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Profile - Suiza Foods Corporation (NYSE:SZA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 23Price hit new 52-week high ($59.45)
Aug  7Earnings Announcement
Location
2515 Mckinney Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 303-3400
Fax: (214) 303-2850
Email: cory_olson@suizafoods.com
Employees (last reported count): 18,000
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Competitors:
 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Food Processing
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 30%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 12 insider sells; 199.0K shares
  (2.3% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 95% (135% of float)
(479 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.78M shares (+12.51%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Suiza Foods Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of dairy products in the United States. Since the acquisition of Suiza Dairy in 1993, the Company has completed 43 dairy acquisitions, including seven during 2000. The Company sells primarily fresh dairy products through Suiza Dairy Group, with the product mix weighted heavily toward fluid milk, including flavored milks and buttermilk. Other products that the Company sells through Suiza Dairy Group include ice cream and novelties, half-and-half and whipping cream, condensed milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, dips, coffee creamers, juice and juice drinks and water. Morningstar Foods sells primarily extended shelf life (ESL) fluid, aerosol and other dairy and non-dairy products. Its product offerings include dairy and non-dairy coffee creamers, flavored and unflavored ESL milks, lactose-free milks and soymilk, aerosol whipped topping, dairy and non-dairy frozen whipped topping, egg substitute and cultured dairy products
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Financial Summary
Suiza Foods Corp. manufactures and distributes fresh milk and related dairy products, plastic packaging and packaged ice in the U.S. The Company also distributes and markets refrigerated, shelf-stable and frozen food products. For the six months ended 6/01, net sales rose 6% to $3 billion. Net income before acct'g change and extraordinary items rose 7% to $58.1 million. Results reflect an increase in milk prices, and improved operating margins due to lower plant closing costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gregg Engles, 43
Chairman, CEO
$2.0M
Pete Schenkel, 65
Vice Chairman, Pres of Suiza Dairy Group
1.2M
Hector Nevares, 50
Vice Chairman
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Barry Fromberg, 45
CFO, Exec. VP
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Herman Graffunder, 55
Pres of Morningstar Foods
784K
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:SZAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 29-Nov-2000
$40.438
Recent Price$57.98 
52-Week High
on 23-Aug-2001
$59.45 
Beta0.52 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)339.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)404.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+16.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+56.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.61B
Shares Outstanding27.8M
Float19.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$23.69 
Earnings (ttm)$3.88 
Earnings (mrq)$1.11 
Sales (ttm)$165.10 
Cash (mrq)$0.83 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.45 
Price/Earnings (ttm)14.96 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.35 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$5.93B
EBITDA (ttm)$428.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$117.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.94%
Return on Equity (ttm)19.40%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.19 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.94 
Total Cash (mrq)$22.9M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short7.73M
Percent of Float39.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
7.10M
Short Ratio21.35 
Daily Volume362.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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