As any 20 year old struggling through a Chemistry Program at any reputable university will tell you, the Chemical Industry is a complex and difficult industry. It's an industry made up of all the companies that produce industrial, special and consumer chemicals. These companies convert raw materials (oil, natural gas, air,water, metals, and minerals) into more than 70,000 different products.
Basic chemicals, produced in large quantities, are mainly sold within the chemical industry and to other industries before becoming products for the general consumer. Speciality chemicals covers a wide variety of chemicals for crop protection, paints and inks, colorants (dyes and pigments). It also includes chemicals used by industries as diverse as textiles, paper and engineering. Consumer chemicals are sold directly to the public. They include, for example, detergents, soaps and other toiletries.
Below are 14 companies that fall within the parameters of the diversified chemical industry, are based in the United States, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I've ranked them according to their PEG ratio, their dividend yield, their one year estimated capital gain, and their one year total return. Below that I've listed descriptions of each company along with links to their current price, their company web site, and their daily chart.
The purpose of this is to try to understand how well these companies stack up against one another. It's from this information that I often determine which companies are candidates for further investigation. Hopefully this will provide executable ideas for others too.
Basic chemicals, produced in large quantities, are mainly sold within the chemical industry and to other industries before becoming products for the general consumer. Speciality chemicals covers a wide variety of chemicals for crop protection, paints and inks, colorants (dyes and pigments). It also includes chemicals used by industries as diverse as textiles, paper and engineering. Consumer chemicals are sold directly to the public. They include, for example, detergents, soaps and other toiletries.
Below are 14 companies that fall within the parameters of the diversified chemical industry, are based in the United States, and pay at least a minimal dividend. I've ranked them according to their PEG ratio, their dividend yield, their one year estimated capital gain, and their one year total return. Below that I've listed descriptions of each company along with links to their current price, their company web site, and their daily chart.
The purpose of this is to try to understand how well these companies stack up against one another. It's from this information that I often determine which companies are candidates for further investigation. Hopefully this will provide executable ideas for others too.
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| The DOW Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) manufactures and supplies chemical products for use as raw materials in the manufacture of customer products and services worldwide. The Electronic and Functional Materials segment produces materials for chemical mechanical planarization; materials used in the production of electronic displays, including films and filters; metalorganic precursors for light-emitting diodes; organic light-emitting diode materials; materials used in the fabrication of printed circuit boards; integrated metallization processes for metal finishing and decorative applications; semiconductor design products; and materials for industrial applications. The Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions segment provides insulation, air sealing and weatherization products and systems, construction chemical solutions, building-integrated photovoltaics, water resistance and lower systems; purification and separation technologies; and acrylates, methacrylates, and vinyl acetate monomers. The Agricultural Sciences segment offers crop protection and plant biotechnology products, urban pest management solutions, seeds, traits, and oils. The Performance Materials segment produces amines; chlorinated organics; materials for automotive systems, formulated systems, and oil and gas, and mining industrial applications; plastic additives; epoxies; oxygenated solvents; polyglycols, surfactants, and fluids; polyurethanes; and propylene oxide/glycol. The Performance Plastics segment offers elastomers; wire and cable insulation, semiconductive and jacketing compound solutions, and bio-based plasticizers; and acrylics, polyethylene, polyethylene, polyolefin emulsions, and polyolefin plastomers. The Feedstocks and Energy segment provides ethylene, chlorine, caustic soda, and purified ethylene oxide. The Dow Chemical Company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, Michigan. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $51.07 1yr Target $55.56 No. of Brokers 18 1yr Cap Gain 8.79% Dividend $1.48 Yield 2.89% 1yr Tot Ret 11.68% 3yr RevGR 2.05% 3yr EarnGR 28.53% 3yr DivGR 28.40% Payout 53.62% EPS (ttm) $2.76 P/E 19.37 PEG 1.93 |
