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Profile - EcoScience Corporation (OTC BB:ECSCQ.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($0.005)
Location
17 Christopher Way
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Phone: (732) 676-3000
Fax: (732) 432-0770
Email: webmaster@ecoscience.com
Employees (last reported count): 785
Financial Links
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
Competitors:
 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 78%
·Institutional: 1% (3% of float)
(2 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 74.0K shares (+2515.84%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
EcoScience Corporation and its subsidiaries primarily are engaged in the production, marketing and sale of branded premium grade tomatoes grown in greenhouse facilities. In addition, the Company develops, markets, and distributes biological and agricultural products. The Company's primary products are premium greenhouse grown tomatoes, which it sells to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies; advanced growing systems based on Stonewool, manufactured by Grodania A/S; computerized environmental and irrigation control systems manufactured by H. Hoogendoorn Automation B.V.; BioSave PostHarvest BioProtectant line of products; and Bio-Blast Biological Termiticide.
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Financial Summary
EcoScience and subsidiaries produce, market and sell premium grade tomatoes grown in greenhouse facilities. ECSCE markets, sells, and commercializes products for the agricultural and biological industries. For the 39 weeks ended 10/1/00, revenues decreased 14% to $28.1 million. Net loss from con't operations decreased 22% to $14.6 million. Revenues reflect the sale of the Company's postharvest equipment division. Lower losses reflect decreased S/G/A expenses.
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Officers
FY1999 Pay

Michael DeGiglio, 45
Pres, CEO
$210K
Kenneth Hollander, 34
CFO, Sec., Sr. VP, Treasurer
102K
Albert Vanzeyst, 54
Exec. VP
209K
Dollar amounts are as of 2-Jan-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 -- OTC BB:ECSCQ.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$0.005
Recent Price$0.005
52-Week High
on 5-Oct-2000
$0.469
Beta0.03 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)545 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1,000 
Stock Performance
52-Week Change-98.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-97.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$64.0K
Shares Outstanding12.9M
Float2.80M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 5 on 1-Oct-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)-$3.36 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.41 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.34 
Sales (ttm)$3.26 
Cash (mrq*)$0.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.00 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$41.7M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$1.62M
Income available to common (ttm)-$18.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-43.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-18.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 2
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
1-Oct-2000
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-Sep-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-23.90%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)0.06 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$72.0K
Short Interest
As of 10-May-1999
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume3,000 
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-Sep-2000, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 1-Oct-2000)

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