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DISCOVER FINL SVCS (NYSE)
DFS	15.37	-0.11	(-0.71%)	Vol. 2,344,071	13:31 ET

Discover Financial Services operates the Discover Card with more than fifty million cardmembers, the Discover Network with millions of merchant and cash access locations, and the Goldfish credit card business in the United Kingdom. Discover Financial Services also operates the pulse ATM/debit network, which serves more than four thousand four hundred financial institutions and includes nearly two lakhs sixty thousand ATMs, as well as POS terminals, nationwide.

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DISCOVER FIN SV

2500 Lake Cook Road Riverwoods, IL 60015 Phone: 224-405-0900 Fax: 224-405-4993 Web: www.discoverfinancial.com Email: investorrelations@discover.com

Industry	FIN-CONS LOANS
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	November
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/17/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	15.48
52 Week High	17.36
52 Week Low	4.73
Beta	1.16
20 Day Moving Average	6,606,673.50
Target Price Consensus	16.77

% Price Change
4 Week	2.13
12 Week	7.87
YTD	61.07

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	1.03
12 Week	1.70
YTD	33.31

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	542.82
Market Capitalization (millions)	8,332.21
Short Ratio	0.84
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.52%
Annual Dividend	$0.08
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/29/2009 / $0.02

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.14
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.12
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	7.70
Next EPS Report Date	12/17/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.64
30 Days Ago	2.64
60 Days Ago	2.50
90 Days Ago	2.43

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	124.04
Trailing 12 Months:	-
PEG Ratio	16.18

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	40.54%
vs. Previous Quarter	388.89%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	47.44%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-4.86%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.14
Price/Cash Flow	10.91
Price / Sales	1.07

ROE
08/31/09	-1.00
05/31/09	-2.87
02/28/09	1.91

ROA
08/31/09	-0.15
05/31/09	-0.44
02/28/09	0.30

Current Ratio
08/31/09	1.08
05/31/09	1.09
02/28/09	1.06

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	1.08
05/31/09	1.09
02/28/09	1.06

Operating Margin
08/31/09	-0.81
05/31/09	-2.42
02/28/09	1.69

Net Margin
08/31/09	28.50
05/31/09	21.58
02/28/09	21.81

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	28.50
05/31/09	21.58
02/28/09	21.81

Book Value
08/31/09	13.50
05/31/09	13.01
02/28/09	12.50

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	-
05/31/09	-
02/28/09	6.64

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.25
05/31/09	0.23
02/28/09	0.24

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	17.63
05/31/09	16.14
02/28/09	19.28


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