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INTRODUCTION 1

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 2

Corporate Information 2

Company's History 2

Corporate Address 2

Direct Competitors 2

Stock Information 3

XM Satellite Radio Services 3

FINANCIALS 4

EPS, ROE and Sales 4

Financial Information 4

Assessments 4

P/E Ratios 5

Technical Analysis 5

Value of Shares Changed Over the Years 7

Value Line's Opinion 7

RISKS 8

BENEFITS 9

Numbers and Ratios 9

Comparison with its Competitors 9

Insider Ownership 10

Institutional Ownership 10

Analyst Opinion 11

RECOMMENDATIONS 12

Table of Contents

Table A: Stock Summary Information 3

Table B: Earnings and Sales 4

Table C: Financial Data 4

Table D: Risk Assessment 4

Table E: Ratios and Values 5

Table F: Outcome 7

Table G: Data Information 9

Table H: Evaluation 9

Table of Figures

Figure A: Averages 5

Figure B: Overlays 6

Figure C: Indicators 6

Figure D: Insiders 10

Figure E: Institutions 10

Figure F: Analysis 11

INTRODUCTION

This report will present information on XM Satellite Radio. The report will explain the facts for investing on this company.

The report's findings are based on details provided by five primary sources:

1. Xmradio.com

2. Finance.yahoo.com

3. Nasdaq.com

4. Moneycental.com

5. Value Line

The report will cover five sections: corporate history, financials, risks, benefits, and recommendations. The last section, recommendations, will go over the reasons for making an investment in XM Satellite Radio. The report will show that XM Satellite Radio is a company oriented to long-term investors willing to wait in order to gain profit in the near future.

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

This part of the report will provide information about XM Satellite Radio's company history, bio, location, stock information, main competitors and market information

Corporate Information

In order to visit the company's web site by just write www.xmradio.com on the address bar. Three main executives run the company:

Chairman of the board: Gary Parsons

CEO: Hugh Panero

President and COO: Nate Davis .

("Corporate Info")

Company's History

XM Satellite Radio came about in 1988 as the American Mobile Radio Corporation, and after almost 10 years, it changed its name in 1997. Since it was founded, the company has offered pay-for-service radio to all its subscribers in the US and Canada. ("History")

Corporate Address

The main headquarters of XM Satellite can be located at:

1500 Eckington Place, NE

Washington, DC 20002

Phone: 202-380-4000

Fax: 202-380-4500

("Corporate Info")

Direct Competitors

XM satellite Radio is part of the radio satellite broadcasting industry, and some of the other companies participating in this market are:

1. Clear Channel Communications Inc,

2. Cumulus Media Inc., and

3. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Competitors")

SIRIUS Satellite Radio is the main competitor of XM Satellite. Some differences are that the satellite radio service provided by SIRIUS can be hired for a lifetime for a cost of $499.99, when SM Satellite contract runs up to five years for $599.40. ("Comparisons")

Stock Information

The following table is a summary of the most important and relevant stock information of XM Satellite Radio's current situation:

Table A: Stock Summary Information

Market Cap(Mil) 3,550.11

Price $12.98

Shares Outstanding (Mil) 268.54

Public Float (Mil) 238.70

Price Open $13.00

Previous Close $13.22

52 Wk High / Low $25.53 / $9.63

Exchange NASDAQ (US Dollar)

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