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ECOLAB INC(NYSE:ECL)
Ecolab Inc. develops and markets premium products and services for thehospitality, institutional and industrial markets. They provide cleaning,sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products, systems andservices primarily to hotels and restaurants, foodservice, healthcare andeducational facilities, quick service restaurants, grocery stores, commercial and institutional laundries, light industry, dairy plants and farms, food and beverage processors, pharmaceutical and cosmetics facilities and the vehicle wash industry.
# Employees: 26500
Address: 370 Wabasha Street North,St. Paul,MN,USA
Phone: 651 293-2233
Fax: 651 293-2471
Website: www.ecolab.com
Email: mario.cornejo@ecolab.com
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: CHEM-DIVERSIFD
Executive Officers
Douglas M. Baker Jr. (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)
Daniel J. Schmechel (Sr. V.P.; Contro.)
Susan K. Nestegard (Sr. V.P. Research; Devept. & Engg.; Chief Techl. O)
Lawrence T. Bell (Sr. V.P.; Gen. Consl.; Sec.)
Michael L. Meyer (Sr. V.P. Human Resources,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 9/11/2009
Annual Dividend: $0.56
Current Dividend Yield: $1.24
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.14
Indicated Dividend: $0.30
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/11/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.56
Mean EPS (Year): $2.00
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $13.33
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 22.620
Number of Estimates: 17
Shares Performance
Period ECL Compare to S&P
YTD 28.85 % 6.64 %
4 Weeks -1.76 % -2.82 %
12 Weeks 7.68 % 1.52 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 1397955
Shares Outstanding: 236M
Market Cap: $10.73B
52 Week High: $47.48
52 Week Low: $29.85
P/E Ratio: 24.090
PEG Ratio: 1.700
Split: On 6/9/2003 ECL split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 24.49 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 10.91 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 7.28 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -4.91 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $5.44
Cash Flow/Share: $13.40
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.000
Price/Sales: 1.840
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