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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP (NYSE)
CHK	23.03	-0.35	(-1.50%)	Vol. 13,040,049	16:00 ET

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development, exploration, acquisition and production of onshore natural gas and oil reserves. Chesapeake owns interests in producing oil and gas wells concentrated in three primary operating areas: the Mid-Continent region of Oklahoma, western Arkansas, southwestern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle; the Gulf Coast region consisting primarily of the Austin Chalk Trend in Texas and Louisiana and the Tuscaloosa Trend in Louisiana; and the Helmet area of northeastern British Columbia.

General Information

CHESAPEAKE ENGY

6100 North Western Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Phone: 405 848-8000 Fax: 405 483-0573 Web: www.chesapeakeenergy.com Email: jmobley@chkenergy.com

Industry	OIL-US EXP&PROD
Sector:	Oils/Energy

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/16/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	23.38
52 Week High	N/A
52 Week Low	9.84
Beta	1.38
20 Day Moving Average	15,677,520.00
Target Price Consensus	33.32

% Price Change
4 Week	-13.84
12 Week	-2.37
YTD	42.42

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-14.77
12 Week	-7.96
YTD	17.87

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	641.65
Market Capitalization (millions)	14,777.25
Short Ratio	1.69
Last Split Date	01/02/1997

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.30%
Annual Dividend	$0.30
Payout Ratio	0.12
Change in Payout Ratio	0.03
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/29/2009 / $0.08

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.67
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.43
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	9.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/16/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.69
30 Days Ago	1.57
60 Days Ago	1.48
90 Days Ago	1.66

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	9.47
Trailing 12 Months:	9.18
PEG Ratio	1.05

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-17.65%
vs. Previous Quarter	12.90%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-75.82%
vs. Previous Quarter:	8.25%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.15
Price/Cash Flow	3.33
Price / Sales	1.75

ROE
09/30/09	11.87
06/30/09	11.76
03/31/09	13.02

ROA
09/30/09	4.76
06/30/09	4.63
03/31/09	4.69

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.00
06/30/09	0.99
03/31/09	0.85

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.99
03/31/09	0.85

Operating Margin
09/30/09	18.05
06/30/09	11.34
03/31/09	-

Net Margin
09/30/09	-116.77
06/30/09	-33.94
03/31/09	-64.80

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	-116.77
06/30/09	-33.94
03/31/09	-64.80

Book Value
09/30/09	19.99
06/30/09	18.42
03/31/09	18.12

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-21.83
06/30/09	-11.38
03/31/09	0.92

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.94
06/30/09	1.18
03/31/09	1.14

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	48.48
06/30/09	53.06
03/31/09	52.25


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