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Profile - Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1931 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06432
Phone: (203) 332-7330
Fax: (203) 576-0007
Email: info@acmenunited.com
Employees (last reported count): 134
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Personal & Household Products
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 40%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 6 insider buys; 42.0K shares (3.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 10% (16% of float)
(9 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 103.0K shares (+42.56%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Acme United Corporation manufactures and distributes cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products for school, office and home use. The Company is a major distributor of cutting devices, measuring instruments, and safety products in the United States; a distributor of scissors, shears, rulers and other office products in Canada; a distributor of scissors, shears and other office products in England; and a manufacturer of scissors and shears in Germany. The Company also imports scissors, shears, rulers and other products to supplement its manufactured products.
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Financial Summary
ACU, produces scissors, shears, rulers, and first aid kits, and related products which are sold to wholesale, contract and retail stationary distributors, office supply stores, retailers and mass market retailers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 2% to $18.6 million. Net income increased 12% to $695 thousand. Results reflect strong market share gains in the super stores, along with improved margins due to operating efficiencies.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gary Penisten, 69
Chairman
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Walter Johnsen, 50
Pres and CEO
$258K
Brian Olschan, 44
Exec. VP and COO
218K
Ronald Davanzo, 38
VP and CFO, Sec. and Treasurer
153K
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 -- AMEX:ACUAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 28-Dec-2000
$2.125
Recent Price$3.05 
52-Week High
on 5-Mar-2001
$3.95 
Beta0.10 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1,682 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-7.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+23.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$10.7M
Shares Outstanding3.51M
Float2.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 4 for 3 on 26-July-1983
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.47 
Earnings (ttm)$0.31 
Earnings (mrq)$0.13 
Sales (ttm)$9.41 
Cash (mrq)$0.09 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.24 
Price/Earnings (ttm)9.84 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.32 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$34.8M
EBITDA (ttm)$3.06M
Income available to common (ttm)$1.14M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.96%
Return on Equity (ttm)14.36%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.87 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.07 
Total Cash (mrq)$322.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume1,000 
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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