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JC PENNEY COMPANY INC (NYSE)
JCP	30.64	1.41	(4.82%)	Vol. 6,275,373	16:00 ET

JCPenney is one of America's leading retailers, operating department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com, and the nation's largest general merchandise catalog business. Through these integrated channels, JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands.

General Information

PENNEY (JC) INC

6501 Legacy Drive Plano, TX 75024 Phone: 972-431-1000 Fax: 972-431-1362 Web: www.jcpenney.com Email: rvjohnso@jcpenney.com

Industry	RETAIL-RGN DEPT
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	January
Last Reported Quarter	10/31/09
Next EPS Date	02/19/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	29.23
52 Week High	37.21
52 Week Low	13.71
Beta	1.74
20 Day Moving Average	6,262,561.00
Target Price Consensus	36.92

% Price Change
4 Week	-13.80
12 Week	-1.98
YTD	48.38

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-17.09
12 Week	-11.52
YTD	23.64

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	235.87
Market Capitalization (millions)	6,894.42
Short Ratio	3.43
Last Split Date	05/03/1993

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.74%
Annual Dividend	$0.80
Payout Ratio	0.69
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/07/2009 / $0.20

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.84
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.07
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	10.50
Next EPS Report Date	02/19/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.33
30 Days Ago	2.33
60 Days Ago	2.33
90 Days Ago	2.33

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	27.28
Trailing 12 Months:	25.20
PEG Ratio	2.59

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-80.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	-%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-3.22%
vs. Previous Quarter:	5.99%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.50
Price/Cash Flow	6.27
Price / Sales	0.39

ROE
10/31/09	5.93
07/31/09	7.85
04/30/09	10.10

ROA
10/31/09	2.13
07/31/09	2.84
04/30/09	3.66

Current Ratio
10/31/09	1.88
07/31/09	1.98
04/30/09	2.01

Quick Ratio
10/31/09	0.79
07/31/09	0.95
04/30/09	0.91

Operating Margin
10/31/09	1.46
07/31/09	1.98
04/30/09	2.59

Net Margin
10/31/09	2.32
07/31/09	3.18
04/30/09	4.16

Pre-Tax Margin
10/31/09	2.32
07/31/09	3.18
04/30/09	4.16

Book Value
10/31/09	19.45
07/31/09	19.24
04/30/09	18.88

Inventory Turnover
10/31/09	3.19
07/31/09	3.14
04/30/09	3.11

Debt-to-Equity
10/31/09	0.65
07/31/09	0.66
04/30/09	0.71

Debt to Capital
10/31/09	39.53
07/31/09	39.80
04/30/09	41.68


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