Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on September 30, 2018

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Air Products & Chemicals Inc (APD) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2018. Air Products & Chemicals Inc is a supplier of hydrogen and helium. It also provides semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction and coatings and adhesives. Air Products & Chemicals Inc has a market cap of $34.73 billion; its shares were traded at around $158.41 with a P/E ratio of 23.33 and P/S ratio of 3.92. The dividend yield of Air Products & Chemicals Inc stocks is 2.68%. Air Products & Chemicals Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 2.10% over the past ten years.


For the last quarter Air Products & Chemicals Inc reported a revenue of $2.3 billion, compared with the revenue of $2.2 billion during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $8.9 billion, an increase of 9.1% from last year. For the last five years Air Products & Chemicals Inc had an average revenue decline of 4% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $6.78 for the year, a decline of 50.3% from the previous year. Over the last five years Air Products & Chemicals Inc had an EPS growth rate of 13.4% a year. The Air Products & Chemicals Inc enjoyed an operating margin of 22.01%, compared with the operating margin of 21.27% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Air Products & Chemicals Inc is 15.89%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Air Products & Chemicals Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $2.8 billion, compared with $3.3 billion in the previous year. The long term debt was $3.4 billion, compared with $3.4 billion in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 15.1. Air Products & Chemicals Inc has a financial strength rank of 7 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $158.41, Air Products & Chemicals Inc is traded at 88.3% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $84.14. The P/S ratio of the stock is 3.92, while the historical median P/S ratio is 2.08. The stock gained 1.58% during the past 12 months.

CEO Recent Trades:

  • Chairman, Pres. and CEO Seifi Ghasemi bought 20,000 shares of APD stock on 11/12/2018 at the average price of $160.11. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.06% since.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

  • Director Charles I Cogut bought 200 shares of APD stock on 11/13/2018 at the average price of $159.75. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.84% since.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of APD, click here.

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