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143. DirecTV Group
Get Quote: DTV
Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 143 (Previous rank: 160)
Compare tool: DirecTV Group vs. Top 10
CEO: Chase Carey
Address: 2230 E. Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310-964-5000
Website: www.directv.com
Revenues 17,246.0 16.9
Profits 1,451.0 2.2
Assets 15,063.0 —
Stockholders' equity 6,302.0 —
Market value (3/28/2008) 28,316.2 —
Revenues 8.4
Assets 9.6
Stockholders' equity 23.0
2007 $ 1.21
% change from 2006 8.0
1997-2007 annual growth rate % N.A.
2007 -7.3
1997-2007 annual rate N.A.
1 AT&T 10 118,928.0
2 Verizon Communications 17 93,775.0
3 Sprint Nextel 58 40,146.0
4 Comcast 79 30,895.0
5 DirecTV Group 143 17,246.0
6 Qwest Communications 187 13,778.0
7 DISH Network 240 11,090.4
8 Liberty Global 292 9,003.3
9 Alltel 300 8,811.3
10 Virgin Media 313 8,152.5
11 Cablevision Systems 374 6,538.4
12 Embarq 381 6,365.0
13 Charter Communications 409 6,002.0
14 Telephone & Data Systems 478 4,829.0
15 Level 3 Communications 529 4,269.0
16 NII Holdings 624 3,296.3
17 Windstream 632 3,260.8
18 CenturyTel 739 2,656.2
19 Citizens Communications 818 2,288.0
20 MetroPCS Communications 828 2,235.7
21 IDT 887 2,030.6
22 Leap Wireless International 999 1,630.8
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