Top 10 Most Profitable Chemical Stocks: NL, TNH, SCEI, POT, CF, YONG, GURE, SQM, IPI, MOS (Jan 10, 2012)

Below are the top 10 most profitable Chemical stocks for the last 12 months.
Three Chinese companies (SCEI, YONG, GURE) are on the list. NL Industries, Inc.
(NYSE:NL) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its
net profit margin was 86.61% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin
was 61.96% for the same period. Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (NYSE:TNH) is the
2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 59.94% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 59.94% for
the same period. Sino Clean Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:SCEI) is the 3rd most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 38.50% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 26.80% for the same period.
Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT) is the 4th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 33.54% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 47.06% for the same period. CF
Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) is the 5th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 25.63% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 42.66% for the same period. Yongye International
Inc (NASDAQ:YONG) is the 6th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 25.37% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 31.30% for the same period. Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE)
is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 24.46% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 33.85%
for the same period. Sociedad Quimica y Minera (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) is the 8th most
profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 23.69%
for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 31.06% for the same
period. Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) is the 9th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 23.63% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 38.73% for the same period. Mosaic Co
(NYSE:MOS) is the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its
net profit margin was 21.01% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin
was 27.95% for the same period.