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Confectioners
Composite Value: 1112.2
Today's Change: +0.60%
S&P 500: +0.13%		chart for [Confectioners (^YHOh744)]
Confectioners News
Cadbury forecasts higher sales, profit margins
Thu 12:53 pm ET (AP)
Cadbury PLC, the world's biggest candy maker, gave investors a pleasant surprise Thursday by forecasting target-beating sales in the first half and improving profit margins on the back of price increases and lower costs.
• Wm. Wrigley sets dividend of 33.5 cents - (AP)
• Wrigley Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend - (PR Newswire)
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Industry Top Performers
Intraday Price Performance% ChangeMarket Cap
ROCKY MT CHOCOLATE [RMCF] +2.05% $106.1 M
IMPERIAL SUGAR CO [IPSU] +1.82% $163.3 M
COSAN LIMITED CL A [CZZ] +1.72% $0
CADBURY PLC [CBY] +0.68% $0
THE HERSHEY COMPANY [HSY] +0.38% $15.8 B
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Market Capitalization% ChangeMarket Cap
CADBURY PLC [CBY] +0.68% $111.4 B
WRIGLEY WM JR CO [WWY] +0.18% $21.1 B
THE HERSHEY COMPANY [HSY] +0.38% $8.5 B
COSAN LIMITED CL A [CZZ] +1.72% $2.8 B
TOOTSIE ROLL IND [TR] -0.25% $1.3 B
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04/29/08 WWY WRIGLEY WM JR CO upgraded by Bernstein
04/29/08 WWY WRIGLEY WM JR CO downgraded by Citigroup
04/28/08 WWY WRIGLEY WM JR CO upside earnings surprise (+10.91%)
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Market Capitalization:145B
Price / Earnings:23.6
Price / Book:13.3
Net Profit Margin (mrq):6.6%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):-102.4
Return on Equity:17.8%
Total Debt / Equity:1.0
Dividend Yield:2.3%
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