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CORRECTIONS CORP AMER NEW (NYSE)
CXW	24.15	-0.04	(-0.17%)	Vol. 583,414	16:00 ET

Corrections Corporation of America Company is the one of nation's largest providers of detention and corrections services to governmental agencies. The company is one of the industry leaders in private sector corrections with beds in facilities under contract for management in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company's full range of services includes design, construction, ownership, renovation and management of new or existing jails and prisons, as well as long distance inmate transportation services. (Company Press Release)

General Information

CORRECTIONS CRP

10 Burton Hills Boulevard Nashville, TN 37215 Phone: 615-263-3000 Fax: 615-263-3140 Web: www.correctionscorp.com Email: Invrelations@correctionscorp.com

Industry	PROTECTION-SFTY
Sector:	Industrial Products

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

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	24.19
52 Week High	26.25
52 Week Low	9.50
Beta	1.10
20 Day Moving Average	862,148.31
Target Price Consensus	29.25

% Price Change
4 Week	-3.82
12 Week	19.44
YTD	47.62

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-4.86
12 Week	12.60
YTD	22.17

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	115.19
Market Capitalization (millions)	2,781.91
Short Ratio	3.93
Last Split Date	07/09/2007

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	0.34
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.26
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	12.50
Next EPS Report Date	02/09/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.60
30 Days Ago	1.75
60 Days Ago	1.75
90 Days Ago	1.75

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	19.19
Trailing 12 Months:	19.48
PEG Ratio	1.54

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	10.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	10.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	3.43%
vs. Previous Quarter:	3.23%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.00
Price/Cash Flow	12.28
Price / Sales	1.68

ROE
09/30/09	11.03
06/30/09	11.10
03/31/09	11.36

ROA
09/30/09	5.17
06/30/09	5.21
03/31/09	5.39

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.74
06/30/09	2.09
03/31/09	1.81

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.74
06/30/09	2.09
03/31/09	1.81

Operating Margin
09/30/09	9.03
06/30/09	9.09
03/31/09	9.32

Net Margin
09/30/09	14.34
06/30/09	14.42
03/31/09	15.01

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	14.34
06/30/09	14.42
03/31/09	15.01

Book Value
09/30/09	12.10
06/30/09	11.66
03/31/09	10.90

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

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.86
06/30/09	0.95
03/31/09	0.97

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	46.25
06/30/09	48.73
03/31/09	49.17


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