Saturday, July 7, 2007

Hercules, Inc.

Hercules, Inc. is among the world’s largest Diversified Chemicals sector businesses in the world.  Hercules, Inc.’s employees generate $297.5M in profits on $2.010B of revenue.  Global output in the Diversified Chemicals business will likely rise substantially over the next 10 years.  Long-term economic growth may lift all boats, but Hercules, Inc. is determined to remain a market leader.  Sectoral leadership in the Diversified Chemicals segment takes dedication and consistency, but management seeks out-sized growth.

Hercules, Inc.’s ticker symbol HPC has recently been trading near $20.06 a share.  The Hercules, Inc. corporate headquarters in Wilmington DE predicts Diversified Chemicals profits will satisfy shareholders in search of risk-appropriate returns.

The significance of market volume is sometimes ignored, but with a total market capitalization of $2.339B ensures sufficient liquidity.  With a beta of 0.90, the company is less volatile than the market as a whole.  When the average equity moves lower, Hercules, Inc. moves less aggressively.

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