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Profile - Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 30Dividend payment of $0.335
Location
2030 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674
Phone: (989) 636-1000
Fax: (989) 636-4033
Employees (last reported count): 50,000
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 16%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 2,000  shares
·Institutional: 65% (77% of float)
(1,445 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 518.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Dow Chemical Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural and other specialized products and services. The Company serves customers in more than 170 countries and a wide range of markets, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction.
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Financial Summary
DOW manufactures and sells chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural and other specialized products and services. Products include: adhesive, sealants, fabricated products, metals, and other specialty products. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales fell 1% to $14.73 billion. Net loss before accounting change totaled $437 million, vs. an income of $1.17 billion. Results reflect a decline in prices, increased energy and feedstock costs, and $1.41 billion in merger expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
William StavropoulosChairman
Michael ParkerPres, CEO, Director
Anthony CarboneVice Chairman
J. Pedro ReinhardCFO, Exec. VP, Director
Arnold AllemangExec. VP - Operations, Director
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:DOWAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 19-Oct-2000
$23.00 
Recent Price$35.06 
52-Week High
on 17-May-2001
$39.67 
Beta0.69 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)2.17M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2.14M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+34.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+80.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$31.6B
Shares Outstanding900.8M
Float756.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.34 
Dividend Yield3.82%
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 19-June-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$11.75 
Earnings (ttm)$0.07 
Earnings (mrq)$0.31 
Sales (ttm)$32.56 
Cash (mrq)$0.34 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.98 
Price/Earnings (ttm)500.86 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.08 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$29.4B
EBITDA (ttm)$1.32B
Income available to common (ttm)$69.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)2.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)0.61%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.09 
Total Cash (mrq)$303.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short10.3M
Percent of Float1.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
12.1M
Short Ratio5.01 
Daily Volume2.06M
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