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Dow Chemical Co. (DOW)At 2:09PM ET: 24.205  Up 0.345 (1.45%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:22.39B
Enterprise Value (27-Oct-08)3:32.21B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):8.79
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-09) 1:8.64
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.34
Price/Sales (ttm):0.36
Price/Book (mrq):1.15
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:0.53
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:5.635
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):4.28%
Operating Margin (ttm):5.62%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):4.37%
Return on Equity (ttm):14.00%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):60.84B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):65.023
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):13.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):7.11B
EBITDA (ttm):5.72B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):2.60B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.753
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):6.20%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):2.27B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.456
Total Debt (mrq):12.41B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.649
Current Ratio (mrq):1.391
Book Value Per Share (mrq):20.674
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):N/A
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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Cash Flow


TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.78
52-Week Change3:-46.42%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-42.89%
52-Week High (13-Dec-07)3:45.50
52-Week Low (09-Sep-08)3:19.35
50-Day Moving Average3:30.516
200-Day Moving Average3:35.371
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:10,122,400
Average Volume (10 day)3:16,377,500
Shares Outstanding5:925.20M
Float:920.31M
% Held by Insiders1:0.18%
% Held by Institutions1:70.10%
Shares Short (as of 25-Sep-08)3:25.59M
Short Ratio (as of 25-Sep-08)3:2.5
Short % of Float (as of 25-Sep-08)3:2.80%
Shares Short (prior month)3:23.34M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.68
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:7.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.68
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:7.00%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:3.50%
Payout Ratio4:61%
Dividend Date3:30-Oct-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:26-Sep-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:3:1
Last Split Date3:19-Jun-00


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
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 31-Dec-07)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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