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SKILLSOFT PLC (NASD)
SKIL	10.12	-0.20	(-1.94%)	Vol. 329,719	14:28 ET

SmartForce plc, the e-Learning company, formerly CBT Systems, provides integrated enterprise e-Learning solutions. SmartForce e-Learning is available as a fully hosted Internet environment through an Internet rental model. With major corporate customers, SmartForce e-Learning solutions bring the power of the Internet to the critical training business process. The SmartForce e-Learning environment is also used by leading Internet, software and other companies to provide the infrastructure to support their e-Learning initiatives. (PRESS RELEASE)

General Information

SKILLSOFT PLC

107 Northeastern Boulevard Nashua, NH 03062 Phone: 603 324-3000 Fax: - Web: www.skillsoft.com Email: Information@SkillSoft.com

Industry	COMP-SOFTWARE
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	January
Last Reported Quarter	10/31/09
Next EPS Date	03/15/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	10.32
52 Week High	10.98
52 Week Low	4.84
Beta	0.97
20 Day Moving Average	278,919.66
Target Price Consensus	11.8

% Price Change
4 Week	7.84
12 Week	22.57
YTD	44.54

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	3.72
12 Week	10.64
YTD	23.22

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	96.36
Market Capitalization (millions)	994.46
Short Ratio	2.39
Last Split Date	03/10/1998

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	0.14
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.66
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	17.50
Next EPS Report Date	03/15/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.80
30 Days Ago	1.80
60 Days Ago	1.50
90 Days Ago	1.50

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	15.76
Trailing 12 Months:	14.53
PEG Ratio	0.90

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	81.82%
vs. Previous Quarter	17.65%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-3.20%
vs. Previous Quarter:	1.87%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	4.18
Price/Cash Flow	18.41
Price / Sales	3.14

ROE
10/31/09	32.10
07/31/09	29.37
04/30/09	26.56

ROA
10/31/09	13.48
07/31/09	11.81
04/30/09	10.29

Current Ratio
10/31/09	1.04
07/31/09	0.99
04/30/09	0.95

Quick Ratio
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	0.99
04/30/09	0.95

Operating Margin
10/31/09	22.43
07/31/09	19.87
04/30/09	17.63

Net Margin
10/31/09	29.20
07/31/09	26.95
04/30/09	24.88

Pre-Tax Margin
10/31/09	29.20
07/31/09	26.95
04/30/09	24.88

Book Value
10/31/09	2.47
07/31/09	2.33
04/30/09	2.13

Inventory Turnover
10/31/09	-
07/31/09	-
04/30/09	-

Debt-to-Equity
10/31/09	0.35
07/31/09	0.42
04/30/09	0.48

Debt to Capital
10/31/09	26.01
07/31/09	29.44
04/30/09	32.42


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