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NALL STREET JOURNAL J\jne 18, 1935
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" `l haifc'ieefri IwVffotfJtofaawio ChemloM^a., i
stock for sotnS .tvniev-6/ttd M tffcotoi >fter<tt flood j '..
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ootf gnou^fc tti summarize the. situation, of tf$fo ;..
e^fcjpcwiif and tfce '|rasp0&&- Jot:, the $to<tyt,ifc .
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8 VFew industrial' enterprises. <Wi match ^Uifc '
record -of WdnsantoChemital Co; , during recent:
years; Not only ^aa 'it ^hie under the -ifrorst
[depression conditions to yrhtain fa sizable por-'
I tion at the.earning powqr registered, in the prs-i
; perous t*&20s,ihut With, the earnings base subr,
I stantiatft'cJJttJhdened ./'by virtue . of vigorous
! prosecution of an expansion program--carry?.
tag it from 'the relatively Stable medicinal]
chemical field into; manufacture -ofheavy chenM
Jcals--, it-"has since attained to "a profits star;,
ture overshadowing that of any previous year.?
Adjusted to the 864,OQO capital shares outstand-:
ing after -payment 1% April, last ye^r/ of a;
100% stock dividend,< share ' earnings: 'rose' - to]
$3.21: }n 1934, from$ij.57 tay-the preceding 12'
months, which compared witft\$l.i9 in 1932.
And further projection <?f the earnings uptrend
thus far' .this ye^''combines; -with prospects'
for the. period ditpctly ahead ip suggtest the]
likelihood of respite for'the:fuUfyedj: marking
a new-high-record;; : ' _ : > 'iv ,1]. ' |
' Throligh more' recent; further^, expansion -of
properties; Mohsanto ChemicalCo. hah'increased;
to 959,554 the'.number of' outstanding . capital
shares, which are outranked'by $913,000 10-year
: notes, and by $1,940,000 preferred stock tested
< late hi 1934 by' the British subsidiary incident
] to substantial: increase in producing, facilities.'
5 Limfidl]resources; are .in excellent order; 'and;
1 while proposed outlays qf additional'sizable sums
ion properties .probably -will serve io delay up,-.
L-ward.'revision of the $1 'aiuiual dividend rate',
Stockholders seemingly can expect continuation
trf moderate "cx'tra" disbursements: ' Although
having' afecOrded considerable. reedgnitioh to
recep/pgaland itnmediately 'jprospective AarfiJ
tags ;'mW`ta- it3 rise 'Ito: current level of .-76,,
the Stock;'doea not appear extravagently yap-
praised in relation toVchemical company equity'
issues as a- group. Nor is it without interest
ing possibilities /dr profit to one genuinely op
timistic on prospects. for industrial trends from
here out.
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