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Monsanto Co. (MON)At 3:04PM ET: 46.74  Down 0.15 (0.32%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):25.37B
Enterprise Value (29-Aug-06)3:26.88B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):36.32
Forward P/E (fye 31-Aug-07) 1:28.67
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.99
Price/Sales (ttm):3.52
Price/Book (mrq):3.87
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:3.72
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:14.824
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-May-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):9.80%
Operating Margin (ttm):17.52%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):6.76%
Return on Equity (ttm):11.34%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.23B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):13.423
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):15.10%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.00B
EBITDA (ttm):1.81B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):704.00M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.29
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):610.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):617.00M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.137
Total Debt (mrq):2.04B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.311
Current Ratio (mrq):2.175
Book Value Per Share (mrq):12.115
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.39B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):321.77M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.63
52-Week Change3:47.22%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:7.73%
52-Week High (24-Aug-06)3:47.58
52-Week Low (26-Sep-05)3:27.80
50-Day Moving Average3:44.32
200-Day Moving Average3:42.36
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:3,646,170
Average Volume (10 day)3:2,156,230
Shares Outstanding:542.80M
Float:541.34M
% Held by Insiders4:0.30%
% Held by Institutions4:89.30%
Shares Short (as of 10-Aug-06)3:8.78M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Aug-06)3:2.4
Short % of Float (as of 10-Aug-06)3:1.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:7.38M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.40
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:0.90%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.39
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.80%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.60%
Payout Ratio5:29%
Dividend Date3:27-Oct-06
Ex-Dividend Date5:04-Oct-06
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 31-May-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-May-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-May-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Aug-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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