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Profile - Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 15Dividend payment of $0.21
Aug  8Earnings Announcement
Location
1221 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 271-7000
Fax: (510) 832-1463
Email: investor.relations@clorox.com
Employees (last reported count): 11,000
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Personal & Household Products
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 500
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 28%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider buys; 2,000  shares
·Institutional: 54% (75% of float)
(844 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 5.37M shares (+4.02%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Clorox Company is engaged in the production and marketing of non-durable consumer products sold primarily through grocery and other retail stores. These business operations are represented by the Company's United States Household Products and Canada, United States Specialty Products and International segments. The United States Household Products and Canada segment includes the Company's household cleaning, bleach and other home care products, water filtration products marketed in the United States and all products marketed in Canada. The United States Specialty Products segment includes the Company's charcoal, automotive care, cat litter, insecticide, fire log, dressings, sauces, professional products and food storage and disposal categories. The International segment, which includes the Company's overseas operations (excluding Canada), exports and Puerto Rico, primarily focuses on the laundry, household cleaning, automotive care and food storage and disposal categories.
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Financial Summary
Clorox is engaged in the production and marketing of non-durable household consumer products. Principal products include: bleach, household cleaners, and salad dressings and other food flavorings. For the fiscal year ended 6/30/01, net sales decreased 2% to $3.90 billion. Net income before accounting change decreased 18% to $325 million. Revenues reflect lower sales volumes. Net income reflects the inclusion of a $59 million restructuring charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

G. Craig Sullivan, 60
Chairman, Chief Exec. Office
$1.3M--  
Gerald Johnston, 53
Pres and COO
612K--  
P. Bewley, 54
Sr. VP - Gen. Counsel and Sec.
--  --  
F. Tataseo, 46
VP - Sales
471K--  
A. Biebl, 51
Sr. VP - Product Supply
501K$380K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:CLXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 15-Dec-2000
$28.375
Recent Price$37.25 
52-Week High
on 22-Nov-2000
$48.625
Beta0.57 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)583.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)585.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+4.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+39.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$8.81B
Shares Outstanding236.5M
Float170.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.84 
Dividend Yield2.25%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 24-Aug-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.03 
Earnings (ttm)$1.36 
Earnings (mrq)$0.34 
Sales (ttm)$16.30 
Cash (mrq)$1.06 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.64 
Price/Earnings (ttm)27.43 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.90B
EBITDA (ttm)$575.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$325.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)7.85%
Return on Equity (ttm)18.51%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.04 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.53 
Total Cash (mrq)$251.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.63M
Percent of Float2.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.84M
Short Ratio6.00 
Daily Volume606.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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