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| Praxair Inc. Praxair, Inc. (PX) produces, sells, and distributes atmospheric, process, and specialty gases, as well as surface coatings in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. The company offers atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases comprising carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. It also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases; and manufactures precious metal and ceramic sputtering targets used primarily in the production of semiconductors. In addition, the company supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders to the aircraft, energy, printing, primary metals, petrochemical, textile, and other industries. Further, it provides electric arc, plasma, and high-velocity oxy-fuel equipment; and distributes hardgoods and welding equipment purchased from independent manufacturers. The company sells its products primarily through independent distributors. It serves various industries, such as healthcare, petroleum refining, computer-chip manufacturing, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment industries. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $128.14 1yr Target $143.29 No. of Brokers 21 1yr Cap Gain 11.82% Dividend $2.60 Yield 2.02% 1yr Tot Ret 13.84% 3yr RevGR 5.57% 3yr EarnGR 15.03% 3yr DivGR 9.95% Payout 42.76% EPS (ttm) $6.08 P/E 20.80 PEG 1.84 |
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| Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Merchant Gases, Tonnage Gases, Electronics and Performance Materials, and Equipment and Energy. The Merchant Gases segment sells atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases comprising hydrogen and helium and carbon dioxide; and medical and specialty gases for the metal, glass, chemical processing, food processing, healthcare, steel, general manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas industries. The Tonnage Gases segment offers hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, oxygen, and syngas to the energy production and refining, chemical, and metallurgical industries. The Electronics and Performance Materials segment provides nitrogen trifluoride, silane, arsine, phosphine, white ammonia, silicon tetrafluoride, carbon tetrafluoride, hexafluoromethane, critical etch gases, and tungsten hexafluoride; and tonnage gases, chemicals mechanical planarization slurries, specialty chemicals, and services and equipment for the manufacture of silicon and compound semiconductors, and thin film transistor liquid crystal displays. This segment also offers performance materials for a range of products, including coatings, inks, adhesives, civil engineering, personal care, institutional and industrial cleaning, mining, oil refining, and polyurethanes. The Equipment and Energy segment designs and manufactures cryogenic equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and helium distribution; and provides plant design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing industries. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $131.95 1yr Target $130.44 No. of Brokers 18 1yr Cap Gain -1.15% Dividend $3.08 Yield 2.33% 1yr Tot Ret 1.18% 3yr RevGR 5.65% 3yr EarnGR -0.42% 3yr DivGR 12.85% Payout 65.81% EPS (ttm) $4.68 P/E 27.38 PEG 2.80 |
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| Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company (EMN), a specialty chemical company, manufactures and sells chemicals, plastics, and fibers in the United States and internationally. The company’s Additives & Functional Products segment offers solvents that include specialty coalescents and ketones, esters, glycol ethers, and alcohol solvents; cellulose and polyester-based specialty polymers; insoluble sulfur products; antidegradant products; and hydrocarbon resins. This segment’s products are used in coatings and tire industries in transportation, building and construction, durable goods, and consumables markets. Its Adhesives & Plasticizers segment manufactures resins and plasticizers, which are used in the consumables, building and construction, health and wellness, industrial chemicals and processing, and durable goods, markets. The company’ Advanced Materials segment produces and markets specialty copolyesters, cellulose esters, interlayers, and aftermarket window film products that are used in transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, and health and wellness products. Its Fibers segment offers Estron acetate tow and Estrobond triacetin plasticizers for use in the manufacture of cigarette filters; Estron natural and Chromspun solutions dyed acetate yarns for use in apparel, home furnishings, and industrial fabrics; and cellulose acetate flake and acetyl raw materials for other acetate fiber producers. The company’s products include acetate tow, acetate yarn, and acetyl chemical products. Its Specialty Fluids & Intermediates segment provides specialty fluids, acetyl chemical intermediates, and olefin derivatives that are used in industrial chemicals and processing, building and construction, health and wellness, and agriculture markets. The company also offers aviation turbine oil. Eastman Chemical Company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $78.78 1yr Target $95.43 No. of Brokers 14 1yr Cap Gain 21.13% Dividend $1.40 Yield 1.77% 1yr Tot Ret 22.90% 3yr RevGR 16.78% 3yr EarnGR 36.77% 3yr DivGR 11.86% Payout 18.91% EPS (ttm) $7.40 P/E 10.65 PEG 1.28 |
