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Cyclical end markets; and Inconsistent cash flow generation. The ratings on Baton Rouge, La.-based The Shaw Group Inc. reflect the company's weak business risk profile marked by thin operating margins and exposure to cyclical end markets, which is offset by the company's leading market positions in some segments and good scope of operations. The company's financial risk profile benefits from improved cash balances and recently good cash flow generation. Shaw's reporting segments are fossil and nuclear (37% of revenues through the nine months ended May 31, 2008), environmental and infrastructure (21%), energy and chemicals (18%), maintenance (16%), and the smaller, but growing, fabrication and manufacturing group (8%), which boasts good profitability. 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Baton Rouge, La.-based Shaw is a leading global provider of engineering and construction, fabrication, environmental and industrial services. The outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects Shaw's good cash flow generation, sizable cash balance and the continuation of favorable prospects in its end markets. The company's reported backlog has grown to be greater than $16 billion, which excludes much of the work related to several nuclear project awards it has received this year. 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