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Exhibit 6 AMERICAN GREETINGS Comparable Firms, End of 2011 (in millions of dollars except share price) Share Price Shares Outstanding Total Cash Total Debt Enterprise

Exhibit 6
AMERICAN GREETINGS
Comparable Firms, End of 2011 (in millions of dollars except share price)
Share Price Shares Outstanding Total Cash Total Debt Enterprise Value Revenue EBITDA EBITDA Multiple*
American Greetings 12.51 38.3 86 235 714 1,660 204 3.5
Blyth 56.80 8.2 182 101 568 984 48 11.7
Consolidated Graphics 48.28 10.2 7 197 692 1,050 122 5.6
CSS Industries 19.92 9.7 10 0 194 453 30 6.5
Deluxe 22.76 50.9 31 742 1,901 1,420 359 5.3
Hallmark NA NA NA NA NA 4,100 NA NA
Lancaster Colony 69.34 27.3 162 0 1,890 1,090 156 12.2
Meredith 32.65 44.8 26 250 1,712 1,350 240 7.1
Scholastic 29.97 31.1 114 215 1,145 1,950 189 6.0
ROA ROE Beta Bond Rating**
American Greetings 7% 11% 1.63 BB+
Blyth 4% 9% 1.60 B
Consolidated Graphics 5% 10% 1.45 BB
CSS Industries 4% 2% 1.36
Deluxe 13% 55% 1.85 B
Hallmark NA NA NA
Lancaster Colony 14% 19% 0.42
Meredith 7% 15% 1.75 BB
Scholastic 6% 8% 1.04 BB-
Exhibit 3
AMERICAN GREETINGS
American Greetings Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
2009 2010 2011E
(Feb 2010) (Feb 2011) (Feb 2012)
Cash and Cash Equivalents 138 216 172
Trade Accounts Receivable 136 120 130
Inventories 164 180 190
Prepaid Expenses 148 128 131
Other Current Assets 94 72 54
Total Current Assets 679 716 677
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment and Other Assets 850 832 859
Total Assets 1,529 1,547 1,536
Debt Due within One Year 1 0 0
Accounts Payable 95 87 87
Other Current Liabilities 272 245 255
Current Liabilities 369 332 343
Long-Term Debt 329 233 235
Other Liabilities 196 219 206
Shareholders Equity 636 763 752
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity 1,529 1,547 1,536
Exhibit 2
AMERICAN GREETINGS
American Greetings Income Statement, December 2011 (in millions of dollars)
2008 2009 2010 2011E
(Feb 2009) (Feb 2010) (Feb 2011) (Feb 2012)
Total American Greetings Figures
Total Revenue 1,691 1,636 1,593 1,677
Material, Labor, and Other Pruduction Costs 810 713 682 743
Selling, Distribution, and Marketing Expenses 619 508 478 526
Administrative and General Expenses 226 276 261 258
Goodwill and Other Intangible Asset Impairments 290 0 0 0
Other Operating Expenses 1 0 3 (6)
Operating Income (253) 139 175 157
Net Interest and Other Nonoperating Expenses 22 18 19 28
Income Before Income Tax Expense (275) 121 156 129
Income Tax Expense (47) 39 69 47
Net Income (228) 82 87 82
Earnings Per Share (Basic) (4.89) 2.07 2.18 2.22
Dividends per Share 0.60 0.36 0.56 0.60
By Business Unit
Operating Segment Net Sales
North American Social Expression Products 1,095 1,235 1,191 1,215
International Social Expression Products 271 254 262 344
Retail Operations 179 12
AG Interactive 83 80 78 68
Operating Segment Earnings
North American Social Expression Products 70 236 218 148
International Social Expression Products (78) 17 20 20
Retail Operations (19) (35)
AG Interactive (162) 11 14 14
Total Revenue by Product Category
Everyday Greeting Cards 704 764 753 823
Seasonal Greeting Cards 357 369 377 408
Gift Packaging 240 221 223 239
Other Revenue 44 38 32 32
All Other Products 345 244 207 176

1.Find the implied share price using what you believe is the most appropriate EBITDA multiple. 2.Estimate American Greetings weighted-average cost of capital. 3.Find the implied share price for American Greetings from the discounted cash flows for the two provided scenarios. 4. Discuss the key drivers of value in your model. 5. Based on the three estimates above, what do you think is the most appropriate share price? Do you recommend repurchasing shares?

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