Business Week Online: BW 50: Industries

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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CHEMICALS

RANKINGS			MARKET VALUE			SALES			PROFITABILITY							INVESTMENT DATA
2001	2000	Company	Feb. 28 2001 $Mil.	Tot. Ret. 1-yr.	Tot. Ret. 3-yr.	12-Mo. 2000 $Mil.	%Chg. from 1999	%Chg. 3-yr. Avg.	12-Mo. 2000 $Mil.	%Chg. from 1999	%Chg. 3-yr. Avg.	Net Marg. 2000	Net Marg. 1999	Ret. on Inv. Cap.	Ret. on Common Equity	Rec. Share Price $	12-Mo. High/ Low	P-E Ratio	Div. Yield	EPS 2000	Est. EPS 2001

CHEMICALS INDUSTRY AVERAGE			11178.6	10.7	-15.2	8809	11	8.1	600.5	73	-6.3	6.8	4.4	8.3	15.2	35	44/25	18	2.19	1.98	2.16

1	261	Rohm & Haas	8073.3	-6.4	15.4	6879.0y	28	22.1	354	42	-9.9	5.1	4.6	5.1	9.6	37	49/24	23	2.18	1.61	1.78

2	265	Eastman Chemical	3956.5	49	-12.3	5292.0y	15	4	303	531	-13.7	5.7	1	8.1	16.8	51	55/34	13	3.42	3.94	3.71

3	281	DuPont	45369.5	-10.8	-23.0	28268.0y	5	5.8	2314	957	-5.6	8.2	0.8	11.4	17.4	44	64/38	20	3.2	2.19	2.36

4	284	Dow Chemical	22259.8	-5.6	19.8	21870.0y	16	3	1513	14	-5.1	6.9	7	10.1	16.5	33	42/23	15	3.54	2.22	1.64

5	337	Great Lakes Chemical	1665.4	15	-19.5	1670.5	11	8.3	127	-9	29.9	7.6	9.3	7.9	14.3	33	39/27	14	0.97	2.42	2.14

6	368	Praxair	7073.7	34.2	-2.9	5043	9	1.5	363	-18	-3.7	7.2	9.5	7	15.3	45	48/30	20	1.53	2.25	3.17

7	382	Air Products & Chemicals	8700.4	61	2.7	5644	13	5.4	209.2	-44	-24.9	3.7	7.5	3.7	7.2	41	42/23	42	1.87	0.96	2.62

8	454	Hercules	1513.2	-11.3	-67.6	3152	-5	22.2	98	-42	-6.4	3.1	5.1	2.9	11.4	14	20/11	15	0	0.91	0.63

9	455	International Flavors & Fragrances	1995.6	-29.1	-50.1	1462.8	2	1	123	-24	-17.7	8.4	11.3	18.6	19.5	20	38/15	16	2.97	1.29	1.35