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Address: 9900 W. 109TH STREET
SUITE 100 
City: OVERLAND PARK 
State: KS 
Zip Code: 66210 
Telephone: 913-344-9200 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 1400
(As filed with the SEC)  

Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a leading producer of minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer ("SOP") and magnesium chloride. As of December 31, 2010, we operated 11 production and packaging facilities, including the largest rock salt mine in the world in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, and the largest rock salt mine in the U.K. in Winsford, Cheshire. Our solar evaporation facility located in Ogden, Utah, is the largest solar salt production site in North America. We provide highway deicing salt to customers in North America and the U.K. and specialty fertilizer to growers and fertilizer distributors worldwide. We also produce and market consumer deicing and water conditioning products, ingredients used in consumer and commercial food preparation, and other mineral-based products for consumer, agricultural and industrial applications. In the U.K.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20114.970.45013.44
06/20114.530.45019.00
03/20114.430.45021.11
12/20104.510.39019.79
09/20104.560.39016.80
06/20104.750.39014.80
03/20104.840.39016.58
12/20094.920.35513.66

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity8.27Total Liab/Total Assets0.69
Net Inc/Total Assets0.14Total Liab/Inv Cap0.83
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.16Total Liab/Comm Equity42.12
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.18Interest Coverage Ratio9.60
Net Inc/Net Sales0.14Curr Debt/Equity0.01
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.23LTD/Equity1.39
SG&A/NetSales0.08Total Debt/Equity1.40
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover5.40Quick Ratio1.73
Inventory Turnover3.15Current Ratio2.86
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.40
Net Sales/Work Cap3.15Inv/Curr Assets0.39
Net Sales/PP&E2.00  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 229.10 179.90 390.60 356.30
Cost of Goods Sold 158.10 135.60 283.00 249.30
Selling & Admin Exps 22.40 22.20 23.00 24.30
Operating Income 48.60 22.10 84.60 82.70
Interest Exp 5.00 5.20 5.70 6.20
Pretax Income 45.30 17.30 78.30 71.00
Other Income 1.70 0.40 -0.60 -5.50
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 34.60 14.00 56.50 61.10

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 123.40 158.00 177.60 91.10
Receivables - Total 144.10 114.40 149.40 211.00
Inventories - Total 185.80 168.80 128.40 205.00
Total Current Assets 458.40 447.30 463.60 521.40
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 551.30 566.80 555.70 533.80
Total Assets 1,125.10 1,129.80 1,132.60 1,114.30
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 122.60 113.90 125.00 178.40
Debt in Current Liabilities 4.20 4.20 4.20 4.20
Total Current Liabilities 126.80 118.10 129.20 182.60
Long-Term Debt 479.50 480.50 481.50 482.50
Total Liabilities 716.40 717.20 726.50 766.50
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40
Retained Earnings 343.60 324.00 325.00 283.60
Treasury Stock -4.70 -4.70 -4.70 -4.90
Total Stockholders' Equity 408.70 412.60 406.10 347.80
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 1,125.10 1,129.80 1,132.60 1,114.30

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 6.70 23.30 170.80 73.10
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -19.00 -28.40 -72.40 -35.30
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -15.80 -14.70 -14.00 -18.80

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/2006660.7055.001.69
12/2007857.3080.002.43
12/20081,167.70159.504.81
12/2009963.10163.904.92
12/20101,068.90150.604.51
Growth Rates12.7828.6427.81

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/1122830,17791.68




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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