BNET Industries

Market Cap:$7.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$813.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Online Marketplace for Global Commodity Trading of Electricity, Natural Gas, Oil & Metal Products

Board of Directors
Judith A. Sprieser
Number of Employees 795
Contact Information

2100 Riveredge Pkwy Ste 500

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

www.thice.com

(770) 857-4700

NAICS Code Securities and Commodity Exchanges: 523210

Recent Events

  • This change will create new ways to make money in oil

    1/13/10 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ICE Announces January 25 Launch for 23 New Cleared OTC Energy Contracts

    12/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • IntercontinentalExchange Reports Record Quarterly Revenues of $256 Million, up 27%; Diluted EPS Up 13% to...

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pali Research Upgrades IntercontinentalExchange ICE to Buy

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • IntercontinentalExchange Trades Up with Netezza TwinFin Appliance

    10/13/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Raymond James Upgrades IntercontinentalExchange ICE to Outperform

    10/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Highlights From ICE's Q2 Conference Call: Record Revenues, Strategic Initiatives Continuing To Take Hold

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • IntercontinentalExchange Reports Record First Quarter 2009 Revenues of $232MM on Record OTC and Futures Revenues;...

    5/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Income Investor: Battered In '08, Exchange Stocks Show Some Life

    3/21/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-ICE profit drops 24 percent on Mumbai mart charge 

    2/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/6: AAPL, GOOG, YRCW Upgraded; GRMN, ICE, ATHN, ENDP Downgraded

    1/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • RPT-STOCKS NEWS US-Markets up on tech, shrugging off data

    1/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Raymond James Downgrades IntercontinentalExchange ICE to Market Perform

    1/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • ICE to Acquire Clearing Corporation, Strengthens OTC Derivatives Coverage

    11/01/08 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • ICE, The Clearing Corp. work toward CDS clearing solution with merger, MOUs

    10/30/08 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • UPDATE 3-ICE moves closer to brokers with TCC acquisition

    10/30/08 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Reports Record Quarterly Net Income of $55.6 Million, Up 183%; Record Revenues of...

    5/02/07 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • NYBOT Announces Appointment of Thomas W. Farley as President and COO

    1/29/07 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • NYBOT members OK ICE merger

    12/12/06 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • NYBOT members OK ICE merger

    12/12/06 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Richard L. Sandor Director
Thomas W. Farley Chief Operating Officer
David S. Goone Senior Vice President, Chief Strategic Officer
Paul Swann Chief Operating Officer
Scott A. Hill Senior Vice President
Jonathan H. Short Senior Vice President
Jeffrey C. Sprecher Founder
Brad Vannan
Sheryl Silverberg Participant Administrator
Bob Reid Director
Charles R. Crisp Director
Fred W. Schoenhut Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Judith A. Sprieser Board of Directors
Vincent Tese Board of Directors
Frederic V. Salerno Board of Directors
Jean-Marc Forneri Board of Directors
Sunil G. Hirani Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Creditex
Fred W. Hatfield Board of Directors
Frederick W. Schoenhut Board of Directors

United States national. Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Compensation Committee since May 2008. Her term of office ends on the day of the 2009 General Meeting of Shareholders. Until 2005, Judith Sprieser was the Chief Executive Officer of the US technology software and services company Transora, Inc. She previously held various senior executive positions at Sara Lee Corporation until May 2000, having joined the company in 1987. Judith Sprieser currently serves as a non-executive director of Allstate Insurance Company, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Ahold and Intercontinental Exchange. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, from which she earned a Master of Business Administration degree.

Organization Position Status
Northwestern University Trustee Current
Benckiser N.V. Current
USG Corporation Finance Committee Chairman Current
Reckitt Benckiser plc Chair of the Remuneration Committee Current
Reckitt Benckiser plc Board Director Current
Royal Ahold N.V. Director Current
Adecco S.A. Board of Directors Current
Adecco Board of Directors Current
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. Director Current
USG Corporation Director Current
Kohl's Corporation Board Director Current
Ahold USA, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Allstate Insurance Company Director Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Allstate Corporation Board of Directors Current
USG Corporation Audit Committee Member Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
Transora Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Sara Lee Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Sara Lee Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Sara Lee Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Transora Corp. Founder Former
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. Non-Executive Director Former
USG Corporation Non Executive Director Former
CBS Corporation Board of Directors Former
Transora Corp. Board of Directors Former
Northwestern University MBA Former
Northwestern University Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
National Realty & Development Corporation Board of Directors Current
Custodial Trust Company Board of Directors Current
Xanboo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New York Presbyterian Hospital Board of Directors Current
Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
New York University School of Law Board of Directors Current
Bowne & Co., Inc. Director Current
New York Presbyterian Hospital Trustee Current
New York University School of Law Trustee Current
Urbandevelopment chief executive officer Former
Puerto Rico Founder Former
California Inc Founder Former
Port Authority Commissioner Former
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey commissioner Former
Banks Corporation New York State Superintendent Former
Cross Country Wireless, Inc Chairman Former
GAMCO Investors, Inc. Chairman Former
Urbandevelopment Chairman Former
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey vice chairman Former
Port Authority Vice Chairman Former
Brooklyn Law School J.D. degree Former
New York University School of Law J.D. Degree Former
Pace University B.A. degree in accounting Former
New York University School of Law Degree Former

