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405. Embarq
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Rank: 405 (Previous rank: 381)
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CEO: Thomas A. Gerke
Address: 5454 W. 110th St.
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913-323-4637
Website: www.embarq.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 6,124.0 -3.8
Profits 769.0 12.6
Assets 8,371.0 —
Stockholders' equity -608.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 5,414.0 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 12.6
Assets 9.2
Stockholders' equity N.A.
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 5.22
% change from 2007 17.6
1998-2008 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2008 -22.4
1998-2008 annual rate N.A.
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 AT&T 8 124,028.0
2 Verizon Communications 17 97,354.0
3 Sprint Nextel 64 35,635.0
4 Comcast 68 34,256.0
5 DirecTV Group 126 19,693.0
6 Qwest Communications 197 13,475.0
7 DISH Network 231 11,617.2
8 Liberty Global 257 10,561.1
9 Virgin Media 338 7,439.9
10 Cablevision Systems 342 7,230.1
11 Charter Communications 385 6,479.0
12 Embarq 405 6,124.0
13 Telephone & Data Systems 465 5,092.0
14 Level 3 Communications 526 4,301.0
15 NII Holdings 530 4,269.4
16 Windstream 656 3,213.5
17 MetroPCS Communications 727 2,751.5
18 CenturyTel 753 2,599.7
19 Frontier Communications 834 2,237.0
20 Leap Wireless International 909 1,958.9
21 IDT 937 1,878.0
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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