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Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL)On Oct 16: 62.61   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:31.66B
Enterprise Value (17-Oct-08)3:34.94B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):18.83
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:14.53
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.55
Price/Sales (ttm):2.13
Price/Book (mrq):12.77
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.35
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.248
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Jun-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):12.09%
Operating Margin (ttm):20.64%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):18.46%
Return on Equity (ttm):80.91%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):14.85B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):29.174
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):16.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):7.75B
EBITDA (ttm):3.41B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.77B
Diluted EPS (ttm):3.325
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):18.80%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):643.50M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.272
Total Debt (mrq):3.73B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):1.399
Current Ratio (mrq):1.282
Book Value Per Share (mrq):4.903
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):2.33B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):1.49B
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.28
52-Week Change3:-14.07%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-38.55%
52-Week High (09-Jan-08)3:81.98
52-Week Low (10-Oct-08)3:57.41
50-Day Moving Average3:73.9417
200-Day Moving Average3:73.7014
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:3,681,790
Average Volume (10 day)3:6,520,200
Shares Outstanding5:505.73M
Float:496.74M
% Held by Insiders1:1.56%
% Held by Institutions1:72.30%
Shares Short (as of 25-Sep-08)3:5.14M
Short Ratio (as of 25-Sep-08)3:1.3
Short % of Float (as of 25-Sep-08)3:1.00%
Shares Short (prior month)3:6.51M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.60
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.60%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.40%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.90%
Payout Ratio4:45%
Dividend Date3:14-Nov-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:22-Oct-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:01-Jul-99


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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-07)
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