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Address: 551 FIFTH AVENUE
SUITE 300 
City: NEW YORK 
State: NY 
Zip Code: 10176 
Telephone: 212 297-0200 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 7340
(As filed with the SEC)  

ABM Industries Incorporated ("ABM") is a leading facility services contractor in the United States. With 2007 revenues in excess of $2.8 billion, ABM and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "we") provide janitorial, parking, security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities throughout the United States and in British Columbia, Canada. ABM was reincorporated in Delaware on March 19, 1985, as the successor to a business founded in California in 1909. On November 14, 2007, ABM acquired OneSource Services, Inc. ("OneSource"), a company formed under the laws of Belize with US operations headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The consideration was $365.0 million, which was paid by a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's line of credit.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
04/20091.150.13015.23
01/20091.190.13012.48
10/20081.030.12515.85
07/20081.070.12522.36
04/20080.870.12524.07
01/20080.990.12520.93
10/20071.040.12022.62
07/20071.980.12012.71

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 10/31

Profitability 2008 Leverage 2008
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.28Total Liab/Total Assets0.58
Net Inc/Total Assets0.03Total Liab/Inv Cap0.76
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.04Total Liab/Comm Equity5.58
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.02Interest Coverage Ratio6.55
Net Inc/Net Sales0.01Curr Debt/EquityNA
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.02LTD/Equity0.36
SG&A/NetSales0.97Total Debt/Equity0.36
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover7.57Quick Ratio1.76
Inventory TurnoverNACurrent Ratio1.76
Inventory Day SalesNANet Rec/Curr Assets0.85
Net Sales/Work Cap13.23Inv/Curr Assets0.00
Net Sales/PP&E59.34  

Income Statement (Millions)

  4/30/2009 1/31/2009 10/31/2008 7/31/2008
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 855.71 887.47 886.88 875.54
Cost of Goods Sold -787.27 787.27 -2,447.89 781.65
Selling & Admin Exps 1,617.68 71.39 3,304.65 61.25
Operating Income 22.62 25.99 25.83 34.62
Interest Exp 1.31 1.67 3.27 3.34
Pretax Income 21.31 24.33 22.56 31.28
Other Income NA NA NA NA
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 12.78 14.22 11.58 16.41

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 4/30/2009 1/31/2009 10/31/2008 7/31/2008
Cash & Short Term Investments NA 11.96 0.71 5.29
Receivables - Total 522.06 554.09 542.84 542.84
Inventories - Total NA NA 0.64 0.93
Total Current Assets 611.94 654.84 635.07 693.08
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 59.63 61.65 61.07 59.43
Total Assets 1,521.18 1,571.64 1,549.91 1,611.49
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 339.32 369.89 351.01 359.77
Debt in Current Liabilities NA NA NA NA
Total Current Liabilities 351.65 375.31 361.09 376.57
Long-Term Debt 182.00 227.00 230.00 285.00
Total Liabilities 857.46 918.23 905.86 974.05
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 0.51 0.58 0.58 0.58
Retained Earnings 498.72 492.63 485.14 479.64
Treasury Stock NA -122.34 -122.34 -122.34
Total Stockholders' Equity 663.72 653.41 644.05 637.44
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 1,521.18 1,571.64 1,549.91 1,611.49

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 4/30/2009 1/31/2009 10/31/2008 7/31/2008
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 41.12 26.08 31.77 15.58
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -2.47 -5.65 25.00 -10.06
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -50.62 -9.18 -61.35 -17.63

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
10/20042,416.2230.47--
10/20052,587.7657.940.86
10/20062,792.6793.201.88
10/20072,842.8152.441.04
10/20083,623.5945.431.03
Growth Rates10.6610.50--

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional03/31/0913639,32776.60




Report Date : 6/23/2009

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