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SCHOOL SPECIALTY INC (NASD)
SCHS	23.25	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

School Specialty, Inc. is one of the largest marketers of non- textbook educational supplies and furniture to schools for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The company offers items through an innovative two-pronged marketing approach that targets both school administrators and individual teachers. The company's broad product range enables it to provide our customers with one source for virtually all of their non-textbook school supplies and furniture needs.

General Information

SCHOOL SPECIALT

W6316 Design Drive Greenville, WI 54942 Phone: 920-734-5712 Fax: 800-242-3432 Web: www.schoolspecialty.com Email: mfleming@schoolspecialty.com

Industry	RETAIL-MAIL ORD
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	April
Last Reported Quarter	10/31/09
Next EPS Date	02/18/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	23.25
52 Week High	25.29
52 Week Low	12.43
Beta	1.24
20 Day Moving Average	114,464.40
Target Price Consensus	26.25

% Price Change
4 Week	-0.88
12 Week	0.26
YTD	23.17

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-1.95
12 Week	-5.48
YTD	1.94

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	18.84
Market Capitalization (millions)	443.59
Short Ratio	23.57
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	-0.87
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.60
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	17.50
Next EPS Report Date	02/18/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.00
30 Days Ago	3.00
60 Days Ago	3.00
90 Days Ago	3.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	14.63
Trailing 12 Months:	16.47
PEG Ratio	0.84

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-8.19%
vs. Previous Quarter	-2.48%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-11.31%
vs. Previous Quarter:	4.78%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.76
Price/Cash Flow	6.64
Price / Sales	0.46

ROE
10/31/09	5.00
07/31/09	5.65
04/30/09	6.79

ROA
10/31/09	2.39
07/31/09	2.61
04/30/09	3.01

Current Ratio
10/31/09	1.40
07/31/09	1.35
04/30/09	1.17

Quick Ratio
10/31/09	0.95
07/31/09	0.84
04/30/09	0.64

Operating Margin
10/31/09	2.83
07/31/09	2.97
04/30/09	3.30

Net Margin
10/31/09	4.44
07/31/09	4.66
04/30/09	5.46

Pre-Tax Margin
10/31/09	4.44
07/31/09	4.66
04/30/09	5.46

Book Value
10/31/09	31.00
07/31/09	30.64
04/30/09	26.44

Inventory Turnover
10/31/09	4.19
07/31/09	4.24
04/30/09	4.42

Debt-to-Equity
10/31/09	0.40
07/31/09	0.48
04/30/09	0.54

Debt to Capital
10/31/09	28.32
07/31/09	32.35
04/30/09	34.89


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