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     TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TTI) is an oil and gas services company comprised of three divisions – Fluids, Well Abandonment & Decommissioning (WA&D), and Production Enhancement.

The Company’s Fluids Division manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives and other associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations both domestically and in certain regions of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The Division also markets certain fluids and dry calcium chloride, manufactured at its production facilities, to a variety of domestic and international markets outside the energy industry.

The Company’s WA&D Division provides a broad array of services required for the abandonment of depleted oil and gas wells and the decommissioning of platforms, pipelines, and other associated equipment. The Division services the onshore U.S. Gulf Coast region and the inland waters and offshore markets of the Gulf of Mexico. The Division is also an oil and gas producer from wells acquired in its well abandonment and decommissioning business and provides electric wireline, engineering, workover, and drilling services.

The Company’s Production Enhancement Division provides production testing services to the Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, the offshore Gulf of Mexico and certain Latin American markets. In addition, it is engaged in the design, fabrication, sale, lease and service of wellhead compression equipment primarily used to enhance production from mature, low pressure natural gas wells located principally in the mid-continent, Rocky Mountain, Texas and Louisiana regions of the United States and western Canada. The Division also provides the technology and services required for the separation and recycling of oily residuals generated from petroleum refining operations.

The Stock's price gained 49.8% over the past 3 months; 96.3% over the past 6 months; and 209.7% over the past 12 months.
 TETRA  is classified as a mid-cap growth company. The Stock is rated to significantly outperform the market over the next six months. The Company was incorporated in 1981. TETRA's corporate headquarters are located at The Woodlands, Texas. The Company's number of employees: 1,668.

Sector: Energy; Industry: Oil Well Services & Equipment; Ticker:TTI;  Exch: NYSE;  05/19/06 Closing Price: $54.78) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG: 46.80)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE
STOCK'S CORE STRENGTHS (SEE: Table Below)   
 

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.) . . . Return on Equity:     18.54%
Profitability (12 Mo.) . . . Profit Margin:       9.23%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.) . . . Revenue:     50.35%
. . . EPS:    109.52%
. . . Price:   220.98%
. . . Dividend:        NA
PE & EPS (12 Mo.) . . . Price/Earnings:      39.13
. . . Earnings/Share:        1.44
Price / Share (Closing) . . . 05/19/2006:    $54.78


TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - EVALUATION

TETRA's
stock emerged as an  ACE'S selection based on the evaluation results of the criteria listed below. The evaluation results are encapsulated as one value in ASG (short for ACE'S Stock Grade). ASG is proprietary variable that was devised by ACE'S to measure the quality of a stock for investment. TETRA's ASG value of 45.80 is GOOD.

A. MANAGEMENTS EFFECTIVENESS - AVERAGE 
B. PRODUCTS & SERVICES, SET OF - EXCELLENT 
C. SALES - AVERAGE
 
D. CASH FLOW, FREE -
AVERAGE
E. PROFITABILITY -
  GOOD 
F. PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO (P/E) -  POOR
G. FINANCIAL HEALTH -  POOR  
H. MARKET CAPITALIZATION -
GOOD
I. TRADED VOLUME -
 GOOD 
J. PRICE GROWTH - EXCELLENT
 

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