Fundamental Data for BDX

BECTON DIC(NYSE:BDX)

Becton, Dickinson and Co. is engaged principally in the manufacture and sale of a broad line of supplies, devices and systems used by health care professionals, medical research institutions and the general public. BD''s operations consist of three worldwide business segments: Medical Systems, Biosciences, and Preanalytical Solutions.

# Employees: 29116

Address: 1 Becton Drive,Franklin Lakes,NJ,USA

Phone: 201-847-6800

Fax: 201-847-6475

Website: www.bd.com

Email:

Sector: Medical

Industry: MED/DENTAL-SUPP

Executive Officers

Edward J. Ludwig (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)

John R. Considine (Vice-Chmn.; C.F.O.)

William A. Tozzi (V.P. Fin.)

Dean J. Paranicas (V.P.; Corp. Sec.)

Basil L. Anderson (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 9/4/2009

Annual Dividend: $1.32

Current Dividend Yield: $1.77

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.33

Indicated Dividend: $0.26

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/26/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $1.21

Mean EPS (Year): $5.08

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $11.43

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 14.690

Number of Estimates: 13

Shares Performance

Period	BDX	Compare to S&P
YTD	9.26 %	-9.59 %
4 Weeks	9.30 %	3.77 %
12 Weeks	6.29 %	-1.02 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 1798668

Shares Outstanding: 239M

Market Cap: $17.89B

52 Week High: $75.63

52 Week Low: $60.48

P/E Ratio: 14.970

PEG Ratio: 1.290

Split: On 8/21/1998 BDX split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -3.85 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: 10.62 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 4.26 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 3.38 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $3.43

Cash Flow/Share: $11.34

Change in Payout Ratio: 0.000

Price/Sales: 2.490