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Ratios/Analytics

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Ecolab Inc

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Ratios & Statistics (LFI: 03/31/07 LFY: 12/31/06)

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Price & Volume (USD)Income Statement (USD, M)Valuation Ratios

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Price Close:43.63Tot Revenue, LFI:1,254.20Curr Price/Rev/Shr, LFI:2.14

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Date Last Close Price:6/15/2007Tot Revenue, LTM:5,029.94Curr Price/Rev/Shr, LTM:2.14

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Price - 52 Wk High:46.4Tot Revenue, LFY:4,895.81Curr Price/Rev/Shr, LFY:2.2

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Date Price 52 Wk High:11/21/2006EBITDA, LFI:218.6Curr P/E Excl Extra, LTM:29.39

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Price - 52 Wk Low:37.01EBITDA, LTM:927.01P/E Excl. Extra Items:30.44

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Date Price 52 Wk Low:3/1/2007EBITDA, LFY:880.21Curr P/E Normalized, LFY:30.44

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Price % Chg 1-Day:0.11%EBIT, LFI:148.4Curr Price/CF/Shr, LFI:16.81

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Price % Chg 4-Wk:-0.75%EBIT, LTM:628.59Curr Price/CF/Shr, LTM:15.87

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Price % Chg 13-Wk:3.49%EBIT, LFY:611.64Curr Price/CF/Shr, LFY:16.9

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Price % Chg 26-Wk:-2.55%Income Bef Tax, LFI:136.7Curr Price/Tang Bk, Tot Eqty, LFI:32.06

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Price % Chg 52-Wk:12.80%Income Bef Tax, LTM:582.8Curr Price/Tang Bk, Tot Eqty, LFY:25.61

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Price % Chg YTD:-3.47%Income Bef Tax, LFY:567.22Curr EV/Tot Revenue (LFI/LTM):2.29

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10 Day Avg Daily Vol (M):1.36Income Aft Tax, LFI:89.5Curr EV/EBITDA (LFI/LTM):12.41

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3 Mo Avg Monthly Vol (M):21.3Income Aft Tax, LTM:380.23Curr EV/EBIT (LFI/LTM):18.31

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Beta 5Yr Monthly:0.54Income Aft Tax, LFY:368.62Curr Mkt Cap (m):10,770.32

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Income Avail Comm, LFI:89.5(+) Tot Debt Cap, LFI (m):791.7

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Per ShareIncome Avail Comm, LTM:380.23(-) Cash & Equiv, LFI (m):-54.2

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Revenue/Shr (dil.), LFI:19.77Income Avail Comm, LFY:368.62(=) Curr EV, LFI (m):11,507.820

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Revenue/Shr (dil.), LTM:19.64Dilut Shrs Out Avg, LFI:254.5Curr EV/Tot Revenue (LFY):2.32

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Revenue/Shr (dil.), LFY:19.04Dilut Shrs Out Avg, LTM:256.12Curr EV/EBITDA (LFY):12.9

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EPS Excl Extra (dil.), LFI:0.35Dilut Shrs Out Avg, LFY:257.14Curr EV/EBIT (LFY):18.56

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EPS Excl Extra (dil.), LTM:1.48Income Bef Tax, Normalized, LFY:567.22Curr Mkt Cap (m):10,770.32

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EPS Excl Extra (dil.), LFY:1.43Income Aft Tax, Normalized, LFY:368.62(+) Tot Debt Cap, LFY (m):1,066.04

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EPS Incl Extra (dil.), LFI:0.35Income Avail Comm, Normalized, LFY:368.62(-) Cash & Equiv, LFY (m):-484.03

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EPS Incl Extra (dil.), LTM:1.48(=) Curr EV, LFY (m):11,352.330

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EPS Incl Extra (dil.), LFY:1.43Profitability Ratios (%)

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EPS Normalized (dil.), LFY:1.43Gross Profit % Margin, LFI:50.91Financial Strength

