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CLECO CORP NEW (NYSE)
CNL	25.78	0.38	(1.50%)	Vol. 369,011	15:36 ET

Cleco Corporation holds investments in several subsidiaries, including Utility Group, Cleco Midstream Resources LLC and Utility Construction & Technology Solutions LLC. Utility Group, incorporated on January 2, 1935 under the laws of the State of Louisiana, contains the LPSC jurisdictional generation, transmission and distribution electric utility operations serving the Company's traditional retail and wholesale customers. Utility Group serves customers in communities and rural areas in the State of Louisiana.

General Information

CLECO CORP

2030 Donahue Ferry Road Pineville, LA 71360-5226 Phone: 318 484-7400 Fax: 318 484-7465 Web: www.cleco.com Email: None

Industry	UTIL-ELEC PWR
Sector:	Utilities

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/25/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	25.40
52 Week High	26.03
52 Week Low	18.69
Beta	0.54
20 Day Moving Average	453,214.06
Target Price Consensus	27.33

% Price Change
4 Week	1.68
12 Week	3.59
YTD	11.26

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	0.58
12 Week	-2.34
YTD	-7.92

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	60.48
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,536.12
Short Ratio	10.13
Last Split Date	05/22/2001

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	3.54%
Annual Dividend	$0.90
Payout Ratio	0.51
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.12
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/05/2009 / $0.22

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.26
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.73
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	9.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/25/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.50
30 Days Ago	1.50
60 Days Ago	1.50
90 Days Ago	1.50

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	14.68
Trailing 12 Months:	14.43
PEG Ratio	1.63

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	50.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	86.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-29.73%
vs. Previous Quarter:	16.54%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.38
Price/Cash Flow	6.89
Price / Sales	1.71

ROE
09/30/09	9.91
06/30/09	8.24
03/31/09	8.24

ROA
09/30/09	3.12
06/30/09	2.64
03/31/09	2.68

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.52
06/30/09	1.60
03/31/09	1.43

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.07
06/30/09	1.16
03/31/09	1.08

Operating Margin
09/30/09	11.82
06/30/09	8.71
03/31/09	8.10

Net Margin
09/30/09	12.90
06/30/09	9.87
03/31/09	9.47

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	12.90
06/30/09	9.87
03/31/09	9.47

Book Value
09/30/09	18.45
06/30/09	17.69
03/31/09	17.47

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	6.44
06/30/09	8.04
03/31/09	9.34

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	1.11
06/30/09	1.16
03/31/09	1.13

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	52.57
06/30/09	53.67
03/31/09	52.92


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