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Profile - Varsity Group, Inc. (OTC BB:VSTY.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 15Earnings Announcement
Location
1130 Connecticut, Suite 350
Washington, D.C., DC 20036
Phone: (202) 667-3400
Fax: (202) 332-5498
Email: ir@varsity-group.com
Employees (last reported count): 550
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Catalog & Mail Order)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 83%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 5 insider buys; 370.0K shares (2.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 7% (39% of float)
(2 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 18.0K shares (+1.62%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Varsity Group, Inc. is an online retailer of new textbooks and a provider of marketing services for businesses interested in reaching the college and private middle and high school markets. The Company's solution is comprised of two primary components: its retail book business and marketing services business. Through eduPartners, the Company provides an opportunity for educational institutions to maximize their resources and offer increased convenience to their students by outsourcing new textbook sales to the Company. Through its online and offline assets, the Company is able to market on behalf of other companies to the elusive college and private middle and high school demographics. The Company uses the combination of its Website, email, and other online tools to reach students where they spend much of their time (on the Internet).
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Financial Summary
Varsity Group, Inc. is a leading online retailer of new college textbooks and also provides marketing services for businesses interested in reaching the college market. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues fell 83% to $2.4 million. Net loss fell 91% to $2.3 million. Revenues reflect a shift in Company's focus to EduPartners, a seasonal business centered around the back to school months. Lower loss reflects a reduction in marketing and personnel expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Eric Kuhn, 30
Chairman, CEO, Pres
$192K
Jack Benson
VP-Operations
73K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-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:VSTY.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Dec-2000
$0.063
Recent Price$0.58 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$1.25 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)28.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)42.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-43.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-24.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$9.79M
Shares Outstanding16.9M
Float2.90M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$0.98 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.65 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.06 
Sales (ttm)$1.03 
Cash (mrq)$0.99 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.59 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.56 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$16.5M
EBITDA (ttm)-$9.78M
Income available to common (ttm)-$10.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-62.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)-65.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-47.33%
Return on Equity (ttm)-55.55%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)10.74 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$16.3M
Short Interest
As of 9-Mar-2001
Shares Short126.0K
Percent of Float4.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
117.0K
Short Ratio2.52 
Daily Volume50.0K
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-June-2001)

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