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  • BLOCK H & R INC Profile

    Only two things are certain in this life, and H&R Block has a stranglehold on one. The company, which boasts some 23 million tax customers worldwide, is the leading tax return preparer in the US with a network of some 13,000 retail offices; it also prepares tax returns in Canada and Australia (it exited the UK in 2007) through some 1,500 offices. Many of its offices are franchised. H&R Block also operates more than 1,500 shared locations in Wal-Mart and Sears. Average fee per client is $196. In addition to its ubiquitous tax-preparation services, the company provides a number of other products and services such as tax-preparation software and insurance, as well as retail banking through H&R Block Bank.
    Russell P. Smyth
    CEO
    1 H&R Block Way

    Kansas City, MO 64105

    http://www.hrblock.com

    Phone: 816-854-3000

    Fax: 816-854-8500
    Sector: Services Industry: Diversified Services
  • 2009 Sales 2009 Sales Growth 2009 Net Income 2009 Employees
    $4,083,600,000 -7.3% $485,700,000 133,700
  • Key Executives: HRB

    Name Title Officer Since
    Russell P. Smyth CEO 8/1/08
    Becky S. Shulman CFO -
    Jeffrey T. Brown Vice President -
    Timothy C. Gokey -
    L. Edward Shaw, Jr. Director 1/1/07
    Robert A. Gerard Director 1/1/07
    Henry W. Bloch -
    Alan M. Bennett Director 1/1/08
  • Top Competitors: HRB

  • Insider Trends: HRB

    Sentiment for HRB is POSITIVE

    • 0M
    • 2M
    • 4M
    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: HRB

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    11/02/09 BLOCH THOMAS M 5,235.6 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    11/02/09 LAUER LEN J 5,235.6 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    11/02/09 GERARD ROBERT A 5,235.6 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : HRB

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 494.00
     
    Mutual Fund 997.00
    Other Major 16.00
  • Short Interest Volume: HRB

    Data as of 1/15/10
    Current Short Interest Shares 9.03 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 2.50
    Float 235.67 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 3.10
    Average Daily Volume 3.44 M
    Outstanding Shares 335.54 M