ARG: Key Statistics for AIRGAS INC

Market Cap (intraday):	1.58B
Enterprise Value (22-May-04)³:	2.29B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	19.96
Forward P/E (fye 31-Mar-05)¹:	14.33
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.18
Price/Sales (ttm):	0.84
Price/Book (mrq):	2.37
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.21
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	9.39

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Mar
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	31-Mar-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	4.23%
Operating Margin (ttm):	8.86%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	4.54%
Return on Equity (ttm):	12.66%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	1.90B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	25.452
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	0.40%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	817.29M
EBITDA (ttm):	243.55M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	80.19M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	1.077
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	-136.90%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	N/A
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	0
Total Debt (mrq)²:	712.24M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	1.068
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.589
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	9.129

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	169.53M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	92.84M

View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
Income Statement - Balance Sheet
Cash Flow

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.895
52-Week Change:	24.56%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	6.30%
52-Week High (28-Jan-04):	24.95
52-Week Low (30-Jun-03):	16.71
50-Day Moving Average:	21.36
200-Day Moving Average:	20.31

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	322,863
Average Volume (10 day):	235,000
Shares Outstanding:	73.27M
Float:	58.70M
% Held by Insiders:	19.89%
% Held by Institutions:	73.49%
Shares Short (as of 10-May-04):	2.11M
Daily Volume (as of 10-May-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 10-May-04):	4.767
Short % of Float (as of 10-May-04):	3.60%
Shares Short (prior month):	1.87M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.16
Dividend Yield:	0.74%
Dividend Date:	31-Mar-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	11-Mar-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	16-Apr-96

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Mar-04)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Mar-04)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Mar-03)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
¹ = Data provided by Thomson; ² = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
³ = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance