SOC QUIMIC(NYSE:SQM)
Sociedad Quimica Minera Chile SA produces fertilizer and iodine and manufactures industrial chemicals and iodine derivative products. The Company sells its products in over 60 countries throughout the world.
# Employees: 3746
Address: El Trovador 4285 Piso 6,Santiago,Ch,
Phone:
Fax: 562 425 2485
Website: admin_web@sqm.cl
Email:
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: FERTILIZERS
Executive Officers
www.sqm.com (Julio L. Ponce)
Chmn. (Wayne R. Brownlee)
Vice-Chmn. (Patricio G. Contesse)
C.E.O. (Ricardo R. Ramos)
Sr. V.P.; C.F.O. (Patricio de T. Solminihac,Exec. V.P.; C.O.O.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 1/1/1990
Annual Dividend: $0.72
Current Dividend Yield: $1.83
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.00
Indicated Dividend: $0.70
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/23/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.32
Mean EPS (Year): $1.30
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $17.00
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 30.220
Number of Estimates: 6
Shares Performance
|
Period
|
SQM
|
Compare to S&P
|
| YTD |
61.09 %
|
33.32 %
|
| 4 Weeks |
1.76 %
|
0.66 %
|
| 12 Weeks |
9.93 %
|
3.64 %
|
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 883875
Shares Outstanding: 263M
Market Cap: $10.37B
52 Week High: $40.18
52 Week Low: $18.15
P/E Ratio: 27.670
PEG Ratio: 1.780
Split: On 3/31/2008 SQM split by factor of 10.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -3.12 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: -56.94 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 11.22 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -34.90 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $6.96
Cash Flow/Share: $16.92
Change in Payout Ratio: 0.340
Price/Sales: 7.170