| Ticker Symbol: | CHD |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 469 North Harrison Street Princeton NJ 08543-5297 609-683-5900 |
| CEO/President: | James R. Craigie |
| Industry: | Soap and Cleaning Products / Standard Industry Code: 2840 |
| Description: | Church & Dwight Co, Inc. is the world\'s leading producer of sodium bicarbonate, (baking soda), a versatile chemical which performs a broad range of functions such as cleaning, deodorizing, leavening and buffering. The Company specializes in sodium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate-based products, along with other products which use the same raw materials or technology. They sell their products, primarily under the ARM & HAMMER(R) trademark, to consumers through supermarkets, drug stores and mass merchandisers;and to industrial customers/distributors. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 66,630 (000) | Market Value: | 3,805,910 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 79.01% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 7.00% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 630.67 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 48.99 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.73 | P/E Ratio: | 21 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 0.73 on 11/04/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 2.62 |
| Most Recent Split: | 3-2 on 09/02/04 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .36 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.090 on 11/06/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | .63% |


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