EDE - Empire District Electric Company (The)

Profile for The Empire District Electric Company (EDE)

After Hours: $ 16.5982

-0.8518 (-4.88%)

Volume: 200

4:18 PM EST Nov 21, 2008

Business Description:
The Company is engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Address:

602 S.Joplin Avenue, Joplin, MO 64801

Telephone:

(417) 625-5100

Website:

www.empiredistrict.com

Facsimile:

(417) 625-5173

Email:

jwatson@empiredistrict.com

Details

CEO:

William L. Gipson

Employees:

733

Market Cap:

592.34 m

Issue Type:

Common Stock

Auditor:

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Last Audit:

Unqualified

Indices:

Electric Utilities, Russell 2000

Industry Classifications

Sector:

Utilities

CIK:

0000032689

Industry:

Utilities

NAICS:

Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111)

QM ID:

Electric Utilities (911)

SIC:

Electric Services (4911)

Profitability

Management Effectiveness

Gross Margin:

31.70

Return on Equity:

5.90

EBIT Margin:

15.30

Return on Capital:

2.70

Profit Margin:

9.00

Return on Assets:

2.00

Share Statistics

Outstanding:

33.95 m

Float:

33.79 m

Short Interest:

1.37 m (as of 10/28/08)

Short Int Ratio:

6.10

% of Float:

4.10%

Non-Corp. Insider Hold'gs:

0.50% (as of 9/1/08)

Bought Prev 3 Mo:

8.0 k

Sold Prev 3 Mo:

Institution Hold'gs:

47.50% (as of 10/1/08)

Total Held:

16.08 m

Institutions:

129

Bought Prev Mo:

1.68 m

Sold Prev Mo:

998.95 k

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