.10 vs. JBL: 2.1 )	JBL' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 1.1   Max: 19 Current: 2.1 1.1 19
Price/Tangible Book	2.1	JBL's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 81% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. JBL: 2.1 )	JBL' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 1.5   Max: 9.4 Current: 2.1 1.5 9.4
Price/DCF (Projected)	1.1	JBL's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 91% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. JBL: 1.1 )	JBL' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.7 Current: 1.1 0.7 1.7
Price/Median PS Value	0.4	JBL's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 82% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. JBL: 0.4 )	JBL' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.3   Max: 6 Current: 0.4 0.3 6
Price/Graham Number	1	JBL's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than 75% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. JBL: 1 )	JBL' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 1   Max: 5.9 Current: 1 1 5.9
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	13.30	JBL's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 95% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 5.45 vs. JBL: 13.30 )	JBL' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 0.4   Max: 16.9 Current: 13.3 0.4 16.9
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	3.2	JBL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 92% of the 1561 Companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. ( Industry Median: 3.01 vs. JBL: 3.2 )	JBL' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: 0.7   Max: 27.9 Current: 3.2 0.7 27.9

Business Description

Jabil Circuit, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1992. The Company is a provider of worldwide electronic manufacturing services and solutions. It provides comprehensive electronics design, production and product management services to companies in the aerospace, automotive, computing, consumer, defense, industrial, instrumentation, medical, networking, peripherals, solar, storage and telecommunications industries. The Company serves its customers primarily with dedicated business units that combine highly automated, continuous flow manufacturing with advanced electronic design and design for manufacturability. The Company currently depends, and expects to continue to depend, upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of its revenue, net of estimated return costs ("net revenue"). Based on net revenue, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 its largest customers currently include Agilent Technologies, Apple Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Ericsson, EchoStar Corporation, General Electric Company, Hewlett-Packard Company, International Business Machines Corporation, NetApp, Inc. and Research in Motion Limited. The Company currently conducts its operations in facilities that are located in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, the U.S. and Vietnam. The Company's global manufacturing production sites allow customers to manufacture products simultaneously in the optimal locations for their products. Its services allow customers to reduce manufacturing costs, improve supply-chain management, reduce inventory obsolescence, lower transportation costs and reduce product fulfillment time. The Company manages its business and operations in the following three segments: Diversified Manufacturing Services ("DMS"), Enterprise & Infrastructure ("E&I") and High Velocity Systems ("HVS"). Its DMS segment is composed of dedicated resources to manage higher complexity global products in regulated and other industries and introduce materials and process technologies including design and aftermarket services to its global customers. The Company's E&I and HVS segments offer integrated global manufacturing and supply chain solutions designed to provide cost effective solutions for its customers. Its E&I segment is focused on its customers primarily in the computing, storage, networking and telecommunication sectors. The Company's HVS segment is focused on the particular needs of the consumer products industry, including mobility, display, set-top boxes and peripheral products such as printers and point of sale terminals. The Company is subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign environmental, product stewardship and producer responsibility laws and regulations, including those relating to the us
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