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Monsanto Co. (MON)On May 26: 83.89  Up 0.74 (0.89%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):22.70B
Enterprise Value (27-May-06)3:23.89B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):54.69
Forward P/E (fye 31-Aug-07) 1:26.05
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.01
Price/Sales (ttm):3.25
Price/Book (mrq):3.61
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:3.45
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:14.297
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):28-Feb-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):6.09%
Operating Margin (ttm):16.93%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):6.67%
Return on Equity (ttm):6.82%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):6.92B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):25.769
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):15.30%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.00B
EBITDA (ttm):1.67B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):411.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.53
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):18.00%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):752.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.779
Total Debt (mrq):1.94B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.313
Current Ratio (mrq):2.061
Book Value Per Share (mrq):23.017
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.62B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):720.77M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.79
52-Week Change3:43.84%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:6.79%
52-Week High (21-Apr-06)3:89.76
52-Week Low (26-Sep-05)3:55.60
50-Day Moving Average3:84.95
200-Day Moving Average3:81.06
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,915,170
Average Volume (10 day)3:2,283,930
Shares Outstanding:270.57M
Float:269.84M
% Held by Insiders4:0.30%
% Held by Institutions4:86.00%
Shares Short (as of 10-May-06)3:2.82M
Short Ratio (as of 10-May-06)3:1.6
Short % of Float (as of 10-May-06)3:1.00%
Shares Short (prior month)3:2.81M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.80
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.74
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.60%
Payout Ratio5:46%
Dividend Date3:28-Apr-06
Ex-Dividend Date5:05-Apr-06
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:N/A
Last Split Date3:N/A


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 28-Feb-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 28-Feb-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 28-Feb-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Aug-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas