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Profile - Georgia Gulf Corp. (NYSE:GGC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595
Atlanta, GA 30346
Phone: (770) 395-4500
Fax: (770) 395-4528
Employees (last reported count): 1,329
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 41%
·Institutional: 63% (108% of float)
(261 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 463.0K shares (+2.25%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Georgia Gulf Corp. is a North American manufacturer and international marketer of two highly integrated product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. The Company's manufacturing processes also include the production of caustic soda and acetone. The primary products the Company sells externally include PVC resins, PVC compounds and caustic soda in the chlorovinyls business, and phenol and acetone in the Company's aromatics business. These products are used globally in a wide variety of end use applications, including construction and renovation, engineered plastics, pulp and paper production, chemical intermediates, pharmaceuticals and consumer products.
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Financial Summary
Georgia Gulf Corp. is a manufacturer and marketer of two highly integrated product lines, chlorovinyls and aromatic chemicals. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 17% to $706.3 million. Net loss totaled $9.5 million vs. an income of $64.2 million. Revenues reflect lower sales volume and selling prices due to weak economic conditions. Net loss also reflects increased energy costs and overall sales decrease that outpaced the decrease of material costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

Edward Schmitt, 53
Pres, CEO, Director
$570K$215K
Richard Marchese, 58
VP-Fin., CFO, Treasurer
393K145K
Joel Beerman, 50
VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
299K--  
William Doherty, 45
VP, Vinyl Compounds Group
--  --  
David Magee, 63
VP, Operations, Chemicals and Polymers Groups
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GGCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-Sep-2000
$10.188
Recent Price$16.62 
52-Week High
on 26-Apr-2001
$19.95 
Beta0.78 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)126.8K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)108.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+24.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+66.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$527.1M
Shares Outstanding31.7M
Float18.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.32 
Dividend Yield1.93%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 27-Jan-1989
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.19 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.30 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$45.43 
Cash (mrq)$0.15 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)5.20 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.37 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.44B
EBITDA (ttm)$117.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$9.55M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-0.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-0.91%
Return on Equity (ttm)-8.38%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.54 
Debt/Equity (mrq)6.29 
Total Cash (mrq)$4.62M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.38M
Percent of Float7.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.31M
Short Ratio11.52 
Daily Volume120.0K
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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