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  • CENTENE CORP DEL Actuals & Estimates

  • Next Earnings Date: CNC

    Date Time Upcoming Events Set Alert Transcript/Brief
    12/2/2009 14:30 Centene Corporation at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Credit Conference —

  • Earnings and Projections: CNC

  • Growth Forecast: CNC

    P/E (TTM) P/E (FWD) PEG 1 Yr EPS
    Growth
    		 Long Term
    EPS Growth
    CNC 9.28x 8.9x 0.68x 8.25% 13%
    Industry: Health Services 10.1x — — -0.02% 2.70%
    Sector: Healthcare 24.3x — — -0.96% 8.11%
    S&P 500 1.5x — — 19.14% 26.09%

  • Earnings and Projections Quarterly Data: CNC

    Current Last Quarter 2 Quarters Ago 3 Quarters Ago 4 Quarters Ago
    Estimates 0.500 0.455 0.390 0.506 0.446
    Actuals 0.510 0.470 0.430 0.530 0.480
    Surprise 2.00% 3.30% 10.26% 4.74% 7.62%
    Surprise Amount 0.01 0.015 0.04 0.024 0.034
    Date as of 09/30/2009 06/30/2009 03/31/2009 12/31/2008 09/30/2008

  • Earnings and Projections Annual Data: CNC

    Current Last Year 2 Years Ago 3 Years Ago 4 Years Ago
    Estimates 1.97 1.375 1.018 1.296 1.011
    Actuals 1.99 1.090 1.030 1.300 1.020
    Surprise 1.07% -20.73% 1.18% 0.31% 0.89%
    Surprise Amount 0.02 -0.285 0.012 0.004 0.009
    Date as of 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006 12/31/2005 12/31/2004