Mr. Salerno is elected to the Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 1994. He is a retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications Inc., a position he held from June 2000 to October 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Salerno served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Bell Atlantic (Verizon’s predecessor) from August 1997. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX Corporation, Mr. Salerno served as Vice Chairman, Finance and Business Development, of NYNEX from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Salerno was Vice Chairman of the Board of NYNEX and President of the NYNEX Worldwide Services Group from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Salerno is also a director of Akamai Technologies, Inc., The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., CBS Corporation, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and Popular Inc.

Organization Position Status
Viacom Inc. Board of Directors Current
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Board of Directors Current
CBS Corporation Board of Directors Current
NYNEX President, Worldwide Services Group Former
Verizon Communications Inc. Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer Former
NYNEX Vice Chairman, Finance and Business Development Former

Richard L. Sandor is chairman, CEO and founder of the Chicago Climate Exchange, the world's first and North America's only voluntary, legally binding integrated greenhouse gas emissions reduction, registry and trading system. He is executive chairman of Climate Exchange plc, an AIM-listed company, which owns the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and the European Climate Exchange (ECX). Dr. Sandor is also a research professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Member of the International Advisory Council of Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. While on sabbatical from the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1970s he served as Vice President and chief economist of the Chicago Board of Trade. It was at that time that he earned the reputation as the principal architect of the interest-rate futures market. Richard L. Sandor was honored by the City of Chicago and the Chicago Board of Trade for his contribution to the creation of financial futures and his universal recognition as the "father of financial futures". In October 2007, Dr. Sandor was honored as one of TIME Magazine's "Heroes of the Environment" for his work as the "Father of Carbon of Trading."

Organization Position Status
Quadriserv Inc Chairman, CEO and Founder of The Chicago Climate Exchange Current
Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. CEO Former
American Electric Power Company, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Current
Milkeninstitute.Org Chairman and CEO of Chicago Climate Exchange Current
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Research Professor Current
Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. Chairman Former
Global Advisors, Inc Chairman of The Chicago Climate Exchange Current
Climate Exchange Plc Executive Chairman Current
American Public Media Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Director Current
Millennium Cell, Inc. Board Member Current
American Electric Power Company, Inc. Nuclear Oversight Committee Member Current
Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC Chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products, Llc Former
Environmental Financial Products Chief Executive Officer Former
Lennox International Inc. Chief Technology Officer Former
Affinity Investment Advisors, LLC Founder Former
Environmental Financial Products Chairman Former
Milkeninstitute.Org Board of Directors Former
American Electric Power Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Minnesota Ph.D. In Economics Former
City University of New York Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Jean Marc Forneri has been a Director of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) since November 2002. He is founder and senior partner of Bucephale Finance, a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in large transactions for French corporations, foreign investors and private equity firms. For the seven years prior to Bucephale's founding, Mr. Forneri headed the investment banking business of Credit Suisse First Boston in Paris. He was Managing Director and Head of Credit Suisse First Boston France S.A., and Vice Chairman, Europe from 1994 to 1996, Mr. Forneri was a Partner of Demachy Worms & Cie Finance, where he was in charge of investment banking activities of Group Worms. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Forneri was CEO of Skis Rossignol, a worldwide listed leader in the ski industry. Mr. Forneri is a Director of Balmain SA, Perseus Participations, SAFRAN and Friends of Paris Museum of Modern Art. He is also a Board Member of Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, the Lyrics Festival of Aix en Provence and Societe du Casino Municipal d'Aix Thermal.

