Forbes included Compass Minerals in its 2016 list of 100 Most
Trustworthy Companies in America
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 9, 2016--
For the second consecutive year, Compass Minerals (NYSE:CMP) was named
to Forbes’ list of the “100 Most Trustworthy Companies in
America.”
The list was compiled by MSCI ESG Research after screening more than
2,500 publicly traded, non-financial American companies to identify the
100 companies that most “consistently demonstrated transparent
accounting practices and solid corporate governance.” Within the full
list of 100 companies, organizations are sorted into three groups: large
cap companies with market caps of $5 billion or above, mid-cap companies
with market caps between $1 and $5 billion, and small cap companies with
market caps between $250 million and $1 billion.
“It’s a great achievement to be recognized among such notable
companies,” said Fran Malecha, president and CEO of Compass Minerals.
“This recognition reaffirms to our employees, customers, the communities
in which we operate, and our shareholders, the high value we place on
integrity.”
Companies are judged against their Aggressive Accounting and Governance
Risk (AGRs) and scored on a 1 to 100 point scale. Factors considered
include high-risk behaviors like regulatory actions, amended filings,
revenue and expense recognition methods, and bankruptcy risk. Companies
are scored on a 1 to 100 point scale, with 72 being the lowest score to
crack this year’s list. Compass Minerals is listed in the mid-cap group,
scoring a 97 for its current AGR and an 89 average AGR for the last four
quarters.
About Compass Minerals
Compass
Minerals is a leading provider of essential minerals that solve
nature’s challenges, including salt for winter roadway safety and other
consumer, industrial and agricultural uses, and specialty plant
nutrition minerals that improve the quality and yield of crops. Named
one of Forbes’ 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America in 2015 and
2016, Compass Minerals’ mission is to be the best essential minerals
company by delivering where and when it matters. The company produces
its minerals at locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and in the U.K.
For more information about Compass Minerals and its products, please
visit www.compassminerals.com.
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