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NICOR INC (NYSE)
GAS	38.69	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

Nicor Inc. is a holding company and is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Its primary business is Nicor Gas, one of the nation's largest natural gas distribution companies. Nicor owns Tropical Shipping, a containerized shipping business serving the Caribbean region and the Bahamas. In addition, the company owns and has an equity interest in several energy-related businesses.

General Information

NICOR INC

1844 Ferry Road Naperville, IL 60563-9600 Phone: 630-305-9500 Fax: 630-983-9328 Web: www.nicor.com Email: None

Industry	UTIL-GAS DISTR
Sector:	Utilities

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	12/31/09
Next EPS Date	02/26/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	38.69
52 Week High	43.39
52 Week Low	27.50
Beta	0.38
20 Day Moving Average	326,467.84
Target Price Consensus	41

% Price Change
4 Week	-8.14
12 Week	-3.27
YTD	-8.55

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-1.17
12 Week	0.65
YTD	-2.79

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	45.23
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,741.39
Short Ratio	7.63
Last Split Date	04/27/1993

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	4.83%
Annual Dividend	$1.86
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	12/29/2009 / $0.47

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.00
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.70
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	4.20
Next EPS Report Date	02/26/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.13
30 Days Ago	3.13
60 Days Ago	2.86
90 Days Ago	2.83

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	13.40
Trailing 12 Months:	13.70
PEG Ratio	3.16

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	900.00%
vs. Previous Quarter	-40.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-26.05%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-27.26%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.74
Price/Cash Flow	5.63
Price / Sales	-

ROE
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	12.88
06/30/09	11.78

ROA
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	2.88
06/30/09	2.59

Current Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.81
06/30/09	0.76

Quick Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.62
06/30/09	0.73

Operating Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	4.38
06/30/09	3.81

Net Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	6.32
06/30/09	5.46

Pre-Tax Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	6.32
06/30/09	5.46

Book Value
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	22.13
06/30/09	22.25

Inventory Turnover
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	15.60
06/30/09	14.05

Debt-to-Equity
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.50
06/30/09	0.50

Debt to Capital
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	33.24
06/30/09	33.12


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