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Profile - MKS Instruments, Inc. (NasdaqNM:MKSI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 23Earnings Announcement
Location
Six Shattuck Road
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: (978) 975-2350
Fax: (978) 975-0093
Employees (last reported count): 1,471
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Scientific & Technical Instr.
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 46%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 20.0K shares
  (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 43% (80% of float)
(214 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.28M shares (+7.24%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MKS Instruments Inc. (MKS) is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and supplier of instruments, components and integrated subsystems used to measure, control and analyze gases in semiconductor manufacturing and similar industrial manufacturing processes. The Company offers a comprehensive line of products that are used to manufacture semiconductors; solar panels; optical filters and fiber optics; gas lasers; cables for data and telecommunications; eyeglasses; flat panel displays; architectural glass; cutting tools; magnetic and optical storage devices; and freeze-dried pharmaceuticals media, including compact disks, hard disk storage devices, magnetic devices for reading disk data, digital video disks, optical storage disks or laser readable and disks. MKS supplies products in three principal product areas: Pressure Measurement and Control Products, Materials Delivery and Analysis Products and Vacuum Products.
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Financial Summary
MKS Instruments, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets instruments and components used to measure, control and analyze gases in semiconductor manufacturing and industrial manufacturing processes. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 10% to $183.5 million. Net loss totaled $6.3 million, vs. an income of $26.4 million. Revenues reflect a worldwide slowdown in demand for semiconductors. Net Loss also reflects $13.7 million in merger related expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

John Bertucci, 60
Chairman, CEO
$993K
Peter Younger, Ph.D., 56
Pres, COO
548K
Ronald Weigner, 55
VP and CFO
371K
Leo Berlinghieri, 47
VP of Global Sales and Service
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William Blintz
VP and eneral Mang. of the Materials Delivery and Analysis product Group
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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 -- NasdaqNM:MKSIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Dec-2000
$14.25 
Recent Price$22.35 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$35.375
Beta2.58 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)193.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)174.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-36.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-14.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$844.7M
Shares Outstanding37.8M
Float20.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$9.87 
Earnings (ttm)$0.80 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.11 
Sales (ttm)$11.56 
Cash (mrq)$3.29 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.27 
Price/Earnings (ttm)27.87 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.93 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$367.2M
EBITDA (ttm)$41.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$19.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.34%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.75%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)5.37 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.08 
Total Cash (mrq)$124.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.05M
Percent of Float5.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.10M
Short Ratio4.53 
Daily Volume232.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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