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GEORGIA GULF CORP (NYSE)
GGC 14.15 -0.05 (-0.35%) Vol.  83,854 14:56 ET

Day Low - High 13.93 - 14.41
52wk Low - High 5.50 - 52.75
Avg Volume 242,641
Industry CHEM-SPECIALTY
Market Cap 468.12 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward)
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. -6.58
EPS Last Year -44.16
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#5 Strong Sell -0.07%
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GEORGIA GULF CORP GGC PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 3.67
ABR (Last Week) 3.67
# of Recs in ABR 3
Average Target Price 17.00
Industry Rank by ABR 52 out of 217
Rank in Industry 29 out of 28
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR GGC
Zacks Equity Research: Report for GGC
Jun 19, 2009
Zacks Blog: Georgia Gulf Nearing Bankruptcy
Jun 17, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday
Jun 15, 2009
Zacks Blog: Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Wednesday
Jun 10, 2009
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May 14, 2009
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NEWS
Georgia Gulf Down 45.9% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation
Nov 19, 2009
Genco Reports Results for Third Quarter
Nov 13, 2009
Genco Reports Results for Third Quarter
Nov 13, 2009
Georgia Gulf Down 47.5% Since SmarTrend's Sell Recommendation
Nov 12, 2009
Conference Calls Today: 10-10:30 A.M. EDT
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 -0.71 N/A -6.58 -1.08
Number of Estimates 2 0 1 2
Low Estimates -0.82 N/A -6.58 -1.40
High Estimate -0.60 N/A -6.58 -0.75
Year Ago EPS -26.25 -25.50 -55.00 -6.58
EPS Growth 97.30% N/A% 88.04% 83.66%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Georgia Gulf Corp. is a leading North American manufacturer and international marketer of two highly integrated product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. The manufacturing processes also generate caustic soda and acetone. The primary products the company sells externally include PVC resins, PVC compounds and caustic soda in the chlorovinyls business and phenol and acetone in the aromatics business.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM -44.16
Sales 2916.48
Net Income 76.8
Price/Earnings N/A
Price/Book .9
Price/Cash Flow .08
Price/Sales .23


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