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Profile - Signet Group plc (NasdaqNM:SIGY)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Sep  5Earnings Announcement
Location
Zenith House, The Hyde NW9 6EW
London, UK
Phone: (870) 909-0301
Fax: (208) 242-8590
Employees (last reported count): 12,520
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 21%
·Institutional: 2% (3% of float)
(12 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 63.0K shares (+5.30%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Signet Group plc is a specialty retail jeweler engaged in the sale of jeweler, watches and gifts, and operates 1,604 stores in the United Kingdom and United States. Signet operates both mall jewelry stores and destination superstores in off-mall shopping centers in the United States. Its mall stores trade nationwide as Kay Jewelers (Kay), and regionally under a variety of trade names. The off-mall destination superstores trade as Jared - The Galleria of Jewelry (Jared). In the United States, the Company's business is managed and operated as a stand-alone entity. In the United Kingdom, Signet operates primarily through H.Samuel, which is targeted at the heart of the mass market, and Ernest Jones, which is directed at the upper end of the mass market. Signet operated 428 H.Samuel stores and 177 Ernest Jones stores, including 27 Leslie Davis stores, as of January 27, 2001.
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Financial Summary
SIGY is a specialty retail jeweler engaged in the sale of jewelery, watches and gifts. SIGY currently operates 1,604 stores in the United Kingdom and United States. For the fiscal year ended 1/27/01, revenues increased 22% to L1.39 billion. Net income according to U.S. GAAP increased 51% to L97.1 million. Revenues benefitted from the acquisition of Marks and Morgan. Net income also reflects a higher gross profit due to the leverage of strong sales growth on fixed costs.
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Officers

Position
James McAdam, 70Chairman
Terry Burman, 55CEO, Director
Stephen Card, 41Group Treasurer
Timothy Jackson, 42Sec., Director of Investor Relations
Walter Boyd, 48Fin. Director
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:SIGYAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Jan-2001
$22.00 
Recent Price$33.42 
52-Week High
on 28-June-2001
$38.00 
Beta0.99 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)4,409 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)9,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+42.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+90.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.88B
Shares Outstanding56.2M
Float44.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book ValueN/A 
Earnings (ttm)$
EarningsN/A 
SalesN/A 
CashN/A 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/SalesN/A 
Income Statements
SalesN/A 
EBITDAN/A 
IncomeN/A 
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 27
Most recent quarter31-Jan-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on AssetsN/A 
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total CashN/A 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
21.0K
Daily Volume2,000 
ADR Information
Shares/ADR30
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 31-Jan-2001);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.45 Dollars/British Pounds

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