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BADGER METER INC (NYSE)
BMI	36.54	-0.58	(-1.56%)	Vol. 55,891	16:02 ET

Badger Meter, Inc. is a marketer and manufacturer of products, and a provider of services, using flow measurement and control technologies serving markets worldwide. Their products are sold to water utilities, original equipment manufacturers and various industrial customers primarily operating in the following markets: water, wastewater and process waters; energy and petroleum; food and beverage; pharmaceutical; chemical; and concrete.

General Information

BADGER METER

4545 W. Brown Deer Road Milwaukee, WI 53223 Phone: 414-355-0400 Fax: 414-355-7499 Web: www.badgermeter.com Email: jzimmer@badgermeter.com

Industry	INSTRU-CONTROL
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/10/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	37.12
52 Week High	44.90
52 Week Low	22.24
Beta	1.21
20 Day Moving Average	124,172.80
Target Price Consensus	40.33

% Price Change
4 Week	-5.02
12 Week	1.70
YTD	25.91

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-6.04
12 Week	-4.12
YTD	4.21

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	14.89
Market Capitalization (millions)	544.08
Short Ratio	8.85
Last Split Date	06/16/2006

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.31%
Annual Dividend	$0.48
Payout Ratio	0.26
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.03
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/28/2009 / $0.12

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.37
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.82
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	13.50
Next EPS Report Date	02/10/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.56
30 Days Ago	2.56
60 Days Ago	2.56
90 Days Ago	2.40

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	20.05
Trailing 12 Months:	19.97
PEG Ratio	1.49

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	20.51%
vs. Previous Quarter	-9.62%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-11.64%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-10.25%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	3.94
Price/Cash Flow	17.16
Price / Sales	2.08

ROE
09/30/09	22.23
06/30/09	22.58
03/31/09	22.91

ROA
09/30/09	13.96
06/30/09	13.39
03/31/09	13.08

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.43
06/30/09	1.89
03/31/09	1.86

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.45
06/30/09	1.04
03/31/09	1.01

Operating Margin
09/30/09	10.42
06/30/09	9.69
03/31/09	9.18

Net Margin
09/30/09	17.12
06/30/09	15.56
03/31/09	14.83

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	17.12
06/30/09	15.56
03/31/09	14.83

Book Value
09/30/09	9.27
06/30/09	8.39
03/31/09	7.89

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	4.17
06/30/09	4.15
03/31/09	4.31

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.03

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	2.45


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