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COLGATE PA(NYSE:CL)
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Suavitel and Fab, as well as Hill''s Science Diet and Hill''s Prescription Diet pet foods. (Company Press Release)
# Employees: 36600
Address: 300 Park Avenue,New York,NY,USA
Phone: 212-310-2000
Fax: 212-310-3284
Website: www.colgate.com
Email: investor_relations@colpal.com
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: SOAP&CLNG PREPS
Executive Officers
Dennis J. Hickey (V.P.; Corp. Contr.)
Edmund D. Toben (Sr. V.P.)
Ian M. Cook (Presi.; C.O.O.)
Andrew D. Hendry (Sr. V.P.; Genl. Counl.; Sec.)
Fabian T. Garcia (Exec. V.P.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 10/22/2009
Annual Dividend: $1.76
Current Dividend Yield: $2.10
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.44
Indicated Dividend: $0.42
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/28/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $1.16
Mean EPS (Year): $4.32
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $9.60
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 19.430
Number of Estimates: 19
Shares Performance
Period CL Compare to S&P
YTD 22.51 % 1.39 %
4 Weeks 8.04 % 6.88 %
12 Weeks 15.41 % 8.80 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 3643410
Shares Outstanding: 498M
Market Cap: $41.85B
52 Week High: $85.87
52 Week Low: $55.05
P/E Ratio: 20.230
PEG Ratio: 2.020
Split: On 7/1/1999 CL split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 4.67 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 13.13 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 6.76 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 0.25 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $14.24
Cash Flow/Share: $17.53
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010
Price/Sales: 2.810
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