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Address: 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD  
City: MARYSVILLE 
State: OH 
Zip Code: 43041 
Telephone: 937-644-0011 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 2870
(As filed with the SEC)  

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, an Ohio corporation ("Scotts Miracle-Gro" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Company"), traces its roots to two businesses launched by entrepreneurs. In 1868, Civil War veteran O.M. Scott launched a seed business in Marysville, Ohio, based on the conviction that "farmers shall have clean, weed-free fields." Beginning in 1907, the Company expanded its reach by selling grass seed to consumers and eventually exited the agricultural market. By 1988 - both through innovation and acquisition - the Company had become a leading marketer of lawn fertilizer, grass seed and growing media products within the United States. Separately, Horace Hagedorn and his partner Otto Stern launched Stern's Miracle-Gro Products, Inc. in 1951 in New York. Their easy-to-use plant food quickly revolutionized the gardening category.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
12/20092.380.12516.52
09/20092.320.12518.51
06/20092.030.12517.27
03/20090.12NA289.17
12/2008-0.160.125N/E
09/2008-0.170.125N/E
06/2008-0.230.125N/E
03/20081.36NA23.84

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 09/30

Profitability 2009 Leverage 2009
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.48Total Liab/Total Assets0.74
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap1.26
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.12Total Liab/Comm Equity5.11
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.07Interest Coverage Ratio4.74
Net Inc/Net Sales0.05Curr Debt/Equity0.27
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.08LTD/Equity1.11
SG&A/NetSales0.26Total Debt/Equity1.39
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover7.78Quick Ratio0.84
Inventory Turnover4.69Current Ratio1.44
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.37
Net Sales/Work Cap9.40Inv/Curr Assets0.42
Net Sales/PP&E8.50  

Income Statement (Millions)

  1/2/2010 9/30/2009 6/27/2009 3/28/2009
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 302.20 583.40 1,280.00 960.10
Cost of Goods Sold 237.10 423.70 793.20 601.80
Selling & Admin Exps 132.70 209.10 226.30 227.60
Operating Income -67.60 -42.70 245.70 136.90
Interest Exp 10.70 10.50 13.70 15.90
Pretax Income -78.30 -53.20 232.00 121.00
Other Income NA 0.00 NA NA
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income -57.70 -14.90 147.80 77.40

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 1/2/2010 9/30/2009 6/27/2009 3/28/2009
Cash & Short Term Investments 52.50 71.60 149.60 48.10
Receivables - Total 274.80 401.30 779.00 1,008.40
Inventories - Total 657.90 458.90 547.40 667.60
Total Current Assets 1,154.80 1,090.90 1,613.40 1,884.00
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 372.10 369.70 335.90 335.50
Total Assets 2,286.00 2,220.10 2,709.20 2,967.90
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 296.10 190.00 269.40 352.30
Debt in Current Liabilities 166.70 160.40 152.50 396.00
Total Current Liabilities 728.10 756.80 958.30 1,131.00
Long-Term Debt 798.80 649.70 991.20 1,196.20
Total Liabilities 1,747.50 1,635.60 2,107.20 2,514.70
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 437.70 451.50 463.80 460.80
Retained Earnings 271.10 337.50 359.70 220.00
Treasury Stock -105.40 -131.70 -161.70 -164.40
Total Stockholders' Equity 538.50 584.50 602.00 453.20
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 2,286.00 2,220.10 2,709.20 2,967.90

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 1/2/2010 9/30/2009 6/27/2009 3/28/2009
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities -176.70 261.10 622.40 -446.60
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 4.20 -47.10 -7.60 -11.00
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 154.60 -293.00 -512.90 457.60

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
09/20052,369.30100.600.74
09/20062,697.10132.701.91
09/20072,871.80113.401.69
09/20082,981.80-10.90-0.17
09/20093,141.50153.302.32
Growth Rates7.31----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/0926443,51565.36




Report Date : 3/1/2010

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