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BCE INC (NYSE)
BCE	26.59	0.36	(1.37%)	Vol. 666,391	16:00 ET

BCE, Inc. is Canada's largest communications company. Through their operations in communications services, they provide residence and business customers in Canada with wireline and wireless communications products and applications, satellite communications and direct-to-home television services, systems integration expertise, electronic commerce solutions, Internet access and high-speed data services, and directories. Their shares are listed in Canada, the United States and Europe. (press release)

General Information

BCE INC

Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell Building A 8th Floor Verdun, QU H3E 3B3 Phone: 800 339-6353 Fax: 514 786-3970 Web: www.bce.ca Email: investor.relations@bce.ca

Industry	UTIL-TELEPHONE
Sector:	Utilities

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/10/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	26.23
52 Week High	26.70
52 Week Low	16.85
Beta	0.99
20 Day Moving Average	720,640.19
Target Price Consensus	28.62

% Price Change
4 Week	9.02
12 Week	7.63
YTD	28.01

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	4.85
12 Week	-2.84
YTD	3.93

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	767.16
Market Capitalization (millions)	20,122.50
Short Ratio	2.71
Last Split Date	07/11/2006

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	5.64%
Annual Dividend	$1.48
Payout Ratio	0.60
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/11/2009 / $0.37

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.49
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.39
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	8.30
Next EPS Report Date	02/10/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.50
30 Days Ago	2.43
60 Days Ago	2.43
90 Days Ago	2.14

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	10.99
Trailing 12 Months:	10.66
PEG Ratio	1.33

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	33.33%
vs. Previous Quarter	48.15%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-4.60%
vs. Previous Quarter:	6.15%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.45
Price/Cash Flow	4.32
Price / Sales	1.18

ROE
09/30/09	15.60
06/30/09	20.01
03/31/09	19.06

ROA
09/30/09	5.70
06/30/09	7.43
03/31/09	7.20

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.83
06/30/09	0.86
03/31/09	0.83

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.72
06/30/09	0.80
03/31/09	0.78

Operating Margin
09/30/09	11.26
06/30/09	14.86
03/31/09	14.56

Net Margin
09/30/09	9.95
06/30/09	9.32
03/31/09	9.96

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	9.95
06/30/09	9.32
03/31/09	9.96

Book Value
09/30/09	18.11
06/30/09	15.52
03/31/09	14.36

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	13.02
06/30/09	13.98
03/31/09	13.72

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.69
06/30/09	0.76
03/31/09	0.72

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	36.82
06/30/09	41.12
03/31/09	39.89


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