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CENTURYTEL INC (NYSE)
CTL	35.65	0.11	(0.31%)	Vol. 2,090,786	14:19 ET

CenturyTel, Inc. is a regional diversified communications company engaged primarily in providing local exchange telephone services and wireless telephone communications services. They provide communications services including local, long distance, Internet access and data services to more than 3 million customers in 22 states. The company, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CTL.

General Information

CENTURYTEL INC

100 CenturyTel Drive Monroe, LA 71203 Phone: 318 388-9000 Fax: 318 388-9562 Web: www.centurytel.com Email: tony.davis@centurytel.com

Industry	UTIL-TELEPHONE
Sector:	Utilities

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/18/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	35.54
52 Week High	36.09
52 Week Low	23.27
Beta	0.81
20 Day Moving Average	2,581,636.00
Target Price Consensus	35.67

% Price Change
4 Week	7.52
12 Week	9.91
YTD	30.30

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	6.36
12 Week	3.62
YTD	7.84

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	297.33
Market Capitalization (millions)	10,587.92
Short Ratio	3.86
Last Split Date	04/01/1999

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	7.86%
Annual Dividend	$2.80
Payout Ratio	0.82
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/03/2009 / $0.70

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.88
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	3.46
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	1.80
Next EPS Report Date	02/18/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.67
30 Days Ago	1.67
60 Days Ago	1.73
90 Days Ago	1.91

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	10.30
Trailing 12 Months:	10.38
PEG Ratio	5.76

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	9.76%
vs. Previous Quarter	8.43%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	188.33%
vs. Previous Quarter:	195.42%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.13
Price/Cash Flow	4.10
Price / Sales	2.80

ROE
09/30/09	11.04
06/30/09	10.53
03/31/09	10.62

ROA
09/30/09	4.43
06/30/09	4.14
03/31/09	4.20

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.68
06/30/09	0.72
03/31/09	0.77

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.69
03/31/09	0.75

Operating Margin
09/30/09	13.76
06/30/09	13.07
03/31/09	13.25

Net Margin
09/30/09	16.08
06/30/09	19.36
03/31/09	20.44

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	16.08
06/30/09	19.36
03/31/09	20.44

Book Value
09/30/09	31.49
06/30/09	31.56
03/31/09	31.65

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	154.44
06/30/09	104.51
03/31/09	106.70

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.80
06/30/09	0.91
03/31/09	0.95

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	44.32
06/30/09	47.65
03/31/09	48.60


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