WPO Washington Post Company (The)
Exchange
NYSESector
Consumer ServicesIndustry
Other Consumer ServicesMarket Cap.
3.501B
Grade
43.54/100
Current Price
$471.80
+3.30 (+0.70%) Company Metrics
- 33.49 P/E
- 0.86 P/S
- 1.33 P/B
- 13.991 EPS
- 8.89% Cash ROIC
- 0.72 Cash Ratio
- 14.7 / 3.14% Dividend
- 21,930.00 Avg. Vol.
- 7.42M Shares
- 3.501B Market Cap.
Company Description
The Washington Post Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides a range of educational services, including post-secondary education, professional training, test preparation, and K12 services for individuals, schools, and businesses. The company also offers online postsecondary and career progra...
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Facebook, a year after IPO
Washington Post - May 18, 2013
Washington Post - May 18, 2013
(Washington Post Co. chairman and chief executive Donald E. Graham is a member of Facebook's board of directors.) Sign up today to receive #thecircuit, a daily roundup of the latest tech policy news from Washington and how it is shaping business, ...
Facebook IPO: A Look Back One Year After Going Public - Huffington Post Amazon Web Services gets government approval for federal cloud
Washington Post - May 21, 2013
Washington Post - May 21, 2013
The FedRAMP program, which went into effect last year, has been evaluating applications for several other cloud companies. In March, researcher Jennifer Sakole wrote in The Washington Post that about 70 companies are in the pipeline for approval.
Scotts Miracle-Gro Larger Than S&P 500 Component Washington Post
Forbes - 23 hours ago
Forbes - 23 hours ago
But comparing market capitalization (factoring in those share counts) creates a true “apples-to-apples” comparison of the value of two stocks.
Will Tiffany & Co. give downtown DC a chance?
Washington Post - May 20, 2013
Washington Post - May 20, 2013
The building's brokers made a years-long pitch to Tiffany that downtown Washington - in the midst of a demographic boom and a cosmopolitan resurgence - was perfectly suited for the world's most famous jeweler.
Companies pitch cities on going high tech
Washington Post - May 19, 2013
Washington Post - May 19, 2013
Companies are pushing this kind of work, arguing that it can improve city services and operations while in many cases lowering costs or even producing new revenue.
Push on corporate tax rules goes global
Washington Post - 20 hours ago
Washington Post - 20 hours ago
A day after a U.S. Senate report slammed Apple's use of Irish regulations to minimize payments to the U.S. government, European heads of state said they hoped for quick action from an international effort to change rules that let companies shelter profits.
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY : Charles Chunn Named Vice President ...
4-traders (press release) - May 20, 2013
4-traders (press release) - May 20, 2013
Charles Chunn has been named Vice President, Research of Post-Newsweek Stations. Previously he had been Research Director at WJXT-TV, PNS' independent station in Jacksonville, FL.
Shareholders press companies to disclose more about political spending
Washington Post - May 18, 2013
Washington Post - May 18, 2013
The development comes as the debate about political spending heats up in Washington. House Republicans this week called upon the Securities and Exchange Commission to ignore a petition that would require publicly traded companies to report their ...
Digital Revenue Up at Washington Post Company, But Print Is Down Again
DCist.com - May 3, 2013
Washington Post Earnings: Restructuring Costs Take Toll - Wall Street Journal
DCist.com - May 3, 2013
The Washington Post Company announced a few bits of good news for its shareholders today, with its quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting increased revenue in its television divisions and newspaper advertising sales.
Fear for The Washington Post - The AtlanticWashington Post Earnings: Restructuring Costs Take Toll - Wall Street Journal
Amedeo J. 'Joe' Froio, shoe company executive
Washington Post - May 22, 2013
Washington Post - May 22, 2013
Amedeo J. “Joe” Froio, 90, a former corporate vice president of the old Hahn Shoes company in Washington who was also a longtime volunteer for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, died April 25 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. He had ...