ARG: Key Statistics for AIRGAS INC

Market Cap (intraday):	1.67B
Enterprise Value (23-Jul-04)³:	2.37B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	20.93
Forward P/E (fye 31-Mar-06)¹:	14.99
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.39
Price/Sales (ttm):	0.89
Price/Book (mrq):	2.41
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.25
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	9.27

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):	8.85%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	4.46%
Return on Equity (ttm):	12.43%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	1.90B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	25.374
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	6.10%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	986.79M
EBITDA (ttm):	255.74M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	80.19M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	1.074
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	17.70%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	N/A
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	0
Total Debt (mrq)²:	688.84M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	0.996
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.348
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	9.42

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	209.10M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	115.35M

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

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.894
52-Week Change:	22.81%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	9.90%
52-Week High (28-Jan-04):	24.95
52-Week Low (22-Sep-03):	17.59
50-Day Moving Average:	22.72
200-Day Moving Average:	21.27

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	312,954
Average Volume (10 day):	325,000
Shares Outstanding:	74.20M
Float:	59.40M
% Held by Insiders:	19.94%
% Held by Institutions:	73.72%
Shares Short (as of 7-Jun-04):	2.23M
Daily Volume (as of 7-Jun-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 7-Jun-04):	8.011
Short % of Float (as of 7-Jun-04):	3.75%
Shares Short (prior month):	2.11M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.18
Dividend Yield:	0.79%
Dividend Date:	30-Jun-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	14-Jun-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-04)
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