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MKS Inc. 410 Albert St Waterloo, ON N2L 3V3 Tel: (519) 884-2251 Toll-free: (800) 265-2797 Fax: (519) 884-8861 Contact Name Douglas M. Sawatzky Industry Application Software		Key Executives Michael W. Harris, CEO Douglas M. Sawatzky, CFO Develops, markets, sells and supports software products and services in the application development and deployment and cross-platform development and systems administration markets.
FP ADVISOR COVERAGE MKS Inc. • FP Corporate Analyzer • FP Directory of Directors • FP Corporate Surveys • FP Investor Reports • FP Predecessor & Defunct • Ordering FP Products		TOP INDUSTRY PLAYERS Application Software Company Name Revenue ($000s)  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. 1,168,491 Constellation Software Inc. 352,678 Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltée 76,325 Matrikon Inc. 73,238 The Descartes Systems Group Inc. 71,658 (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/MKX $9.53 $10.00 $5.50 US$0.60 US$0.15 6.8% 0.58 Avg 20-day Volume P/E 12-mo EPS EPS Date 1-yr Return 3-yr Return 5-yr Return Market Cap. (000s) 10,126 14.50 US$0.61 Oct. 31/09 72.53% 3.13% 8.53% $96,210
ANNUAL FINANCIALS Periods ended: 12m Apr. 30/09 12m Apr. 30/08 12m Apr. 30/07 US$000s US$000s US$000s Operating revenue 58,418 61,185 48,324 Net income 4,286 3,840 (2,783) Total assets 39,090 44,334 37,576 US$ US$ US$ Earnings per share* 0.45 0.40 (0.30) % % % Return on equity 21.79 19.12 (12.52)   * Common
TRAILING 12-MONTH VALUES Periods ended: Oct. 31/09 Oct. 31/08 US$000s US$000s Operating revenue 57,202 65,583 Net income 5,843 5,935 US$ US$ Earnings per share 0.60 0.62

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Results for 'MKS Inc.' from past 30 days: 2 hits. Gold may gain on concern about Greek finances; Seen as a haven National Post - Tue Jan 19 2010 - 575 words Gold falls as rallying U.S. dollar cuts demand; Greenback gains 0.8% National Post - Sat Jan 16 2010 - 299 words (Links are to articles.)