SYMANTEC CORP

20330 Stevens Creek Blvd Ticker: SYMC
Cupertino , CA 95014-2268 Exchange: NASD
408-517-8000 Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Software

Complete Financials: Q1Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
SYMC Symantec Corporation provides software and services that protect, manage, and control information risks related to security, data protection, storage, compliance, and systems management.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 09/05/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		21.570

22.800

14.540

13.031

11.395

0.597

0.000

0.000 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		2.950

33.185

1.692

7.904

3.129

5.040

0.990

0.190

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		18,099.386

839.100

NA 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		29.422

30.056

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		118.848

0.000 		-113.659

0.886 		5.189

-0.886 		90.954

0.549 		90.383

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		12.983

26.190

NC 		31.509

-13.185

NC 		33.088

4.392

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		699.942

1,055.864

1,149.026

1,238.560 		1,265.868

1,260.408

1,315.873

1,357.217 		1,400.338

1,419.089

1,515.251

1,539.741 		1,650.322





TOTAL 4,143.392 5,199.366 5,874.419
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		0.280

-0.210

0.080

0.110 		0.100

0.130

0.130

0.070 		0.110

0.060

0.150

0.220 		0.220





TOTAL 0.260 0.430 0.540

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