The median price of Chemical for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 56.47 with a coefficient of variation of 3.94. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 2.2, arithmetic mean of 55.79, and mean deviation of 1.98. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Chemical & Mining of Chile Inc. [SQM] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Santiago, and employs 4,902 people. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with total capitalization of 14.23 B. Chemical & Mining of Chile Inc. runs under Basic Materials sector within Chemicals - Major Diversified industry. This company has 263.2 M outstanding shares of which 1.25 M shares are at this time shorted by investors with about 4.0 days to cover shorted positions.
Chemical Liquidity
SOCIEDAD DE CHILE has about 574.06 M in cash with 571.34 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 2.18.
The company has 1.4 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.75 which is OK given its current industry classification. Chemical & Mining of Chile Inc. has Current Ratio of 3.05 demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due.