Released on: October 22, 2008, 8:48 am

Press Release Author: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA has applied its StockMarks(tm)
stock-rating system to Shaw Communications and produced a research report, rating
the company's attractiveness to long-term investors.


Press Release Body: Mira, Portugal - October 22, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics
SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Shaw
Communications (SJR.B). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks(tm) stock
rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Shaw
Communications investor.

Report Summary: Canadian Telecommunications company Shaw Communications offers
telephone, internet and cable television services. Relative to the market, the
company's share price has proven to be stable throughout the global crisis dropping
just twenty-one percent from its peak in early November 2007. The TSX composite
index fell almost thirty-two percent over the same period. However, Shaw is
releasing quarterly results on 23rd October, the company's first results since the
strong growth reported in the quarter ended May 31st. With the significant economic
changes that have taken place since the end of May, investors will be keen to learn
if the company has been able to continue to grow its subscriber base for all three
of its major product lines, as it did in the third quarter (ending May 31st). The
company increased annual dividends by 11% in June and made the first monthly
payments at the end of September. Shaw's purchase of 20Mhz of wireless spectrum in
Western Canada and Ontario during the recent wireless spectrum auction is in-line
with the company's strategic expansion into the wireless communications market.
However, analysts are split as to whether the company will be able to gain a
foothold in the wireless market. With the volatility in the stock market over recent
months, investors should look to Shaw's underlying long-term fundamentals when
deciding whether the stock is currently undervalued. We can assess Shaw's long-term
outlook through the use of the StockMarks framework. Shaw currently has an overall
long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 64, placing
above the Canadian market average. This rating ranks Shaw fifth when compared to ten
of its closest Canadian-listed peers, selected on the basis of both business
similarity and market positioning factors such as size.

The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components -
Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Shaw
Communications for long-term investors.

A summary of the StockMarks(tm) ratings for Shaw Communications is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=SJR.B&cod_country=18

The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and
FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites or directly from
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=18


About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering
sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. Our StockMarks(tm) system is based
on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder
returns.


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