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Monsanto Co. (MON)At 3:04PM ET: 61.56  Down 0.11 (0.18%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):33.50B
Enterprise Value (31-May-07)3:33.64B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):41.43
Forward P/E (fye 31-Aug-08) 1:29.60
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.69
Price/Sales (ttm):4.25
Price/Book (mrq):4.68
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:4.26
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:17.629
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):28-Feb-07
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):10.43%
Operating Margin (ttm):17.20%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):7.20%
Return on Equity (ttm):12.43%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.89B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):14.546
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):18.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.55B
EBITDA (ttm):1.91B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):832.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.49
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):23.40%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.57B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.875
Total Debt (mrq):1.64B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.228
Current Ratio (mrq):2.46
Book Value Per Share (mrq):13.167
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.86B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):1.25B
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.71
52-Week Change3:46.55%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:20.48%
52-Week High (17-May-07)3:63.90
52-Week Low (19-Jun-06)3:37.91
50-Day Moving Average3:59.83
200-Day Moving Average3:54.68
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:3,027,980
Average Volume (10 day)3:2,959,490
Shares Outstanding:544.26M
Float:542.79M
% Held by Insiders4:0.40%
% Held by Institutions4:85.10%
Shares Short (as of 10-Apr-07)3:6.90M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Apr-07)3:2.3
Short % of Float (as of 10-Apr-07)3:1.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:7.44M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.50
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:0.80%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.70%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.50%
Payout Ratio5:29%
Dividend Date3:27-Apr-07
Ex-Dividend Date5:03-Apr-07
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:31-Jul-06


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 28-Feb-07)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 28-Feb-07)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 28-Feb-07)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Aug-06)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Computershare; 5 = Data provided by Hemscott Americas