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SAFRAN Director Current

Sunil Hirani is a co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Creditex, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE). Since its inception in 1999, Creditex has grown into a global market leader and innovator in the execution and processing of credit derivatives. Headquartered in New York City and serving traders at the world's leading financial institutions, Creditex is the first electronic trading platform in credit derivatives and has received numerous awards for its technology and its outstanding service to the industry. Mr. Hirani's approach has expanded Creditex's business globally, including the launch of T-Zero, the leading credit derivatives trade capture and affirmation platform, and Q-WIXX, the award-winning platform for trading large portfolios of single-name credit default swaps for hedge funds and buy side clients. Before founding Creditex in 1999, Mr. Hirani worked at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust, where he was involved with numerous aspects of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives business. At Deutsche Bank, he was instrumental in the development of the credit derivatives business in North America. He previously worked as a software engineer at Lockheed, where he designed, developed, and implemented software and hardware systems for the NASA space program in Houston. Crain's New York Business named Mr. Hirani to the "40 Under 40" list in 2006. In 2007, he received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award for financial services. Mr. Hirani is a member of the national council at Washington University, St. Louis, where he serves on the School of Engineering's National Council and Eliot Society. He is also a member of New York Metro YPO Group as well as the Economic Club of New York. Mr. Hirani earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Washington University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University

Organization Position Status
Creditex, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Creditex Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Creditex, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Creditex, Inc. Founder Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Corporate Development Officer Current
Creditex, Inc. Chairman Current
Economic Club of New York Board of Directors Current
Creditex, Inc. Owner Former
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Software Engineer Former
Bankers Trust Company Inc. Former
Northwestern University Master of Business Administration Former
Washington University Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Former

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. President Former

Mr. Goone is Senior Vice President, Chief Strategic Officer of the Intercontinental Exchange ("ICE"). He joined the ICE in 2001 and is responsible for the expansion of ICE's product line, including futures products and trading capabilities for the ICE electronic platform. Mr. Goone played a central role in ICE's recently completed merger with the New York Board of Trade. He brings VPC over twenty years of experience in the exchange and futures trading industry. An expert on strategy, product and business development and sales, as well as electronic platforms and global financial markets, he will be a valuable resource for VPC and its portfolio companies. Mr. Goone received his B.S. degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986.

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Strategic Officer Current
Vernon & Park Capital, L.P. Current
University of Illinois B.S. Degree In Accountancy Former

Paul Swann is the President and Chief Operating Officer of ICE Clear Europe, the wholly-owned European clearing house of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE). Mr. Swann was named to his post at ICE in July, 2007 and was instrumental in the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November, 2008. In his role, Mr. Swann oversees all technology, operations and financial functions at the London-based clearing house. Mr. Swann has over 20 years experience in European derivatives and equities clearing, and prior to joining ICE, he was most recently Managing Director, Group Risk and Managing Director, Change for LCH.Clearnet Ltd. During his tenure at LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Mr. Swann held various leadership positions in technology, operations, and risk management. In those roles, Mr. Swann worked closely with ICE on its energy futures and over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business.

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. President Former

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
The University of Texas Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Former

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. General Counsel Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
McKenna Long & Aldridge Llp Partner Former
University of Florida Levin College of Law Degree Former

Jeff Sprecher is the founder of IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), serving as the company's Chief Executive Officer since its inception in May 2000 and as Chairman of the Board since November 2002. As CEO, he is responsible for the firm's strategic direction, operation and financial performance. Widely recognized for his vision, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, Mr. Sprecher was selected by MarketWatch as one of five finalists for the prestigious MarketWatch CEO of the Year for 2006. He was also chosen in 2002 by Business Week magazine as one of seven Top Entrepreneurs of the Year. In addition, he was a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Program. Mr. Sprecher recognized the potential for building and operating a transparent and efficient marketplace for electronic over-the-counter energy commodities trading, purchasing Continental Power Exchange, Inc. (CPEX) in 1997 to achieve his vision. IntercontinentalExchange was formed in May 2000, with CPEX contributing to ICE all of its assets, primarily electronic trading technology, and its liabilities. Mr. Sprecher spearheaded the assembly of thirteen leading wholesale commodities market participants who became the company's initial shareholders, acquiring equity interests and committing to provide order flow to provide liquidity for the new electronic marketplace. When he had led ICE as a publicly traded company for just one year, Mr. Sprecher was nominated by MarketWatch as one of the five most outstanding Chief Executive Officers, based on a track record for 2006 that included stock price performance, customer service, treatment of employees and corporate-governance initiatives Recognizing the benefits of combining ICE's electronic platform for over-the-counter products with the growing exchange-traded energy derivatives market, Mr. Sprecher negotiated the acquisition of IPE Holdings Plc, owner of the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) in London in June 2001. The acquisition enabled ICE to create the industry's first cleared OTC products through IPE's clearing provider, LCH.Clearnet. In turn, the IPE began to develop its futures markets on ICE's trading platform and became the first energy commodity exchange to become fully electronic in April 2005. IPE was re-named ICE Futures in October 2005. ICE became a publicly traded company on November 16, 2005 with its listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Organization Position Status
ICE.com, Inc. CEO Current
Securing America's Future Energy Founder of Intercontinentalexchange (Ice) Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Founder Current
ICE.com, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Securing America's Future Energy Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
MarketWatch, Inc. Chief Executive Former
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Chief Executive Former
ICE.com, Inc. Founder Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Former
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Brad Vannan is President and Chief Operating Officer of ICE Futures Canada, a subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE). ICE Futures Canada is a regulated, agricultural exchange based in Winnipeg. Mr. Vannan was appointed to his position in April, 2007. Mr. Vannan has over two decades of experience in global agricultural markets. Prior to joining ICE, he was Vice President, Merchandising and Transportation Services at Agricore United, where he had responsibility for four major divisions, including grain merchandising, transportation and logistics, specialty crops operations, and grain accounting. Before joining Agricore in 1994, Mr. Vannan was a grain merchant at James Richardson and Sons and a domestic merchant at Pioneer Grain. Mr. Vannan previously served on the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, which was the predecessor company of ICE Futures Canada. Mr. Vannan earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba.

