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108.44 (1y: +50%)

Market Cap	57.51 B	P/E(ttm)	23.30
Enterprise Value	54.93 B	P/B	4.90

MON- NYSE (USA)
Monsanto Company

Currently 3/5

Business Predictability Rank: 3-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 3-Star stocks: 8.2% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 11%.
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Market Cap $M	57,510	Revenue $M	14,728	Net Margin (%)	15.1	Z-Score	5.9
Enterprise Value $M	55,999	EPS $	4.7	Operating Margin %	23.3	F-Score	7
P/E(ttm))	23.3	Cash Flow Per Share $	4.9	Pre-tax Margin (%)	22.1	Higher ROA y-y	Y
Price/Book	4.9	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	17.8	Quick Ratio	1.6	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	4.0	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	2.1	Current Ratio	2.3	Lower Leverage y-y	N
Price/Cash Flow	18.5	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	19.4	ROA % (ttm)	10.1	Higher Current Ratio y-y	Y
Dividend Yield %	1.3	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	17.3	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	40.0	Shares Outstanding M	536	ROI % (ttm)	14.7	Gross Margin Increase y-y	Y

Gurus Latest Trades with MON

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Total Records: 125 Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
MON	Julian Robertson	2013-03-31	Buy	2.7%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	New holding, 192000 sh.	192,000
MON	Steve Mandel	2013-03-31	Add	0.72%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	Add 24.34%	6,662,550
MON	Andreas Halvorsen	2013-03-31	Buy	0.31%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	New holding, 495112 sh.	495,112
MON	John Hussman	2013-03-31	Buy	0.29%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	New holding, 75000 sh.	75,000
MON	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	Add	0.06%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	Add 69.01%	141,804
MON	John Burbank	2013-03-31	Sold Out	-0.91%	$94.65 - $105.63 ($101.37)	$ 108.38	7%	Sold Out	0
MON	John Burbank	2012-12-31	Add	0.15%	$83.84 - $94.1 ($89.34)	$ 108.38	21%	Add 20.14%	249,300
MON	Ray Dalio	2012-12-31	Add	0.04%	$83.84 - $94.1 ($89.34)	$ 108.38	21%	Add 93.31%	83,903
MON	George Soros	2012-12-31	Sold Out	-0.21%	$83.84 - $94.1 ($89.34)	$ 108.38	21%	Sold Out	0
MON	Joel Greenblatt	2012-12-31	Reduce	-0.04%	$83.84 - $94.1 ($89.34)	$ 108.38	21%	Reduce -60.65%	3,841
MON	John Burbank	2012-09-30	Buy	0.86%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	New holding, 207500 sh.	207,500
MON	Ken Heebner	2012-09-30	Buy	0.76%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	New holding, 330000 sh.	330,000
MON	George Soros	2012-09-30	Buy	0.21%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	New holding, 144000 sh.	144,000
MON	Ron Baron	2012-09-30	Add		$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	Add 24.09%	34,018
MON	Brian Rogers	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-1.1%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	Sold Out	0
MON	Steve Mandel	2012-09-30	Reduce	-0.84%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	Reduce -21.46%	6,328,874
MON	Ray Dalio	2012-09-30	Reduce	-0.02%	$81.96 - $91.37 ($86.91)	$ 108.38	25%	Reduce -28.51%	43,403
MON	Steve Mandel	2012-06-30	Add	0.75%	$70.26 - $82.03 ($76.44)	$ 108.38	42%	Add 23.82%	8,058,039
MON	Tom Gayner	2012-06-30	Buy	0.1%	$70.26 - $82.03 ($76.44)	$ 108.38	42%	New holding, 26100 sh.	26,100
MON	Ray Dalio	2012-06-30	Buy	0.08%	$70.26 - $82.03 ($76.44)	$ 108.38	42%	New holding, 60714 sh.	60,714
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Total Records: 125 Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7

MON is held by these Gurus:

Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
MON	Andreas Halvorsen	2013-03-31	495,112	0.09	0.31	New Buy
MON	Julian Robertson	2013-03-31	192,000	0.04	2.7	New Buy
MON	John Hussman	2013-03-31	75,000	0.01	0.29	New Buy
MON	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	141,804	0.03	0.14	+69.01%
MON	Steve Mandel	2013-03-31	6,662,550	1.24	3.7	+24.34%
MON	Ron Baron	2013-03-31	36,814	0.01	0.02	+8.03%
MON	Tom Gayner	2013-03-31	35,700	0.01	0.14	+0.85%
MON	John Griffin	2013-03-31	3,035,000	0.57	4
MON	Irving Kahn	2013-03-31	8,898	0	0.14	-1.35%
MON	Mario Gabelli	2013-03-31	140,460	0.03	0.1	-1.77%
MON	PRIMECAP Management	2013-03-31	12,010,767	2.24	1.9	-2.26%
MON	Ken Heebner	2013-03-31	320,000	0.06	0.82	-3.03%
MON	Ken Fisher	2013-03-31	2,433	0	0	-3.68%
MON	Joel Greenblatt	2013-03-31	3,689	0	0.02	-3.96%
MON	Chris Davis	2013-03-31	9,200,094	1.72	2.4	-12.28%
MON	Meridian Funds	2013-03-31	126,700	0.02	0.49	-16.7%
MON	John Burbank	2013-03-31	0	0	0	Sold Out

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MON: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
Snively David F	EVP, Secy & Gen. Counsel	2013-05-13	Sell	106,366	$107.24	1.06	view
Courduroux Pierre	Sr. VP and CFO	2013-05-01	Sell	5,720	$105.47	2.76	view
GRANT HUGH	Chairman & CEO	2013-04-10	Sell	248,960	$105.43	2.8	view
FRALEY ROBERT T	EVP, Chief Technology Officer	2013-04-09	Sell	93,198	$105.01	3.21	view
Preete Kerry J	EVP, Global Strategy	2013-04-09	Sell	25,490	$105.56	2.67	view
BEGEMANN BRETT D	President & CCO	2013-04-08	Sell	42,560	$105.13	3.09	view
MIZELL STEVEN	Exec. VP Human Resources	2013-04-08	Sell	1,691	$105.09	3.13	view
GRANT HUGH	Chairman & CEO	2013-01-22	Sell	30,000	$102.14	6.11	view
MCMILLAN CHARLES S	Director	2013-01-18	Sell	3,000	$101.55	6.73	view
MIZELL STEVEN	Exec. VP Human Resources	2013-01-14	Sell	25,970	$100.24	8.12	view

Press Releases about MON:

Monsanto Company Sets Webcast and Analyst/Media Call for... 27 Mar 2013
Monsanto Will Appeal Brazilian Superior Court of Justice... 21 Feb 2013
Monsanto Executive To Address Investors In Upcoming... 18 Feb 2013
Monsanto and Grower Associations Announce Agreement that... 23 Jan 2013
Monsanto Company Sets Webcast And Analyst/Media Call For... 19 Dec 2012

Quarterly/Annual Reports about MON:

10-Q - MONSANTO CO /NEW/ (0001110783) (Filer): (10-Q) 08 Jan 2013
10-Q - MONSANTO CO /NEW/ (0001110783) (Filer): (10-Q) 29 Jun 2012
10-Q - MONSANTO CO /NEW/ (0001110783) (Filer): (10-Q) 06 Jan 2012
10-K/A - MONSANTO CO /NEW/ (0001110783)...: (10-K/A) 01 Dec 2011
10-K/A - MONSANTO CO /NEW/ (0001110783)...: (10-K/A) 01 Dec 2011

News about MON:

Articles On GuruFocus.com

Monsanto Co. (MON) Dividend Stock Analysis Apr 19 2013

Chris Davis' Davis New York Venure Fund 2013 Annual Commentary Mar 08 2013

52-Week High Companies: UL, BCH, MON, L, LOW Feb 04 2013

52-Week High Companies: MON, ENB, AV, MOH, RUK Dec 24 2012

Seeking High-Quality Dividend Payers, John Burbank Buys LVS, Consol Energy, BHP Billiton, Monsanto Nov 16 2012

Davis New York Venture Fund Q&A Update Fall 2012 Oct 24 2012

Brian Rogers’ Highest Sells: Kimberly-Clark, Pinnacle West Capital and Amgen Inc. Oct 17 2012

Weekly Top Insider Sells: DG, MON, ULTA, and LNKD Oct 15 2012

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Six Dividend Stocks Raising Distributions Aug 13 2012

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