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Address: 39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD  
City: DANBURY 
State: CT 
Zip Code: 06810-5113 
Telephone: 203-837-2000 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2810
(As filed with the SEC)  

Praxair, Inc. (Praxair or the company) was founded in 1907 and became an independent publicly traded company in 1992. Praxair was the first company in the United States to produce oxygen from air using a cryogenic process and continues to be a major technological innovator in the industrial gases industry. Praxair is the largest industrial gas supplier in North and South America, is rapidly growing in Asia, and has strong, well-established businesses in Europe. Praxair's primary products for its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene). The company also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases for internal use and external sale. The company's surface technologies segment, operated through Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
12/20115.450.50019.61
09/20114.500.50020.77
06/20114.310.50025.15
03/20114.120.50024.66
12/20103.840.45024.86
09/20104.490.45020.10
06/20104.320.45017.59
03/20104.090.45020.29

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity-1.80Total Liab/Total Assets0.62
Net Inc/Total Assets0.08Total Liab/Inv Cap0.74
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.09Total Liab/Comm Equity-14.26
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.19Interest Coverage RatioNA
Net Inc/Net Sales0.12Curr Debt/Equity0.07
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.19LTD/Equity0.89
SG&A/NetSales0.13Total Debt/Equity0.96
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover6.24Quick Ratio0.94
Inventory Turnover14.83Current Ratio1.13
Inventory Day Sales0.04Net Rec/Curr Assets0.70
Net Sales/Work Cap37.75Inv/Curr Assets0.17
Net Sales/PP&E1.06  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 2,896.00 2,858.00 2,702.00 2,623.00
Cost of Goods Sold 1,684.00 1,640.00 1,536.00 1,492.00
Selling & Admin Exps 308.00 308.00 309.00 363.00
Operating Income 632.00 627.00 591.00 505.00
Interest Exp NA NA NA NA
Pretax Income 602.00 585.00 556.00 477.00
Other Income NA NA NA NA
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 429.00 425.00 398.00 133.00

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 125.00 80.00 86.00 39.00
Receivables - Total 1,860.00 1,925.00 1,834.00 1,664.00
Inventories - Total 445.00 450.00 416.00 399.00
Total Current Assets 2,704.00 2,758.00 2,598.00 2,378.00
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 9,754.00 10,079.00 9,784.00 9,532.00
Total Assets 15,902.00 16,410.00 15,834.00 15,274.00
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 855.00 885.00 777.00 920.00
Debt in Current Liabilities 501.00 434.00 357.00 402.00
Total Current Liabilities 2,169.00 1,996.00 1,921.00 2,110.00
Long-Term Debt 5,809.00 5,685.00 5,481.00 5,155.00
Total Liabilities 10,149.00 10,010.00 9,669.00 9,482.00
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 368.00 370.00 372.00 353.00
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
Retained Earnings 8,275.00 7,997.00 7,721.00 7,475.00
Treasury Stock -4,940.00 -4,686.00 -4,495.00 -4,371.00
Total Stockholders' Equity 5,753.00 6,400.00 6,165.00 5,792.00
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 15,902.00 16,410.00 15,834.00 15,274.00

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 732.00 573.00 359.00 290.00
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -474.00 -506.00 -304.00 -457.00
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -194.00 -75.00 -10.00 132.00

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20068,324.00988.003.00
12/20079,402.001,177.003.62
12/200810,796.001,211.003.80
12/20098,956.001,254.004.01
12/201010,116.001,195.003.84
Growth Rates5.004.876.37

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11816268,59989.60




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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