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NASH-FINCH CO (NASD)
NAFC	33.29	0.17	(0.51%)	Vol. 5,014	10:48 ET

Nash Finch Company is one of the largest food distribution companies in the United States. Its business consists of three primary operating segments: (i) the wholesale distribution segment, which supplies food and non-food items to independently owned retail grocery stores, corporately owned retail grocery stores and institutional customers; (ii) the retail segment, which is made up of corporately owned retail grocery stores with a variety of store formats; and (iii) the military distribution segment, which supplies food and related products to military commissaries.

General Information

NASH FINCH CO

7600 France Avenue South P.O. Box 355 Minneapolis, MN 55440-0355 Phone: 952 832-0534 Fax: 952-844-1237 Web: www.nashfinch.com Email: Investor@nashfinch.com

Industry	FOOD ITEMS-WHLE
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	03/11/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	33.12
52 Week High	46.93
52 Week Low	24.94
Beta	0.54
20 Day Moving Average	76,699.25
Target Price Consensus	N/A

% Price Change
4 Week	7.18
12 Week	20.75
YTD	-26.51

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	6.02
12 Week	13.84
YTD	-39.18

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	12.84
Market Capitalization (millions)	423.63
Short Ratio	10.21
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.18%
Annual Dividend	$0.72
Payout Ratio	0.17
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/18/2009 / $0.18

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	03/11/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	0.00
30 Days Ago	0.00
60 Days Ago	3.00
90 Days Ago	3.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	-
Trailing 12 Months:	7.69
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	111.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	154.22%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	13.70%
vs. Previous Quarter:	34.25%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.07
Price/Cash Flow	4.94
Price / Sales	0.08

ROE
09/30/09	15.49
06/30/09	11.89
03/31/09	11.97

ROA
09/30/09	5.31
06/30/09	4.02
03/31/09	4.04

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.87
06/30/09	1.84
03/31/09	1.82

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.89
06/30/09	0.87
03/31/09	0.82

Operating Margin
09/30/09	1.10
06/30/09	0.84
03/31/09	0.85

Net Margin
09/30/09	1.49
06/30/09	1.20
03/31/09	1.22

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	1.49
06/30/09	1.20
03/31/09	1.22

Book Value
09/30/09	30.81
06/30/09	29.20
03/31/09	28.43

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	15.38
06/30/09	15.08
03/31/09	15.05

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.83
06/30/09	0.89
03/31/09	0.95

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	45.40
06/30/09	47.19
03/31/09	48.73


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