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Current
Agricore United Vice President, Merchandising and Transportation Services Former
University of Manitoba Bachelor of Science In Agriculture Former

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Participant Administrator Current

Organization Position Status
Arqaam Capital Limited Current
Diligenta Limited Sir Bob Reid, Non-Executive Director & Chairman of Audit Committee Current
Ice Futures Chairman Current
Jubilant Energy Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Director Current
Diligenta Limited Director Current
British Rail Chairman Former

Charles R. Crisp has served as a member of the board of directors of EOG Resources Inc. since May 2002. Previously, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Coral Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company, from 1999 until his retirement in October 2000, and was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Coral Energy, LLC from January 1998 through February 1999. Crisp joined Houston Industries in 1996 and served as President of their domestic power generation group from 1997 until January 1998.

Organization Position Status
AGL Resources Inc. Director Current
EOG Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Targa Resources, Inc. Director Current
Targa Resources Partners LP Board of Directors Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Director Current
EOG Resources, Inc. Audit Committee Member Current
AGL Resources Inc. Compensation and Management Development Committee Member Current
Coral Energy Chief Executive Officer Former
Coral Energy President Former
Coral Energy Chief Operating Officer Former
Coral Energy Executive Officer Former
Shell Oil Company Director Former
Coral Energy Director Former
Texas Tech University Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemical Engineering Former
Corporate Governance Member Former

Fred Hatfield has been a Director of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) since May 2007. He also serves on the Board of Directors of ICE Futures U.S., ICE's regulated futures exchange subsidiary. Mr. Hatfield is founder of Hatfield Advisory Services, a Senior Counselor for Federal Regulatory Affairs, Public Insight, LP and a member of the Obama Economic Policy Advisory Committee, Competitiveness: Strengthening America's Business Climate. Mr. Hatfield is a Director of Managed Funds Association and the National Advisory Board of Public Insight. He was a Public Policy Advisor at Patton Boggs from 2006 to 2007, and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2004 to 2006. Before joining the CFTC, Mr. Hatfield served as Chief of Staff to former Senator John Breaux (D-LA) from 1995 to 2004, and former House Majority Whip Tony Coelho (D-CA) from 1980 to 1989. In addition, Mr. Hatfield has more than ten years experience in the areas of Energy, Private Equity/Venture Capital/Hedge Funds, and Financial Services and Products and served as Deputy Commissioner General of the U.S. Pavilion at the World's Fair in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1998. Mr. Hatfield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from California State University, Fresno.

Organization Position Status
Public Insight, LP Founder Current
Public Insight, LP Senior Counselor Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Patton Boggs Public Policy Advisor Former
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Former
California State University Bachelor of Arts Degree In History Former

Organization Position Status
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Treasurer Current
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Director Current
Clarkson University Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Frederick Schoenhut has been a Director of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) since January 2007. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICE Futures U.S., ICE's regulated futures exchange subsidiary. In 2002, Mr. Schoenhut elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) where he first worked as an intern during summers and college vacations. In September 1980, Mr. Schoenhut formed Copia Trading Co., a coffee futures execution firm on the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange trading floor. Following the destruction of its trading and administrative facilities in the September 11 terrorist attacks, Mr. Schoenhut chaired the NYBOT Relocation Committee, which was responsible for finding new facilities for the exchange. Mr. Schoenhut was extensively involved with ICE's acquisition of NYBOT in 2007. Mr. Schoenhut is Vice Chairman of the United States Indian American Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Business Council for the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America; Vice Chairman of the Commodities Floor Brokers and Traders Association; and Treasurer of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Schoenhut earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University.

Organization Position Status
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     ICE $108.11 -1.43 (-1.31% )
Average Volume 1,001,100
Shares Outstanding 73.61M
Market Cap 8.0B
Year High 121.93
Year Low 71.63
Earnings Per Share 4.27
P/E Ratio 25.32
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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