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ALLETE Inc. (ALE)At 10:54AM ET: 34.06  Up 0.62 (1.85%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:1.12B
Enterprise Value (1-Dec-09)3:1.69B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):16.29
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1:15.27
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.25
Price/Sales (ttm):1.48
Price/Book (mrq):1.21
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.28
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:9.636
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):8.90%
Operating Margin (ttm):15.15%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):3.41%
Return on Equity (ttm):7.72%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):739.20M
Revenue Per Share (ttm):23.56
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-11.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):177.30M
EBITDA (ttm):175.20M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):65.80M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.091
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-35.20%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):54.30M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.655
Total Debt (mrq):645.70M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.495
Book Value Per Share (mrq):27.610001
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):156.60M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):-182.32M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.72
52-Week Change3:-2.51%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:34.23%
52-Week High (27-Oct-09)3:35.19
52-Week Low (12-Mar-09)3:23.35
50-Day Moving Average3:33.7186
200-Day Moving Average3:31.5897
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:159,038
Average Volume (10 day)3:114,520
Shares Outstanding5:32.80M
Float:32.58M
% Held by Insiders1:0.59%
% Held by Institutions1:55.80%
Shares Short (as of 13-Nov-09)3:1.48M
Short Ratio (as of 13-Nov-09)3:8.6
Short % of Float (as of 13-Nov-09)3:5.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:1.54M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.76
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:5.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.76
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:5.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:3.70%
Payout Ratio4:83%
Dividend Date3:30-Nov-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:12-Nov-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:1:3
Last Split Date3:21-Sep-04


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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