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Saputo Inc. 6869 boul Métropolitain E Saint-Léonard, QC H1P 1X8 Tel: (514) 328-6662 Fax: (514) 328-3310 Contact Name Karine Vachon Industry Packaged Foods & Meats		Key Executives Emanuele A. Saputo, CEO Louis-Philippe Carrière, exec. v-p, fin. & admin. Produces, markets and distributes a wide variety of cheeses, fluid milk, yogurt and dairy ingredients, in addition to snack-cakes, tarts, cookies and cereal bars, with products sold in over 40 countries under various brand names.
FP ADVISOR COVERAGE Saputo Inc. • FP Corporate Analyzer • FP Directory of Directors • FP Corporate Surveys • FP Investor Reports • FP Predecessor & Defunct • Ordering FP Products		TOP INDUSTRY PLAYERS Packaged Foods & Meats Company Name Revenue ($000s)  Saputo Inc. 5,793,263 Maple Leaf Foods Inc. 5,242,602 Canada Bread Company, Limited 1,708,330 SunOpta Inc. 1,125,870 High Liner Foods Incorporated 615,993 (Links are to Snapshots.)
FINANCIAL RATIOS AS OF FEB 8/10 Listed Close 52-wk High 52-wk Low IAD Latest Dividend Yield 60-mo Beta TSX/SAP $29.71 $31.10 $19.53 $0.58 $0.14 2.0% 0.27 Avg 20-day Volume P/E 12-mo EPS EPS Date 1-yr Return 3-yr Return 5-yr Return Market Cap. (000s) 348,610 17.50 $1.70 Dec. 31/09 46.72% 16.09% 14.2% $6,155,870
ANNUAL FINANCIALS Periods ended: 12m Mar. 31/09 12m Mar. 31/08 12m Mar. 31/07 $000s $000s $000s Operating revenue 5,793,263 5,058,900 4,000,980 Net income 278,948 288,200 238,467 Total assets 3,499,103 2,733,476 2,488,367 $ $ $ Earnings per share* 1.35 1.40 1.15 % % % Return on equity 15.53 18.29 16.25   * Common
TRAILING 12-MONTH VALUES Periods ended: Dec. 31/09 Dec. 31/08 $000s $000s Operating revenue 5,886,751 5,599,057 Net income 352,801 284,961 $ $ Earnings per share 1.70 1.39

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Results for 'Saputo Inc.' from past 30 days: 2 hits. Stocks that hike dividends are headed for a good run, Quant says National Post - Fri Feb 5 2010 - 231 words Acquisitions pump up Saputo's profit National Post - Wed Feb 3 2010 - 88 words (Links are to articles.)