$50.88 0.32 | 0.63%
Today's Range: 50.47 - 51.20
DISCA Avg. Daily Volume: 1,599,600
05/29/12 - 2:29 PM ET
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Company Profile
Price and Volume
Recent Price 50.56
52 Week High 55.35
52 Week Low 34.75
Avg. Daily Vol. (Mil) 1.60
Beta (3 year) 1.24
Share Related Items
Mkt Cap (Mil) 7,377.61
Shares Out (Mil) 254.95
Float (Mil) 114.99
Dividend Information
Yield % 0.00
Annual Dividend 0.00
Payout Ratio 0.00
Financial Strength
Quick Ratio 2.80
Current Ratio 3.30
LT Debt/ Equity 0.64
Total Debt / Equity 0.65
Valuation Ratios
Price Earnings 19.20
Price/Sales 2.94
Price/Book 1.96
Price/Cash Flow 6.40
Per Share Data
Earnings 2.63
Sales 17.21
Book Value 25.74
Cash Flow 7.90
Business Summary
Discovery Communications, Inc. is a global media and entertainment company that provides original and purchased programming across multiple distribution platforms in the United States 'U.S.' and more than 170 other countries.
General Information
One Discovery Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910
www.discoverycommunications.com
Industry : Media
Sector: Services
Employees: 4600
CEO: Mr. David M. Zaslav
Short Interest
Current Month (Mil) 7.06
Previous Month (Mil) 9.02
Short Interest Ratio (Days) 3.80
Management Effectiveness
Return on Equity 16.00
Return on Assets 8.80
Return on Investments 9.70
Profitability
Gross Margin 90.30
EBIT Margin 37.90
Profit Margin 23.90
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