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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)On Feb 3: 73.80   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:17.94B
Enterprise Value (4-Feb-09)3:18.07B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):15.89
Forward P/E (fye 30-Sep-10) 1:13.62
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.19
Price/Sales (ttm):2.50
Price/Book (mrq):3.63
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.52
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.633
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:30-Sep
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):16.25%
Operating Margin (ttm):22.43%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm): N/A
Return on Equity (ttm): N/A
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.18B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):29.459
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):1.60%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.66B
EBITDA (ttm):2.09B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.17B
Diluted EPS (ttm):4.64
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):14.90%
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):N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):20.305
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.58
52-Week Change3:-15.23%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-37.27%
52-Week High (28-Feb-08)3:92.12
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:58.14
50-Day Moving Average3:69.77
200-Day Moving Average3:74.94
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,888,910
Average Volume (10 day)3:2,777,760
Shares Outstanding5:243.12M
Float:239.32M
% Held by Insiders1:0.49%
% Held by Institutions1:86.50%
Shares Short (as of 12-Jan-09)3:1.53M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Jan-09)3:1.1
Short % of Float (as of 12-Jan-09)3:0.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:1.46M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.32
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.80%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.19
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.60%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Payout Ratio4:25%
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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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 30-Sep-08)
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