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NASH-FINCH CO (NASD)
NAFC 32.84 -0.53 (-1.59%) Vol.  26,568 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 32.83 - 33.50
52wk Low - High 24.94 - 46.93
Avg Volume 74,773
Industry FOOD ITEMS-WHLE
Market Cap 428.50 M
Div - Yield 0.72 - 2.16
PE (forward)
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. N/A
EPS Last Year 4.29
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NASH-FINCH CO NAFC PREMIUM
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CORE-MARK HLDG CORE PREMIUM
COLABOR GROUP T.GCL PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 3.00
ABR (Last Week) 3.00
# of Recs in ABR 1
Average Target Price N/A
Industry Rank by ABR 89 out of 217
Rank in Industry 5 out of 5
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR NAFC
Zacks Blog: Nash-Finch’s MACD Signals Bearishness
Aug 17, 2009
Zacks Equity Research: Report for NAFC
May 05, 2009
Investment Ideas: Check Your Emotion at the Door
Feb 09, 2009
Aggressive Growth: Nash Finch Co.
Jan 13, 2009
Zacks Industry Rank Analysis: Top Ranked Industry Groups
Dec 31, 2008
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NEWS
Nash Finch Profit Triples
Nov 12, 2009
Nash Finch Company Announces Promotion of Kathleen Mahoney to Executive Vice President
Nov 12, 2009
Nash Finch Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
Nov 12, 2009
Nash Finch Company Board of Directors Authorizes a Stock Repurchase Plan
Nov 12, 2009
Nash-Finch Board Announces Quarterly Dividend
Nov 10, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate N/A N/A N/A N/A
Number of Estimates 0 0 0 0
Low Estimates N/A N/A N/A N/A
High Estimate N/A N/A N/A N/A
Year Ago EPS 0.73 0.62 3.21 N/A
EPS Growth N/A% N/A% N/A% N/A%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Nash Finch Company is one of the largest food distribution companies in the United States. Its business consists of three primary operating segments: (i) the wholesale distribution segment, which supplies food and non-food items to independently owned retail grocery stores, corporately owned retail grocery stores and institutional customers; (ii) the retail segment, which is made up of corporately owned retail grocery stores with a variety of store formats; and (iii) the military distribution segment, which supplies food and related products to military commissaries.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 4.29
Sales 4703.66
Net Income 52.07
Price/Earnings 7.78
Price/Book 1.08
Price/Cash Flow 4.99
Price/Sales .08


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