$10.16

-1.75 (-14.69%)

11/19/2008 4:03 PM

Nalco Holding Company (NLC)

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The Company is a provider of integrated water treatment and process improvement services, chemicals and equipment programs for industrial and institutional applications.

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Nalco Holding Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$10.16
Last Trade Time:	11/19/2008 4:03 PM
Open:	$11.77
Previous Close:	$11.91
Daily Range:	$10.13 - $11.89
52-Week Range:	$10.52 - $26.28
Volume:	2,399,808
Market Cap:	$1.64B
P/E Ratio:	10.36
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Other News Headlines for NLC

Nalco sets 3.5-cent quarterly dividend
11/18/2008 10:18:00 AM - AP
Nalco Holding says hurricanes hurt results
10/8/2008 9:47:00 AM - AP
Ahead of the Bell: Nalco upgraded by Goldman Sachs
9/8/2008 8:58:00 AM - AP
S&P raises Nalco Co.'s credit rating
9/5/2008 6:01:00 PM - AP

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Avatar FoolASC (98.22) Submitted: 1/23/07 9:21 AM

Lets see...we are at a 52week high.....Institutions are selling insiders are selling....huge debt to capital......i think we have a easy underperform here

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Recs 0 (NLC) Whatsgoingdown (< 20) Submitted: 10/02/08 1:13 PM : Start Price: $17.51 NLC Score: -14.43 A consistent stock and a relatively safe pick in volatile markets. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (NLC) covariance0 (56.06) Submitted: 7/15/08 9:37 AM : Start Price: $19.57 NLC Score: -15.07 The company is in water treatment, waste services, and supports the oil well industry. It is diversified, and green. These industries especially water treatment will become more important as the globe becomes more polluted (if you believe the global warming theory flooding pollution will become an important factor.) Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (NLC) StartOfLine (< 20) Submitted: 4/21/08 3:07 PM : Start Price: $22.01 NLC Score: -12.61 Hopefully I timed this right. I would also like to quote their web site when discussing their Energy business. "With a continued emphasis on environmental leadership, we are a principal supplier of specialty chemicals and applications for the oil exploration, production, refining and chemical process industries." Yep, that's right, a decent part of their business is in oil, too. For that reason, water business, and a forward P/E of around 17 or so, I'm thinking it's a decent value. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (NLC) naterantala (< 20) Submitted: 3/24/08 10:04 PM : Start Price: $21.29 NLC Score: -12.71 With the Olympics coming up. China will put on a good face and beworking hard to the next few months to get water as clean as possible Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (NLC) JCSmiley (< 20) Submitted: 3/10/08 7:36 PM : Start Price: $21.79 NLC Score: -14.15 Based on earnings, NLC is trading at a 30% discount to its intrinsic value. I like this water pick especially for 3 - 5 years. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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