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CHINACAST EDUCATION CORP (NASD)
CAST	7.38	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION is one of the PRC's leading publicly listed e-learning and private education service providers. They provide distance learning services to universities, educating undergraduate and graduate degree students located at remote training classrooms around the country. They provide the necessary studio and remote classroom hardware, software and nationwide satellite and terrestrial broadband network connectivity to provide the distance learning program. They also provide subscription-based multimedia educational content distribution services to primary, middle and high schools throughout the country. The multimedia educational content,developed in partnership with leading educational publishing companies is used by teachers to develop classroom teaching material and for teacher training. They also provide e-learning services and private school education services to government agencies, corporate enterprises and working adults, unemployed workers and recent graduates.

General Information

CHINACAST EDUC

15F Reignwood Center,8 Yong An Dongli Jianguo Menwai Avenue Beijing, - 100022 Phone: 86 10 6566 7788 Fax: 86 10 8528 8366 Web: www.chinacastcomm.com Email: None

Industry	SCHOOLS
Sector:	Consumer Discretionary

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	03/15/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	7.38
52 Week High	8.61
52 Week Low	1.59
Beta	0.63
20 Day Moving Average	276,593.56
Target Price Consensus	10.33

% Price Change
4 Week	-8.54
12 Week	21.13
YTD	186.61

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-9.53
12 Week	14.20
YTD	137.21

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	35.77
Market Capitalization (millions)	260.39
Short Ratio	3.64
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.10
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.40
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	30.00
Next EPS Report Date	03/15/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.00
30 Days Ago	1.00
60 Days Ago	1.00
90 Days Ago	1.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	18.20
Trailing 12 Months:	21.41
PEG Ratio	0.61

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	22.22%
vs. Previous Quarter	0.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	13.95%
vs. Previous Quarter:	9.01%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.56
Price/Cash Flow	17.51
Price / Sales	5.61

ROE
09/30/09	7.36
06/30/09	6.84
03/31/09	7.29

ROA
09/30/09	5.30
06/30/09	4.86
03/31/09	5.06

Current Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	2.33
03/31/09	1.96

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	2.32
03/31/09	1.96

Operating Margin
09/30/09	25.31
06/30/09	23.64
03/31/09	23.75

Net Margin
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	30.35
03/31/09	30.18

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	30.35
03/31/09	30.18

Book Value
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	4.66
03/31/09	4.53

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	94.71
03/31/09	89.14

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.03
03/31/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	2.69
03/31/09	0.11


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