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American Commercial Lines Inc. operates as a diversified inland marine transportation and service company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Transportation and Manufacturing. The Transportation segment provides dry cargo barge transportation and liquid cargo barge transportation on the United States Inland Waterways consisting of the Mississippi River System, its connecting waterways, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. This segment transports a range of bulk and non-bulk commodities, such as grain, steel, coal, salt, alumina, fertilizers, cement, ferro alloys, ore, gypsum, chemicals, petroleum, ethanol, edible oils, and other liquid commodities. As of December 31, 2008, its transportation fleet comprised 2,645 barges, including 1,873 covered dry cargo barges, 381 open dry cargo barges, and 391 liquid tank barges, as well as 132 company-owned towboats and 20 towboats operated by third parties. The Manufacturing segment designs and manufactures barges and other vessels for third-party customers; and manufactures equipment for coastal and offshore markets. This segment also provides dry-docking capabilities and full machine shop facilities for the repair and storage of towboat propellers, rudders, and shafts; and marine design and manufacturing capabilities for inland and ocean service vessels. In addition, the company provides architecture, engineering, and production support services to customers in the commercial marine industry, as well as offers fleeting, shifting, cleaning, and repair services for barges and towboats of third-party customers. American Commercial Lines provides its services to industrial and agricultural companies. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	32.99
Volume	97743
Volume Avg	118237
52 Week High	35.50
52 Week Low	14.78
PE	44.61
PE (group average)	28
EPS Year	0.74
EPS change Q/Q	-59.26%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	-63.33%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-42.11%
EPS change Y/Y	-1000%
REV change Q/Q	10.79%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	-24.81%
EPS next Q est	-0.19
EPS next Y est	1.48
Divident Annual	0.00
Dividend Yield	0%