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COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC (NYSE)
CMP 66.57 1.19 (1.82%) Vol.  450,267 16:02 ET

Day Low - High 64.74 - 67.16
52wk Low - High 42.60 - 67.50
Avg Volume 500,955
Industry CHEM-DIVERSIFD
Market Cap 2.13 B
Div - Yield 1.42 - 2.17
PE (forward) 12.09
PEG Ratio 3.02
Current Year Est. 5.41
EPS Last Year 5.57
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.83
ABR (Last Week) 1.83
# of Recs in ABR 6
Average Target Price 67.33
Industry Rank by ABR 144 out of 217
Rank in Industry 13 out of 34
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NEWS
Compass Minerals Blends Sugars with Salt to Create Advanced Highway Deicing Product
Nov 23, 2009
Compass Minerals Int'l (CMP) Approaching New 52-Week High
Nov 20, 2009
Compass Minerals to Present at the Oppenheimer Fourth Annual Industrials Conference
Nov 11, 2009
Compass Minerals announces dividend of USD0.355 per share
Nov 06, 2009
Compass Minerals Declares Dividend
Nov 05, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 2.20 1.83 5.41 5.67
Number of Estimates 6 3 5 6
Low Estimates 1.79 1.73 5.25 5.35
High Estimate 2.57 1.90 5.70 6.00
Year Ago EPS 2.44 1.85 4.93 5.41
EPS Growth -9.97% -1.26% 9.74% 4.87%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Compass Minerals is the largest producer of rock, or highway deicing, salt in North America and the United Kingdom and operates the largest highway deicing salt mines in these regions. The company is also the third largest producer of general trade salt in North America and the second largest in the United Kingdom, serving major retailers, agricultural cooperatives and food producers. In addition, Compass is the largest producer of sulfate of potash in North America, which is used in the production of specialty fertilizers.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 5.57
Sales 1167.7
Net Income 181.5
Price/Earnings 11.74
Price/Book 12.28
Price/Cash Flow 9.88
Price/Sales 2.05


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