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| | Forbes.com: TEXT-Moody's affirms Allied Waste Industries ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24) |
 | | For the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2003, the gross profit margin decreased 150bps, to 39.1%, from a comparable period a year ago. |
 | | For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2003, leverage, measured as Total Debt to Free Cash Flow, increased slightly, to 18.3 times from approximately 18.0 times for a comparable period a year ago. |
 | | For the trailing twelve months ending September 30, 2003, interest coverage, measured as EBIT to interest expense, remained essentially flat, at approximately 1.4 times, as compared to a similar period a year ago. |
| www.forbes.com /newswire/2004/01/21/rtr1220684.html (1427 words) |
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