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| Celanese Corporation Celanese Corporation (CE), a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells value-added chemicals, thermoplastic polymers, and other chemical-based products worldwide. The company’s Advanced Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for use in automotive, medical, and electronics products, as well as other consumer and industrial applications. Its Consumer Specialties segment provides cellulose acetate flakes, films, and tows for use in filter products applications; Sunett, a sweetener for use in various beverages, confections, and dairy products; Qorus, a sweetener system designed for low-to no-calorie carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, flavored waters, energy drinks, and milk and dairy products; and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acids for use in foods, beverages, and personal care products. The company’s Industrial Specialties segment produces emulsions and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) performance polymers. This segment offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; EVA resins and compounds for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, medical products, automotive, carpeting, and photovoltaic cells applications. Its Acetyl Intermediates segment offers acetyl products, including acetic acids, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters for use as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals. The company also provides organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It has a strategic alliance with Airborne Oil & Gas to develop and supply composite materials for deepwater oil and gas pipelines. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $58.21 1yr Target $68.73 No. of Brokers 15 1yr Cap Gain 18.07% Dividend $1.00 Yield 1.71% 1yr Tot Ret 19.78% 3yr RevGR 3.19% 3yr EarnGR 42.15% 3yr DivGR 48.52% Payout 13.71% EPS (ttm) $7.29 P/E 7.15 PEG 0.84 |
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| FMC Corporation FMC Corporation (FMC), a diversified chemical company, provides solutions, applications, and products for agricultural, industrial, environmental, and consumer markets. It operates in three segments: FMC Agricultural Solutions, FMC Health and Nutrition, and FMC Minerals. The FMC Agricultural Solutions segment develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Its insecticides are used to protect various crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, soybeans, cereals, fruits, and vegetables from insects, as well as for non-agricultural applications, including pest control for home, garden, and other specialty markets. This segment’s herbicides are used to protect crops from weed growth, as well as for non-agricultural applications, such as turf and roadsides; and fungicides are used to protect fruits and vegetables crops from fungal disease. The FMC Health and Nutrition segment offers microcrystalline cellulose for use in drug dry tablet binder and disintegrant, and food ingredients; carrageenan for use in food ingredients for thickening and stabilizing, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical encapsulates; alginates for food ingredient, pharmaceutical excipient, healthcare, and industrial uses; natural colorants for use in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics; pectin for use in food ingredients for texture and stabilizing; and Omega-3 EPA/DHA for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical uses. The FMC Minerals segment manufactures a range of inorganic materials, including soda ash and lithium. Its soda ash is used in glass, chemicals, and detergents; and lithium is used in batteries, polymers, pharmaceuticals, greases and lubricants, glass and ceramics, energy storage, and other industrial uses. The company operates in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. FMC Corporation was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $65.22 1yr Target $79.09 No. of Brokers 11 1yr Cap Gain 21.26% Dividend $0.60 Yield 0.91% 1yr Tot Ret 22.17% 3yr RevGR 7.44% 3yr EarnGR 22.08% 3yr DivGR 28.93% Payout 35.29% EPS (ttm) $1.70 P/E 20.13 PEG 1.72 |
