Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an American global provider of water, hygiene
and infection preventions solutions and services to the food, healthcare, hospitality, and industrial
markets. It was founded as Economics Laboratory in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn, and renamed
"Ecolab" in 1986. This is a trusted partner at nearly there million customer locations. Ecolab is the
global leader in water hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people
and vital resources.

Profitability Ratios:
Profit Margin Net income/sales 10.46% 9.74%
Return on asset Net income/total assets 7.47% 7.12%
Return on equity Net income/stockholder's equity 17.95% 17.86%
Asset Utilization Ratios:  
Receivable turnover Sales(credit)/account receivable 5.33 5.51
Average collection period Account receivable/average daily credit sales N/A N/A
Inventory turnover Sales/inventory 9.90 9.49
Fixed asset turnover Sales/fixed assets 0.93 0.95
Total asset turnover Sales/total assets 0.70 0.73
Liquidity Ratios:  
Current ratio Current asset/current liabilities 1.33 1.27
Quick ratio (Current assets -inventory)/current liabilities 0.92 0.85
Debt Utilization Ratios:  
Debt to total assets total debt/total assets 58.19% 59.88%
Their mission is to be the leading global innovator, developer and provider of cleaning,
sanitation and maintenance products, systems, and services.