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HERCULES I(NYSE:HPC)
Hercules Incorporated manufactures chemical specialties used in a varietyof home, office and industrial products. The company is focused on sustaining long-term growth in shareholder value, driven by new product development, continuous improvement in manufacturing costs and responsive customer service. Its principal products are performance and process paper chemicals, water treatment chemicals, water-soluble polymers, food ingredients, resins and polypropylene and polyethylene fibers.
# Employees: 4660
Address: 1313 North Market Street Hercules Plaza,Wilmington,DE,USA
Phone: 302-594-5000
Fax: 302-594-5400
Website: www.herc.com
Email: aspizza@herc.com
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: CHEM-DIVERSIFD
Executive Officers
Fred G. Aanonsen (V.P.; Controller)
Edward V. Carrington (V.P.; Human Resources)
Allen A. Spizzo (V.P.; C.F.O.)
Craig A. Rogerson (Presi.; C.E.O.)
John K. Wulff (Chmn.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 9/24/2008
Annual Dividend: $0.20
Current Dividend Yield: $1.04
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.05
Indicated Dividend: $0.14
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2008
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/27/2009
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.34
Mean EPS (Year): $1.45
Mean Estimate(Long Term): ($0.01)
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 13.250
Number of Estimates: 2
Shares Performance
Period HPC Compare to S&P
YTD -0.72 % 52.26 %
4 Weeks 15.24 % 22.75 %
12 Weeks -10.02 % 34.55 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 3646893
Shares Outstanding: 112M
Market Cap: $2.17B
52 Week High: $21.78
52 Week Low: $13.27
P/E Ratio: 13.430
PEG Ratio: -0.010
Split: On 1/31/1995 HPC split by factor of 3.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -2.56 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -17.39 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -1.11 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 11.32 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $3.78
Cash Flow/Share: $7.94
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.110
Price/Sales: 0.930
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