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Div/Shr Comm Stk Primary, LFI:0.12Gross Profit % Margin, LTM:50.71Quick Ratio, LFI:0.95

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Div/Shr Comm Stk Primary, LTM:0.43Gross Profit % Margin, LFY:50.65Quick Ratio, LFY:0.99

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Div/Shr Comm Stk Primary, LFY:0.42EBITDA % Margin, LTM:18.43Curr Ratio, LFI:1.27

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Tot Cash & ST Invest/Shr, LFI:0.22EBITDA % Margin, LFY:17.98Curr Ratio, LFY:1.23

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Tot Cash & ST Invest/Shr, LFY:1.93Oper Income % Margin, LFI:11.83LT Debt/Tot Eqty, LFI:34.8

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Cash Flow/Shr (dil.), LFI:2.52Oper Income % Margin, LTM:12.5LT Debt/Tot Eqty, LFY:33.15

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Cash Flow/Shr (dil.), LTM:2.65Oper Income % Margin, LFY:12.49LT Debt/Tot Assets, LFI:13.96

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Cash Flow/Shr (dil.), LFY:2.48Income Bef Tax % Margin, LFI:10.9LT Debt/Tot Assets, LFY:12.61

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Bk Val/Shr, Tot Eqty, LFI:6.46Income Bef Tax % Margin, LTM:11.59Tot Debt/Tot Eqty, LFI:49.44

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Bk Val/Shr, Tot Eqty, LFY:6.69Income Bef Tax % Margin, LFY:11.59Tot Debt/Tot Eqty, LFY:63.45

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Tang Bk Value, Tot Eqty, LFI:1.35Income Aft Tax % Margin, LFI:7.14

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Tang Bk Value, Tot Eqty, LFY:1.67Income Aft Tax % Margin, LTM:7.56Management Effectiveness (%)

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Income Aft Tax % Margin, LFY:7.53ROC Tot LT Cap, LFI:12.47

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DividendsROC Tot LT Cap, LTM:13.67

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Dividend Yield:1.06Growth Rates (%)ROC Tot LT Cap, LFY:13.18

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Annual Dividend - 5 Yr. Avg:0.34Revenue, %Yr/Yr, LFI:-1.32ROE Comm Eqty, LFI:21.88

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Dividend 5 Yr. Growth Rate:9.59Revenue, %Yr/Yr, LTM:9.7ROE Comm Eqty, LTM:23.12

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Dividend Payout Ratio, LFI:31.87Revenue, %Yr/Yr, LFY:7.96ROE Comm Eqty, LFY:22.14

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Dividend Payout Ratio, LTM:28.32Revenue - 5 Yr. Growth Rate:16.1ROA Tot Assets, LFI:8.54

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Dividend Payout Ratio, LFY:28.36Revenue - 10 Yr. Growth Rate:12.63ROA Tot Assets, LTM:9.82

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Frequency:QuarterlyEPS, %Yr/Yr, LFI:3.51ROA Tot Assets, LFY:8.97

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Latest Dividend Decl.:0.12EPS, %Yr/Yr, LTM:17.39

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Latest Dividend Pay Date:7/16/2007EPS, %Yr/Yr, LFY:16.71Employees

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Latest Dividend Ex-Date:6/15/2007EPS - 5 Yr. Growth Rate:14.63No. of Employees:23,130.000

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EPS - 10 Yr. Growth Rate:12.9Tot Revenue/Employee, LFI:217,491.70

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Dividend, %Yr/Yr, LFY:14.48Tot Revenue/Employee, LTM:217,463.90

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Dividend - 5 Yr. Growth Rate:9.59Tot Revenue/Employee, LFY:215,011.60

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Dividend - 10 Yr. Growth Rate:11.09Income Aft Tax/Employee, LFI:15,520.26

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Income Aft Tax/Employee, LTM:16,438.78

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Income Aft Tax/Employee, LFY:16,188.63

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