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Monsanto Co. (MON)On Mar 23: 84.89  Up 4.54 (5.65%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:46.46B
Enterprise Value (24-Mar-09)3:46.94B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):20.43
Forward P/E (fye 31-Aug-10) 1:15.60
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.14
Price/Sales (ttm):3.68
Price/Book (mrq):4.85
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:3.92
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:12.462
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Aug
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Nov-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):19.42%
Operating Margin (ttm):27.15%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):12.60%
Return on Equity (ttm):26.87%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):11.97B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):21.81
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):29.30%
Gross Profit (ttm):6.18B
EBITDA (ttm):3.77B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):2.30B
Diluted EPS (ttm):4.16
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):117.20%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.34B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.452
Total Debt (mrq):1.83B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.911
Book Value Per Share (mrq):16.573
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.92B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):191.75M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.73
52-Week Change3:-18.58%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-39.04%
52-Week High (18-Jun-08)3:145.80
52-Week Low (21-Nov-08)3:63.47
50-Day Moving Average3:78.48
200-Day Moving Average3:82.25
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:8,040,730
Average Volume (10 day)3:7,129,300
Shares Outstanding5:547.32M
Float:543.74M
% Held by Insiders1:0.19%
% Held by Institutions1:84.50%
Shares Short (as of 24-Feb-09)3:7.02M
Short Ratio (as of 24-Feb-09)3:0.9
Short % of Float (as of 24-Feb-09)3:1.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:7.06M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.06
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.90
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.90%
Payout Ratio4:20%
Dividend Date3:23-Apr-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:01-Apr-09
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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