Praxair is one of the largest industrial gases companies in North and South America. Praxair's primary products for its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases and process gases. The company's surface technology segment, operated through Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders. The company also designs, engineers and builds equipment that produces industrial gases through its global supply systems.
Looking at a few key industries, such as chemical manufacturing, one can usually summarize the strength of a nation’s economy. So many industries rely on the raw products of these companies. Fuel additives and detergents are probably the most common encounter we have with products from these firms. They also produce pharmaceuticals, polymers, resins, monomers, plastics, agricultural chemicals, and industrial gases. Just a few of the industries that use these items are aerospace, beverage, electronic, food processing, automotive, and construction.
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| Totals |
Company |
Industry |
| Sales: |
$8,956.0 Mil |
$141,648.6 Mil |
| Market Cap: |
$34,756.2 Mil |
$178,847.9 Mil |
| Analysts Recommendation: |
Buy |
Buy |
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| Averages |
Company |
Industry |
 |
| Growth |
| Historic Revenue: |
(17.0%) |
(18.9%) |
| Estimated Revenue: |
N/A |
N/A |
| Historic Earnings: |
(5.0%) |
(22.2%) |
| Estimated Earnings: |
34.8% |
56.9% |
| Stock Price (1 Year): |
6.6% |
21.6% |
| Cash per Share: |
41.4% |
73.4% |
| Dividend: |
50.0% |
48.3% |
| Price |
| Trailing PE: |
21.0 |
23.2 |
| Forward PE: |
17.1 |
13.5 |
| Price-to-Sales: |
3.1 |
N/A |
| Price-to-Book: |
6.3 |
6.4 |
| Dividend Yield: |
2.1% |
2.2% |
| Market Cap: |
$34,756.2 Mil |
$22,356.0 Mil |
| Operations |
| Net Margin: |
14.9% |
10.8% |
| Gross Margin: |
43.8% |
27.5% |
| Return on Equity: |
.2 |
.3 |
| Return on Assets: |
.1 |
.1 |
| Balance Sheet |
| Current Ratio: |
1.2 |
1.8 |
| Quick Ratio: |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Cash Ratio: |
.0 |
.4 |
| Debt-to-Equity: |
1.5 |
3.8 |
| Interest Coverage: |
.0 |
.1 |
| Technicals |
| Relative-Strength Index: |
68.3 |
N/A |
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