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David J. West , Director/President/CEO

www.thehersheycompany.com

Industry: Food and Beverage

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The Company is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing various package types of chocolate candy, sugar confectionery, snack products etc.

News Feeds

Hershey 2Q profit, sales up after price increase AP
Jul 23 2008
New stuff from Hershey's: The candy maker's latest AP
Jul 23 2008
Earnings roundup: Hershey's, PF Chang's AP
Jul 23 2008
Hershey second-quarter profit up on lower charges Reuters
Jul 23 2008

Press Releases

Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on CVX, CAL, TGT, HSY, and RSH Jul-23-2008, 10:42AM EDT
Hershey Announces Second Quarter Results Jul-23-2008, 07:04AM EDT
Hershey to Web Cast Second Quarter Conference Call Jul-15-2008, 09:00AM EDT
PayDay and Skor Give Away 'Cash 4 Gas' Jun-17-2008, 12:22PM EDT
Hershey Announces New Consumer-Centric Approach and Allocates Resources Behind Core Brands to Drive Long-Term Net Sales and Earnings Growth Jun-17-2008, 07:30AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Hershey earnings rise on lower restructuring charges (Central Penn Business Journal)

Jul 24 2008
Hershey's First Half Achieves Targets (MediaPost Publications)

Jul 24 2008
Hershey beats forecast (Calgary Herald)

Jul 24 2008
Hershey profit rises to $41.5 million (Baltimore Sun)

Jul 24 2008
Sweet second quarter for Hershey brand name (Courier-Post Online)

Jul 24 2008
Sovereign, Hershey, Fulton report earnings (Reading Eagle)

Jul 24 2008
Hershey dims long-term outlook (Central Penn Business Journal)

Jul 23 2008
Hershey 2Q profit, sales up after price increase (Businessweek)

Jul 23 2008

Blogs

Earnings preview: Does Kraft have the recipe for a successful quarter? (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 24 2008
Hershey (HSY) rises on strong Q2 earnings (Blogging Stocks)

Jul 23 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 11,000

Revenue per Employee: $386,462

Top Executives

Christopher J. Baldwin, Senior VP/President, Divisional

John P. Bilbrey, Senior VP/President, Geographical

Gregg A. Tanner, Senior VP, Divisional

Michele G. Buck, Senior VP/Other Executive Officer

C. Daniel Azzara, Vice President, Divisional

Burton H. Snyder, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

David W. Tacka, Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer

Humberto P. Alfonso, CPA, CFO/Senior VP

Thaddeus Jastrzebski, Senior VP/President, Geographical

George F. Davis, Chief Information Officer/Vice President

Board of Directors

Arnold G. Langbo, Director

Mackey J. McDonald, Director

Burton H. Snyder, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

Governor Thomas J. Ridge, Director

Robert H. Campbell, Director

LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Director

Robert F. Cavanaugh, Director

Bonnie Guiton Hill, Director

Charles A. Davis, Director

Richard H. Lenny, CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

Gary P. Coughlan, Director

Kenneth L. Wolfe, Director/Chairman of the Board

Marie J. Toulantis, Director

Jon A. Boscia, Director

Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Director

James E. Nevels, Director

Charles B. Strauss, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Sales	783.89 Mil.	924.74 Mil.	845.07 Mil.	638.58 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit	376.45 Mil.	417.48 Mil.	554.4 Mil.	413.33 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	126.5 Mil.	184.72 Mil.	324.59 Mil.	196.46 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	122.42 Mil.	127.16 Mil.	128.77 Mil.	32.84 Mil.
Total Net Income	63.24 Mil.	54.34 Mil.	62.78 Mil.	3.55 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.29	0.22	0.28	0.02
Diluted EPS, Total	0.28	0.24	0.27	0.01

BALANCE STATEMENT	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Cash and Equivalents	152.88 Mil.	129.2 Mil.	41.57 Mil.	38.82 Mil.
Total Assets	1.26 Bil.	1.43 Bil.	1.66 Bil.	1.43 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.2 Bil.	1.62 Bil.	1.84 Bil.	1.62 Bil.
Total Capitalization	2.12 Bil.	1.87 Bil.	1.81 Bil.	1.84 Bil.

Cash Flow	04/2008	01/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	315.28 Mil.	293.5 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	-224.76 Mil.	-160.15 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	-146.09 Mil.	-191.67 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	-55.57 Mil.	-58.32 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	3.32 Bil.	2.88 Bil.	2.75 Bil.	2.49 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	1.63 Bil.	2.07 Bil.	2.09 Bil.	1.94 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	735.7 Mil.	1.21 Bil.	1.18 Bil.	1.09 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	458.83 Mil.	994.24 Mil.	860.91 Mil.	902.18 Mil.
Total Net Income	214.15 Mil.	559.06 Mil.	493.24 Mil.	590.88 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.87	2.44	2.07	2.38
Diluted EPS, Total	0.93	2.34	1.99	2.3

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	129.2 Mil.	97.14 Mil.	67.18 Mil.	54.84 Mil.
Total Assets	1.43 Bil.	1.42 Bil.	1.41 Bil.	1.18 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.62 Bil.	1.45 Bil.	1.52 Bil.	1.29 Bil.
Total Capitalization	1.87 Bil.	1.93 Bil.	1.96 Bil.	1.78 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	723.19 Mil.	461.76 Mil.	797.45 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-215.51 Mil.	-238.67 Mil.	-362.74 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-477.72 Mil.	-210.75 Mil.	-494.66 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	29.96 Mil.	12.35 Mil.	-59.96 Mil.

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