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| Ashland Inc. Ashland Inc. (ASH) operates as a specialty chemicals company worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Water Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials, and Ashland Consumer Markets. The Ashland Specialty Ingredients segment provides products, technologies, and resources for solving formulation and product-performance challenges in personal and home care, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, coatings, construction, energy, and other industries. It offers solutions using natural, synthetic, and semisynthetic polymers derived from plant and seed extract, cellulose ethers, and vinyl pyrrolidones for consumer and industrial applications. The Ashland Water Technologies segment supplies specialty chemicals to the pulp, paper, mining, food and beverage, power generation, refining, chemical processing, general manufacturing, and municipal markets. The Ashland Performance Materials offers composite resins, water-based and energy-curable coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and elastomers that are used in the construction, transportation, infrastructure, boatbuilding, and packaging and converting markets. This segment also provides metal casting consumables and design services for foundry management; and styrene butadiene rubber primarily to the tire market. The Ashland Consumer Markets segment delivers automotive, commercial, and industrial lubricants; automotive chemicals; and car-care products. This segment markets Valvoline lubricants; MaxLife lubricants for cars; NextGen motor oil; SynPower synthetic motor oil; Eagle One and Car Brite automotive appearance products; and Zerex antifreeze. It operates and franchises approximately 900 Valvoline Instant Oil Change centers in the United States. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Covington, Kentucky. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $104.65 1yr Target $119.50 No. of Brokers 8 1yr Cap Gain 14.19% Dividend $1.36 Yield 1.29% 1yr Tot Ret 15.48% 3yr RevGR 10.70% 3yr EarnGR 67.97% 3yr DivGR 35.50% Payout 18.03% EPS (ttm) $7.54 P/E 15.23 PEG 1.31 |
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| Airgas, Inc. Airgas, Inc. (ARG), together with its subsidiaries, supplies industrial, medical and specialty gases, and hard goods. The company operates through two segments, Distribution and All Other Operations. The Distribution segment offers industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as hard goods, such as welding equipment and related products, consumables and equipment, safety products, construction supplies, and maintenance, repair, and operating supplies. It offers atmospheric gases, including nitrogen, oxygen, and argon; helium; hydrogen; welding and fuel gases, such as acetylene, propylene, and propane; carbon dioxide; nitrous oxide; various gases; special application blends; and process chemicals. This segment also rents gas cylinders, cryogenic liquid containers, bulk storage tanks, tube trailers, and welding-related and other equipment. The All Other Operations segment produces carbon dioxide, dry ice, and nitrous oxide; distributes refrigerants, and anhydrous and aqua ammonia; and provides technical and refrigerant reclamation services. The company markets its products and services through various sales channels, including branch-based sales representatives, retail stores, strategic customer account programs, telesales, catalogs, e-business, and independent distributors. It serves various industries, including manufacturing and metal fabrication; non-residential construction; life sciences and healthcare; food, beverage, and retail; energy and chemical production and distribution; basic materials and services; and government and other industries. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Dubai, and European countries. Airgas, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $106.92 1yr Target $109.31 No. of Brokers 13 1yr Cap Gain 2.23% Dividend $2.20 Yield 2.05% 1yr Tot Ret 4.28% 3yr RevGR 6.00% 3yr EarnGR 16.58% 3yr DivGR 23.61% Payout 47.00% EPS (ttm) $4.68 P/E 22.85 PEG 2.03 |
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| Huntsman Corporation Huntsman Corporation (HUN), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells differentiated organic and inorganic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects, and Pigments. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, propylene oxide, polyols, propylene glycol, thermoplastic polyurethane, aniline, and methyl tertiary-butyl ether products, which are used to produce rigid and flexible foams, as well as coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers. The Performance Products segment provides amines, carbonates, surfactants, linear alkyl benzene, maleic anhydride, other performance chemicals, ethylene glycol, olefins, and technology licenses. The Advanced Materials segment offers liquid and solid epoxy resins; specialty resin compounds; cross-linking, matting, and curing agents; and epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane-based formulations. The Textile Effects segment provides textile chemicals and dyes. The Pigments segment offers titanium dioxide. The company’s products are used for various applications in adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, personal care and hygiene, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals, and dye industries. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $26.05 1yr Target $31.67 No. of Brokers 12 1yr Cap Gain 21.57% Dividend $0.50 Yield 1.91% 1yr Tot Ret 23.48% 3yr RevGR 6.13% 3yr EarnGR 68.01% 3yr DivGR 7.64% Payout 58.82% EPS (ttm) $0.85 P/E 29.27 PEG 4.18 |
