MON: MONSANTO CO-NEW - Financial Overview - Zacks Investment Research

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107.67

                        Monsanto Co-new: (NYSE: MON)
                    
                                    $108.38
                                
                                    0.71 (0.66%)
                                
                                    Volume 2,994,492
                                
                                    May 17 04:01 PM ET
                                
Zacks Rank: 3-Hold  

#3
 
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                                                                    Zacks Rank
                                                                    Definition
                                                                    Annualized Return
                                                                
                                                                    #1
                                                                    Strong Buy
                                                                    26.6%
                                                                
                                                                    #2
                                                                    Buy
                                                                    18.71%
                                                                
                                                                    #3
                                                                    Hold
                                                                    10.12%
                                                                
                                                                    #4
                                                                    Sell
                                                                    4.32%
                                                                
                                                                    #5
                                                                    Strong Sell
                                                                    2.16%
                                                                
                                                                    S&P
                                                                    500
                                                                    9.93%
                                                                
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Financial Overview

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                                                    P/E
                                                
                                                                    PE (forward)
                                                                    23.65
                                                                
                                                                    Trailing 12 Months
                                                                    23.87
                                                                
                                                                    PEG Ratio
                                                                    1.87
                                                                
                                                    Price Ratios
                                                
                                                                    Price/Book
                                                                    4.31
                                                                
                                                                    Price/Cash Flow
                                                                    22.15
                                                                
                                                                    Price / Sales
                                                                    3.93
                                                                
                                                    Current Ratio
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    2.45
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    1.96
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    2.29
                                                                
                                                    Net Margin
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    17.16
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    16.11
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    15.13
                                                                
                                                     Inventory Turnover
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    2.34
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    2.26
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    2.28
                                                                
                                                    EPS Growth
                                                
                                                                    vs. Previous Year
                                                                    19.74
                                                                
                                                                    vs. Previous Quarter
                                                                    340.32
                                                                
                                                    ROE
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    19.46
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    17.94
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    16.69
                                                                
                                                    Quick Ratio
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    1.79
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    1.38
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    1.62
                                                                
                                                    Pre-Tax Margin
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    24.32
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    23.17
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    22.13
                                                                
                                                    Debt-to-Equity
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    0.15
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    0.16
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    0.17
                                                                
                                                    Sales Growth
                                                
                                                                    vs. Previous Year
                                                                    15.25
                                                                
                                                                    vs. Previous Quarter
                                                                    86.19
                                                                
                                                    ROA
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    11.56
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    10.56
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    9.82
                                                                
                                                    Operating Margin
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    16.63
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    15.71
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    14.77
                                                                
                                                    Book Value
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    25.16
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    23.32
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    22.58
                                                                
                                                    Debt to Capital
                                                
                                                                    02-28-13
                                                                    13.24
                                                                
                                                                    11-30-12
                                                                    14.15
                                                                
                                                                    08-31-12
                                                                    14.48
                                                                
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