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7/2/2009 4:21 PM

The Washington Post Company (WPO)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A diversified media and education company. The Company operates principally in four areas of the media business: newspaper publishing, television broadcasting, magazine publishing and cable television.

Current Price	$343.25	Mkt Cap	$2.85B
Open	$0.00	P/E Ratio	462.97
Prev. Close	$351.86	Div. (Yield)	8.60 (2.40%)
Daily Range	$342.69 - $349.53	Volume	0
52-Wk Range	$300.16 - $666.77	Avg. Daily Vol.	0

WPO News and Articles

This Newspaper Stock Still Looks Strong Not all companies in an industry are the same.
Paper says publishers' conference won't be held Jul 2 at 10:53 PM – Associated Press
Post says publishers' conference won't be held Jul 2 at 5:30 PM – Associated Press
S&P lowers Washington Post corporate credit rating Jun 26 at 5:14 PM – Associated Press
Washington Post sets quarterly dividend of $2.15 Jun 25 at 10:28 AM – Associated Press
Washington Post union ratifies 2-year contract Jun 12 at 4:37 PM – Associated Press
Why I'm Buying This Beleaguered Stock Jun 9 at 11:11 AM – The Motley Fool
Ex-NY Times journalists: We fumbled Watergate tip May 26 at 8:51 AM – Associated Press
TechBits package May 20 at 5:14 PM – Associated Press

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All Members

162 Outperform

55 Underperform

All-Star Members

50 Outperform

25 Underperform

Wall Street

5 Outperform

0 Underperform

Top WPO Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

ToddMCTC (98.28)
Submitted January 20, 2009

You may giggle a bit when I propose a newspaper as a long but hear me out. The hidden gem within this portfolio of assets is their education division. It is currently more than 50% of revenues at $2,030mm in 2007 and 48% of revenues or $1684mm in… More

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TMFLucky11 (96.38)
Submitted August 31, 2006

The Washington Post is one of the most well-known newspaper names in the world. But like with the New York Times, WPO's business model is SO 20th-century, and if it's going to succeed in an era of up-to-the-minute information and on-demand news, it's… More

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WPO VS S&P 500 (SPY)

WPO Summary

Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Media
Tags: Washington, DC (5), Buffett Stock (45), Consumer Discretionary (838), Small Cap (1556), Media (164), District of Columbia (4), Among Most Trustworthy Companies (83)

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Recs

raldin (78.71) Submitted: 6/25/2009 9:07:21 AM : Outperform

Start Price: $341.65 WPO Score: +0.31

Buffet pick & down 15% since recent high

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EBStroke (< 20) Submitted: 6/15/2009 4:23:11 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $333.48 WPO Score: -6.06

Zacks Rank 5, Recommend Hold, Industry Rank 206 / 217, Target 390.00, Avg target of 2 analysts 482.50
Net score from 1 previous pick: +9.33

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brocksamson (97.09) Submitted: 5/19/2009 3:26:11 PM :

Start Price: $363.00 WPO Score: +5.52

Do we really believe that a stock which has consistently underperformed the S&P for the last 5 years and is in a dying market will be able to outperform the broader economy?

Their revenues are sub-par, earnings growth is a nightmare. Dividend isn't very good.

Count me out.

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Score Leader

bottomfeeders12 (99.82) Score: +31.67

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

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
xchung	< 20	2/25/2009	NS	$371.65	-7.64%	+17.48%	+25.12
TMFLucky11	96.38	5/16/2006	1Y	$774.44	-55.68%	-30.79%	+24.89	1 Comment
greenwave3	94.86	2/2/2009	3Y	$384.01	-10.61%	+10.10%	+20.72	1 Comment
JamesKellyDawson	85.93	1/28/2008	5Y	$709.33	-51.61%	-32.61%	+19.00
TMFWordNerd	< 20	3/13/2009	3Y	$342.80	+0.13%	+18.72%	+18.59
Wokulski	91.35	3/16/2009	5Y	$348.94	-1.63%	+16.70%	+18.33
PennyStockFool	44.77	12/4/2008	5Y	$388.39	-11.62%	+6.16%	+17.78	1 Comment
adric1011	55.76	1/2/2008	3Y	$775.67	-55.75%	-38.71%	+17.04
delraydella	97.47	7/30/2007	3Y	$765.53	-55.16%	-38.46%	+16.70
IGETIT	63.34	3/17/2008	1Y	$639.87	-46.36%	-29.92%	+16.43

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackWinters	80.79	12/31/2007	NS	$778.96	-49.29%	-40.92%	-8.37	12/1/2008 @ $395.00	2 Comments
TrackDeutscheSec	85.14	10/29/2007	NS	$785.16	-56.28%	-41.66%	-14.63
TrackBuffett	64.65	9/30/2007	NS	$780.04	-56.00%	-41.14%	-14.86		1 Comment
TrackWWeitz	72.51	9/30/2007	NS	$780.04	-56.00%	-41.14%	-14.86		5 Comments
TrackMHawkins	46.93	9/30/2007	NS	$780.04	-56.00%	-41.14%	-14.86		4 Comments
TrackLehmanBros	80.65	11/7/2006	NS	$708.51	-51.55%	-35.02%	-16.53

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