Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	7.60	APFC's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 97% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 21.95 vs. APFC: 7.60 )	APFC' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 2.65   Max: 193.5 Current: 7.6 2.65 193.5
P/S	1.11	APFC's P/S is ranked higher than 50% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. APFC: 1.11 )	APFC' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.16   Max: 1.33 Current: 1.11 0.16 1.33
PFCF	13.95	APFC's PFCF is ranked lower than 66% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 17.30 vs. APFC: 13.95 )	APFC' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 1.89   Max: 419.5 Current: 13.95 1.89 419.5
EV-to-EBIT	8.24	APFC's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 98% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 14.32 vs. APFC: 8.24 )	APFC' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 1.7   Max: 723.5 Current: 8.24 1.7 723.5
PEG	0.29	APFC's PEG is ranked lower than 67% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 1.14 vs. APFC: 0.29 )	APFC' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.31   Max: 3.23 Current: 0.29 0.31 3.23
Shiller P/E	48.68	APFC's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 98% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 23.35 vs. APFC: 48.68 )	APFC' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 5.55   Max: 202.5 Current: 48.68 5.55 202.5

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	12.10	APFC's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 98% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 6.05 vs. APFC: 12.10 )	APFC' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 0.1   Max: 59.3 Current: 12.1 0.1 59.3
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	8.11	APFC's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 80% of the 565 Companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. ( Industry Median: 5.28 vs. APFC: 8.11 )	APFC' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -11.2   Max: 45.3 Current: 8.11 -11.2 45.3

Business Description

American Pacific Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in December 1980. The Company is a custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products within its focused markets. It supplies active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. For the aerospace and defense industry, it provides specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. It also designs and manufactures liquid propulsion systems, valves and structures for space and missile defense applications. The Company produces clean agent chemicals for the fire protection industry, as well as electro-chemical equipment for the water treatment industry. Its products are designed to meet customer specifications and often must meet certain governmental and regulatory approvals. The Company's operations comprise four reportable business segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Aerospace Equipment, and Other Businesses. Fine Chemicals segment is a custom manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates. The pharmaceutical ingredients it manufactures are used by the Company's customers in drugs with indications in three main areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. The Company generates nearly all of its Fine Chemicals segment sales from manufacturing chemical compounds that are proprietary to its customers. Specialty Chemicals segment is mainly engaged in the production of perchlorates, which include several grades of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and potassium perchlorate. In addition, the Company produces and sells sodium azide, a chemical mainly used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and Halotron(R), a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products ranging from portable fire extinguishers to total flooding systems. Aerospace Equipment segment is a major U.S. and European manufacturer of monopropellant and bipropellant liquid propulsion thrusters, valves, structures and propulsion systems. These components are used on commercial satellites, launch vehicles, targets, interceptors and deep space probes. Other Businesses segment contains its water treatment equipment division and real estate activities. The Company's water treatment equipment business markets, designs, and manufactures electrochemical On Site Hypochlorite Generation, or 'OSHG' systems. These systems are used in the disinfection of drinking water, control of noxious odors, and the treatment of seawater to prevent the growth of marine organisms in cooling systems. The Company supplies its equipment to municipal, industrial and offshore customers. Pharmaceutical fine chemicals manufacturers generally compete based on their breadth of technology base, research and development and chemical expertise, flexibility and scheduling of manufacturing capabilities, safety record, regulatory compliance history and price. The Co
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