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November 23, 2009 11:09 AM ET

Cencosud S.A.

(CEN:Santiago Stock Exchange)

Market Cap
6.6B
Total Revenue
6.0T
EBITDA
382.9B
DILUTED EPS TTM
50.87
P/E
32.2x
P/S
0.6x
Return On Asset
3.20
Return On Equity
5.65
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

CEN Details

Cencosud S.A. operates primarily in the retail, credit card, and retail bank sectors. It owns the supermarket chains, which include Jumbo (Chile and Argentina); Santa Isabel (Chile); and Disco (Argentina). The company also owns the department store chain Paris (Chile); the retail Internet portal Paris; the home centers Easy (Chile); and various shopping malls and shopping mall parks in Argentina and Chile. It also manages 3 million store credit cards under the labels Mas and Paris; and provides retail banking products and services, travel services, and insurance products and services. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes furniture. Cencosud S.A. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

Founded in 1952

CEN Top Compensated Officers

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Key developments for Cencosud S.A. (CEN)

Cencosud S.A. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 2, 2009).

Cencosud S.A. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 2, 2009).

Cencosud S.A. Raises $104 Million in Private Placement

Cencosud S.A. has completed a private placement of about $104 million in peso denominated bonds. Cencosud has placed the 21-year bonds in inflation-indexed peso units and at a yield of 5.7%.

Cencosud S.A. Reports Earnings Results for the First Nine Months Ended September 2008

Cencosud S.A. reported earnings results for the first nine months ended September 2008. Profits for the company fell 41.9% in the first nine months of 2008 when compared to the same period a year ago and could reach only CLP 100.226 billion this time around. In the first three quarters, specifically in the first, the Chilean retail giant registered important extraordinary profits from the sale of its Mall Plaza stake and, specifically in the second, from its alliance with Casino in Colombia. Cencosud obtained operating income of over CLP 4.130 billion between January and September 2008, a 43.8% rise over the same period in 2007 due to the incorporation of Brazilian and Peruvian operations as well as growth in both Chile and in Argentina.

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