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LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC (NASD)
LECO	51.65	-0.31	(-0.60%)	Vol. 107,824	13:26 ET

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is a full-line manufacturer of welding and cutting products and integral horsepower industrial electric motors. Welding products include arc welding power sources, wire feeding systems, robotic welding packages, fume extraction equipment, consumable electrodes and fluxes. The company's welding product offering also includes regulators and torches used in oxy-fuel welding and cutting. The company's products are sold in both domestic and international markets.

General Information

LINCOLN ELECTRC

22801 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44117 Phone: 216 481-8100 Fax: 216 486 1751 Web: www.lincolnelectric.com Email: None

Industry	MACH TLS&RL PRD
Sector:	Industrial Products

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/22/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	51.96
52 Week High	56.22
52 Week Low	26.32
Beta	1.71
20 Day Moving Average	361,292.06
Target Price Consensus	47.25

% Price Change
4 Week	15.44
12 Week	16.74
YTD	2.02

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	11.03
12 Week	5.38
YTD	-16.07

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	42.52
Market Capitalization (millions)	2,209.55
Short Ratio	9.33
Last Split Date	06/16/1998

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.08%
Annual Dividend	$1.08
Payout Ratio	0.55
Change in Payout Ratio	0.29
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/28/2009 / $0.27

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.56
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	1.55
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	13.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/22/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.00
30 Days Ago	2.71
60 Days Ago	2.71
90 Days Ago	2.71

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	33.42
Trailing 12 Months:	26.65
PEG Ratio	2.57

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-60.63%
vs. Previous Quarter	85.29%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-30.19%
vs. Previous Quarter:	6.90%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.08
Price/Cash Flow	7.76
Price / Sales	1.23

ROE
09/30/09	8.18
06/30/09	11.87
03/31/09	16.41

ROA
09/30/09	4.93
06/30/09	7.24
03/31/09	10.04

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.98
06/30/09	3.33
03/31/09	3.07

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	2.40
03/31/09	2.10

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.64
06/30/09	6.32
03/31/09	7.97

Net Margin
09/30/09	4.40
06/30/09	7.44
03/31/09	9.64

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	4.40
06/30/09	7.44
03/31/09	9.64

Book Value
09/30/09	24.92
06/30/09	24.34
03/31/09	22.97

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	4.36
06/30/09	4.34
03/31/09	4.45

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.08
06/30/09	0.09
03/31/09	0.09

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	7.74
06/30/09	7.96
03/31/09	8.44


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