| Ticker Symbol: | BID |
|---|---|
| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 1334 York Avenue New York NY 10021 212-606-7000 |
| CEO/President: | William F. Ruprecht |
| Industry: | Business Services / Standard Industry Code: 7389 |
| Description: | Sotheby\'s Holdings, Inc. is one of the world\'s second largest auctioneers of fine arts, antiques and collectibles, offering property in collecting categories, among them paintings, jewelry, decorative arts, and books. Sotheby\'s Holdings, Inc is the parent company of Sotheby\'s worldwide auction businesses, art-related financing and private sales activities. The Company operates in countries, with principal salesrooms located in New York and London. The company also regularly conducts auctions in other salesrooms around the world, including Australia, Hong Kong, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Singapore. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 67,470 (000) | Market Value: | 746,370 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 93.91% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 2.79% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 320.16 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 95.33 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 1.28 | P/E Ratio: | 5 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 1.46 on 08/05/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.49 |
| Most Recent Split: | Annual Dividend Rate: | .6 | |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.150 on 08/27/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 5.41% |


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