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Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ALSK)

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The Company is engaged in providing local telephone, wireless, Internet, interexchange network and other services to its retail consumer and business customers and wholesale customers in the State of Alaska through its telecommunications subsidiaries.

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141 Outperforms
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Ticker Tags

Diversified Telecommunication Services (84), Micro Cap (4701), Income (1401), Aggressive Growth (860), Growth (1902), Distressed (1597), Telecommunication Services (124), Alaska (4), Anchorage (3)
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Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $6.88
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $6.92
Previous Close: $6.84
Daily Range: $6.79 - $6.98
52-Week Range: $4.92 - $9.41
Volume: 619,215
Market Cap: $305.44M
P/E Ratio: 1.79
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Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ALSK)

Avatar takutourist (45.11) Submitted: 4/10/07 8:24 PM

This is the largest local telephone and cellular provider in Alaska. ACS owns about 80% of the landline phones in the state and has far and away the largest cellular presence in the state. They have solid cash flow and and have just turned positive on the earnings side after being set free from the ...More

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Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ALSK)

Avatar bgrun (99.50) Submitted: 10/31/08 1:47 PM

ALSK has a p/e ratio of 3.21 that is based almost entirely on the earnings from the quarter ending 12/31/07 that includes an income tax expense of -110,000,000. To get an idea of the impact of this adjustment, 11,000,000 has been ALSK's income during their best quarter ever: 1/10th of the 'earnings'...More

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Avatar DavidSobel (38.25) Submitted: 2/08/10 5:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $7.14 ALSK Score: -4.09

families in Alaska live so far apart that talking on the phone is a necessity

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Avatar EclecticRecluse (74.33) Submitted: 1/18/10 2:52 AM : Underperform Start Price: $7.82 ALSK Score: 6.39

Poor Stock with High Payout Ratio

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Avatar fortworth2 (< 20) Submitted: 11/29/09 5:58 PM : Outperform Start Price: $7.02 ALSK Score: 0.05

Only major player in the state for land phone, cell, and internet. State population growing, nice dividend a good way to round out a portfolio

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Avatar Alpo8181 (< 20) Submitted: 11/03/09 12:08 AM : Outperform Start Price: $7.67 ALSK Score: -13.22

not so sure about the company as much as the State is growing and people probably spend a lot of time indoors during the dark winters...more use of cable, phone & internet.

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Avatar jimera01 (< 20) Submitted: 9/26/09 11:33 PM : Outperform Start Price: $8.96 ALSK Score: -25.51

alaska mobile big div

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