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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)On May 25: 43.38  Up 0.42 (0.98%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):10.71B
Enterprise Value (27-May-07)3:11.45B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):29.23
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-08) 1:22.95
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.73
Price/Sales (ttm):2.11
Price/Book (mrq):6.65
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.28
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:12.69
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Mar-07
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):7.56%
Operating Margin (ttm):12.50%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):10.15%
Return on Equity (ttm):23.12%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):5.03B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):20.025
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):12.00%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.48B
EBITDA (ttm):902.01M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):380.21M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.48
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):14.90%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):54.20M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.22
Total Debt (mrq):791.70M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.494
Current Ratio (mrq):1.267
Book Value Per Share (mrq):6.457
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):714.36M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):228.02M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.24
52-Week Change3:12.50%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:18.40%
52-Week High (21-Nov-06)3:46.40
52-Week Low (01-Mar-07)3:37.01
50-Day Moving Average3:43.54
200-Day Moving Average3:43.99
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,004,480
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,003,620
Shares Outstanding:246.86M
Float:172.40M
% Held by Insiders4:29.57%
% Held by Institutions4:53.60%
Shares Short (as of 10-Apr-07)3:2.95M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Apr-07)3:3.2
Short % of Float (as of 10-Apr-07)3:1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:3.16M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.46
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.43
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.00%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.00%
Payout Ratio5:28%
Dividend Date3:16-Jul-07
Ex-Dividend Date5:15-Jun-07
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:09-Jun-03


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Mar-07)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Mar-07)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Mar-07)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-06)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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