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Profile - Serono S.A. (NYSE:SRA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
15 bis, Chemin des Mines
Case Postale 54
Geneva 20, Switzerland
Phone: (122) 739-3000
Fax: (122) 731-2179
Employees (last reported count): 4,268
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 ·Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 59%
·Institutional: 3% (7% of float)
(124 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.70M shares (+6.61%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Serono S.A., headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a global biotechnology company that has four recombinant products on the market: Gonal-F, Rebif, Serostim, and Saizen. In addition to being the world leader in reproductive health, Serono has strong market positions in the therapeutic fields of neurology, metabolism and growth. The Company's research programs are focused on these businesses and on establishing new therapeutic areas. Currently, there are seven products in development including six recombinant proteins. The Company operates in 45 countries, and its products are sold in over 100 countries.
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Financial Summary
SRA is a biotechnology company active in the research, development, production and marketing of products that address four principal therapeutic areas: reproductive health, multiple sclerosis, growth and AIDS wasting. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales increased 13% to $688.9 million. Net income increased 40% to $176.2 million. Sales reflect increased market share. Net income also reflects lower cost of sales as a percentage of sales.
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Officers

Position
Georges MullerChairman
Ernesto BettarelliVice Chairman, CEO
Jacques TheurillatCFO
Franck LatrilleExec. VP
Silvaro FumeroSr. Exec. VP
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:SRAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Mar-2001
$16.85 
Recent Price$23.20 
52-Week High
on 29-Sep-2000
$30.625
Daily Volume (3-month avg)354.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)269.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-17.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+10.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$21.0B
Shares Outstanding906.8M
Float372.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.26 
Earnings (ttm)$0.39 
Earnings (mrq)$0.12 
Sales (ttm)$1.47 
Cash (mrq)$1.67 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)10.25 
Price/Earnings (ttm)59.49 
Price/Sales (ttm)15.82 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.32B
EBITDA (ttm)$454.4M
Income available to common (ttm)$351.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)26.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)27.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)14.23%
Return on Equity (ttm)19.89%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)4.66 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.04 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.51B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short698.0K
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
640.0K
Short Ratio2.22 
Daily Volume314.0K
ADR Information
Shares/ADR0.025
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