SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA featured news, full reports, and detailed charts
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) Wrap Up:
Chemical and Mining Company of Chile Inc. engages in the production and sale of various fertilizers worldwide. The company provides various specialty plant nutrition products, including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium sulfate, and sodium potassium nitrate, which are used on tobacco, coffee, vegetables, sugar cane, and other high-value crops. The company markets its specialty plant nutrition products under the various brands names comprising Ultrasol for application via fertirrigation; Qrop for soil application; Speedfol for foliar application; and Allganic, the family of products designed for organic crops. It also offers iodine for use in various medical, agricultural, and industrial applications, such as X-Ray contrast media, biocides, antiseptics and disinfectants, pharmaceutical, polarizing films for liquid crystal displays, chemicals, and herbicides; and iodine derivatives for use in various medical and industrial applications, as well as in human and animal nutrition products. In addition, the company provides lithium carbonate for use in various applications, including batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat resistant glass, primary aluminum, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives; lithium hydroxide as a raw material in the lubricating grease, dyes, and battery industries; and lithium metal for use as a catalyst in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, as well as for the production of aluminum-lithium alloys and lithium primary batteries. Further, it offers various industrial chemicals comprising sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, boric acid, and potassium chloride, as well as salts for thermo-solar applications. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM:NYSE)
Snapshot of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM)
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OPEN
$39.01
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PREVIOUS CLOSE
$39.36
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DAY HIGH
$39.40
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DAY LOW
$38.75
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52 WEEK HIGH
09/18/09 - $40.44
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52 WEEK LOW
11/21/08 - $18.00
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MARKET CAP
4.7B
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AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
800.3K
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DILUTED EPS TTM
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SHARES OUTSTANDING
120.4M
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EX-DATE
05/1/09
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P/E TTM
NM
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DIVIDEND
$0.92
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DIVIDEND YIELD
2.34%
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SQM Top Compensated Officers
Executives, Board Directors
Key developments for Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM)
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. reported earnings results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009. Third quarter earnings declined to $82.3 million or $0.31 per ADR compared to the third quarter 2008 figure of $190.6 million or $0.72 per ADR. Operating income was $110.1 million, lower than the $239.1 million recorded for the same period of 2008. Revenues were $383.5 million, lower than the third quarter 2008 revenues, which amounted to $589.1 million. Although quarterly earnings are significantly lower than those recorded in the third quarter last year, this decline is overstated given that third quarter 2008 was the highest quarter ever recorded in company history. The company reported earnings results for the first nine months of 2009 of $251.7 million or $0.96 per ADR, a decrease of 34.0% with respect to the same period of 2008, when earnings totaled $381.1 million or $1.45 per ADR. Operating income was $342.0 million (32.6% of revenues), 29.0% lower than the $481.4 million (35.0% of revenues) recorded a year ago. Revenues totaled $1,049.2 million for the first nine months, representing a decrease of 23.8% over the $1,376.2 million reported in the same period of 2008.
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 15, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on October 13, 2009).
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. reported earnings results for the first six months ended June 30, 2009. For the period, the company reported income before income taxes of $210.2 million against $241.0 million for the same period a year ago. Net cash provided from operating activities was $100.4 million against $89.4 million for the same period a year ago. The company spent $143.6 million on additions to property, plant and equipment compared to $103.4 million for the same period a year ago.
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Industry Analysis
| Valuation | SQM | Industry Range |
| Price/Earnings | 29.5x |
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| Price/Sales | 7.7x |
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| Price/Book | 7.5x |
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| Price/Cash Flow | 14.8x |
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| TEV/Sales | 3.0x |
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