 Hershey Creamery Company is a publicly traded company, with only 36,000 shares available, which are listed on Pink Sheets (OTC Pink: HRCR) and sold via the over-the-counter market. The company has fewer than 500 shareholders, primarily among the Holder family. Its stocks are considered to be "thinly traded" in that its shares are rarely traded, and then only a few shares are sold at a time. In 2006, the company maintained a 6.2 to 1 price-to-earnings ratio with no long-term debt and shareholders receive quarterly dividends and special dividends.
