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Profile - Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NasdaqNM:TSEM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
Migdal Haemek Industrial
Post Office Box 619
Migdal Haemek 23105, Israel
Phone: (212) 736-9224
Fax: (212) 736-9008
Email: pholm@portfoliopr.com
Employees (last reported count): 931
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 ·Industry: Semiconductors
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 82%
·Institutional: 6% (32% of float)
(11 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 243.0K shares (+24.87%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is an independent foundry manufacturer of semiconductor integrated circuits and a provider of related design services. The Company manufactures integrated circuits (ICs) on silicon wafers using its CMOS process technologies and production capability and the proprietary designs of its customers. Tower specializes in providing specialized process technologies for non-volatile memories (NVM), CMOS image sensors and mixed-signal applications. The Company also provides complementary design services for NVM products. ICs manufactured by the Company are incorporated into a wide range of products in diverse markets, including computer and office equipment, communication products and consumer electronics.
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Financial Summary
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is an advanced independent foundry manufacturer and service provider of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) on silicon wafers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales decreased 30% to $33.6 million. Net loss increased from $3.6 to $16.8 million. Revenues reflect the semiconductor cyclical downswing. Higher loss reflects lower gross margins and a $5 million increase in non-capitalized expenses relating to Fab 2.
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Officers

Position
Idan Ofer, 43Chairman
Rafael Levin, 51Co-CEO
Yoav Nissan-Cohen, 48Co-CEO
Yossi Rosen, 60Pres, CEO
Amir Harel, 37VP and CFO
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:TSEMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 6-Apr-2001
$7.50 
Recent Price$9.83 
52-Week High
on 8-Sep-2000
$30.00 
Beta1.27 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)21.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)24.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-66.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-54.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$204.2M
Shares Outstanding20.8M
Float3.80M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$10.61 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.93 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.46 
Sales (ttm)$5.67 
Cash (mrq)$6.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.93 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.73 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$90.5M
EBITDA (ttm)-$22.4M
Income available to common (ttm)-$17.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-19.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)-24.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-7.05%
Return on Equity (ttm)-10.31%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.61 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.13 
Total Cash (mrq)$127.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short41.0K
Percent of Float1.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
26.0K
Short Ratio1.58 
Daily Volume26.0K
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