
Morning Call, May 23


| Price and Volume | |
|---|---|
| Recent Price | 84.34 |
| 52 Week High | 85.29 |
| 52 Week Low | 66.52 |
| Avg. Daily Vol. (Mil) | 0.68 |
| Beta (3 year) | 1.00 |
| Share Related Items | |
| Mkt Cap (Mil) | 10,149.02 |
| Shares Out (Mil) | 120.33 |
| Float (Mil) | 105.94 |
| Dividend Information | |
| Yield % | 1.00 |
| Annual Dividend | 0.86 |
| Payout Ratio | 21.00 |
| Financial Strength | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.30 |
| Current Ratio | 4.10 |
| LT Debt/ Equity | 0.12 |
| Total Debt / Equity | 0.15 |
| Valuation Ratios | |
| Price Earnings | 22.10 |
| Price/Sales | 3.85 |
| Price/Book | 3.91 |
| Price/Cash Flow | 14.10 |
| Per Share Data | |
| Earnings | 3.82 |
| Sales | 21.88 |
| Book Value | 21.58 |
| Cash Flow | 5.99 |
| Business Summary | |
|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is a life science and high technology company that develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes the range of high quality chemicals, biochemicals and equipment available throughout the world. | |
| General Information | |
| 3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63103 |
|
| www.sigma-aldrich.com | |
| Industry : Chemicals | |
| Sector: Basic Materials | |
| Employees: 9000 | |
| CEO: Rakesh Sachdev | |
| Short Interest | |
| Current Month (Mil) | 6.65 |
| Previous Month (Mil) | 6.14 |
| Short Interest Ratio (Days) | 8.60 |
| Management Effectiveness | |
| Return on Equity | 22.40 |
| Return on Assets | 16.30 |
| Return on Investments | 20.10 |
| Profitability | |
| Gross Margin | 56.00 |
| EBIT Margin | 24.80 |
| Profit Margin | 22.10 |