$19.17

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11/13/2008 4:08 PM

Hercules, Inc. (HPC)

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The Company is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services for a range of business, consumer and industrial applications.

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Paper & Paper Products (8), Synthetics (7), Paper Products (24), Chemicals (111), S&P 500 (469), Small Cap (1400)
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Hercules, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$19.17
Last Trade Time:	11/13/2008 4:08 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$19.17
Daily Range:	$18.87 - $19.89
52-Week Range:	$12.59 - $22.00
Volume:	33,684,200
Market Cap:	$2.16B
P/E Ratio:	19.56
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Other News Headlines for HPC

Ashland completes $2.4 billion Hercules buyout
11/14/2008 12:41:00 PM - AP
Ashland completes $2.6 billion Hercules buyout
11/14/2008 9:43:00 AM - AP
Ashland shares tumble after removed from S&P 500
11/11/2008 12:14:00 PM - AP
Wynn Resorts, Dentsply to join S&P 500 Index
11/10/2008 10:08:00 PM - AP

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3 Hercules, Inc. (HPC)

Avatar pwv77 (21.80) Submitted: 6/25/07 9:46 AM

This is a business that would make you snore. In the pyramid of manufacturing you don't get closer to the ground floor than chemicals, polymers and resins. Not only that, but it serves ultra basic markets: paper, paint and adhesives. In terms of its numbers they're pretty solid. It sports a widest m...More

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1 Hercules, Inc. (HPC)

Avatar aj350 (89.33) Submitted: 11/14/07 2:14 PM

low percentage of revs come from growing markets - still 50% in North America

I think its exposure to this market and the construction slowdown will bring down margins.

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Recs 0 (HPC) guiron (99.69) Submitted: 10/31/08 4:25 PM : Start Price: $16.74 HPC Score: 36.63 Buyout, testing strategy. Would have preferred getting in cheaper ... 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 (HPC) FGunawan (< 20) Submitted: 9/16/08 9:41 AM : Start Price: $17.16 HPC Score: 48.24 Hercules is bound in a contract to be acquired by Ashland for $18.60 in cash plus 0.093 share of ASH for each share of HPC. At the current level of around $17.50, the only risk in buying HPC is if the deal does not go through. Even so, P/E of this company is still low enough to be considered risky. 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 (HPC) MENGIV (< 20) Submitted: 7/14/08 9:41 AM : Start Price: $20.86 HPC Score: 31.46 Hercules Incorporated pushing new highs and appears to be going much higher in the next year. 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 1 (HPC) aj350 (89.33) Submitted: 11/14/07 2:14 PM : Start Price: $19.39 HPC Score: -48.17 low percentage of revs come from growing markets - still 50% in North America I think its exposure to this market and the construction slowdown will bring down margins. 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 (HPC) SkinnerFund (28.82) Submitted: 10/01/07 6:19 PM : Start Price: $21.37 HPC Score: 40.89 Skinner Growth Fund 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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	TrackLongbow	20.32	12/17/07		NS	$19.43	-1.36%	-48.52%	+47.16
	TrackBearStearns	< 20	11/07/07		NS	$18.80	+1.96%	-49.85%	+51.81
	TrackDreman	22.41	09/30/07		NS	$20.80	-7.84%	-50.55%	+42.71
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