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| Minerals Technologies, Inc. Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX), a resource and technology based company, develops, produces, and markets various specialty mineral, mineral-based, and synthetic mineral products, and supporting systems and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Specialty Minerals and Refractories. The Specialty Minerals segment produces and sells synthetic mineral product precipitated calcium carbonate; and processed mineral product quicklime. It also mines mineral ores; and processes and sells natural mineral products, primarily limestone and talc. This segment’s products are used in the paper, building materials, paint and coatings, glass, ceramic, polymer, food, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries. The Refractories segment produces and markets monolithic and shaped refractory materials and specialty products, services, and application and measurement equipment, and calcium metal and metallurgical wire products that are primarily used in high-temperature applications in the steel, non-ferrous metal, and glass industries. The company markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. Minerals Technologies Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $58.07 1yr Target $73.75 No. of Brokers 4 1yr Cap Gain 27.00% Dividend $0.20 Yield 0.34% 1yr Tot Ret 27.34% 3yr RevGR 0.52% 3yr EarnGR 8.62% 3yr DivGR 25.70% Payout 9.00% EPS (ttm) $2.22 P/E 24.61 PEG 2.38 |
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| Balchem Corporation Balchem Corporation (BCPC) develops, manufactures, and sells specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical, and medical sterilization industries in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Specialty Products; Food, Pharma & Nutrition; and Animal Nutrition & Health. The Specialty Products segment offers ethylene oxide primarily for use in the health care industry; and single use canisters with ethylene oxide for use in medical device sterilization. This segment also sells propylene oxide as a fumigant to aid in the control of insects and microbiological spoilage; to reduce bacterial and mold contamination in shell and processed nut meats, processed spices, cacao beans, cocoa powder, raisins, figs, and prunes; and to customers seeking smaller quantities and whose requirements include utilization in various chemical synthesis applications, such as increasing paint durability and manufacturing specialty starches and textile coatings. The Food, Pharma & Nutrition segment provides microencapsulation solutions for applications in baked goods, refrigerated and frozen dough systems, processed meats, seasoning blends, confections, and nutritional supplements. This segment is also involved in producing and marketing human grade choline nutrient products for wellness applications. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment offers REASHURE Choline, an encapsulated choline product; NITROSHURE, an encapsulated urea supplement; NIASHURE, a microencapsulated niacin product for dairy cows; and chelated minerals and specialty nutritional products for the animal health industry. This segment also provides choline chloride for animal health; certain derivatives of choline chloride for industrial applications; and methylamines. The company sells its products through its sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. Balchem Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New Hampton, New York. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $50.00 1yr Target $71.00 No. of Brokers 2 1yr Cap Gain 42.00% Dividend $0.26 Yield 0.52% 1yr Tot Ret 42.52% 3yr RevGR 9.64% 3yr EarnGR 8.89% 3yr DivGR 19.90% Payout 18.84% EPS (ttm) $1.38 P/E 35.97 PEG 1.50 |
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| A. Schulman, Inc. A. Schulman, Inc. (SHLM) supplies plastic compounds and resins for packaging, automotive, consumer products, and industrial applications. It offers carbon black and white color concentrates, absorptive concentrates that reduce odors, and anti-static concentrates; additive solutions, which enhance the appearance and performance of plastics; and application solutions, such as solutions that minimize the use of plastics or incorporate the use of either recycled plastics or renewable-based polymers. The company also provides polymer solutions, which provide customized cross-linked resins; multi-component blends, including polyolefins, nylons, polyesters, elastomers, ionomers, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; and formulating know-how with fiber reinforcements, such as glass and carbon, nano-reinforcements, flame retardants, impact modifiers, and UV stabilization. In addition, it offers specialty powders that include size reduction and resins for the injection, blow molding, and rotational molding markets; jet milling services used for products requiring very fine particle size, such as additives for printing inks, adhesives, waxes, and cosmetics; cryogenic milling services for heat sensitive materials; and tolling services. Further, the company provides custom performance colors, including standard and customized colors, organic and inorganic pigments, high chroma colors in translucent