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Profile - BG Group PLC (NYSE:BRG)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
100 Thames Valley Park Drive, RG6 1PT
Reading, UK
Phone: (212) 921-1060
Fax: (212) 571-3050
Email: invrel@bgep.co.uk
Employees (last reported count): 20,000
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 ·Industry: Natural Gas Utilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(30 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.23M shares (+48.07%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
BG Group PLC is an international energy company managing the development and operation of long-term capital assets across the gas chain. BG is engaged in the selective complementary growth of its international businesses and, at the end of 1999, had interests in 22 countries. The Company has three main businesses: Transco, the developer and operator of the substantial majority of Great Britain's gas transportation system, a service provider to gas shippers; BG International, whose business is gas and oil exploration, production and development and supply of international gas markets, with a portfolio of investments that include exploration and development interests, gas- and oil-producing assets, LNG businesses, gas transmission and distribution and gas-fired power generation, and BG Storage, the operator of certain gas storage facilities in the United Kingdom.
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Financial Summary
BG Group is an international energy company engaged in the development and operation of assets across the gas chain from exploration and production to transmission, distribution, liquefied natural gas production and power generation. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues rose 23% to L1.36 billion. Net income before U.S. GAAP adjustment fell 14% to L298M. Results reflect increased exploration and production activities, offset by lower disposal gains.
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Officers

Position
Richard Giordano, 66Chairman
David Varney, 53CEO
Stephen Brandon, 53Exec. Director, Corp. Devel.
Frank Chapman, 47Exec. Director, BG International
Philip Hampton, 46Exec. Director, Fin.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:BRGAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 8-Feb-2001
$17.60 
Recent Price$20.87 
52-Week High
on 16-Oct-2000
$34.375
Beta0.63 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)6,409 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)4,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-35.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-13.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$16.2B
Shares Outstanding777.3M
Float769.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 44 for 25 on 3-Nov-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.22 
Earnings (ttm)$0.84 
Earnings (mrq)$0.23 
Sales (ttm)$6.88 
Cash (mrq)$0.27 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.89 
Price/Earnings (ttm)24.96 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.03 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.92B
EBITDA (ttm)$2.36B
Income available to common (ttm)$590.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)10.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)24.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.01%
Return on Equity (ttm)7.03%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.80 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.21 
Total Cash (mrq)$184.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short6,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
7,000 
Short Ratio1.20 
Daily Volume5,000 
ADR Information
Shares/ADR5
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.45 Dollars/British Pounds

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