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CHINA NATURAL GAS INC (NASD)
CHNG	9.48	-0.04	(-0.42%)	Vol. 112,140	16:00 ET

CHINA NATURAL GAS, INC., is the first China-based natural gas retailing company publicly traded in the U.S. It currently owns and operates a network of CNG retail filling stations as well as a 120 kilometer long compressed natural gas pipeline in Xi'an, China. Xi'an is a fast growing Chinese city supported by a population of approximately eight million and is the `gateway` to the broad Western regions of China. CHNG has three business segments: retail natural gas at company-owned filling stations, end user delivery of natural gas services to residential, commercial and industrial customers, and conversion of gasoline-fueled vehicles to hybrid (natural gas/gasoline) powered vehicles.

General Information

CHINA NATRL GAS

19th Floor Building B Van Metropolis Tang Yan Road Hi-Tech ZoneXi???an Shaanxi Province, - 710065 Phone: 86-29-88323325 Fax: 86-29-88454353 Web: www.naturalgaschina.com Email: None

Industry	OIL-PROD/PIPELN
Sector:	Oils/Energy

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	12/31/09
Next EPS Date	03/15/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	9.52
52 Week High	18.00
52 Week Low	3.00
Beta	1.53
20 Day Moving Average	297,085.09
Target Price Consensus	17

% Price Change
4 Week	-23.04
12 Week	-1.55
YTD	-14.39

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-17.21
12 Week	2.43
YTD	-12.15

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	21.18
Market Capitalization (millions)	201.67
Short Ratio	4.59
Last Split Date	05/13/2009

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.24
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.08
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	34.00
Next EPS Report Date	03/15/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.00
30 Days Ago	1.00
60 Days Ago	1.00
90 Days Ago	1.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	7.53
Trailing 12 Months:	6.22
PEG Ratio	0.22

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-11.11%
vs. Previous Quarter	-8.57%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	9.37%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-2.98%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.40
Price/Cash Flow	6.65
Price / Sales	-

ROE
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	20.58
06/30/09	25.63

ROA
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	13.27
06/30/09	15.45

Current Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	10.93
06/30/09	1.94

Quick Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	10.67
06/30/09	1.78

Operating Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	24.00
06/30/09	24.62

Net Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	26.47
06/30/09	27.76

Pre-Tax Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	26.47
06/30/09	27.76

Book Value
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	6.79
06/30/09	5.39

Inventory Turnover
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	42.51
06/30/09	56.76

Debt-to-Equity
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.19
06/30/09	0.33

Debt to Capital
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	16.14
06/30/09	24.73


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