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SPARTAN STORES INC (NASD)
SPTN	14.29	0.15	(1.06%)	Vol. 12,952	11:09 ET

Spartan Stores, Inc. is a premier regional food retailer and distributor based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They operate retail grocery stores and deep discount food\drug combination stores in Michigan and Ohio, including Ashcraft's Markets, Family Fare Supermarkets, Food Town, Glen's Markets, Great Day Food Centers, Prevo's and The Pharm stores. Spartan Stores also operates grocery distribution centers in from which it supplies a comprehensive selection of national brand and private label grocery and related products to retail grocery stores and its own retail stores.

General Information

SPARTAN STORES

850 76th Street SW P.O. Box 8700 Grand Rapids, MI 49518 Phone: 616 878-2000 Fax: 616 878-8802 Web: www.spartanstores.com Email: mdc@spartanstores.com

Industry	RETAIL-SUPERMKT
Sector:	Retail/Wholesale

Fiscal Year End	March
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/10/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	14.14
52 Week High	24.96
52 Week Low	11.54
Beta	0.43
20 Day Moving Average	150,640.95
Target Price Consensus	20.75

% Price Change
4 Week	-6.17
12 Week	7.20
YTD	-39.18

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-9.76
12 Week	-3.23
YTD	-51.98

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	22.43
Market Capitalization (millions)	317.15
Short Ratio	4.11
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.41%
Annual Dividend	$0.20
Payout Ratio	0.13
Change in Payout Ratio	0.01
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/28/2009 / $0.05

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.35
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.50
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	02/10/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.50
30 Days Ago	1.50
60 Days Ago	2.00
90 Days Ago	2.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	9.43
Trailing 12 Months:	8.84
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-16.07%
vs. Previous Quarter	42.42%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-2.65%
vs. Previous Quarter:	2.38%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.20
Price/Cash Flow	4.77
Price / Sales	0.12

ROE
09/30/09	14.19
06/30/09	15.38
03/31/09	16.12

ROA
09/30/09	4.73
06/30/09	5.17
03/31/09	5.42

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.14
06/30/09	1.16
03/31/09	1.13

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.39
06/30/09	0.42
03/31/09	0.44

Operating Margin
09/30/09	1.37
06/30/09	1.42
03/31/09	1.43

Net Margin
09/30/09	2.26
06/30/09	2.36
03/31/09	2.41

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	2.26
06/30/09	2.36
03/31/09	2.41

Book Value
09/30/09	11.79
06/30/09	11.35
03/31/09	10.55

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	15.39
06/30/09	15.95
03/31/09	16.35

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.72
06/30/09	0.75
03/31/09	0.92

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	41.70
06/30/09	42.99
03/31/09	47.92


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