| Ticker Symbol: | BWS |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 8300 Maryland Ave St. Louis MO 63105 314-854-4000 |
| CEO/President: | Ronald A. Fromm |
| Industry: | Shoes and Related Apparel / Standard Industry Code: 3140 |
| Description: | Brown Shoe Company, formerly known as Brown Group Inc., operates in the footwear industry. Current activities include the operation of retail shoe stores and foreign sourcing and marketing of footwear for women, men and children. The company's business is somewhat seasonal in nature due to consumer spending patterns with higher back-to-school, Easter and Christmas holiday season sales. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 42,330 (000) | Market Value: | 316,200 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 96.52% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 3.90% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 569.22 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 2.22 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.05 | P/E Ratio: | 7 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.05 on 08/27/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 1.16 |
| Most Recent Split: | 3-2 on 04/03/07 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .28 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.070 on 09/17/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 3.75% |


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