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Profile - Valassis Communications (NYSE:VCI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 26Conference call: Valassis Earnings (Q2 2001)
Location
19975 Victor Parkway
Livonia, MI 48152
Phone: (734) 591-3000
Fax: (734) 591-4994
Email: porterr@valassis.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,400
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 ·Industry: Advertising
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 28%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 10 insider sells; 419.0K shares
  (2.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 95% (132% of float)
(450 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2.64M shares (+4.92%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Valassis Communications Inc. provides a wide range of strategic marketing solutions for manufacturers and retailers. The Company generates most of its revenues by printing and publishing cents-off coupons and other consumer purchase incentives primarily for package goods manufacturers. The Company is one of the United States' two largest publishers of these coupons.
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Financial Summary
VCI is a print media company in the field of sales promotion, generating most of its revenues by printing and publishing cents-off coupons and other consumer purchase incentives primarily for package goods manufacturers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 1% to $445.1 million. Net income fell 25% to $66.2 million. Results reflect lower legal settlement income, decreaed gross margin due to increases in media and printing expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Alan Schultz, 42
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$2.5M
Robert Recchia, 44
CFO, Treasurer, Director
834K
Richard Anderson, 55
Exec. VP of Manufacturing and Media
878K
Barry Hoffman, 59
Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
834K
Richard Herpich, 49
Exec. VP of Manufacturer Services
698K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:VCIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 25-Sep-2000
$20.50 
Recent Price$35.42 
52-Week High
on 23-May-2001
$37.35 
Beta1.09 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)239.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)347.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+21.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+62.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.90B
Shares Outstanding53.6M
Float38.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 13-May-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$2.34 
Earnings (ttm)$1.91 
Earnings (mrq)$0.62 
Sales (ttm)$15.73 
Cash (mrq)$0.20 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/Earnings (ttm)18.57 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.25 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$858.1M
EBITDA (ttm)$194.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$104.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)12.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)19.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)33.49%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.09 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$10.9M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.50M
Percent of Float3.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.06M
Short Ratio7.49 
Daily Volume201.0K
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