Company Information

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Address: EDENS & WINNETKA ROAD  
City: NORTHFIELD 
State: IL 
Zip Code: 60093 
Telephone: 847-446-7500 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2840
(As filed with the SEC)  

Stepan Company, which was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware on February 19, 1959, and its subsidiaries (the "Company") produce specialty and intermediate chemicals, which are sold to other manufacturers and then made into a variety of end products. The Company has three reportable segments: surfactants, polymers and specialty products. Surfactants refer to chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces; they can provide actions such as detergency (i.e., the ability of water to remove soil from another surface), wetting and foaming, dispersing, emulsification (aiding two dissimilar liquids to mix), demulsification, viscosity modifications and biocidal disinfectants. Surfactants are the basic cleaning agent in detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, fine fabrics, floors and walls.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20116.010.26011.18
06/20116.040.26011.74
03/20115.700.26012.72
12/20105.900.26012.93
09/20105.920.2409.98
06/20105.990.24011.42
03/20106.290.2408.89
12/20095.840.24011.10

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity1.16Total Liab/Total Assets0.57
Net Inc/Total Assets0.08Total Liab/Inv Cap0.80
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.11Total Liab/Comm Equity8.21
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.07Interest Coverage RatioNA
Net Inc/Net Sales0.05Curr Debt/Equity0.09
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.05LTD/Equity0.46
SG&A/NetSales0.06Total Debt/Equity0.55
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover7.66Quick Ratio1.61
Inventory Turnover13.96Current Ratio2.08
Inventory Day Sales0.03Net Rec/Curr Assets0.48
Net Sales/Work Cap6.44Inv/Curr Assets0.23
Net Sales/PP&E4.05  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 499.34 476.99 422.60 360.79
Cost of Goods Sold 435.26 407.40 360.81 310.27
Selling & Admin Exps 20.59 24.85 21.70 28.23
Operating Income 33.40 34.08 29.85 13.33
Interest Exp NA NA NA NA
Pretax Income 28.23 31.33 27.14 12.21
Other Income -2.03 0.25 0.31 0.91
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 19.17 20.87 18.76 8.49

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 32.41 25.60 52.74 111.20
Receivables - Total 301.34 302.93 276.35 207.42
Inventories - Total 137.21 159.49 119.24 96.55
Total Current Assets 489.11 504.59 462.09 427.83
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 366.81 368.77 366.79 353.59
Total Assets 892.00 910.93 858.12 811.43
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 212.85 226.73 203.42 174.02
Debt in Current Liabilities 36.41 35.81 36.58 31.61
Total Current Liabilities 249.26 262.53 240.00 205.63
Long-Term Debt 150.22 154.96 149.10 159.96
Total Liabilities 495.62 513.75 484.25 461.94
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 3.95 3.82 3.65 3.58
Preferred Stock 12.96 13.00 13.00 13.00
Common Stock 11.69 11.60 11.59 11.51
Retained Earnings 356.16 339.82 321.77 305.83
Treasury Stock -43.00 -41.36 -40.36 -39.11
Total Stockholders' Equity 396.37 397.17 373.87 349.49
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 892.00 910.93 858.12 811.43

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 33.89 4.13 -25.45 19.94
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -21.95 -31.79 -22.70 -20.42
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -3.11 0.38 -11.04 0.05

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20061,172.586.670.63
12/20071,329.9015.121.50
12/20081,600.1337.173.52
12/20091,276.3863.055.84
12/20101,431.1265.435.90
Growth Rates5.1176.9774.94

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/111165,88857.57




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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