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Washington Post Company (The) Company Snapshot
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Washington Post Company (The) operates in the Colleges and universities sector. The Washington Post Company is a diversified education and media company. The Company's subsidiary, Kaplan, Inc. (Kaplan), provides a variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company's media operations consist of the ownership and operation of cable television systems, newspaper publishing (principally The Washington Post), television broadcasting (through the ownership and operation of six television broadcast stations). The Company's operations in geographic areas outside the United States consist primarily of Kaplan's foreign operations. During the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011 (fiscal 2010), these operations accounted for approximately 11% of the Company's consolidated revenues. During fiscal 2010, the Company sold Newsweek magazine. In January 2011, the Company announced the launch of SocialCode (www.socialcode.com; www.facebook.com/socialcode). In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Gannett Co., Inc, CC Media Holdings, Inc and Discovery Communications Incorporation.
   
   
 
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  Stock Performance Chart for Washington Post Company (The)
 
  Stock Data: Recent Stock Performance:
  Current Price (2/3/2012): 384.85
(Figures in U.S. Dollars)
1 Week -3.0%   13 Weeks 2.2%  
4 Weeks 16.8%   52 Weeks -11.5%  
 
Washington Post Company (The) Key Data:
  Ticker: WPO Country: UNITED STATES
  Exchanges: NYSE Major Industry: Printing & Publishing
    Sub Industry: Newspaper Publishers
  2010 Sales 4,723,573,000
(Year Ending Jan 2011).
Employees: 20,000
  Currency: U.S. Dollars Market Cap: 2,970,842,648
  Fiscal Yr Ends: December Shares Outstanding: 7,719,482
  Share Type: Class B Closely Held Shares: 4,206,420
 
 
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