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FIRSTENERGY CORP (NYSE)
FE	42.40	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

FirstEnergy Corp. is a diversified energy services holding company as the result of the merger of Ohio Edison Company and Centerior Energy Corporation. FirstEnergy companies provide electricity and natural gas services and a wide array of energy-related products and services. FirstEnergy's four electric utility companies, Ohio Edison and its Pennsylvania Power subsidiary, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison, serve customers in northern and central Ohio and western Pennsylvania. (Company Press Release)

General Information

FIRSTENERGY CP

76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Phone: 800-736-3402 Fax: 330-384-3772 Web: www.firstenergycorp.com Email: turoskyk@firstenergycorp.com

Industry	UTIL-ELEC PWR
Sector:	Utilities

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/23/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	42.40
52 Week High	59.00
52 Week Low	35.26
Beta	0.52
20 Day Moving Average	2,464,612.50
Target Price Consensus	46.14

% Price Change
4 Week	-8.67
12 Week	-8.27
YTD	-13.65

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-9.65
12 Week	-13.52
YTD	-28.53

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	304.83
Market Capitalization (millions)	12,787.83
Short Ratio	3.79
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	5.24%
Annual Dividend	$2.20
Payout Ratio	0.54
Change in Payout Ratio	0.02
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/04/2009 / $0.55

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.78
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	3.75
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	7.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/23/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.63
30 Days Ago	2.63
60 Days Ago	2.71
90 Days Ago	2.71

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	11.19
Trailing 12 Months:	10.28
PEG Ratio	1.60

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-30.19%
vs. Previous Quarter	27.59%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-12.91%
vs. Previous Quarter:	3.98%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.51
Price/Cash Flow	4.00
Price / Sales	0.97

ROE
09/30/09	14.39
06/30/09	15.83
03/31/09	15.75

ROA
09/30/09	3.60
06/30/09	4.09
03/31/09	4.12

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.66
06/30/09	0.59
03/31/09	0.45

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.48
03/31/09	0.35

Operating Margin
09/30/09	9.28
06/30/09	10.07
03/31/09	10.14

Net Margin
09/30/09	12.93
06/30/09	15.02
03/31/09	13.39

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	12.93
06/30/09	15.02
03/31/09	13.39

Book Value
09/30/09	27.86
06/30/09	29.53
03/31/09	27.17

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	8.85
06/30/09	9.10
03/31/09	9.47

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	1.37
06/30/09	1.16
03/31/09	1.17

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	57.83
06/30/09	53.60
03/31/09	53.93


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