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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)At 1:54PM ET: 71.98  Down 0.54 (0.74%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:17.50B
Enterprise Value (20-Jan-09)3:17.75B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):16.14
Forward P/E (fye 30-Sep-10) 1:13.28
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.19
Price/Sales (ttm):2.46
Price/Book (mrq):3.57
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.48
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.748
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Sep
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):15.75%
Operating Margin (ttm):21.69%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):12.73%
Return on Equity (ttm):24.26%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.16B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):29.289
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):11.20%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.66B
EBITDA (ttm):2.03B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.13B
Diluted EPS (ttm):4.46
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):8.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.03B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):4.238
Total Debt (mrq):1.15B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.234
Current Ratio (mrq):2.552
Book Value Per Share (mrq):20.305
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.69B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):594.34M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.72
52-Week Change3:-15.04%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-35.85%
52-Week High (28-Feb-08)3:92.12
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:58.14
50-Day Moving Average3:67.1033
200-Day Moving Average3:75.6388
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,832,370
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,851,320
Shares Outstanding5:243.12M
Float:239.32M
% Held by Insiders1:0.49%
% Held by Institutions1:86.50%
Shares Short (as of 10-Dec-08)3:1.06M
Short Ratio (as of 10-Dec-08)3:0.6
Short % of Float (as of 10-Dec-08)3:0.40%
Shares Short (prior month)3:934.13K
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.32
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.80%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.185
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Payout Ratio4:26%
Dividend Date3:01-Jan-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:10-Dec-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:21-Aug-98


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mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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