$71.99 6.69 (+10.25%)
2/9/2010 4:01 PM

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

The Company through its subsidiaries is a producer and marketer of inorganic mineral products with manufacturing sites in North America and the United Kingdom.

Current Price $71.99 Mkt Cap $2.35B
Open $65.30 P/E Ratio 13.27
Prev. Close $65.30 Div. (Yield) 1.42 (2.20%)
Daily Range $65.16 - $72.34 Volume 1,679,110
52-Wk Range $45.64 - $74.00 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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TMFmrquakeroats (78.85)
Submitted September 09, 2009

CMP seems to have a wide moat as a low cost producer of salt. The wide moat is the result of short transport distances from salt mines. All of their mines are located close to major waterways which lowers truck transportation cost. This is a huge… More

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Member Avatar IsleGirl2010 (97.37) Submitted: 1/13/2010 11:13:36 AM : Outperform Start Price: $71.07 CMP Score: +6.97

Can't live without salt ... good part of any portfolio especially with the reasonable PE and dividend.

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Member Avatar sprint17 (79.78) Submitted: 1/12/2010 1:40:02 PM : Outperform Start Price: $71.37 CMP Score: +6.29

Look for elevated earnings from Compass after a cold winter season.

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Member Avatar rofgile (96.99) Submitted: 1/9/2010 3:10:27 AM : Outperform Start Price: $73.69 CMP Score: +4.52

Can't live without salt.

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Score Leader

Parkway41

Parkway41 (63.45) Score: +211.04

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in CMP.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
Parkway41 63.45 8/28/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.06 +199.19% -11.85% +211.04
GAHawk 69.08 8/24/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.14 +198.28% -12.05% +210.33
EdSenior 63.94 8/24/2006 8/24/2009 Outperform 5Y $24.48 +194.13% -12.13% +206.27 1 Comment
ArnaudFroment 76.29 9/14/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.64 +192.16% -13.24% +205.39
CAPS5star1star 90.14 9/15/2006 Outperform NS $24.77 +190.64% -14.07% +204.71
bmhedrick 71.85 8/31/2006 Outperform 1Y $24.65 +192.05% -12.65% +204.70
taxisvs 82.50 9/13/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.83 +189.88% -13.15% +203.03
deucegigs 64.85 9/11/2006 Outperform 3Y $24.80 +190.32% -11.98% +202.30 1 Comment
Oxaloacetate 83.43 9/14/2006 Outperform 5Y $25.00 +187.97% -13.38% +201.35 1 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. woodruffdavid 64.89 9/20/2006 8/24/2007 Outperform 5Y $25.43 +183.08% -14.61% +197.69 1 Comment
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Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackBMOCapital 91.22 8/29/2009 Outperform NS $53.86 +26.89% +7.73% +19.15 12/24/2009 @ $68.34
TrackKeyBanc 90.58 8/26/2009 Outperform NS $52.38 +34.98% +9.77% +25.21 1/7/2010 @ $70.70
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 7/31/2009 Outperform NS $51.82 +38.91% +9.21% +29.71
TrackOppenheimer 81.36 3/16/2009 Outperform NS $53.67 -7.77% +14.70% -22.47 7/13/2009 @ $49.50
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 10/3/2008 Outperform NS $45.10 +22.46% -26.22% +48.68 1/15/2009 @ $55.23
TrackTobinSmith < 20 1/4/2008 Outperform 1Y $38.21 +88.40% -20.92% +109.33
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $32.19 +123.68% -26.38% +150.05 1 Comment
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 8/13/2007 Outperform NS $33.17 +113.48% -5.43% +118.91 4/18/2008 @ $70.81
TrackMatrix 90.36 3/6/2007 Underperform NS $29.33 +145.41% -18.00% -163.41
TrackDeutscheSec 89.68 2/14/2007 Outperform NS $32.16 +89.78% -40.52% +130.30 2/10/2009 @ $61.04

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