| Ticker Symbol: | BKS |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 122 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10011 212 633-3300 |
| CEO/President: | Stephen Riggio |
| Industry: | Retail - Misc & Diversified / Standard Industry Code: 5940 |
| Description: | Barnes & Noble, Inc. is engaged in the retail sale of trade books(generally hardcover and paperback consumer titles, excluding educationaltextbooks and specialized religious titles), mass market paperbacks (such as mystery, romance, science fiction and other popular fiction), children\'s books, off-price bargain books and magazines. These collectively account for substantially all of the company\'s bookstore sales. Bestsellers represent only a small portion of the Barnes & Noble store sales. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 54,900 (000) | Market Value: | 1,247,600 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 73.84% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 36.90% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 1223.77 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 15.41 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.16 | P/E Ratio: | 12 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.15 on 08/21/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.09 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 09/23/97 | Annual Dividend Rate: | 1 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.250 on 09/05/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 4.41% |


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