Morningstar® Investment Profile™ View:QuoteSnapshotValuation RatiosFinancial StatementsKey RatiosDividends & ReturnsSEC FilingsInsider Trading Ceradyne, Inc. CRDN SnapshotCompany ProfileIndustry PeersGrowthProfitabilityFinancial HealthMStockGradesCeradyne, Inc. CRDN Performance more Growth of $10,00011-29-12Total Return%200920102011YTD Stock-5.464.0-15.132.4 +/- Industry-30.340.2-10.615.8 +/- S&P 500-28.851.3-15.119.8 Key Stats Last Close (11-29-12)$35.00Market Cap $Mil842Sales $Mil472Morningstar Style Box ---Industry Diversified IndustrialsSector Stock Type Morningstar Stock Grades Growth DProfitability DFinancial Health C Valuation more 11-29-12 StockIndustryS&P 500Price/Earnings102.016.4---Forward P/E25.7---13.2Price/Book1.22.4---Price/Cash Flow11.210.5---Price/Sales1.81.4---Dividend Yield %1.32.32.0S&P 500 data through 11-29-12 Growth more 12-31-11 1 Year%3 Year%S&P 500Sales42.0-5.6---Net Income186.5-7.7---EPS193.9-5.5---Equity/Share11.17.0---Dividends------4.2S&P 500 data - 3 Year% Profitability more 09-30-12 StockIndustryS&P 500ROA %0.94.09.4ROE %1.214.922.8 Net Margin %1.88.614.0 Asset Turnover0.50.50.8 Fin Leverage3.27.8Sales/Employee$Thousands223.3------Stock uses trailing 12 months. Industry and S&P 500 use fiscal year-end. Earnings Trends more 09-30-12 Historical years use fiscal year-end. Fund Ownership more % Shares Held % Fund Assets Star RatingRoyce Low Priced Stock Svc 4.60 0.80 DFA U.S. Small Cap Value II 2.51 0.23 Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund A 2.32 1.04 Buffalo Small Cap 2.19 0.51 Franklin Small Cap Value A 2.13 0.81 Become a Morningstar Premium Member. Enjoy our analyst picks and buy-sell opinions on 3,800 stocks, funds and ETFs. Learn more. © Copyright 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar, the Morningstar logo, Morningstar.com, Morningstar Tools are either trademark or service marks of Morningstar, Inc.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold. AP Privacy Policy | AP Terms of Use