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CABOT CORP (NYSE)
CBT	23.05	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and materials company. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, and aerogels. Cabot has manufacturing plants located in countries around the world. (Company Press Release)

General Information

CABOT CORP

Two Seaport lane Suite 1300 Boston, MA 02210 Phone: 617 345-0100 Fax: 617 342-6242 Web: www.cabot-corp.com Email: None

Industry	CHEM-DIVERSIFD
Sector:	Basic Materials

Fiscal Year End	September
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/27/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	23.05
52 Week High	24.81
52 Week Low	7.79
Beta	1.63
20 Day Moving Average	635,430.44
Target Price Consensus	22

% Price Change
4 Week	-5.19
12 Week	12.90
YTD	48.10

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-6.21
12 Week	6.44
YTD	22.58

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	65.38
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,481.58
Short Ratio	1.97
Last Split Date	03/25/1996

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	3.18%
Annual Dividend	$0.72
Payout Ratio	4.24
Change in Payout Ratio	3.12
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/26/2009 / $0.18

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.19
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.26
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	01/27/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.25
30 Days Ago	2.25
60 Days Ago	2.25
90 Days Ago	2.25

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	17.94
Trailing 12 Months:	133.29
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	50.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	400.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-28.49%
vs. Previous Quarter:	19.37%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.31
Price/Cash Flow	5.67
Price / Sales	0.66

ROE
09/30/09	1.07
06/30/09	0.53
03/31/09	2.82

ROA
09/30/09	0.48
06/30/09	0.24
03/31/09	1.26

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.54
06/30/09	2.78
03/31/09	2.62

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.78
06/30/09	1.84
03/31/09	1.73

Operating Margin
09/30/09	0.55
06/30/09	0.25
03/31/09	1.23

Net Margin
09/30/09	-4.55
06/30/09	-3.06
03/31/09	-1.24

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	-4.55
06/30/09	-3.06
03/31/09	-1.24

Book Value
09/30/09	17.36
06/30/09	17.72
03/31/09	17.47

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	5.22
06/30/09	5.19
03/31/09	5.16

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.55
06/30/09	0.48
03/31/09	0.50

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	39.01
06/30/09	35.90
03/31/09	36.87


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