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LUBRIZOL CORP (NYSE)
LZ	74.49	0.62	(0.84%)	Vol. 219,067	16:00 ET

Lubrizol Corp. is a global fluid technology company concentrating on high-performance chemicals, systems and services for industry and transportation. The company develops, produces and sells specialty additive packages and related equipment used in transportation and industrial finished lubricants. The company groups its product lines into two operating segments: chemicals for transportation and chemicals forindustry.

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LUBRIZOL CORP

29400 Lakeland Boulevard Wickliffe, OH 44092-2298 Phone: 440-943-4200 Fax: 440-943-5337 Web: www.lubrizol.com Email: nvestor.Relations@lubrizol.com

Industry	CHEM-SPECIALTY
Sector:	Basic Materials

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/04/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	73.87
52 Week High	76.52
52 Week Low	23.57
Beta	1.55
20 Day Moving Average	972,987.31
Target Price Consensus	82.17

% Price Change
4 Week	2.06
12 Week	19.70
YTD	103.00

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-1.84
12 Week	8.05
YTD	70.32

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	67.63
Market Capitalization (millions)	4,995.83
Short Ratio	2.24
Last Split Date	09/01/1992

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.68%
Annual Dividend	$1.24
Payout Ratio	0.20
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.13
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/06/2009 / $0.31

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.69
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	7.28
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	12.40
Next EPS Report Date	02/04/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.67
30 Days Ago	1.50
60 Days Ago	1.50
90 Days Ago	1.50

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	10.15
Trailing 12 Months:	11.65
PEG Ratio	0.82

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	157.14%
vs. Previous Quarter	24.75%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-6.47%
vs. Previous Quarter:	14.73%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.48
Price/Cash Flow	10.94
Price / Sales	1.11

ROE
09/30/09	25.10
06/30/09	18.88
03/31/09	15.23

ROA
09/30/09	9.54
06/30/09	7.28
03/31/09	6.09

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.78
06/30/09	2.78
03/31/09	2.82

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	2.13
06/30/09	2.03
03/31/09	1.90

Operating Margin
09/30/09	9.69
06/30/09	7.16
03/31/09	5.74

Net Margin
09/30/09	5.33
06/30/09	1.76
03/31/09	-0.11

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	5.33
06/30/09	1.76
03/31/09	-0.11

Book Value
09/30/09	29.73
06/30/09	26.24
03/31/09	24.07

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	4.69
06/30/09	4.90
03/31/09	5.27

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.74
06/30/09	0.84
03/31/09	0.92

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	42.36
06/30/09	45.62
03/31/09	47.91


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