Company Information

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Address: 451 FLORIDA STREET  
City: BATON ROUGE 
State: LA 
Zip Code: 70801 
Telephone: 225-388-8011 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2821
(As filed with the SEC)  

Albemarle Corporation was incorporated in Virginia in 1993. Our principal executive offices are located at 330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, and our principal operations offices are located at 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801. Unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms "Albemarle," "we," "us," "our" or "the company" mean Albemarle Corporation and our consolidated subsidiaries. We are a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals. Our products and services enhance the value of our customers' end-products by improving performance, providing essential product attributes, lowering cost and simplifying processing. We sell a highly diversified mix of products to a wide range of customers, including manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals and agrichemicals, and petroleum refiners.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
03/20091.710.12512.73
12/20082.100.12010.62
09/20082.550.12012.09
06/20082.550.12015.65
03/20082.440.12014.97
12/20072.360.10517.48
09/20072.410.10518.34
06/20071.820.10521.17

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2008 Leverage 2008
Net Inc/Comm Equity213.41Total Liab/Total Assets0.63
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap0.75
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.08Total Liab/Comm Equity1985.65
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.07Interest Coverage Ratio5.80
Net Inc/Net Sales0.08Curr Debt/Equity0.02
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.13LTD/Equity0.93
SG&A/NetSales0.10Total Debt/Equity0.95
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover6.15Quick Ratio1.46
Inventory Turnover3.68Current Ratio2.69
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.31
Net Sales/Work Cap3.33Inv/Curr Assets0.46
Net Sales/PP&E2.44  

Income Statement (Millions)

  3/31/2009 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 486.59 517.73 660.46 620.75
Cost of Goods Sold 396.09 394.63 506.28 457.77
Selling & Admin Exps 45.43 64.12 59.90 67.60
Operating Income 28.93 -17.58 76.89 77.79
Interest Exp 6.27 9.70 9.82 8.44
Pretax Income 21.52 -28.75 64.36 71.29
Other Income -1.13 -1.47 -2.72 1.94
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 26.95 13.11 56.18 61.66

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 3/31/2009 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008
Cash & Short Term Investments 183.90 253.30 207.21 168.48
Receivables - Total 313.83 367.53 486.10 476.84
Inventories - Total 440.21 538.86 521.26 558.82
Total Current Assets 1,001.58 1,178.92 1,214.57 1,204.14
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 1,005.12 1,012.35 1,033.82 1,063.44
Total Assets 2,685.09 2,872.72 3,021.59 3,069.16
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 296.64 412.17 352.80 408.82
Debt in Current Liabilities 26.26 26.20 24.61 21.17
Total Current Liabilities 322.90 438.37 377.41 429.99
Long-Term Debt 891.88 987.37 944.03 869.84
Total Liabilities 1,671.70 1,806.95 1,767.83 1,760.48
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 52.26 50.71 NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.92
Retained Earnings 1,169.35 1,165.50 1,170.30 1,125.07
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,013.39 1,065.77 1,253.76 1,308.68
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 2,685.09 2,872.72 3,021.59 3,069.16

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 3/31/2009 12/31/2008 9/30/2008 6/30/2008
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities -4.10 166.12 55.07 76.58
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -37.72 -44.46 -59.84 -40.47
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -26.68 -61.10 50.57 -1.63

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20041,513.7454.840.64
12/20052,107.50114.871.20
12/20062,368.51142.970.74
12/20072,336.19229.692.36
12/20082,467.11194.202.10
Growth Rates12.9937.1834.59

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional03/31/0923468,11674.49




Report Date : 6/23/2009

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