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PAYCHEX INC (NASD)
PAYX	31.69	0.07	(0.22%)	Vol. 1,551,296	16:00 ET

Paychex, Inc. is a national provider of payroll, human resource, and employee benefit outsourcing solutions for small-to medium-sized businesses. The company has two reportable business segments: Payroll and Human Resource Services and Professional Employer Organization. Paychex's Payroll segment is a national payroll processing and payroll taxpreparation service provided to small-to medium-sized business. The Professional Employer Organization segment provides human resource products and services.

General Information

PAYCHEX INC

911 Panorama Trail South Rochester, NY 14625-0397 Phone: 585 385-6666 Fax: 585 383-3428 Web: www.paychex.com Email: None

Industry	COMP-SERVICES
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	May
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/16/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	31.62
52 Week High	31.85
52 Week Low	20.31
Beta	0.83
20 Day Moving Average	3,697,004.75
Target Price Consensus	28.79

% Price Change
4 Week	8.47
12 Week	15.02
YTD	20.32

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	4.33
12 Week	3.83
YTD	-2.22

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	361.38
Market Capitalization (millions)	11,426.90
Short Ratio	7.40
Last Split Date	05/23/2000

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	3.92%
Annual Dividend	$1.24
Payout Ratio	0.88
Change in Payout Ratio	0.21
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/29/2009 / $0.31

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.33
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.32
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	12.10
Next EPS Report Date	12/16/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.47
30 Days Ago	2.47
60 Days Ago	2.47
90 Days Ago	2.57

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	24.04
Trailing 12 Months:	22.43
PEG Ratio	1.98

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-17.07%
vs. Previous Quarter	6.25%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-6.34%
vs. Previous Quarter:	0.86%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	8.37
Price/Cash Flow	17.76
Price / Sales	5.58

ROE
08/31/09	38.21
05/31/09	40.98
02/28/09	43.87

ROA
08/31/09	9.81
05/31/09	10.05
02/28/09	10.36

Current Ratio
08/31/09	1.11
05/31/09	1.15
02/28/09	1.12

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	1.11
05/31/09	1.15
02/28/09	1.12

Operating Margin
08/31/09	24.82
05/31/09	25.62
02/28/09	26.36

Net Margin
08/31/09	37.98
05/31/09	38.99
02/28/09	39.79

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	37.98
05/31/09	38.99
02/28/09	39.79

Book Value
08/31/09	3.78
05/31/09	3.72
02/28/09	3.69

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

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.00
05/31/09	0.00
02/28/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	0.00
05/31/09	0.00
02/28/09	0.00


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