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Profile - Video Update, Inc. (OTC BB:VUPDA.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($0.004)
Location
3100 World Trade Center
30 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 312-2222
Fax: (651) 312-2666
Employees (last reported count): 1,010
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Recreational Activities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 28%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(2 institutions)
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Business Summary
Video Update, Inc. owns and operates video specialty stores throughout North America. As of April 30, 2000, the Company owned and operated 586 stores located in 29 states and five provinces in Canada, and franchised 35 additional video specialty stores in the United States. As of April 30, 2000, 420, or approximately 92%, of the Company's stores in the United States, and 101, or approximately 80% of the Company's Canadian stores, were superstores, defined as retail video stores that carry more than 10,000 rental units. Video Update stores in the United States and Canada offer on average approximately 13,500 and 12,600 rental units, respectively, including multiple copies of new and popular movie releases and video games.
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Financial Summary
Video Update owns and operates video specialty stores throughout North America. As of 4/00, the Company owned and operated 586 stores in the U.S. and Canada and franchised 35 additional stores in the U.S. For the fiscal year ended 4/30/00, revenues fell 13% to $221 million. Net loss fell 67% to $36.1 million. Results reflect reduced rental revenue due to the closing of under-performing stores, offset by the absence of a $50.6 million inventory valuation charge.
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Officers
FY2000 Pay

James Skelton
Interim Pres and CEO, Director
--  
Jack Spencer
CFO
--  
Michael Schifsky, 44
Sr. VP
$131K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Apr-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:VUPDA.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$0.004
Recent Price$0.004
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$0.188
Beta4.13 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)97.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)27.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-97.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-96.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$117.0K
Shares Outstanding29.3M
Float21.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$1.22 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.24 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.87 
Sales (ttm)$7.55 
Cash (mrq)$0.06 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.00 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$221.0M
EBITDA (ttm)-$14.7M
Income available to common (ttm)-$36.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-16.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-8.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsApr 30
Most recent quarter30-Apr-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-19.02%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.76M
Short Interest
As of 8-Oct-1999
Shares Short63.0K
Percent of Float0.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
75.0K
Short Ratio0.33 
Daily Volume193.0K
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-Apr-2000)

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