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Profile - Arguss Communications (NYSE:ACX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($3.00)
July 24Conference call: Arguss Communications Earnings (Q2 2001)
Location
One Church Street, Suite 302
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 315-0027
Fax: (301) 315-0064
Email: contact@argx.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,155
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Electronic Instruments & Controls
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 21%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 109.0K shares
  (3.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 23% (29% of float)
(67 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 234.0K shares (+7.46%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Arguss Communications Inc. conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Arguss Communications, Group (ACG) and Conceptronic, Inc. ACG is engaged in the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, engineering, design, repair and expansion of communications systems, cable television and data systems, including providing aerial, underground, wireless and long-haul construction and splicing of both fiber optic and coaxial cable to major telecommunications customers. Conceptronic manufactures and sells highly advanced, computer-controlled equipment used in the surface mount electronics circuit assembly industry.
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Financial Summary
Arguss Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair and expansion of telecommunications systems, cable television and data systems. The Company also manufactures and sells computer controlled equipment used in the SMT circuit assembly industry. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 20% to $97.4 million. Net loss totalled $4.7 million vs. an income of $4.4 million. Results reflect reduced project activities and higher S/G/A and depreciation costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Rainer Bosselmann, 58
Chairman, CEO and Pres
$250K$298K
Arthur Trudel, Jr., 51
CFO and Treasurer
220K--  
H. Haywood Miller, III, 41
Exec. VP - Corp. Affairs and Sec.
220K--  
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:ACXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$3.00 
Recent Price$3.29 
52-Week High
on 7-Sep-2000
$21.938
Beta1.54 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)27.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)26.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-83.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-78.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$47.8M
Shares Outstanding14.5M
Float11.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.89 
Earnings (ttm)$0.01 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.20 
Sales (ttm)$16.71 
Cash (mrq)$0.02 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.37 
Price/Earnings (ttm)470.00 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.20 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$245.5M
EBITDA (ttm)$31.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$235.0K
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.09%
Return on Equity (ttm)0.18%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.71 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.58 
Total Cash (mrq)$331.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short46.0K
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
54.0K
Short Ratio2.19 
Daily Volume21.0K
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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