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Monsanto Co. (MON)At 4:03PM ET: 83.15  Up 12.06 (16.96%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:45.69B
Enterprise Value (29-Oct-08)3:39.27B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):22.98
Forward P/E (fye 31-Aug-10) 1:15.46
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):0.45
Price/Sales (ttm):3.44
Price/Book (mrq):4.17
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:3.46
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:11.355
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Aug-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):17.81%
Operating Margin (ttm):25.39%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):11.64%
Return on Equity (ttm):23.78%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):11.37B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):20.735
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):30.40%
Gross Profit (ttm):4.29B
EBITDA (ttm):3.46B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):2.01B
Diluted EPS (ttm):3.619
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): N/A
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.61B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.935
Total Debt (mrq):1.82B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.194
Current Ratio (mrq):1.718
Book Value Per Share (mrq):17.059
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):2.80B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):1.11B
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.1
52-Week Change3:-10.59%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-38.57%
52-Week High (18-Jun-08)3:145.80
52-Week Low (08-Oct-08)3:68.02
50-Day Moving Average3:93.5251
200-Day Moving Average3:114.077
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:9,917,320
Average Volume (10 day)3:11,598,500
Shares Outstanding5:549.50M
Float:545.74M
% Held by Insiders1:0.21%
% Held by Institutions1:85.60%
Shares Short (as of 25-Sep-08)3:6.69M
Short Ratio (as of 25-Sep-08)3:0.8
Short % of Float (as of 25-Sep-08)3:1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:10.12M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.96
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.83
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.20%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Payout Ratio4:21%
Dividend Date3:24-Oct-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:01-Oct-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:31-Jul-06


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lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Aug-08)
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