NLC - Nalco Holding Company

Profile for Nalco Holding Company (NLC)

After Hours: $ 8.705

-0.245 (-2.74%)

Volume: 8.4 k

6:04 PM EST Nov 21, 2008

Business Description:
The Company is engaged in the worldwide manufacture and sale of service chemical programs. This includes production and service related to the sale and application of chemicals and technology used in water treatment and pollution control.

Address:

1601 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563-1198

Telephone:

(630) 305-1000

Website:

www.nalco.com

Facsimile:

(630) 305-2900

Email:

mbushman@nalco.com

Details

CEO:

J. Erik Fyrwald

Employees:

11560

Market Cap:

1.26 b

Issue Type:

Common Stock

Auditor:

Ernst & Young LLP

Last Audit:

Unqualified

Indices:

DJ US Waste & Disposal Services, Synthetics, Russell 1000

Industry Classifications

Sector:

Basic Materials

CIK:

0001298341

Industry:

Chemicals

NAICS:

All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325188)

QM ID:

Synthetics (111)

SIC:

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified (2819)

Profitability

Management Effectiveness

Gross Margin:

49.70

Return on Equity:

11.60

EBIT Margin:

11.80

Return on Capital:

3.20

Profit Margin:

5.20

Return on Assets:

2.30

Share Statistics

Outstanding:

140.79 m

Float:

134.11 m

Short Interest:

3.82 m (as of 10/28/08)

Short Int Ratio:

1.90

% of Float:

2.90%

Non-Corp. Insider Hold'gs:

4.90% (as of 9/1/08)

Bought Prev 3 Mo:

68.86 k

Sold Prev 3 Mo:

Institution Hold'gs:

(as of 10/1/08)

Total Held:

137.63 m

Institutions:

262

Bought Prev Mo:

13.42 m

Sold Prev Mo:

14.2 m