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November 23, 2009 6:13 PM ET

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. (PPDI:NASDAQ)

LAST $21.38 USD
CHANGE TODAY +0.36 1.71%
VOLUME 806.5K
As of 4:00 PM 11/23/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. (PPDI)

OPEN
$21.12
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$21.02
DAY HIGH
$21.52
DAY LOW
$21.09
52 WEEK HIGH
01/2/09 - $29.53
52 WEEK LOW
04/22/09 - $17.97
MARKET CAP
2.5B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
1.1M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.42
SHARES OUTSTANDING
118.2M
EX-DATE
12/11/09
P/E TTM
15.1x
DIVIDEND
$0.60
DIVIDEND YIELD
2.81%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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PPDI Details

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc., a contract research organization, provides drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise, and compound partnering programs. Its Discovery Sciences segment offers preclinical program design, toxicology consulting, lab services, and technical writing and regulatory submissions, as well as compound collaboration programs. The Development segment provides Phase 1 clinical testing, lab services, and Phases 2 through 4 clinical trial management services (such as study design, investigator recruitment, clinical data management and bio-statistical analysis). The company also offers product launch services and patient and disease registry programs, and has operations worldwide. Pharmaceutical Product Development, founded in 1985, is headquartered in Wilmington, N.C.

10,500 Employees
Founded in 1985

PPDI Top Compensated Officers

Executive Chairman
Age: 60
Total Annual Compensation: $729.2K
Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary ...
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $352.6K
Chief Operating Officer
Age: 46
Total Annual Compensation: $366.8K
Executive Vice President of Global Clinical D...
Age: 54
Total Annual Compensation: $327.3K
Senior Vice President of Global Business Deve...
Age: 56
Total Annual Compensation: $255.9K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. (PPDI)

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend Payable on December 29, 2009

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2009 under its annual cash dividend policy. The quarterly cash dividend will equal $0.15 per share. The record date for the fourth quarter dividend is December 15, 2009, and the payment date is December 29, 2009.

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. - Conference Presentation Call

To discuss the best clinical strategy for China and East Asia

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 8, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 28, 2009).

Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 8, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 28, 2009).

BusinessWeek Rankings

Hot Growth 100
2007  #61
2006  #81

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Price/Earnings 14.7x
Price/Sales 1.7x
Price/Book 1.9x
Price/Cash Flow 9.9x
TEV/Sales 1.3x

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PPDI transactions

Type
Date
Target
Merger/Acquisition
October 27, 2009
Excel PharmaStudies, Inc.
Spin-Off/Split-Off
October 27, 2009
Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc., Compound Partnering Business
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