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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP (NYSE)
NSM	13.61	-0.17	(-1.23%)	Vol. 6,071,875	16:00 ET

National Semiconductor Corp. the industry's premier analog company, creates high performance analog devices and subsystems. National's leading-edge products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions. National's key analog markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications.

General Information

NATL SEMICON

2900 Semiconductor Drive PO Box 58090 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8090 Phone: 408 721-5000 Fax: 408-739-9803 Web: www.national.com Email: invest.group@nsc.com

Industry	ELEC COMP-SEMIC
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	May
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/10/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	13.78
52 Week High	16.20
52 Week Low	9.06
Beta	1.25
20 Day Moving Average	6,111,700.50
Target Price Consensus	16.75

% Price Change
4 Week	-0.51
12 Week	-11.39
YTD	35.15

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-1.59
12 Week	-16.46
YTD	11.86

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	237.67
Market Capitalization (millions)	3,234.72
Short Ratio	2.25
Last Split Date	05/14/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.35%
Annual Dividend	$0.32
Payout Ratio	5.33
Change in Payout Ratio	4.87
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/17/2009 / $0.08

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.14
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.56
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	9.30
Next EPS Report Date	12/10/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.73
30 Days Ago	2.67
60 Days Ago	2.73
90 Days Ago	2.87

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	24.15
Trailing 12 Months:	226.83
PEG Ratio	2.61

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-57.58%
vs. Previous Quarter	153.85%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-32.47%
vs. Previous Quarter:	11.97%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	13.30
Price/Cash Flow	16.89
Price / Sales	2.47

ROE
08/31/09	7.99
05/31/09	29.73
02/28/09	97.04

ROA
08/31/09	0.86
05/31/09	3.01
02/28/09	9.85

Current Ratio
08/31/09	2.32
05/31/09	3.94
02/28/09	2.92

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	2.07
05/31/09	3.46
02/28/09	2.54

Operating Margin
08/31/09	1.35
05/31/09	4.30
02/28/09	12.78

Net Margin
08/31/09	2.63
05/31/09	7.78
02/28/09	18.60

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	2.63
05/31/09	7.78
02/28/09	18.60

Book Value
08/31/09	1.02
05/31/09	0.77
02/28/09	1.10

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	3.62
05/31/09	3.70
02/28/09	3.88

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	3.98
05/31/09	6.93
02/28/09	4.92

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	79.92
05/31/09	87.40
02/28/09	83.12


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