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116.2 (1y: +7%)

Market Cap	33.72 B	P/E(ttm)	21.00
Enterprise Value	42.28 B	P/B	5.68

PX- NYSE (USA)
Praxair, Inc.

Currently 3.5/5

Business Predictability Rank: 3.5-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 3.5-Star stocks: 9.3% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 9%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M	33,716	Revenue $M	11,272	Net Margin (%)	15.1	Z-Score	3.2
Enterprise Value $M	40,921	EPS $	5.6	Operating Margin %	21.7	F-Score	5
P/E(ttm))	21.0	Cash Flow Per Share $	8.9	Pre-tax Margin (%)	20.5	Higher ROA y-y	Y
Price/Book	5.7	10-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	11.0	Quick Ratio	0.9	Cash flow > Earnings	Y
Price/Sales	3.1	5-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	9.9	Current Ratio	1.1	Lower Leverage y-y	N
Price/Cash Flow	12.1	y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %	-1.2	ROA % (ttm)	9.4	Higher Current Ratio y-y	N
Dividend Yield %	1.9	Insider Buy (3m)	0	ROE % (ttm)	27.9	Less Shares Outstanding y-y	N
Payout Ratio %	40.0	Shares Outstanding M	296	ROI % (ttm)	13.5	Gross Margin Increase y-y	Y

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 80. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

Total Records: 40 Page:1 2

Ticker	Guru	Date	Action	Impact	Price Range (Average)*	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
PX	Frank Sands	2013-03-31	Add	0.19%	$109.45 - $114.18 ($112.07)	$ 116.2	4%	Add 7.18%	7,311,432
PX	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	Buy	0.01%	$109.45 - $114.18 ($112.07)	$ 116.2	4%	New holding, 13087 sh.	13,087
PX	Frank Sands	2012-12-31	Add	0.11%	$103.7 - $110.09 ($106.71)	$ 116.2	9%	Add 3.73%	6,821,699
PX	Ken Fisher	2012-12-31	Sold Out	-0.002%	$103.7 - $110.09 ($106.71)	$ 116.2	9%	Sold Out	0
PX	PRIMECAP Management	2012-09-30	Add	0.05%	$102.91 - $109.69 ($106.75)	$ 116.2	9%	Add 23.51%	1,406,170
PX	John Burbank	2012-09-30	Sold Out	-0.45%	$102.91 - $109.69 ($106.75)	$ 116.2	9%	Sold Out	0
PX	Frank Sands	2012-06-30	Add	0.29%	$102.82 - $116.7 ($109.82)	$ 116.2	6%	Add 9.97%	6,414,718
PX	Ken Fisher	2012-06-30	Buy		$102.82 - $116.7 ($109.82)	$ 116.2	6%	New holding, 6971 sh.	6,971
PX	John Burbank	2012-06-30	Reduce	-0.63%	$102.82 - $116.7 ($109.82)	$ 116.2	6%	Reduce -57.39%	121,300
PX	John Burbank	2012-03-31	Add	0.83%	$105.69 - $114.56 ($102.68)	$ 116.2	13%	Add 303.83%	284,700
PX	Ruane Cunniff	2011-12-31	Add	0.53%	$91.74 - $107.29 ($101.15)	$ 116.2	15%	Add 41.88%	1,911,038
PX	Ruane Cunniff	2011-09-30	Add	0.12%	$90.16 - $111.3 ($99.84)	$ 116.2	16%	Add 10.38%	1,346,949
PX	Chris Davis	2011-09-30	Add	0.1%	$90.16 - $111.3 ($99.84)	$ 116.2	16%	Add 23.98%	2,488,888
PX	Jean-Marie Eveillard	2011-09-30	Reduce	-0.09%	$90.16 - $111.3 ($99.84)	$ 116.2	16%	Reduce -39.63%	267,810
PX	Jean-Marie Eveillard	2011-06-30	Reduce	-0.06%	$100 - $108.12 ($103.44)	$ 116.2	12%	Reduce -22.26%	443,640
PX	Dodge & Cox	2010-12-31	Sold Out		$89.04 - $95.97 ($92.52)	$ 116.2	26%	Sold Out	0
PX	Jean-Marie Eveillard	2010-12-31	Reduce	-0.69%	$89.04 - $95.97 ($92.52)	$ 116.2	26%	Reduce -68.99%	590,140
PX	PRIMECAP Management	2010-12-31	Reduce	-0.22%	$89.04 - $95.97 ($92.52)	$ 116.2	26%	Reduce -50.75%	1,497,186
PX	Wallace Weitz	2010-06-30	Buy	0.63%	$74.12 - $88.27 ($80.93)	$ 116.2	44%	New holding, 150000 sh.	150,000
PX	Jean-Marie Eveillard	2010-06-30	Add	0.41%	$74.12 - $88.27 ($80.93)	$ 116.2	44%	Add 60.69%	1,977,052
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

