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7/2/2009 4:17 PM

Arbitron, Inc. (ARB)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

An international media and marketing research firm which is serving radio, cable television, advertising agencies, advertisers, outdoor and out-of-home media and, through its Scarborough joint venture, broadcast television and print media.

Current Price	$16.13	Mkt Cap	$438.77M
Open	$0.00	P/E Ratio	13.15
Prev. Close	$16.57	Div. (Yield)	0.40 (2.40%)
Daily Range	$15.67 - $16.51	Volume	0
52-Wk Range	$9.90 - $50.87	Avg. Daily Vol.	0

ARB News and Articles

Arbitron to monitor out-of-home TV viewership Jun 23 at 1:41 PM – Associated Press
Arbitron elects new non-executive chairman May 29 at 10:00 AM – Associated Press
Arbitron deal with Clear Channel worth $69 million May 5 at 2:09 PM – Associated Press
Arbitron posts lower 1Q profit, higher sales Apr 21 at 3:54 PM – Associated Press
Major business events scheduled for Tuesday Apr 20 at 4:13 PM – Associated Press
Business events scheduled for the coming week Apr 17 at 1:53 PM – Associated Press
Business events scheduled for the coming week Apr 16 at 12:29 PM – Associated Press
Arbitron lays off 10 percent of work force Mar 24 at 6:30 PM – Associated Press
Telular supplies wireless terminals to Arbitron Mar 18 at 12:38 PM – Associated Press

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All Members

47 Outperform

9 Underperform

All-Star Members

23 Outperform

4 Underperform

Wall Street

5 Outperform

0 Underperform

Top ARB Bull/Bear Pitches

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eXigy (99.10)
Submitted July 09, 2007

RoE of 45.01% is a great value itself.

RoA of 23.18% is one of the leading values for industry. P/E is high, but there is no debt and EPS is fine.

Next earnings date is in 10 days (on July 19th) - that'd be quite a benchmark.… More

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tutaemeia (92.24)
Submitted July 01, 2008

A P/B of 72 is enough to short ARB

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ARB VS S&P 500 (SPY)

ARB Summary

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Media
Tags: Micro Cap (4683), Consumer Discretionary (838), Media (164)

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Recs

ipohunter (23.87) Submitted: 9/2/2008 8:38:24 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $47.26 ARB Score: +36.08

Overvalued. Book Value over fifty not cool

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chicabica (58.46) Submitted: 12/29/2007 3:45:46 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $40.75 ARB Score: -21.47

a fool told me so

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AlejandroOrtiz (75.68) Submitted: 12/5/2007 11:51:42 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $39.57 ARB Score: -19.77

Arbitron's panic when the race card was played is predictable in today's politically correct environment. It has created a great entry point for the investor. The People Meter technology is a no-brainer for an industry that still is using an antiquated dairy method for collecting listener data.

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Score Leader

Radio30 (94.86) Score: +64.09

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in ARB.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
Magic100value	98.76	12/15/2008	NS	$10.86	+48.54%	+0.89%	+47.65
ipohunter	23.87	9/3/2008	5Y	$47.26	-65.87%	-29.79%	+36.08	1 Comment
glogan1	86.87	12/22/2008	NS	$12.10	+33.27%	+1.39%	+31.89
foolishfame	34.02	12/23/2008	NS	$12.15	+32.73%	+2.77%	+29.96
dmcminn	95.46	1/11/2007	1Y	$45.31	-64.40%	-37.19%	+27.21
jackswims2003	< 20	5/1/2007	1Y	$47.56	-66.08%	-39.49%	+26.60	1 Comment
ztrategist	97.27	1/16/2008	1Y	$40.49	-60.16%	-34.24%	+25.92
davidduibn	35.68	12/14/2006	3W	$42.77	-62.29%	-36.69%	+25.60
Cameron405	99.25	5/5/2009	NS	$20.89	-22.79%	-0.84%	+21.95
spiritof78	95.65	11/30/2007	3Y	$38.89	-58.52%	-39.74%	+18.78

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Wall Street

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackJPMorgan	82.92	3/27/2009	NS	$14.25	+46.32%	+5.63%	+40.69	4/29/2009 @ $20.85
TrackBearStearns	87.01	5/16/2008	NS	$48.05	-66.43%	-37.10%	-29.33
TrackSoros	79.40	3/31/2008	NS	$42.07	-61.66%	-31.95%	-29.71		1 Comment
TrackCLKing	< 20	10/19/2007	NS	$47.20	-65.83%	-40.84%	-24.98
TrackCLKing	< 20	3/5/2007	NS	$45.31	+10.55%	-0.68%	+11.23	8/16/2007 @ $50.09
TrackJPMorgan	82.92	10/23/2006	NS	$40.20	-52.62%	-37.05%	-15.57	11/19/2008 @ $19.05
TrackRWBaird	87.89	10/20/2006	NS	$38.57	-58.18%	-34.40%	-23.77

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