| Company Name: | Ecolab, Incorporated | | Ticker Symbol: | ECL | | | WWW Address: | www.ecolab.com | | CEO: | Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | | No. of Employees: | 26,500 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company develops and markets products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, health care and industrial markets.
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| | | Industry Information: | CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - Cleaning Products [more like this] |
| | Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 45.29 |  0.19 | 41.12 | 46.19 | 45.12 | 45.50 | 44.87 | 881169 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 10,760.9 | 237.6 | 0.68 | 1.80 | 0.52 | 28.5 | 1.2 | 47.88 - 29.27 |
| | KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 45.29 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 28.5 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 10,758.8 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 237.6 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.80 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.52 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 1.2 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 29 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 231,604 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 31.2 | % |
| Float | 236.2 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 99.7 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 3,007 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 3,130 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 36.70 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.7 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 17.9 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 9.7 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 1.2 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.7 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 19.5 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 13.6 | % |
| Current Ratio | 1.4 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 2.5 | |
| Interest Cover | 9.3 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.49 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 30.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 2.20 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.45 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 8.26 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 1.18 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 2.99 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 1.50 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 5.48 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 38.45 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 15.2 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 30.1 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 85.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 141.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 08/07/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 09/10/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 09/14/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 10/14/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 140 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.56 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 1.2 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 1.2 |
| Payout Ratio | 29.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 28.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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 | | | Share price performance intraday |
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 | | | | | PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 0.0 | 98 | 10,577 | 26,599 |
| 4 Weeks | 46.85 | 43.39 | 43.96 | 3.0 | 96 | 11,533 | 207,596 |
| 13 Weeks | 47.88 | 41.63 | 42.06 | 7.7 | 100 | 18,515 | 1,147,900 |
| 26 Weeks | 47.88 | 36.89 | 37.35 | 21.3 | 100 | 18,033 | 2,272,151 |
| 52 Weeks | 47.88 | 29.27 | 38.39 | 18.0 | 95 | 20,513 | 5,128,320 |
| YTD | 47.88 | 29.27 | - | 28.8 | 105 | 20,587 | 4,693,908 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 45.32 | 45.66 | 45.68 | 41.82 | 39.74 | 0.68 | 0.74 |
| | | | GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 8.00 | 92.8 | 6.90 |
| Income | 8.48 | 79.0 | 5.76 |
| Dividend | 12.10 | 98.4 | 11.41 |
| Capital Spending | 18.92 | NA | 30.46 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 11.51 | NA | 11.23 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -6.8 | -4.9 | 12.2 |
| Earnings % | -18.1 | 14.9 | 4.9 |
| EPS % | -13.7 | 20.0 | 5.9 |
| EPS $ | -0.20 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| | | | SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 5.24 |
| Current Ratio | 1.2 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.7 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.05 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.3 |
| Average Collection Period | 57 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 15.9 |
| Working Capital pS | 1.02 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 3.19 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 0.12 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 4.06 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 3.0 |
| Debt Ratio | 67.0 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.72 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.51 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 73.5 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 25.1 |
| Interest Cover | 10.2 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 2.14 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 80.50 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 2.26 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 28.50 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 12.93 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 588.45 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.2 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 38.45 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 5.48 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 15.2 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 30.1 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 1.85 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 29.0 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 22.9 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 20.1 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 32.4 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 16.4 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 28.1 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 102 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 85.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 141.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 23.1 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 3.26 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 5.88 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 1.18 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 8.26 |
| Capital Invested pS | 9.98 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.45 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 2.99 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 1.50 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 1.80 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 0.47 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 2.07 |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.3 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 7.4 |
| Equity Productivity | 3.91 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 28.5 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 22.3 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 2.59 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 18.9 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 16.3 |
| Assets Productivity | 1.30 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 9.4 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 8.8 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 54.7 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 55.9 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 17.9 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 10.8 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 10.6 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 11.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 31.2 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 33.8 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 116 |
| Revenue per Employee | 231,604 |
| Net Income per Employee | 16,909 |
| Average Collection Period | 57 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.3 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 59 |
| Inventory Turnover | 6.1 |
| Inventory/Sales | 7.6 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 5.86 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.77 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 24.63 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 2.00 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 1.3 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 92.02 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 5.41 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 3.91 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 2.59 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 36.8 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 38.0 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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