Total Records: 40 Page:1 2

PX is held by these Gurus:

Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
PX	Ray Dalio	2013-03-31	13,087	0	0.01	New Buy
PX	Frank Sands	2013-03-31	7,311,432	2.47	2.9	+7.18%
PX	Ruane Cunniff	2013-03-31	1,926,778	0.65	1.4	+0.51%
PX	Jean-Marie Eveillard	2013-03-31	267,500	0.09	0.1
PX	Wallace Weitz	2013-03-31	125,000	0.04	0.57
PX	Chris Davis	2013-03-31	2,422,023	0.82	0.67	-3.61%
PX	PRIMECAP Management	2013-03-31	1,358,970	0.46	0.22	-4.17%

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PX: Insider Buys/Sells

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)	Details
McVay Larry D	Director	2013-05-15	Sell	2,859	$114.65	1.35	view
GARGALLI CLAIRE W	Director	2013-05-13	Sell	1,658	$113.12	2.72	view
Menezes Eduardo F	Executive Vice President	2013-05-03	Sell	9,000	$115.2	0.87	view
GARGALLI CLAIRE W	Director	2013-05-02	Sell	1,285	$113.28	2.58	view
Hirsch Elizabeth T	Vice President & Controller	2013-04-30	Sell	18,000	$114.13	1.81	view
SAWYER JAMES S	Executive V.P. and CFO	2013-04-26	Sell	38,099	$112.85	2.97	view
Roberge Raymond P	Senior Vice President	2012-11-26	Sell	12,500	$106.37	9.24	view
HALL IRA D	Director	2012-11-26	Sell	27,930	$105.95	9.67	view
Roberge Raymond P	Senior Vice President	2012-11-15	Sell	10,000	$105.73	9.9	view
GARGALLI CLAIRE W	Director	2012-11-02	Sell	1,194	$110	5.64	view

Press Releases about PX:

Praxair Updates First-Quarter 2013 Earnings Guidance 01 Mar 2013
Praxair Prices $500 Million of 1.20% Notes Due 2018 27 Feb 2013
Praxair CFO to Present at Barclays Industrial Select... 14 Feb 2013
Praxair Prices $400 Million of 0.75% Notes Due 2016 and $500... 13 Feb 2013
Praxair to Acquire NuCO2 INC. 05 Feb 2013

Quarterly/Annual Reports about PX:

10-Q - PRAXAIR INC (0000884905) (Filer): (10-Q) 24 Oct 2012
10-Q - PRAXAIR INC (0000884905) (Filer): (10-Q) 25 Jul 2012
10-K - PRAXAIR INC (0000884905) (Filer): (10-K) 29 Feb 2012
10-Q - PRAXAIR INC (0000884905) (Filer): (10-Q) 26 Oct 2011
10-Q - PRAXAIR INC (0000884905) (Filer): (10-Q) 27 Jul 2011

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Praxair Is aOne of the Highest-Quality Industrial Companies Dec 06 2011

Sequoia Fund Managers Buys Waters Corp., Berkshire Hathaway, Chesapeake Energy, Sells McGrawhill, W. Nov 16 2011

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