or opaque formats, and special effects. Additionally, it buys, repackages, and re-sells polymers for various processing types comprising injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and film and sheet extrusion. The company’s products are also used in a range of markets, such as mobility, building and construction, electronics and electrical, agriculture, personal care and hygiene, custom services, sports, leisure, and home. It has operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. A. Schulman, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $39.74 1yr Target $39.00 No. of Brokers 1 1yr Cap Gain -1.87% Dividend $0.80 Yield 2.01% 1yr Tot Ret 0.14% 3yr RevGR 10.18% 3yr EarnGR -17.09% 3yr DivGR 9.04% Payout 95.23% EPS (ttm) $0.84 P/E 31.54 PEG 2.07 |
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| FutureFuel Corporation FutureFuel Corp. (FF), through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells diversified chemical products, biofuels, and biobased specialty chemical products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Biofuels and Chemicals. The Biofuels segment produces and sells biodiesel. It also sells petrodiesel in blends; ships refined petroleum products on a common carrier pipeline; and buys and sells petroleum products. This segment markets its biodiesel products directly to customers through trucks, rail, and barges in the United States. The Chemicals segment manufactures and sells custom manufacturing products, including nonanoyloxybenzene-sulfonate, a bleach activator used in household detergents; a proprietary herbicide and intermediates for life sciences companies; chlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoters and antioxidant precursors; and a biocide intermediate for chemical companies. Its custom manufacturing product portfolio also includes products that are used in the agricultural chemical, coatings, chemical intermediates, industrial and consumer cleaning, oil and gas, and specialty polymers. In addition, this segment offers performance chemicals, such as a family of polymer modifiers, and various small-volume specialty chemicals and solvents for various applications; and a family of acetal based solvents, including diethoxymethane, dimethoxymethane, dibutoxymethane, glycerol formal, and phenol sulfonic acid. Its chemical products are used in various markets and end uses comprising detergent, agrochemical, automotive, photographic imaging, coatings, nutrition, and polymer additives. The company was formerly known as Viceroy Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to FutureFuel Corp. in October 2006. FutureFuel Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $15.76 1yr Target $21.00 No. of Brokers 2 1yr Cap Gain 33.24% Dividend $0.48 Yield 3.04% 1yr Tot Ret 36.28% 3yr RevGR 26.31% 3yr EarnGR 39.76% 3yr DivGR 11.08% Payout 31.57% EPS (ttm) $1.52 P/E 10.30 PEG 0.90 |
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| Aceto Corporation Aceto Corporation (ACET), together with its subsidiaries, sources, markets, sells, and distributes pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, finished dosage form generics, nutraceutical products, agricultural protection products, and specialty chemicals. The company operates in three segments: Human Health, Pharmaceutical Ingredients, and Performance Chemicals. The Human Health segment supplies raw materials used in the production of nutritional and packaged dietary supplements, including vitamins, amino acids, iron compounds, and bio chemicals used in pharmaceutical and nutritional preparations. It markets and distributes its generic prescription and over the counter pharmaceutical products to wholesalers, chain drug stores, distributors, mass market merchandisers, and others. The Pharmaceutical Ingredients segment offers active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates to various generic drug companies. The Performance Chemicals segment provides specialty chemicals, such as antioxidants, photo initiators, catalysts, curatives, brighteners, and adhesion promoters, which make plastics, surface coatings, textiles, fuels, and lubricants; diazos and couplers used in microfilms and blueprints, as well as in the photo tooling of printed circuit boards; and organic intermediates and colorants. Its raw materials are also used in electronic parts and binders. This segment also offers agricultural protection products comprising herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, which control weed growth and the spread of insects and microorganisms; and sprout inhibitors for potatoes. The company serves various companies in the industrial chemical, agricultural, and human health and pharmaceutical industries primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Aceto Corporation was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York. (Daily Chart) |  31 July 2014 Price $16.76 1yr Target $23.00 No. of Brokers 2 1yr Cap Gain 37.23% Dividend $0.24 Yield 1.43% 1yr Tot Ret 38.66% 3yr RevGR 12.82% 3yr EarnGR 45.49% 3yr DivGR 3.19% Payout 23.76% EPS (ttm) $1.01 P/E 16.43 PEG 0.68 |
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